I had my stage 1 on 4th Oct at 3.
I'll admit the first test was not what I thought it would be. I was 100% sure I messed up on the maths and the a to b questions. I was so surprised that I passed it! Now I'm just waiting to see if I made it to stage 2 - fingers crossed.
@bainzy boy - in the Nats email for stage one they say "Travel expenses are not reimbursed at this stage."
I agree with
rr9 that you just need to try again and smash it next year.
@The Many Tentacles: lol!