best time to learn to drive

[mollykins]

What's the best part of life to learn to drive?

When you're 17, you got your a-levels to worry about, but often your parents pay for the lessons for your birthday.

After your a-levels you need to be saving up for uni costs.

During uni, you have no money and are busy either studying or working, trying to get enough money.

After uni, you still have no money as you have a student loan to pay off, plus when you start work, you'd have to have lessons after work, which are more expensive.

But then after that you have to buy a house and i'll have to have a mortgage, which means i'll still have no money.

Then i might have a family, which means i'll have even less money.

So by my reckoning, unless I don't learn to drive when i'm 17, I won't have enough money to, untill I don't have a mortgage on my house and any kids have left home. Is there any other way round this problem, unless my family win the lottery?

[mollykins]

geez, i jsut wanted your opinions, seeing as msot of you have been there. And it's not really procrastinating, seeing as I can't go out there and do it yet, well not for another 9 days at least. . . .

[redcrx]

well i had lessons for my birthday, my parents were nice and also bought me my first (very cheap) car.
I then worked Thurs/fri and saturday part time to pay for my tax insurance and petrol, plus all work that a car needs.

BUDGETING is how people afford them, you cant get a mortgage that takes up ALL of your wages and living expenses. You then decide if you want to spend your spare money on going out, clothes, holidays or cars.

But until you actually get a job then theres not much point in you worrying about such things, is there?

[ttfn]

molly dear you presuppose so much and make life very difficult for yourself.
Personally I found, without a shadow of a doubt, the best time to learn to drive was when I was behind the steering wheel. I passed first time, I also passed those walking to uni, walking to the bank, queuing at the building societies, waddling to ante natal classes etc. Don't let life pass you by either molly ;o)

[Bbbananas]

You make me smile :-)

As well as everything else.

[mollykins]

I'm looking for a job and handed loads of CVs out the other day. Plus non of my friends who are going to learn to drive have jobs, and they're getting lessons. (apart from of course the one who did have a paper round, who now delivers a magazine, but still does the lottery.)

[redcrx]

but they may have parents who have the funds to buy and pay for such things.

Dont forget how awful yours are

[mollykins]

But ttfn, it's finding a time in life when you can afford to do it. But there is my neighbour, an elderly neighbour, who asked my dad if he was getting me driving lessons for my birthday. When he said 'no' she winked at me and said 'don't worry, i'll sort something' i don't know what that's meant to mean, maybe she hopes that if she teaches me, my dad'll pay for insurance and the test, which I doubt, so nothing will ever come of it.

[ummmm]

There is no law stating how many lessons and how often you have to have them.

[mollykins]

Red, the only friend that has parents better off than mine is the lottery ticket buying, magazine delivery boy, but he has three other brothers and sisters, meaning he doesn't see much of the money.

[jackthehat]

Use the money in your bank...........!!

[mollykins]

Uuummm, but if i don't have them often enough, i won't have the confidance to drive in bad conditions, meaning i'll hardly drive at all through winter and by spring i'll be back to square one again.

[redcrx]

why are you just sitting around waiting for everything to fall into your lap? dont worry about whether the neighbour will sort something, get out and find a job. There are saturday jobs out there, your best time wouldve been through the holiday season whilst you were on school holidays, but jobs come up all the time.

[redcrx]

if youre not confident, and wont want to drive in winter then this whole conversation is pretty pointless isnt it.

[ttfn]

Never is a long time molly. I saved like mad to get my first car. I cycled everywhere in all weathers. I searched for the cheapest car insurance I could get. I waited a long time before I could afford that car and all the running costs that come with the territory. Then I bought the car and no body else paid for any of it.I gave my bike away. I have only ever looked back when reversing.

[mollykins]

Jack i'm sure you can get a very good car, plus the insurance, tax, lessons, and a driving test for less than £100. Mum still hasn't sorted out my other account. We went into the branch and they gave us details to change the account type so that I can have access to it, and get more interest on the money. But she hasn't bothered to do anytihng about it.

[ummmm]

What bad conditions? It rains quite a bit and we sometimes have a few days of snow.

[jackthehat]

£100 will certainly get you passed your test..........with sufficient application.

[ummmm]

That's all you've got...£100.

[hippyhoppy]

£100!!! Are you having a laugh! that's my weekly food shop at Asda! let alone petrol, insurance, servicing... you need to 'man-up' and get into the real world love!