Hey all,
I passed my theory today and I have a date for my practical which sort of prompted my parents to talk about what they are going to do when I pass my test.
They presented me with 2 options....
Option 1:
When I pass they will put me on the insurance to my dads car (costing £1400 at the moment but obviously that will get a bit lower with shopping around) and I will get use of the car in the evenings and weekends when my dad isnt using it, but this means that I wont get a car of my own until I have a job and can afford something decent, so probably 3 years from now when im in my last year of uni. So on the plus side I get to drive straight away and I get access to a good car (2 year old 1.8 ford mondeo) but I have restricted access to it i.e. evenings and weekends.
Option 2:
When I pass I dont have a car to drive and I wait until my 18th birthday (a good while away - august) and they will give me the £1400 that would have gone on the insurance, and a bit more for me to buy and insure my own car. So on the plus side I have the freedom of my own car, on the down side it wont be very good and I wont be able to get on the road for 6 months.
On one hand I want to be able to get on the road ASAP as I dont have all that much freedom at the moment, on the other hand I would like to have my own car sometime while Im at uni.
Both have their positives and their negatives, and I think I know what im going to choose....
But if you were me....which one would it be ladies and gents?
Cheers
I passed my theory today and I have a date for my practical which sort of prompted my parents to talk about what they are going to do when I pass my test.
They presented me with 2 options....
Option 1:
When I pass they will put me on the insurance to my dads car (costing £1400 at the moment but obviously that will get a bit lower with shopping around) and I will get use of the car in the evenings and weekends when my dad isnt using it, but this means that I wont get a car of my own until I have a job and can afford something decent, so probably 3 years from now when im in my last year of uni. So on the plus side I get to drive straight away and I get access to a good car (2 year old 1.8 ford mondeo) but I have restricted access to it i.e. evenings and weekends.
Option 2:
When I pass I dont have a car to drive and I wait until my 18th birthday (a good while away - august) and they will give me the £1400 that would have gone on the insurance, and a bit more for me to buy and insure my own car. So on the plus side I have the freedom of my own car, on the down side it wont be very good and I wont be able to get on the road for 6 months.
On one hand I want to be able to get on the road ASAP as I dont have all that much freedom at the moment, on the other hand I would like to have my own car sometime while Im at uni.
Both have their positives and their negatives, and I think I know what im going to choose....
But if you were me....which one would it be ladies and gents?
Cheers
Yes im doing my test in norris green, for that reason my instructor has taken me around that double roundabout about 1000 times, and im STILL scared of it