Driving Before 17

[AlexOC]

Yo yo yo.

So i am 15, and in 2 years i will be able to drive, but i want to drive as soon possible, like not getting my license when im 18.

Is there anyway you can drive when your under 17 and without a license, like an under-17 driving school, then when its comes to your real lessons you can show them a certificate or something so you only have to take a few then you can do your tests. Or if i drove on private land before i was 17, then did really well and knew everything in my first few lessond could they just get me to take a test really early?

I have no idea how it works?

[Cashew]

No you'll still need to go through the legal procedures. I wouldn't even recommend driving on private land because you'll pick up some major bad habits before your test.

[AlexOC]

No you'll still need to go through the legal procedures. I wouldn't even recommend driving on private land because you'll pick up some major bad habits before your test.

Is there an hour limit, a minimum on how many real lessons you must take?

[Cashew]

Is there an hour limit, a minimum on how many real lessons you must take?

It varies. From what I can recall from friends one took ten lessons, another took twenty... it depends on how well you can remember things. I mean, if you look on the net you'll people getting away with as low as five.

It also goes down to the examiners pass rate. They can only pass a certain % per month.

[AlexOC]

It varies. From what I can recall from friends one took ten lessons, another took twenty... it depends on how well you can remember things. I mean, if you look on the net you'll people getting away with as low as five.

It also goes down to the examiners pass rate. They can only pass a certain % per month.

So surely if i learnt ****loads before i was 17, and drove a few times on private land i'd know pretty much anything, then i'd need about 5.

[Cashew]

So surely if i learnt ****loads before i was 17, and drove a few times on private land i'd know pretty much anything, then i'd need about 5.

Well not really because you could pick up some major bad habits which will fail you asap.

[Accipiter]

get yourself into a wheelchair / have a disability and you can learn when your 16, majour loss for a 1 year gain. all i can say is wait, you learn to drive 3 months before your 17 anyways and my 15/16 years flown over.

[AlexOC]

So i could pretty much do all my lessons in the 3 months before i am 17, then do the test on my 17 birthday?

[Accipiter]

no point really, you arn't allowed to officially drive until your 18.

so your better off filling a year up with driving lessons and learn the proper way.

You could try getting into some sort of work which offers to pay for your driving licence, i know some youth clubs offer them.

[Slowpoke]

You're best waiting, driving on private land with someone who isn't an instructor will see you picking up bad habits which will just get you heavily penalized on lessons and tests. It's horrible waiting but everyone has to do it! The average hours of professional tuition in the UK is 45 but I'm taking my test in a few weeks with about 24-26 hours.