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Is it mean to impose restrictions on our nanny now she's passed her driving test?

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headfairy · 25/07/2012 16:40

She's only passed a couple of days ago. Would it be really mean for me to ask that she only stay in the local area (within a couple of miles, the park, town centre for example) until she's more experienced. She's worked for us for 18months but only just learnt to drive this year. I feel having three under 5s in the car when you're a new driver is so distracting.... she had been talking about taking them to the coast, an hours drive away.

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nickelbarapasaurus · 25/07/2012 17:08

I wouldn't think it mean.

I would allow her to take the children on short journeys, maybe 10 minutes or so, but not to the shops until she was more practised ( this is because shopping is stressful and then getting back in the car might not be the best thing), but trips to the park, would be okay.

bumpybecky · 25/07/2012 17:03

why wow at 31? I was 38 :)

if it involves motorway driving, has she had any experience? maybe suggest she has a motorway driving lesson with her instructor?

joshuasdad · 25/07/2012 16:59

I'd suggest leaving it for a few weeks till she's done some motorway driving in her own time. Having said that, wow, she's only just passed at 31???

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headfairy · 25/07/2012 16:57

lookbehindyou she's 31, and I trust her to look after my kids because she's been working in childcare, she's been driving 2 days. You can't compare the two.

bumpy I'm happy for her to do some shortish trips to the park etc to build experience, I'm just not sure about a 50 mile trip on a motorway.

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LookBehindYou · 25/07/2012 16:53

How old is she? If you think she's responsible enough to look after your kids you can probably trust her in a car.

bumpybecky · 25/07/2012 16:47

I'm a fairly new driver, I passed my test in March 2011 and was driving with kids (mine then 3,6,11 and 13) in the car. The only way she'll get better at driving is with experience. I went out every day for the first week, did 100 miles without really going very far at once.

If it were me I'd suggest that she builds up to driving that far, so go somewhere bit nearer a few times before trying to go to the beach. An hour's driving is quite hard work when you're not used to it, and even if lessons were an hour long, she's not used to having the kids distracting her.

biffnbuster · 25/07/2012 16:44

I personally wouldn't want her driving any where . So I don't think you are being mean.

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