But unfortunately, that are not the only fees you have to pay.
Minimum pay is ~2500€ if you are lucky, to cover all the mandatory parts you need to get a license.
Theory is £23, practical is £62. The test depends on how long it takes you to learn and get comfortable driving. £80 for a 2 hour session, repeat say 15 times gives you £1285. It certainly isn’t cheap and just climbs the longer it takes for you to be be “test ready”.
ls there a mandatory number of driving lessons or would it be possible to just do the tests and get the license for £85?
E.g. for the rural kid that started driving agricultural equipment on private ground at age 5?
No you can just give it a go at any time one you pass the theory test. You just need a vehicle and a means of getting to the test centre, so someone who’s had a licence for 4+years sat in the car too and L plates affixed.
But they are pretty stringent with how you drive. So no unnecessary hesitation, driving economically, and otherwise doing things “by the book”. You get get marked down with minor faults (such as stalling the vehicle or touching the kerb) which are fine, but get 15 and it’s an instant fail. Likewise with a single major (like running a red light or failing to stop at a Stop sign) it’s a fail.
But unfortunately, that are not the only fees you have to pay.
Minimum pay is ~2500€ if you are lucky, to cover all the mandatory parts you need to get a license.
Theory is £23, practical is £62. The test depends on how long it takes you to learn and get comfortable driving. £80 for a 2 hour session, repeat say 15 times gives you £1285. It certainly isn’t cheap and just climbs the longer it takes for you to be be “test ready”.
ls there a mandatory number of driving lessons or would it be possible to just do the tests and get the license for £85?
E.g. for the rural kid that started driving agricultural equipment on private ground at age 5?
No you can just give it a go at any time one you pass the theory test. You just need a vehicle and a means of getting to the test centre, so someone who’s had a licence for 4+years sat in the car too and L plates affixed.
But they are pretty stringent with how you drive. So no unnecessary hesitation, driving economically, and otherwise doing things “by the book”. You get get marked down with minor faults (such as stalling the vehicle or touching the kerb) which are fine, but get 15 and it’s an instant fail. Likewise with a single major (like running a red light or failing to stop at a Stop sign) it’s a fail.
Not the point of the article though.