Driving in the UK

[psyop]

Have to be 17

Provisional license - £34

Theory test (written) - £23

Average driving lessons needed are 40 hours
Average lesson price - £35

Lessons total - 40 x £35 = £1400

Driving test (have to wait 4-6 months for earliest one because driving instructors buy and resell them) - £62

First car - £1200-5000 (impossible to get a good car because no one will insure you unless you live in a good area/rich parents)

Annual insurance - £1800-3000

Road tax - £30

In the first 2 years you pass you’re on a probation. If you get caught speeding/running red light/on phone twice then your license is revoked and you have to start all over again.

 

[misanthropist]

Have to be 17

Provisional license - £34

Theory test (written) - £23

Average driving lessons needed are 40 hours
Average lesson price - £35

Lessons total - 40 x £35 = £1400

Driving test (have to wait 4-6 months for earliest one because driving instructors buy and resell them) - £62

First car - £1200-5000 (impossible to get a good car because no one will insure you unless you live in a good area/rich parents)

Annual insurance - £1800-3000

Road tax - £30

In the first 2 years you pass you’re on a probation. If you get caught speeding/running red light/on phone twice then your license is revoked and you have to start all over again.

norway is worse

 

[Grodd]

What a fucking joke

 

[Morphine]

Would rather use a bicycle to get to places

 

[Myst]

and I'm supposed to just learn to drive. what a pain in the fucking ass everything is in modern society

 

[Starfish]

Walkmaxx

 

[Starfish]

Walkmaxx

 

[psyop]

norway is worse

What’s it like there?

 

[psyop]

Would rather use a bicycle to get to places

I used to use my e scooter when I was 17 to get to everywhere but they’re illegal here

 

[psyop]

and I'm supposed to just learn to drive. what a pain in the fucking ass everything is in modern society

Yep it was no where near this bad say 10 years ago

 

[Morphine]

I used to use my e scooter when I was 17 to get to everywhere but they’re illegal here

goddamn
its like they want to immobilize all of you until you empty your pockets for uber or getting a license as you said above

 

[psyop]

Walkmaxx

When you start driving you realise how limited you are without a car. Now I can go anywhere in my city no matter the distance or weather

 

[psyop]

goddamn
its like they want to immobilize all of you until you empty your pockets for uber or getting a license as you said above

Yeah it’s all just a big money making scheme

 

[FaceWithNoEyes]

Learning how to drive was easy as shit.