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Would this be a waste of money

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Whatdpidoooo · Yesterday 09:21

I'm skint and driving lessons are expensive. Would it be stupid to buy this using vouchers and think that maybe a couple of hours on it would at least help when I finally cough up for lessons? Dont have anyone to take me out in a car

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Ireallywantadoughnut36 · Today 17:11

I'd buy a theory practice book so you can pass that aspect and also learn road signs, hazard perception etc - as that's cheap and will actually help you pass your test. Then you just have to save for lessons unfortunately.

fruitbrewhaha · Yesterday 19:52

There are cars by the entrance of some large supermarkets you can have a go in for a pound or two.

YourBrightPanda · Yesterday 19:48

Maybe look at getting a moped license it would be a lot cheaper and you can get used to being on the road. Then when your ready to take lessons you won’t need as many

WitchesBritches · Yesterday 12:28

HeyUpDuckie · Yesterday 10:06

Its left hand drive for starters... this is nothing like real driving so waste of money. If your struggling to afford lessons how will you run a car? It's not cheap when you add the price of a car, insurance, tax, mot, petrol etc.

It is of course correct, it is very expensive to run car, but have you looked at the price of lessons lately. Several friends children are beginning to take lessons and they're 50 to 60 pounds an hour. They have all been told that they will need at least 16 lessons..

Tiptoethroughthehallway · Yesterday 11:49

I sat in a cockpit once. I still can’t fly a plane sadly.

PineappleOnAStick · Yesterday 11:42

You would be better off just fully concentrating on what the driver is doing and looking out of the window when you are in a car. Learning to drive is insanely expensive.

What I’m going to say is going to be refuted by people going on about hiring cars and emergencies but I would consider learning in an automatic and getting an automatic licence because it’s easier and you will need less lessons. Apologies if this details the whole thread, some people are very, very against it.

LostFuse · Yesterday 11:31

MorrisonsPlatter · Yesterday 09:23

It's left hand drive.

It's not left hand drive, gear lever can be put anywhere you like - it has a desk mount.
But not likely to be worthwhile getting it for driving practice unless you also have software to drive on.

BMW6 · Yesterday 10:37

No use at all. You may as well sit on a chair and make the movements with hands and feet while making Brrrrmmmm brrrrmmm noises.

Gingerbreadseasoniscoming · Yesterday 10:28

Learning the physical aspects of driving a car takes about half an hour. Doing it on the road with other traffic and hazards and spacial awareness issues is the tricky bit.

Stompythedinosaur · Yesterday 10:17

It would be a waste of money if learning to drive is your goal. If you'd do it for enjoyment then there's no harm.

BillieWiper · Yesterday 10:12

You'd be better off going down the local scrap yard and asking the owner of you can sit in one of the cars with no engine pretending to drive it?! At least that might be free. And you are actually inside a car even if it's not moving! 🤣

Not that I'm suggesting this. I think it would be dangerous?! You need to do it the proper way.

If It's too expensive for you to get lessons you won't be able to afford to run a car anyway. You'll get rusty very quickly if you do manage to pass but then don't drive regularly.

Mum2Fergus · Yesterday 10:11

This would be of absolutely no help whatsoever I’m afraid. Have you passed your theory test yet?

If not I recommend the 4in1 app to get prepped for that.

dicentra365 · Yesterday 10:08

No, the mechanics of the car aren't the tough bit, its everything about being out in traffic and on the road. If you want to do anything in advance get a highway code and revise for the theory.

HeyUpDuckie · Yesterday 10:06

Its left hand drive for starters... this is nothing like real driving so waste of money. If your struggling to afford lessons how will you run a car? It's not cheap when you add the price of a car, insurance, tax, mot, petrol etc.

Catza · Yesterday 09:57

I wouldn't. If you are too skint for driving lessons, you probably won't be able to run a car anyway so it doesn't feel as though driving is a priority right now.

parietal · Yesterday 09:25

it won't help. To learn to drive, you need a sense of the space around the car which you get by turning to look out of the windows. if you are playing with a 'driving simulator' steering wheel at home, you've only got one computer screen to look at and you don't get any of the sense of space that you get in a real car.

you are more likely to learn bad habits in driving from a silly gadget like this.

Ohidontknowblahblah · Yesterday 09:24

Waste of money when it could be going towards lessons. There's more to learning to drive than that, you need to be out on the road learning the feel of a car, rules of the road and other knob head drivers!

MorrisonsPlatter · Yesterday 09:23

It's left hand drive.

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