The topic title says it all. I was trying to see if anyone else had responded to that thread and can't find it anymore.

I replied to it too, supporting something you said organ_dummy. The thread hadn't turned into an argument or anything as far as I know so I wonder what happened? Perhaps someone will let us know.

It hath disappeared.
Why, I don't know. BUT, it was a copy of the paper B from 2008, which is not yet publicly available (it doesn't appear in the shops until January 2009). So maybe that has something to do with it.

How stupid of me. I thought I recognised the questions - it's the Grade 8 paper I took in June. When I looked at it and thought I'd seen it before I decided it was a past paper that I'd worked before sitting the exam. I "knew" it couldn't be this year's paper as they aren't published before January.

I wonder how the person who began the thread got hold of it?

I would think that even if it had been published, posting images of it here would still be infringing copyright anyway. Seems not surprising they took it down now that I think about it, seeing as this is the AB's website we're on.

Yes, I agree with Andy. It's similar with academic exams boards such as AQA as they don't upload their past papers onto their websites until a year after issue.

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That's what I was wondering too!

you can request your papers back... at a cost.

I have never heard of that!

you can request your exam paper from your local representative
it's free if you didnt pass the test. however, it will cost you about 4pounds

anyway, just finished my g8 theory yesterday

The regulations state:

I still can't understand this...

Well, if it's free, how on Earth can it cost "about 4pounds"???

£4 if you passed, or maybe s/he means it will be £4 postage?

But the regulations clearly state that theory papers are not returned, regardless whether it was a pass or fail, and regardless whether it was £4 or free; so, why are some people allowed to do this and why would HLR's be receiving the papers back anyway?

The regulations that we see are the UK & Ireland regs...maybe it's different in other parts of the world? I don't know if the people who have got the papers back are in the UK or overseas...

True, but I would be surprised if the that sort of regulation was different in other countries.