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- Expense. Owning, maintaining and running your own car can be seen as somewhat of a burden, however, having the responsibility of running your own car brings with it a whole wealth of benefits.
- Convenience. It's an obvious one but isn't something to be underestimated. While public transport has its benefits in busy towns and city centres, sometimes waiting in the cold for a bus for an hour can be the worst feeling!
- Confidence. Studying your theory, and undertaking & passing your driving tests give you personal development skills all in itself. By opting to begin the journey of getting your driving licence and progressing through the personal development plan a good driving instructor can provide you with will undoubtedly give you the skills to learn, develop and progress in which you can apply to other areas of your life.
- Career. When growing up as a child, it's always that hot question people who care about your future ask you "what do you want to be when you grow up?".
- The Practical and The Emotional
- Meet Learner Driver Sophie
- Before The First Lesson
- What’s It Like, Learning to Drive?
- Why Learn to Drive?
- What’s Your Dream Car?
- What Was It Like to Receive Your Provisional licence?
- The Theory and Hazard Perception Test
- First Driving Lesson: First Experience Driving
- More Lessons in Sophie’s Future
Many articles about learning to drive focus on practical advice, like how to book your test and what you need to remember, but it’s an emotional time: from receiving your provisional licence and those nerve-wracking first lessonsto the elation you feel when your examiner says “you’ve passed.” Seventeen-year-old Sophie Cooper is, at the time of writ...
Sophie is from Lowestoft, the most easterly town in the UK. She has three older siblings, all of whom now drive and all of whom passed their tests first time. “No pressure!” She says.
“Before I started learning to drive I was excited, but as the day got closer I got more and more nervous. In fact, I was incredibly nervous. I didn’t know anything, I didn’t have any driving experience but I was keen to start driving. “Some people have a go around private land or drive with their parents before their first lesson just to get used t...
Sophie tells us how she’s a “September baby,” which means she’s one of the first people in her year to learn to drive. As such, she only has one friend who’s learned to drive before her. “She said ‘don’t worry about it’,” explains Sophie, speaking to us in a free period before she goes back into a class at college. “‘The instructor will go at your ...
We ask Sophie why she wanted to learn to drive and she pauses to think before saying: “The practicality of it. You have to learn to drive because it’s an important skill to have for work. It’s good to pull out of the bag if people want you to go on a course or event out of the office, you can say, ‘yes I can drive’. “Independence is a big part of i...
You’re probably thinking of your own reasons for wanting to learn to drive: many of us live in the countryside, villages or small towns miles from our friends, and a car is certainly an upgrade from a bicycle! Some people, like Sophie, can see the practical benefits for their career. Others grow up with a passion for cars and have their heart set o...
“It was nerve-wracking because all the talk becomes real,” explains Sophie. “You talk lots about driving and learning to drive, and then your provisional licence arrives and it’s like: it’s official – you will be learning to drive now! It’s exciting too.” Getting insured to drive a car – your parents’ car, a friend’s car, your own car if you have o...
“I haven’t done it yet, but it’s booked in,” says Sophie, showing her excitement. “I’m studying for it and I’m pretty confident about passing that. “I’ve done a few mock tests to see how I’m doing and I get about 43 or 45 – which is a pass. “There are some tricky parts where the question is quite similar to the answer which can throw me off. And th...
“My first lesson was my first time in the driver’s seat of a car,” says Sophie enthusiastically before adding: “I. Was. Nervous.” “My instructor was very welcoming and made sure I was calm before getting in the car. He told me it’s important to be calm and relaxed when you drive because it’s when you’re not relaxed that things can go wrong. He reas...
Sophie’s had about 20 lessons and will be taking both her theory and practical driving tests soon. The journey to taking your test isn’t always smooth and many people have areas that they still have to improve on and master before their instructor will let them book their test. “I was dropping the clutch too quickly and would set off quite fast so ...
Apr 10, 2024 · 6. It can get more difficult with age. The longer you wait to learn to drive, the more difficult it can become. As we've shown in driving test pass rates by age, 17 year olds boast the highest pass rates of all age groups. As age increases, however, pass rates begin to decline.
Jan 23, 2024 · What’s the pass rate for older learner drivers? Compared to an average pass rate of 54.5% for 17-year-olds in 2019, government data shows that 25-year-olds had an average pass rate of 45.1%, 30-year-olds had a pass rate of 43.65%, 40 years olds had a pass rate of 40% and 50-year-olds had an average pass rate of 39%.
- It costs SO MUCH MONEY. I know you know learning to drive is expensive. But you might not know HOW expensive. Now, there's good reason for that: it's a difficult skill to learn, there's lots of admin and it's really important you learn properly.
- You might not like it. Yep. You might really hate learning to drive. It's built up so much by your family, by the media, by your friends... and then it's really hard and you're getting up early for lessons and it's expensive and stressful and it goes on and on and on.
- Private practice is REALLY important. Private practice is any driving you do outside of driving lessons. It's not to teach you how to drive; it's just for going over what your instructor thinks you can practise without them.
- Most people fail the driving test first time. There's SUCH a stigma around not passing your driving test but it's in the numbers: only 21% of people pass first time.
Apr 9, 2021 · Learning to drive: Charlotte's story, part 1. Charlotte shares her experience of learning to drive. Follow her story as she chooses an instructor and has her first lesson. Discover how it feels to drive for the first time! Hi, my name’s Charlotte and I’m 22 years old. I'm at the start of my driving journey, with my 6th lesson coming up this ...
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