Is Passing Your Driving Test That Bigger Deal????

[Rizzo]

Is Passing your driving test that bigger dea? My step sis was knocking on the door like a mad man to get in and shouts out "I PASSED MY DRIVING TEST" i came down to see what all the nosie was about, and she sed she had passed her driving test and she has just about made 20 calls to all her mates tellin them all shes passed.
Is is that bigger deal passing ? just means you can drive a car, well shes passed but does she have the money to get a car now, HA! i dont think so, shes skint so she sed the other day so it looks like she isnt going to be driving until she gets some money lol!

[Rizzo]

k make that 24 calls now

[phil]

Passing your test suddenly gives you a lot of freedom to go where and when you want...

[Mingtea]

after failing twice passing will be a very big deal.

[GeeDee]

After spending that much money and time, passing is a big deal.

[SilentMike]

ive spent around 200 quid so far on lessons (lessons being 20 quid each). The recomended amount of lessons is 40.

So i guess spending 800 quid or below on lessons would make me want to pass.

And i also agree with phil. It gives you lots more freedom without you having to rely on parents or freinds.

[Boffykins]

No. It's not that bigger deal. It's that big a deal.

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[Chicane]

Originally posted by silentmike


And i also agree with phil. It gives you lots more freedom without you having to rely on parents or freinds.
pfft im a fcuking taxi now :rolleyes:

[KingDaveRa]

Originally posted by Chicane
pfft im a fcuking taxi now :rolleyes:

Ditto, although not often.

I used to be able to dump crap in the shed which my old man would take down the tip - saved me a lot of trouble.

Now I have to go do it myself!!

Even so, having a car is in some ways stressful (insurance, both paying it and claiming) and liberating all at once.

I think I prefer having a car though.

[Optimus]

holding a license means I can drive a car... pretty big deal tbh :)

[Flufball]

Originally posted by Optimus
holding a license means I can drive a car... pretty big deal tbh :)

Only legaly, I've seen people driving who look like they've had no leasons, (e.g. My cousin, whos been driving for a while now yet still looks like a learner) :p:

[Zenith]

Two words....

**** YEAH!!!

Passing your driving test opens up a whole world of freedom of movement. Since you're only 15, you can't appreciate just how much of a difference it makes to your life. Give it another 2-3 years and take the driving test yourself. You'll see how much of a big deal it is then. :)

[Rizzo]

Well thanks for the posts maybe it is a big thing maybe it aint lol i will just have to wait about 2 years now till i can start to take my tests :p:

[gemz]

<3 trains + other public transport :D

[Optimus]

Originally posted by gemz
<3 trains + other public transport :D and stay there... god help us if you ever get behind a wheel :)

[Rizzo]

Trains dont u have probs with times its all messed up or some thing like that lol

[Flufball]

Originally posted by Zenith
Two words....

**** YEAH!!!

Passing your driving test opens up a whole world of freedom of movement. Since you're only 15, you can't appreciate just how much of a difference it makes to your life. Give it another 2-3 years and take the driving test yourself. You'll see how much of a big deal it is then. :)

I never implied that It wasn't a big deal, although what I meant may have come out wrong.

And I'm leaning towards learning as soon as I can. I.E. In 4 months time :p: Although getting the money will be fun....

[gemz]

Originally posted by Rizzo
Trains dont u have probs with times its all messed up or some thing like that lol

yeah sometimes 3 hours journeys can take 5 hours cos of dodgy trains :( just the luck of the draw. saying that, it'd also only take 2 hours in a car. i don't mind trains tho, i read mags and i love the underground :) good exercise rushing around to change trains too :) omg I so totally haxed it last Sunday, got from Waterloo to St Pancras in 25 mins. Had to go change at Leicester Square as well! It's so fun I love it :D If I got to St Pancras 5 mins later, I would had to wait another hour for a train back home!

