The policy covers the policyholder/named driver, whatever their status, provisional or qualified.
Untrue.
the policy will be for a provisional driver, my friend forgot to tell his insurance company and then wasn't covered after he passed his test, an expensive and stupid mistake.
Make sure your insurance is valid before driving anywhere.
It said it in all the crap I got when I passed the test and the instructor told me as well. It may just be advisory but I have heard it previously. I don't have any of the stuff to check anymore.
The policy covers the policyholder/named driver, whatever their status, provisional or qualified.
This is wrong, you do need to inform your insurance company, there is sometimes an additional premium to pay upon passing the test as a young driver unsupervised is more of a risk. The insurance will not be valid unless the policy details are updated.
It said it in all the crap I got when I passed the test and the instructor told me as well. It may just be advisory but I have heard it previously. I don't have any of the stuff to check anymore.
A driving test is a stressful experience and I actually think a two hour wait is a good idea, but had no idea it was 'official'.
This is wrong, you do need to inform your insurance company, there is sometimes an additional premium to pay upon passing the test as a young driver unsupervised is more of a risk. The insurance will not be valid unless the policy details are updated.
You don't have to be driven home by your instructor, it's just that most instructors don't want you to have your first accident on the way home .
When I passed all those years ago, I asked my instructor if I could drive the car home. He told me that I was no longer a "learner", I would be driving the car outside the terms of his insurance. His policy only covered provisional licence holders.
He told me that I was no longer a "learner", I would be driving the car outside the terms of his insurance. His policy only covered provisional licence holders.
That's nonsense.
Instructors give motorway lessons to quallified drivers, and refesher lessons to foreign nationals who have to take a test within one year of settling in the UK?
Also, when my father found out he would need an automatic because of a left leg problem, he booked an hour in an automatic with a driving school, to get the feel of it.
They knew he had a full licence, but didn't refuse to take him because he wasn't a provisional driver.
When I passed all those years ago, I asked my instructor if I could drive the car home. He told me that I was no longer a "learner", I would be driving the car outside the terms of his insurance. His policy only covered provisional licence holders.
So how have I taken driving lessons with a full licence? I've never come across a driving instructor that was just insured for provisional licences. Most do additonal lessons for those who have passed - motorway driving, etc.
The most likely reason is that he didn't want you to drive because a lot of people who have just passed their test are rather excitable and/or knackered from the test.
Slightly off topic, but has anyone else passed their test and then not felt confident enough to go out on their own?
I passed about two months ago and I'm ok driving to places I've driven hundreds of times with my parents; dropping my brother off at training sessions and stuff, but I've not got the nerve to go anywhere further afield on my own. I'm just worried that I'll get to somewhere where the road signs are unclear and just panic. I'm also really nervous about parking, as I find it really hard to tell how much space I have, and I always worry I'll scrape another car.
The think is that I waited over a year before I took my test, had loads of practice with my mum and dad but I still don't feel I can go out on my own. Please tell me I'm not the only one like this; everyone else seems really confident as soon as they pass their test.
I'm just worried that I'll get to somewhere where the road signs are unclear and just panic. I'm also really nervous about parking, as I find it really hard to tell how much space I have, and I always worry I'll scrape another car.
I think you are a candidate for some more lessons.
No offence, but if you are as lacking in confidence as you suggest, you are a potential nuisance to yourself and others.
Get some more lessons before you damage another vehicle and your insurance record.
Instructors give motorway lessons to quallified drivers, and refesher lessons to foreign nationals who have to take a test within one year of settling in the UK?
Also, when my father found out he would need an automatic because of a left leg problem, he booked an hour in an automatic with a driving school, to get the feel of it.
They knew he had a full licence, but didn't refuse to take him because he wasn't a provisional driver.
This is what my instructor told me. Remember, I passed my test long before the "Pass Plus" and the like came in.
I honestly thought that he was telling me the truth, but he may well have been winding me up for all I know....
Remember, I passed my test long before the "Pass Plus" and the like came in.
Instructors have been giving motorway lessons (and refresher lessons to foreign drivers) for donkey's years.
They were certainly giving them in 1981, when I passed the test, because my last but one instructor was suggesting I take some with him, after I passed.
I was on the motorway to Haslingdon, within an hour of passing the test.
I think you are a candidate for some more lessons.
No offence, but if you are as lacking in confidence as you suggest, you are a potential nuisance to yourself and others.
Get some more lessons before you damage another vehicle and your insurance record.
The thing is if someone else is in the car (like my parents) than I'm fine. I spent ages learning before I took my test, passed my test first time and only got one minor.
