Just a bit of encouragement for learners who’ve been at it a long time
Hi everyone, I’ve seen a few posts recently from people wondering if they should give up and just wanted say please keep at it!
I’ve just passed last week on my 3rd test and I absolutely know how disheartening it can be when it feels like things aren’t going your way. I don’t want to sound patronising or anything so sorry if it feels that way at all but in my time learning to drive (which spanned 7 years!) I felt like giving up so many times, I actually did several times, done my theory 3 times as i kept letting it run out, but the feeling when I finally did it, I can’t even explain. Makes all the lows worth it.
It’s hard especially when you’re hearing about people passing in 20 lessons or whatever or even the general expectation of 40. I tried to estimate how many hours I had yesterday and I’m sure it’s at least 100 and 6 different instructors (not even counting time with my dad), then the other expenses, the 3 theories, the 3 practicals, the intensives, the L plates that blew off constantly, the extra internal mirror (x2 as the first broke on the way to my 2nd test! How’s that for luck), the booking apps, the theory apps, insuring, taxing, mot-ing and repairing the car that’s been sat on my drive since November. I have spent upwards of £5000 on learning to drive.
So the top and bottom of it, my main advice:
Keep going! You’ll get there.
If you have doubts about your instructor, CHANGE.
There’s no cut off age for learning to drive.
Don’t compare your journey or timeline to the those of others. Your experience is personal to you.
Don’t tell everyone you know when you take your test, it’s too much pressure.
That pink license is all that matters once you’ve got it, not how you got it and how long or how much money it took!! Good luck everyone! 😁