Optim00 I am fine behind a wheel, although I have only been behind one twice, a few mins each! I had skillzzz. Trouble is I think it's a game.. WATCH OUT!!!!! 5000 points for knocking over Opti :P

[Optimus]

Originally posted by gemz
Optim00 I am fine behind a wheel, although I have only been behind one twice, a few mins each! I had skillzzz. Anyone who thinks that is clearly dellussional... oh wait, its you... :rolleyes:

[Boffykins]

No, she actually was pretty good for her first time. She got used to it pretty damn quickly

[GeeDee]

Originally posted by Boffbowsh
No, she actually was pretty good for her first time. She got used to it pretty damn quickly

*teehee

:D

[Nivek]

i am 20 and have not taken 1 driving lesson, i dont even have a provisional licence!

i know i need to do it some time, just not now

[phil]

Originally posted by gemz
i don't mind trains tho, i read mags and i love the underground :)

... Had to go change at Leicester Square as well! It's so fun I love it :D

You've never lived in London, have you? ;)

[Zenith]

Originally posted by Kevin
i am 20 and have not taken 1 driving lesson, i dont even have a provisional licence!

i know i need to do it some time, just not now LadyU hasn't got around to getting her provisional or learning to drive yet. She knows that she could do with it for her working future.

It's just a matter of need.
Do you NEED to learn to drive, or are you in a position to wait?

[Boffykins]

No I haven't Phil. and meh, I think I've changed my mind about trains. Yesterday it took me 5 hours or so to get to Stratford. But never fear I used cyber cafe hax and Gadget shop hax to kill time, so it wasn't so bad after all :) I was so gutted when I saw the Stratford train depart Moor Street though.
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[Cheez]

Originally posted by Boffbowsh
No, she actually was pretty good for her first time. She got used to it pretty damn quickly You forgot the qualifier. "No, she actually was pretty good for her first time. She got used to it pretty damn quickly... for a female."

[firestorm]

Well tbh i was only going to pass my test so i had a license and could drive the company cars. Well that changed i got a car and was driving everywhere.


untill

i got 6 points and a licence revoke = resit test etc. again What a **** eh :D

and before you flame me for it yes i did wrong and it will not be happening again

[GeeDee]

But yet you still insist on telling everyone at every available opportunity....

[Baroness]

Huge deal. HUGE deal. I've never been more happy. Its because I'm completely atrocious at driving and passing my test was something that wasn't at all easy for me. Infact, it was bloody hard. But the sense of achievement was huge - in that sense, it beats passing my a'levels or even getting my degree.

Ps. You know all those jokes and cliches about women drivers? That's me, folks!! :)

[Brains-Lans]

Desire to pass your driving test is very dependant on where you live and the local transport system.

For example, if I lived in central london, had a tube station on the corner of the road and a bus service that worked why would i want to spend alot of time and money on getting a licence and a car? Remember that parking in london, even outside your own home most probably involves a permit from the local council.

So if you only ever move in and around where you live then there is little point. However if you desire to venture out of the local area you have two choices, use the nationwide train service and wait for a delay a cancelation and get cold on some platform, or have a licence and hire a car for when you fancy going somewhere up the country.


For people like myself who live in the arse end of no where, the nearest train station is 3 miles away, the bus service runs one bus every hour and a half, only till 9pm by the way. NO night busses. A taxi would cost you £30 before you get in it because they have to come all the way out here first.

So I NEEDED to get a licence and a car. Parents stop wanting to give you lifts when you ask for a pickup from a party at 4am.

just my view.


So in summary, if the public transport is cheap, reliable, safe and clean we would all do without the expense of our own cars. as it isnt we have to use them.

[Aardvark]

I live in a village about 15 miles from even the crappest town you could imagine. I went to school 25 miles away, in the town where all my friends live. Having no car was an utter UTTER pain as I had no social life to speak of due to lack of transport.

Of course now all my old mates have buggered off to uni and I still live in a crappy village. But hey, it was a good 2 years ;)