safcalibur
Distinguished Member
could you get a bank loan out or similar and buy the car outright, say a £6k loan and buy a second hand car? Often the repayments will be lower.
Just to add my two pennies worth, I would say as a driver try and be decisive and commit. Safe but decisive, take the exit at the roundabout, if its the wrong one dont worry you can always turn around, change lanes if thats what you think, when you've done it then reassess. Aborting manoeuvres mid way can be very dangerous and then make other road users around you nervous.
Your confidence will come with time, try and go out when roads are quiet to get some confidence but in all honesty, driving is one of those things that you need to do the practical, thats the only way you'll learn proper. You may know what you want to do, plan your route and have an idea in your head that if this happens then you will do x, y or z but what you cant plan for is the unpredictability of other road users, just be vigilant, anticipate and plan ahead.
Be prepared to make mistakes and learn from them, if you've passed, you're safe enough to drive, try and gain confidence from that, adjusting to different cars and being on own and feeling 'exposed' are part of the process. Keep at it mate, dont let it build into something bigger than it is.
best of luck
Saf
Just to add my two pennies worth, I would say as a driver try and be decisive and commit. Safe but decisive, take the exit at the roundabout, if its the wrong one dont worry you can always turn around, change lanes if thats what you think, when you've done it then reassess. Aborting manoeuvres mid way can be very dangerous and then make other road users around you nervous.
Your confidence will come with time, try and go out when roads are quiet to get some confidence but in all honesty, driving is one of those things that you need to do the practical, thats the only way you'll learn proper. You may know what you want to do, plan your route and have an idea in your head that if this happens then you will do x, y or z but what you cant plan for is the unpredictability of other road users, just be vigilant, anticipate and plan ahead.
Be prepared to make mistakes and learn from them, if you've passed, you're safe enough to drive, try and gain confidence from that, adjusting to different cars and being on own and feeling 'exposed' are part of the process. Keep at it mate, dont let it build into something bigger than it is.
best of luck
Saf