Driving practice over the next few weeks?

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DS aged 18 is learning to drive. He obviously can't have more lessons at the moment. Is it ok for him to drive me to the supermarket? He gets to practice and it's my trip out to shop for food.

I feel nervous that the police are stopping people and questioning them as to whether their journey is essential. I can't see anything wrong with him driving me but fear we would get stopped as it may look as if we're just driving around; we're not.

I really don't want him to miss 12 weeks of learning how to drive. What do you think?

I think that seems fine to me but im a bit confused about the whole driving thing, i only passed my test in October so i dont want to stop driving for months and was just having a drive around to get out the house some days but now i dont know if thats aloud as its not essential..? Its all very confusing.

OP, depending on how strict the police are being, I guess they could say that there was no need for your DS to have left the house, as you could have driven yourself. Would you be planning for just one of you to go into the supermarket while the other on sits in the car? Otherwise it does seem against the spirit of what the regulations are trying to achieve, as both of you going into the shop means two human beings with the potential to spread or catch the virus rather than just one.

Driving practice isn't essential. He won't be taking his test anytime soon, so he can pick up where he left off when things aren't so bad.

He won't necessarily need to miss 12 weeks. I would just wait until the current lockdown has been relaxed, and then go out and practice

I did exactly that with my daughter today. She drove, I shopped, she drove. She didn’t get out of the car at all. Unsure how that could be considered a risk?

Would be even be insured ?

Why wouldn’t he be if he was insured before the virus measures came in?

Thing is he's an inexperienced driver so more at risk of an accident. If we're e.g. asking experienced hillwalkers to avoid hills & experienced drivers to avoid driving for exercise (which we are) then I don't think having inexperienced drivers on the road is in keeping with that, even if it's technically legal.

I would rather an inexperienced driver went out with his mum than listen to the boy racers out on the bypass near us! They are the maniacs the police should deal with.

I asked if he is insured because having driving lessons means you are insured by the driving school
Going out in your mums car doesn’t insure you unless you are specifically added to the policy .

Going out in your mums car doesn’t insure you unless you are specifically added to the policy .

Surely no one is so stupid as not to know you need to get insurance to drive

My DS is very keen to start learning to drive in a few weeks time, but under the current restrictions I won't be taking him out.

LynetteScavo You would be suprised !
Even adults drive around without insurance
Parents take their kids driving practice with out insuring them.