So what would more lessons teach me? It's just the fact that when I'm on my own I'm too scared even to try driving to places that I don't know very well.
Slightly off topic, but has anyone else passed their test and then not felt confident enough to go out on their own?
I passed about two months ago and I'm ok driving to places I've driven hundreds of times with my parents; dropping my brother off at training sessions and stuff, but I've not got the nerve to go anywhere further afield on my own. I'm just worried that I'll get to somewhere where the road signs are unclear and just panic. I'm also really nervous about parking, as I find it really hard to tell how much space I have, and I always worry I'll scrape another car.
The think is that I waited over a year before I took my test, had loads of practice with my mum and dad but I still don't feel I can go out on my own. Please tell me I'm not the only one like this; everyone else seems really confident as soon as they pass their test.
I myself was a bit like you initially. My biggest phobias were driving on narrow streets and like yourself parking in tight spots.
The best way to practice reverse parking is to start by going into a space where there is ample room for your car. This way, you will be able to concentrate on how to steer the front of the car into a space safely. Once you are more confident about this, you can then use some object to mark the spot where the "other car" is. Do this a few times a day, making the space ever smaller as time goes by, and you will find that you will be far more comfortable with your parking.
Have you considered "Pass Plus"? As I've said, I passed my test long before this came in, but you sound as though you would probably benefit from a programme such as this. Contact your driving school for details.
Above all, don't panic - even the most experienced drivers were learners once upon a time and today's good drivers had to "really learn to drive" in the big bad world after they passed their tests also!
Instructors have been giving motorway lessons (and refresher lessons to foreign drivers) for donkey's years.
They were certainly giving them in 1981, when I passed the test, because my last but one instructor was suggesting I take some with him, after I passed.
This was never offered to me - perhaps the fact that I live the guts of 100 miles from the nearest motorway to me might have been the reason for this.
Slightly off topic, but has anyone else passed their test and then not felt confident enough to go out on their own?
I passed about two months ago and I'm ok driving to places I've driven hundreds of times with my parents; dropping my brother off at training sessions and stuff, but I've not got the nerve to go anywhere further afield on my own. I'm just worried that I'll get to somewhere where the road signs are unclear and just panic. I'm also really nervous about parking, as I find it really hard to tell how much space I have, and I always worry I'll scrape another car.
The think is that I waited over a year before I took my test, had loads of practice with my mum and dad but I still don't feel I can go out on my own. Please tell me I'm not the only one like this; everyone else seems really confident as soon as they pass their test.
I felt like you when I first passed my test last year. It is just a confidence issue and can be beaten.
My main fear was getting lost as my sense of direction can be a bit awful at times and some junctions like big roundabouts can be a nightmare to negotiate even for the most experience of drivers.
My hubby bought me sat nav for my birthday this month to try and assist with my fear of getting lost (which I have done on numerous occassions). I've had the opporunity to use it once when I needed to pick my sister up from the airport recently and it was really good. Though it isn't cheap to purchase.
I have the opposite problem to you where I prefer to be in the car on my own rather than have a passenger. Everyone I know has driven for years and I keep thinking they are going to critique my driving skills as my instructor did so I do my best to avoid having passengers.
Instructors teach you to pass the test. The real learning to drive comes after so you just need to get out and about as much as possible on your own as you build up you confidence.
I'm due to have two weeks holiday next month and I plan to spend that picking a city I haven't been to before and going for a day drive (with my sat nav) to that city to help boost my confidence. It's all about continued practice and driving as much as you can.
Another FM said take more lessons etc. but that isn't what you need in my opinion. In your case you need to plan a longer journey to somewhere you've never been before and go there on your own. Doing this a few times will boost your confidence a great deal.
I took the test in my own car and drove myself home afterwards because my instructor had a dental appointment ... dunno what he'd have done if I'd failed!
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Untrue.
the policy will be for a provisional driver, my friend forgot to tell his insurance company and then wasn't covered after he passed his test, an expensive and stupid mistake.
Make sure your insurance is valid before driving anywhere.
You don't have to be driven home by your instructor, it's just that most instructors don't want you to have your first accident on the way home
It said it in all the crap I got when I passed the test and the instructor told me as well. It may just be advisory but I have heard it previously. I don't have any of the stuff to check anymore.
This is wrong, you do need to inform your insurance company, there is sometimes an additional premium to pay upon passing the test as a young driver unsupervised is more of a risk. The insurance will not be valid unless the policy details are updated.
A driving test is a stressful experience and I actually think a two hour wait is a good idea, but had no idea it was 'official'.
Cool, I will call direct line straight away after I pass then.
