Ahem....first time passer here!!
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LOL Shameless gloating aside I passed when I was about 17 and its definitely easier the younger you are.
My missus bombed out in spectacular style too Yak, its all part of the learning experience really and you'll be more comfortable the next time round.
ALso yes, driving games help fk all towards learning to drive. My nephew helped proove that point to me when he asked me how I could drive a car without a rev counter. How do you know when to change gear?!?!?! LOL
Aww bless!
Even when I have a rev counter its just a needle that moves around and I ignore it completely! Its just one of those things you know!
Clutch control is non existent in games and the only similarities I can think of are the flappy paddle gear changers some cars have as opposed to a stick. That could be similar to shoulder buttons I guess but the similarities stop right there.