What things can you legally do at 17 that you can't at 16?

Reply 20

PerfectSanity

Be a respectable member of the omnibus that is society....

...because you matter

Reply 21

hahaha_dontknow

13

alexs211

...or a plane, helicopter, gyroplane or airship

but clearly a hot air balloon wins over all of these

haha!! love it! Yeah it's by far the coolest :woo:

Drive, you idiot.

Ride a motorbike up to 125cc and take your motorbike test so you can ride up to 33bhp.

17's a crap age; you're too old to pay kid's prices but too young to do proper adult things.

(edited 13 years ago)

Reply 24

stephenc

Look forward to being 18 in a year.

Reply 25

mrtimothy

"The only Product you can legally purchase in the UK at 17 years old or older is a Crossbow with a draw weight of more than 1.4 kilograms."

Reference:
The National Archives. (1987). Crossbows Act 1987. Available: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/32. Last accessed 12th Feb 2011.

There are also many vehicle licenses you can legally aqcuire at 17 years old. For full details, see this website:
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing/WhatCanYouDriveAndYourObligations/DG_4022547

Reply 26

thecoldground

10

Original post by mrtimothy

"The only Product you can legally purchase in the UK at 17 years old or older is a Crossbow with a draw weight of more than 1.4 kilograms."

Reference:
The National Archives. (1987). Crossbows Act 1987. Available: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/32. Last accessed 12th Feb 2011.

There are also many vehicle licenses you can legally aqcuire at 17 years old. For full details, see this website:
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing/WhatCanYouDriveAndYourObligations/DG_4022547

Well, this answer might be late, but it is very comprehensive!

Reply 27

The Cornerstone

16

Drive... pretty much it :tongue:

Reply 28

Dogatonic

16

Depending on which part of the Earth you're at, you might be able to legally engage in sexytimes once you turn 17. :perv:

Reply 29

Stargazer23

8

Look forward to being 18 instead..

Reply 30

mrdoovde1

17

Well seeing as you're 1 year older, you're allowed to take out 1 extra book from the library :colone:

Well in my libarary you could (I think)

Reply 31

angrydanmarin

14

Use magic outside of hogwarts and aparate. Driving's for pussys

Reply 32

Nicknak256

Original post by Wesssty

Buy alcohol in Cyprus...

Uhm no.... :confused:

Reply 33

Expecto_Patronum

10

Original post by angrydanmarin

Use magic outside of hogwarts and aparate. Driving's for pussys

Damn, you beat me to it! Was going to say this :tongue:

.

Reply 34

Wesssty

12

Original post by Nicknak256

Uhm no.... :confused:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_drinking_age

Reply 35

Nicknak256

Original post by Wesssty

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_drinking_age

I don't know how reliable that is hahaha, but if that's true then no one knows it. I live in Cyprus, and i've been asked to provide evidence that i'm 18+ before buying alcohol on many occassions

It's funny how many times you forget to bring your ID though lol :biggrin: