When learning to drive

[nickytwotimes]

can you have a passenger in the back with you as well as the experienced driver beside you?

By back seat passenger, I do of course mean my child.

You can. Yet you may not want to.

legally i'm sure its fine, in practice i really wouldn't. i learnt to drive long before having my dd, but if i were learning now i would want her as far away as possible, both for my concentration and her safety

I was told (Albeit by PIL who are a bit loony,that it is illegal,which was a bit of a bugger as I had driven the dcs round to their house with dp supervising me) Very short journey I hastenm to add!

wrinklytum - it's deffo not illegal else how would you be allowed to have the driving inspector in the back as well as the test instructor when I did my first test (and failed btw because of the distraction of carrying extra passengers!)

Illegal wrt children,not having an adult passenger in the back.Sorry if not making sense!

Thank you for the replies folks.
Yes, I may not want to until I am competent, I agree!
DH is a teacher and I am hoping that in the summer holidays I can do a few short journeys with ds in the back, once I get the hang of it of course.

It's ok but a distraction. Best avoided.

It's not illegal, agree that it may be a distraction early on. I do take everyone out now because I have had about 150 lessons, but am a nervous wreck about taking the test!

Mum took her test with my 3mo brother in the back. Deffo not illegal.