Parents trying to convince me not to drive!!

[Red]

I would deffo try and get your lessons and test out of the way anyway. It was fine when I was at uni and didn't need to drive but now I really regret not learning when I was young, and its annoying depending on other people for lifts. So expensive though

[Special]

you're old enough to make your own decisions lin life now

it's odd that your parents are against it even though you work full time, it's not like they're paying for it!

i agree it's expensive and perhaps unnecessary at this age maybe but it's a good skill to have and it lasts a lifetime so it's a good investment i suppose

[Yawn]

well there is no harm learning and getting it out the way if u can afford it. doesnt mean u have to get a car and start driving when u pass

[Roxy]

A few of my friends have just started to pass their tests and get cars (all aged 17/18), insurance wise iirc the cheapest they're on is about £1500 p/y and that's with a relatively small engine (less than 1.4L) on their parent's insurance but from there it goes up quite a bit. One of my friends is paying £2200 p/y and that was the cheapest he could find so really depends.

Some of them have managed to get the cost of insurance down by having a black box fitted to their car, not too sure on the details but I think it just assesses how well you're driving and if you're driving well then it can bring the cost down a bit in your next review. Haven't researched it properly but if you're serious about learning then that's worth looking into as well.

[Chippiewill]

You should absolutely get lessons and test out of the way, past 25 (Or earlier) your ability to pick up physical skills (Like driving) degrades pretty severely. Beyond that is entirely situational, but keeping practised at driving is fairly sensible.

[GoldenMerc]

Car was near 10k
Insurance is £1800 a year with 3 years no claims and 3 points
Road tax is £470 a year
and Petrol is generally £80 a year for naff amount of miles haha

I love driving though, relieves stress etc, Its a great feeling!
Worth doing

[wixard]

You should absolutely get lessons and test out of the way, past 25 (Or earlier) your ability to pick up physical skills (Like driving) degrades pretty severely. Beyond that is entirely situational, but keeping practised at driving is fairly sensible.

this is terrifying I AM 21 OH MY GOD DON'T SCARE ME LIKE THIS
IM GOING TO START LEARNING STRAIGHT AFTER MY EXAMS NOW

[Chippiewill]

sorry. You've still got a good four years.

[AgnesIO]

Do the test and pass, don't worry about actually driving afterwards.

That is what I did

[j0rd]

I'm going to agree with your parents and some of the posts above. You should only get one if it is REALLY needed.
I was paying £2,600 first year for insurance and putting £40-50 petrol in a week.

Personally I would wait a few years and then think about it again. If your then really in need of it, do it. If it's just for social purposes then don't bother.