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Drving lessons in your own car
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Hi
I am learning to drive at the mo. My Mum and Dad have kindly put me on my mum's car insurance (a Seat Ibiza- Dad's car is works so can't be on his) and Dad and I are going out at least twice every weekend for practise. At the moment I am confidently driving to and from town/shops etc with very little or no instruction.
I am having driving lessons about once every 3 weeks- a month as I am very broke and can't afford much more than that- plus I need to practise following tuition to really master anything.
The problem is that my instructors car is a Renault Clio...which is really really different from my mums car. When I take my test I want to take it in my mums car; We have an extra rear-view mirror in it already.
Do instructors take students out in their own cars? I haevn't seen any Seat ibiza cars used by instructors...but I can't help feeling that a lot of my errors and time during my one our lessons is spent adapting to the car which I really don't like- rather than showing what I am able to do and learning something new?
Are there issues with insurance/prices (as obv I would be paying for my insruance and petrol in mums car) etc? Has anyone done this?
Cheers
I am learning to drive at the mo. My Mum and Dad have kindly put me on my mum's car insurance (a Seat Ibiza- Dad's car is works so can't be on his) and Dad and I are going out at least twice every weekend for practise. At the moment I am confidently driving to and from town/shops etc with very little or no instruction.
I am having driving lessons about once every 3 weeks- a month as I am very broke and can't afford much more than that- plus I need to practise following tuition to really master anything.
The problem is that my instructors car is a Renault Clio...which is really really different from my mums car. When I take my test I want to take it in my mums car; We have an extra rear-view mirror in it already.
Do instructors take students out in their own cars? I haevn't seen any Seat ibiza cars used by instructors...but I can't help feeling that a lot of my errors and time during my one our lessons is spent adapting to the car which I really don't like- rather than showing what I am able to do and learning something new?
Are there issues with insurance/prices (as obv I would be paying for my insruance and petrol in mums car) etc? Has anyone done this?
Cheers
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Like I said, no specifics, but I know of it happening. Best thing to do is speak to your instructor and explain the situation, they will be able to tell yu lots more than we can.
This is my instructors car...
...and this is my step dads car.
So feel sorry for me, that's all I've got to practice in. It'll probably cost me over a grand to get put on the insurance too.
i learnt to drive in a fiesta but practised in a saxo, i didnt find it too difficult to switch between the two.
i learnt in a new fiesta zetec and did a bit of driving in an N reg 106. i just didn't do the manouvers in it (no power steering!) but it was helpful for general driving.
As for the insurance thing, to insure me to my boyfriends megane, he got a refund of £50 for the pleasure! and thats a 1.6 but insurance does differ from car to car but i would ring up and get a quote, after i passed my test he rang up to change the insurance but they said they don't distinguish between learners/full liscence holders so the grand cost was still +£50!