That;s cool then. i am the policy holder and will of course let them know I have passed (being optimistic now)
When I passed all those years ago, I asked my instructor if I could drive the car home. He told me that I was no longer a "learner", I would be driving the car outside the terms of his insurance. His policy only covered provisional licence holders.
It isn't official.
That's nonsense.
Instructors give motorway lessons to quallified drivers, and refesher lessons to foreign nationals who have to take a test within one year of settling in the UK?
Also, when my father found out he would need an automatic because of a left leg problem, he booked an hour in an automatic with a driving school, to get the feel of it.
They knew he had a full licence, but didn't refuse to take him because he wasn't a provisional driver.
So how have I taken driving lessons with a full licence? I've never come across a driving instructor that was just insured for provisional licences. Most do additonal lessons for those who have passed - motorway driving, etc.
The most likely reason is that he didn't want you to drive because a lot of people who have just passed their test are rather excitable and/or knackered from the test.
I passed about two months ago and I'm ok driving to places I've driven hundreds of times with my parents; dropping my brother off at training sessions and stuff, but I've not got the nerve to go anywhere further afield on my own. I'm just worried that I'll get to somewhere where the road signs are unclear and just panic. I'm also really nervous about parking, as I find it really hard to tell how much space I have, and I always worry I'll scrape another car.
The think is that I waited over a year before I took my test, had loads of practice with my mum and dad but I still don't feel I can go out on my own. Please tell me I'm not the only one like this; everyone else seems really confident as soon as they pass their test.
Not me.
I was on the motorway to Haslingdon, within an hour of passing the test.
I think you are a candidate for some more lessons.
No offence, but if you are as lacking in confidence as you suggest, you are a potential nuisance to yourself and others.
Get some more lessons before you damage another vehicle and your insurance record.
This is what my instructor told me. Remember, I passed my test long before the "Pass Plus" and the like came in.
I honestly thought that he was telling me the truth, but he may well have been winding me up for all I know....
Instructors have been giving motorway lessons (and refresher lessons to foreign drivers) for donkey's years.
They were certainly giving them in 1981, when I passed the test, because my last but one instructor was suggesting I take some with him, after I passed.
The thing is if someone else is in the car (like my parents) than I'm fine. I spent ages learning before I took my test, passed my test first time and only got one minor.
So what would more lessons teach me?
How to park with confidence perhaps?
Unskilled parkers are one of the biggest nuisances on the road.
I myself was a bit like you initially. My biggest phobias were driving on narrow streets and like yourself parking in tight spots.
The best way to practice reverse parking is to start by going into a space where there is ample room for your car. This way, you will be able to concentrate on how to steer the front of the car into a space safely. Once you are more confident about this, you can then use some object to mark the spot where the "other car" is. Do this a few times a day, making the space ever smaller as time goes by, and you will find that you will be far more comfortable with your parking.
Have you considered "Pass Plus"? As I've said, I passed my test long before this came in, but you sound as though you would probably benefit from a programme such as this. Contact your driving school for details.
Above all, don't panic - even the most experienced drivers were learners once upon a time and today's good drivers had to "really learn to drive" in the big bad world after they passed their tests also!
This was never offered to me - perhaps the fact that I live the guts of 100 miles from the nearest motorway to me might have been the reason for this.
Offered or not, they were available.
I felt like you when I first passed my test last year. It is just a confidence issue and can be beaten.
My main fear was getting lost as my sense of direction can be a bit awful at times and some junctions like big roundabouts can be a nightmare to negotiate even for the most experience of drivers.
My hubby bought me sat nav for my birthday this month to try and assist with my fear of getting lost (which I have done on numerous occassions). I've had the opporunity to use it once when I needed to pick my sister up from the airport recently and it was really good. Though it isn't cheap to purchase.
I have the opposite problem to you where I prefer to be in the car on my own rather than have a passenger. Everyone I know has driven for years and I keep thinking they are going to critique my driving skills as my instructor did so I do my best to avoid having passengers.
Instructors teach you to pass the test. The real learning to drive comes after so you just need to get out and about as much as possible on your own as you build up you confidence.
I'm due to have two weeks holiday next month and I plan to spend that picking a city I haven't been to before and going for a day drive (with my sat nav) to that city to help boost my confidence. It's all about continued practice and driving as much as you can.
Another FM said take more lessons etc. but that isn't what you need in my opinion. In your case you need to plan a longer journey to somewhere you've never been before and go there on your own. Doing this a few times will boost your confidence a great deal.
Just wanted to say good luck with your test.
Mind you, that was back in the dark ages ...