Blinkz:
Never mind, mate, I managed to fail my driving test last week because of one, tiny, insignificant, but very inconveniently-placed, kerb

and they don't do partials at the DSA! Now I have to wait another 2 months for a second go!
At least 50% of the pilots I know got partials, maybe more. It's very common.
That PPL is so close you can smell it!
And (I venture to say) if you'd scraped through, it might not have focussed your mind on emergency procedures so much, so maybe one day what seemed to be bad luck will become good luck?
Andy - of course, that's an SOP!