A would-be motorist , who has spent more than £5,000 on 250 lessons over a 14-year period has been blacklisted from her local driving schools due to her failure to pass the test . Janine Mars , 31 , has had five different driving instructors only to fail her practical test four times . Yet , despite the intensive instruction , Ms Mars is still unable to pull away from a junction without stalling her car . Janine Mars , pictured , has spent more than £5,000 on driving lessons over the past 14 years without success . Ms Mars , pictured , said she lacks confidence when she gets behind the wheel of a car . Ms Mars , left , said her mother Radha , right , will give her money towards a car if she passes the driving test . She said , now the situation is so bad , she can not find an instructor near her home in Chatham , Kent , willing to take her because of her poor motoring skills . It is estimated that during her driving lessons , Ms Mars has driven the equivalent of a road trip between London and Perth in Australia . According to Ms Mars : 'After a few years I stopped counting how much I ’ d spent . 'It ’ s definitely more than £5,000 now , which is crazy . I could have bought a brand new car for that ! ' I can ’ t give up now though , I ’ ve invested too much to stop . ' Ms Mars started driving as soon as she was old enough , but changed instructor after 15 lessons because they didn ’ t get on . When she moved to her second teacher , she had more than 100 lessons before realising he wasn ’ t going to put her forward for a test . In 2012 she chose a third instructor , before moving to a fourth expert - even sitting double lessons - without success . Eventually she tried a fifth instructor in August last year , but failed her most recent test . Ms Mars said : 'Every year since 2001 , passing my driving test has been my New Year ’ s resolution . ' I took a break after my last test in October but I want to do an intensive week course . ' I reckon that ’ s the only way I can pass now . 'The last time I tried to get an instructor in Kent nobody would take me because they know how bad I am . 'It ’ s as if I ’ ve been blacklisted . I don ’ t blame them though ! ' But Ms Mars , pictured , said she is having difficulty finding a driving instructor willing to take her on . Radha , left , said her daughter , right , is 'the world 's best backseat driver ' constantly offering advice . Despite her inability to pass her test , Ms Mars has never had an accident and believes her problem is a lack of confidence . 'Driving doesn ’ t come naturally to me . I can ’ t quite master using both legs and hands at different times . I ’ ve had the same problem for the last 14 years . ' I ’ ve never had a crash or accident . Everything will be going really well , calm driving , and then suddenly I fall to pieces . It might only be a minor thing , like I miss a junction or turn , and I ’ ll be thrown completely off course . 'Everyone tells me I ’ ll get over that - but 250 lessons later and I ’ m still waiting . ' Now Ms Mars plans ahead before each driving lesson , having developed a routine to help get her into the correct frame of mind . She revealed : 'Before I get in the car , I eat a big breakfast and drink a mug of tea . 'Then , without fail , I play Happy by Pharrell to get myself into a more relaxed mindset . I ’ ve experimented with different music , but some of them would get me too pumped up . Even with doing that I still have the same issues . ' Ms Mars ' mother Radha , 62 , has even tried to encourage her daughter with the offer of cash towards her first car . She said : ' I can ’ t wait for her to pass . “ She ’ s a real diva in the car . Despite the fact she hasn ’ t passed her test she ’ s the world ’ s best backseat driver . She ’ s always saying `` Mum , don ’ t do that '' or `` go here '' . ' I ’ m so desperate to stop carting her round , I ’ ve promised I ’ ll go halves on a new car once she passes ! ' Ms Mars said she has not given up her dream of owning her own car . She added : 'Maybe I ’ m just one of those people born to be driven . I ’ m fed up of planning my life around train and bus timetables too . It takes almost twice as long as driving . My mum has promised to go halves on a new car once I pass so that ’ s even more of an incentive . ' Ms Mars said she might be the type of person who is 'born to be driven ' but still plans to continue trying .
Janine Mars has spent more than £5,000 on driving lessons over 14 years . The mother-of-two said she was 'devastated' when her husband left the family home in a car park near their home. She has also failed her test four times and gone through five instructors . Her mother Radha has offered 'to go halves on a car ' if she passes her test .