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?

[TTG]

Learn to drive now before the prices go up.

[mollykins]

My auntie gave me the impression that it was now or never. Which made me think, but not say out loud, 'ok then if you pay for it.' but I knew better, even though she could afford it, I just went 'hhmm'.

[society]

Would you like me to give you a loan, Molly? How much?

[ttfn]

Your auntie is Elvis Presley ? wow - respect

[mollykins]

I could probably pass the theory and practical test, its just getting the money, it's not as if I come form a poor family, my parents jsut don't think there's much point in learning until i've left uni (by which time they'll expect me to pay for all of it.)

[hippyhoppy]

I know of a lady in her 40's that just passed her test... so there is no 'perfect' age to take your test....

[mollykins]

No ttfn, but she is rich, with no children to have to worry about. I've worked out, that if she gave up, one of her 3 or 4 holidays she goes on each year, that'd probably pay for the; car, insurance, tax, mot, lessons and tests!

[mollykins]

Aaahhh ok thanks eddie, I think your answers have so far been among the few useful ones.

[jackthehat]

If you were my niece, ^ that attitude would certainly stiffen my resolve NOT to help you out..........

[society]

LOL @ Ttts. Hope you are feeling much better today. x

[mollykins]

Jack, that's why I didn't say anything to her, everyone's entitled to an opinion. But it was also the way she said it, as if she thought my mum and dad should pay for it, which they probably won't.

[ummmm]

Why should they Molly? I don't pay for my daughters lessons. If she wants to drive then she can pay for her own....just like I did.

[ttfn]

Hi society - yes thank you ♥ I have felt so chipper I have been busy on the other bird brain thread.

[society]

Do you get an allowance? Why not ask you Dad and Mum to give you your allowance for the year in a lump-sum, explain to them first you ambition of wanting to learn to drive and you need the money to pay for it. Surely they'll see you are not wasting money.

[NoMercy]

Molly, I believe you are obliged to have a minimum of 3 lessons by a professional instructor, but other than that, you could learn to drive with, say, a parent - so long as they've held a full licence for a minimum of (I think) 3 years.

[mollykins]

Society, I used to get pocket money but since I can go out and get a job they've stopped. But it's not that easy. Plus my dad and his ex paid for my brothers to have lessons, and hsi earning more money now, and has less children to worry about.

[ttfn]

Anyone see a resemblance to another ABer? (musically speaking of course) ;o)

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[mollykins]

NoM, like I said before I wouldn't want my dad teaching me, and my mum hasn't got the confidence, but I'm not entirely sure what my neighbour is scheming . . . .

[Bbbananas]

Can't believe Molly gets this many answers to such...errr....ordinary... questions...!!