Learning to drive with parents?

[metamorphpwner]

i've finally started to take driving lessons now with a proper instructor, only had a few lessons.
Does anyone know what the laws/rules are about a parent teaching/helping me to drive please.
i've had a go in my sisters car with her on private land, but would i be ok to E.G. drive to the shop and back ect.

 

[metamorphpwner]

You would need a provisional licence, to be insured on the car and a full licence holder would need to be in the passenger’s seat

i'd actually need to be on their insurance? does that mean the driving instructor has a different type of insurance because he's not even mentioned insurance.

 

[metamorphpwner]

Yeh you'll need to be on their insurance.

Your instructor will have a policy that covers people he is teaching to drive.

k thanks, i'll talk to them about that after i;ve had a few more lessons then.
i'm sure they'll put me on theirs aslong as i've actually learnt how to drive a bit(safely)

 

[metamorphpwner]

My brother is learning at the moment. You need a provisional licence, insurance on the car, and someone in the car that has held their licence for more than 3 years (and the good old 'L' plates aswell). Then you are free to drive anywhere on UK roads except motorways .

got everything apart from bieng insured on their car, after a few lessons i'm sure i'd be allowed on it, then it can keep my lesson costs down a bit.

 

[metamorphpwner]

I'd personally just take the lessons in your instructors car. Correct me if I'm wrong but it'll probably work out cheaper just paying for lessons? You don't need to worry about the hassle of insurance or switching cars for every lesson.

the car bit of that isn't a problem, my mum has almost the same car as the guy teaching me.
you're maybe right about the cost also, although depending on the cost of insurance i might be able to get more driving time with me parents than i can get with the instructor.

but it is maybe a better idea to wait till nearer my test(quite a while) before going on their insurance.

 

[metamorphpwner]

I think its a great idea having an hours lesson with your instructor then going out with your parents and practise what you have just done. Did me the world of good and I passed in 10hours of lessons because I had another ~10hours of "lessons" with my parents. Saved me a good amount of time and money, but beware things can get tense. Nearly everytime I went out with my mum I would end up swearing at her for panicking at everything I was doing even though it was perfectly fine.

lol, that's would happen with my mum, and probably my dad. even in a car-park my dad kept his hand on the handbreak, was my first time in a car though(driving)/

 

[metamorphpwner]

Anyone know if there's a new/upto date driving theory test out, for pc so i could have a practice on that before taking the test.

 

[metamorphpwner]

A more pertinent question would be whether your sister has held a full licence for over three years? Only asking as, if she hasn't, you're breaking the law and may not be aware of it.

yeah, my sister's 24, she passed her test when she was still 17.