Oldest OC'er to pass their test?

danza · 16 May 2008 at 00:35

I was 22 and a half when I passed my driving test. I wouldn't have bothered if it weren't for the unrelenting nagging of the SWMBO to be.

Now she complains that the car costs too much to run. I'm a bloke - of course I want a car that costs too much to run!

Logsi · 16 May 2008 at 00:38

MrSix said:
16th birthday for a 50cc 2 stroke bike.

Aprilia RS50 :cool:

Loved that bike.

Had that bike at 16 then passed my car test 2 months after i was 17. Was a huge waiting list spanning a month also.
Josh

soleside · 16 May 2008 at 00:44

31 and never had a driving lesson. I've always been a bike fan anyway although I didn't get to do the CBT until September last year, will hopefully get the DAS done before October but that does mean current fortunes will have to change.

dirtybeatfreak · 16 May 2008 at 00:45

am 29 in june and yet to do my driving test, i have a anxiety disorder and basically know im just gonna mess my exam up due to nerves so theres no point

Mr Joshua · 16 May 2008 at 00:45

I passed first attempt when I was 19, I only thought about learning when a lad I worked with passed and it set me thinking why on earth had I not botherered to learn?!

My brother passed a couple of years ago when he was 38.

MrSix · 16 May 2008 at 01:05

5bjoshua said:
Aprilia RS50

Loved that bike.

Had that bike at 16 then passed at 17, 2 months after, had to wait a month for my test as there was a huge waiting list.

Josh

I loved my RS too

Logsi · 16 May 2008 at 01:08

I should clarify above.

I passed my Car test at 17. Just re-read it, doesnt make sense.

Josh

ChoÞÞer · 16 May 2008 at 01:24

Had my moped at 16,
Had lessons since i was 17 on 7th march, was ment to book my test 6 weeks ago but am skint, so booking today.

Happy days.

pmbuzz · 16 May 2008 at 02:35

I got my full drivers licence on the 23/07/05, passed my test with 2 minors, i am 41 on the 23/06/08.

West · 16 May 2008 at 04:44

18 here..

InvaderGIR · 16 May 2008 at 07:42

Passed 6 months after I was 17. As with Dup, no public transport, unless you drove to it, and it was pointless using it anyway so needed a car.

InvG

Griffo · 16 May 2008 at 12:26

Car 19 I think, then bike 24 touch wood

Justintime · 16 May 2008 at 21:50

How are you older new drivers doing for insurance? Drastically better than if you were 18 etc? I passed at 17 and am 26 now.

Darryn · 16 May 2008 at 22:01

Insurance is probably very similar to 17yr old i think...

For me at 28 on a provisional license my 1994 Mini Mayfair 1275 was £800 fully comp, now ive passed at 29 its £800 fully comp on the 57plate Suzuki Swift 1.5, im hoping that it will start to drop nicely once ive got 1-2years ncb and 1-2years experiance.

lukechad · 16 May 2008 at 22:14

CBT on 16th birthday! Got a scooter!
17th birthday came along, had a 125 waiting to go!
6 months later passed bike test got a 600! That day took first driving lesson,
4 months later I passed my driving test first time just a couple of months before I turned 18. Actually didnt give a damn about driving with having a bike, my younger brother is the same! he took a bit more persuading to take some driving lessons as well! His first a week tomorrow, he will be 18 in oct.

Lunatic Dreyfus · 16 May 2008 at 22:19

29. Didn't need a car before then.

They say learning to drive and owning a car gives you freedom... Personally, I think all it really does is empty your wallet that little bit faster.

al123 · 16 May 2008 at 22:28

Dup said:
I grew up in a rural area with no public transport for miles and even when you reached that public trasport it was unreliable, slow and didn't get you where you close to where you needed to be.

Your own transport was more important than a GCSE in my area.

Same here, I passed when i was 17 and it gave me so much more freedom

Justintime · 17 May 2008 at 00:35

Darryn said:
Insurance is probably very similar to 17yr old i think...

For me at 28 on a provisional license my 1994 Mini Mayfair 1275 was £800 fully comp, now ive passed at 29 its £800 fully comp on the 57plate Suzuki Swift 1.5, im hoping that it will start to drop nicely once ive got 1-2years ncb and 1-2years experiance.

Hmm.. working at a school i know a few sixth formers with rather small 1.1 1.2L cars etc.. who pay upwards of 1500 to 2000+ quid on bigger motors so i'd think 800 for a 57 plate 1.5 is pretty darn good

Neal · 17 May 2008 at 00:58

25 here, akways had bikes from 16 onwards.... still have my rs125 tucked up in the garden.

Wasnt untill I had a nipper that i decided i couldnt let the mrs do all the driving, plus the little lad wouldnt have liked been in a rucksack on the bike! lol

Clarkey · 17 May 2008 at 01:15

Lunatic Dreyfus said:
29. Didn't need a car before then.

They say learning to drive and owning a car gives you freedom... Personally, I think all it really does is empty your wallet that little bit faster.

How can you say that? If I had to rely on public transport it would take me all day just to get anywhere, the journey would be long, uncomfortable, smelly, and I'd arrive miserable, and then i'd still have to walk to where I actually want to go. Public transport is insufferable, even in a large city where it is frequent and goes plenty of places (Manchester) I couldn't stand taking the bus and instead got around on a pushbike.

I have to say that back here, without my wheels i'd be a bit of a recluse. Fair enough, running a car is quite expensive but for the freedom it provides, I'd still be coughing up even if it was MUCH dearer.