I want to buy a car

dell7744

I haven't passed my theory & practical driving tests but I want to buy a car. Can I buy a car even if I don't have a driving licence? Will it be in my name and will I have to payy all the MOT, insurance, road tax, etc even if I'm driving with an L sign with an experienced driver?

optimus_primera

Yes to all of the above.
(who did you think was going to pay for it?)

forgotmyname

I will pay, Oh no. Sorry im not your fairy got mother.

Male driver? Young? Do you know its going to cost you £2000 or so to insure a car that could be worth a couple of
hundred pounds?

Also best to have named drivers, Those people who teach you just in case they need to drive the car.

Failing to tax/insure could see your car taken from you and crushed, As well as a fine and points/ban on your licence.

You will need to win a double rollover on the lottery to be able to insure anything afterwards.

Rolandtheroadie

We done this for my mother some years back, it was a disaster, nobody ever wanted to sit beside her so that car went mostly unused. She never passed and gave up on her third fail.

That aside, I done the same for my wife after a couple of fails. She worked beside a neighbour who was willing (and could legally, over 21, 3 years experience off the top of my head) to supervise her back and forth to work. It built her confidence (which is what she needed) and helped her pass.

Are you taking lessons just now and anywhere near a standard where you could pass the tests?

I'd only do it if I was almost to test standard and was going to carry on until I passed. If not, take a couple of hundred off your money and book 10 lessons then take it from there. (is £20 a lesson a reasonable assumption these days? It's been so long).

jennyfive

I bought a car three months before taking my test. I used it to suppliment my instructor's dual control car lessons, by going out in it with my dad. Really glad I did, having constant access to a car and doing short journeys with it made me much more comfortable behind the wheel.

It'll be in your name, you'll need insurance as a provisional driver. Funnilly I actually found this to be cheaper than after I passed - they know you'll have an experienced driver with you so I guess it works out safer than when you're first out by yourself. I would advise you to check before you buy though, I know prices are skyrocketing these days.

Insurance wasn't too bad for me, not much more than it is now (3 years on) but I'm female and was 21 so perhaps such factors worked in my favour.

forgotmyname

So in theory it would be best to get insurance as a provisional holder but dont take your test until the day
before your policy runs out. You should see a similar premium for the 2nd year?

I used to teach my brother in law, It wasnt so much of a lesson but just to get more time behind the wheel.
He passed 1st time and the examiner asked if he had been driving before, He explained he had about 40 lessons
but almost every sat/sun he drove for several hours, Clocking up 1000's of miles. Cant beat real driving to get
experience.
He would follow routes his instructor drove him and where he had made mistakes then gradually went further
afield.