What’s It Like Learning To Drive Over 30?

The Book Theory Test Today blog is back, happy New Year to you. We hope you stayed safe on the roads during the festive season. 

In my second year doing the Book Theory Test Today blog, I find myself asking more profound questions about learning to drive. 

As a 30 something driver, I often wonder what it would be like learning to drive now. Would I have what it takes to pass the theory test and practical exam? I’ll never know, so I took to a few forums to get an answer and here’s what I found. 

30 something learner drivers have an advantage over 17 year olds

This is a belief held by many 30 something drivers I came across on a selection of driving forums. However, the DVSA would move to quash any ideas that a driver aged 30 or over has any advantages over a fresh faced teenager.

The DVSA claims that older motorists suffer from a distinct lack of confidence and are less likely to pass a theory test or practical exam at the first attempt.

However, contrary to what the DVSA has to say, I have some encouragement for those of you aged 30 or over. For starters, you will have much better road etiquette than most 17- year-olds. ‘How’s that possible?’ You ask. ‘I’ve never studied for a theory test or even been behind the wheel of a car.’

Well, you’ve been a passenger in a car, surely. So, don’t underestimate how much you’ve picked up, merely by observing how others do it. Apparently, over the age of 30 you’re much more cautious when it comes to taking risks, and you understand the ramifications of taking unnecessary risks.

This means you’re far more likely to take the process of learning to drive much more seriously. You listen more, retain information better and follow instructions almost exactly, making your learning experience far more effective. Therefore, the theory test and practical exam should be a doddle to pass.

Access to a car

A great perk of being 30 and learning to drive is that you’re much more likely to have access to a vehicle, complete with friend or partner who’s over the age of 25 and has held a licence for three years or more. This cuts your costs and means if you want to learn to drive without a qualified instructor, it’s not your parents supervising you.

Cheaper car insurance 

As a driver, over the age of 25, you can smile knowing that once you’ve passed your theory test and practical exam, and you come to buy a car, your car insurance will be considerably cheaper than that of a 17-year-old. Ha ha, in your face youth.

So, I hope I’ve encouraged you that learning to drive when you’re on the wrong side of 30, has its advantages. Once you’ve passed the theory test and practical exam you will discover a new level of freedom. Soon you will be chauffeur to the kids and teaching your 30 something mates, who don’t drive, how to drive.

Being 30 something rules…

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