Please point out any flaws in my plan!

Shaun_of_the_Dead

ali99 wrote: »

I’m hoping I have come up with something brilliant but I would love for you all to point out any flaws in my plan.

My daughter is 17, has her provisional licence, has had a few lessons and is keen to get some practice in my car so I have been investigating insurance, which of course is huge once they pass their test. We live in a town, my daughter walks to school and can walk or bus everywhere else she goes. She will have another year of school and then is hoping to go to university. So currently, and in the near future, she has no need to drive anywhere. I don’t really see the point in her passing and then not driving for several years and then needing refresher lessons, though that would be the alternative to my plan.

So, would there be any downside in her not taking her test and staying on provisional? Obviously she then can’t drive on her own, but she could drive everywhere we go together, so she would gain lots of experience. She could then do a few refresher drives with me in the university holidays. Then she could take her test just before she needs to drive, at which point hopefully she would be working and dealing with her own car purchase and her own insurance?

Other than not being able to drive without a passenger over 25, are there some drawbacks to this plan I haven’t thought of? And I was looking at covered on demand for provisional cover but are there any companies where she could build up no claims while on provisional? And I don’t want anything to affect my no claims!

Thank you for any advice or comments.

It's 21 to supervise a learner and that person must have held a full licence for at least three years.

Other downsides are no using a motorway and ample time to pick up bad habits which may result in more minors therefore possibly failing a test when taken.

Shaun_of_the_Dead

ali99 wrote: »

Even if she hasn’t driven for those 5 years?

Yes, all they ask is how long the licence was held.

loskie

like nobby said driving extensively on a provisional she will learn to drive, NOT pass the test they are 2 different things.
Bad habits and over confidence will not help her pass.

facade

Best passing the test now, she is part way there with the lessons already, and the prices of lessons and the test will only go up in the future.
Then as above, she has held a driving licence for years when she comes to buy a car.

unholyangel

I'm puzzled.

Why is her passing and driving now not an option? It may not be a necessity for her to drive now but no reason it can't be an option. For one, it would help her gain some experience on roads she's more familiar with to benefit her for when she has to drive on roads less familiar.

Not taking the test until right before she needs it also means more pressure via a time limit and potential consequences/impact of not passing.

Tbh I'd discuss it with your daughter. Don't need to do what she thinks is best but its good practice for her making her own decisions in future - thinking through different consequences and reasoned judgement.

Scrapit

Why would she need refresher lessons? Once you pass you pass. How many people don't drive everyday, and of those how many need refresher lessons?

Nick_C

Scrapit wrote: »

Why would she need refresher lessons? Once you pass you pass. How many people don't drive everyday, and of those how many need refresher lessons?

I do hope that is not a serious question!

Scrapit

Nick_C wrote: »

I do hope that is not a serious question!

100% serious. I learnt at 17, passed had a year out then went to uni for more than the usual amount of years then bought a car and drove it. In that time frame the rules of the road hadn't change one bit, surprisingly. There are lots of people that have lots of reasons to not drive for extended periods of time that do not need refresher lessons. Why would they?

The_Rainmaker

Pass your test asap after 17th Birthday otherwise life starts to get in the way and it becomes more difficult, Uni, moving to London(?), Married, Kids at which point it's..........oh cra.p I can't drive.

Arklight

The_Rainmaker wrote: »

Pass your test asap after 17th Birthday otherwise life starts to get in the way and it becomes more difficult, Uni, moving to London(?), Married, Kids at which point it's..........oh cra.p I can't drive.

This. Nothing that requires learning gets easier as you get older. Never mind how worthwhile it is to have as many accident free years as possible on a full license when you do go to get insurance.