expensive driving test car hire

MX5huggy

You don't have to use an instructors car for a driving test almost any car will do can you get a friend or family member to lend you a car and take you to the test.

https://www.gov.uk/practical-driving-test-for-cars/rules-for-cars-used-for-driving-tests

Mr_Mink

Surely for the cost of 5 hours you could have a couple of extra hours tuition/ getting used to another instructor's car. That way you'll also have experience with different cars which really is a good thing to have. For a start, it'll save you have to buy the same model of car for yourself once you've passed

arcon5

[quote=[Deleted User];66395661]A bit pedantic, but driving instructors don't do "car hire". It's not the business they're in and they're not insured for it.

What you're paying for when you take a test is the instructor's time: if he's reputable it will be at his usual rates. His insurance covers tuition, which is defined to include tests.[/QUOTE]

Bit? One of the most pedantic posts ever made on this forum. It was kinda obvious what was meant by 'driving test car hire' ! It would do my head in having an instructor as pedantic as this when unnecessary.

agrinnall

MX5huggy wrote: »

You don't have to use an instructors car for a driving test almost any car will do can you get a friend or family member to lend you a car and take you to the test.

https://www.gov.uk/practical-driving-test-for-cars/rules-for-cars-used-for-driving-tests

Care to enlighten us as to the cost to insure a learner driver for a couple of hours?

Mr_Mink wrote: »

Surely for the cost of 5 hours you could have a couple of extra hours tuition/ getting used to another instructor's car. That way you'll also have experience with different cars which really is a good thing to have. For a start, it'll save you have to buy the same model of car for yourself once you've passed

Which seems to be exactly what I said 2 posts above yours.