Failed my driving test twice...

So I failed my driving test for the second time today... First I failed it last Wednesday, stalled the engine multiple times. Today I took it again and I stalled the engine twice on two separate intersections that had a slight upward incline. I was letting off the clutch too quickly. My CDL school simply did not give me enough time to practice in the truck, I was just not prepared. We had plenty of time for practicing offset and parallel maneuvers in the yard, but hardly any road time. In the 4 days of road time I must have had less than 90 minutes total. My instructor didn't even instruct us either, he'd sit there in the passenger seat with his eyes closed and head down. My examiner today was telling me all the things I did wrong and what I should have been doing, tons of it was pertinent information that my initial instructor never said. My instructor didn't do any of this, he literally would just sit there completely silent not even paying attention.

I paid almost $350 for a retest, and if I paid it again I still don't feel like I'd be prepared. I'm just not comfortable with shifting because I had never drove a manual transmission until I started CDL school. I'd probably need to take at least 3 or 4 more road tests for me to get the experience to pass it - and at $350 a pop that adds up... I took out a $6000 loan to pay for this CDL school and I'm so frustrated that I can't successfully pass the test.

I don't really know what to do at this point. Go back to my CDL school office and tell them to give me an automatic restriction CDL so I can take the test in an automatic? If I pay the $350 again for a test in a manual transmission I'm pretty much guaranteed to fail... Any advice?

 

@nredfor88 there's no way this school will allow me to take it again free of charge, they don't do ANYTHING for free. They wouldn't even put me down for a retest until I paid the $350 fee. I agree I should have had more time in the truck. One day where I should have been driving, the truck broke down due to a hose cracking connecting to the coolant reservoir so no one got to drive that day.

@Chinatown I was thinking of going that route but I didn't know if it would hinder my chance of getting hired. I know most trucks are automatic but I don't know if the automatic restriction would make me look bad in the eyes of a potential employer.

@Concorde I can't get a chargeback unfortunately since I paid cash. I'm kind of stuck with this CDL school.

@OLDSKOOLERnWV he is a hardcore alcoholic who would be hungover every day, that's why he'd just keep his head down. Even when my class learned maneuvers, he'd teach it once then go sit down in the shade. For the most part it was just students teaching each other.

@bryan21384 in my state, stalling the engine is an automatic fail. I don't expect to be a pro driver right away but I just didn't get enough time in the truck. I know I can learn it I just need more time. I'm going to go back to my CDL school today and tell them that I need more time practicing in the truck.