[metalupyerass]

Hi, I have a UK Provissional Licence but I want to be able to do very basic things in e.g a car park like; park, brake etc., before I start driving lessons. But I was wondering does my parent just need to be insured in the car as long as they are with me, or cannot do it at all?
If this makes any sense :L

[tomrw]

Yes they can providing you have L plates on the car, and you're insured. They must also have their licence for 3 years.

[metalupyerass]

(Original post by tomrw)
Yes they can providing you have L plates on the car, and you're insured. They must also have their licence for 3 years.

But how can I be insured if I only have a provissional licence?

[Origami Bullets]

You need
a) to be 17 (even if your provisional has come through before this point)
b) you (not just your parent) is insured on that car
c) L plates on the car
d) the person with you in the car needs to have held a full licence for 3 years (and, I think, be over 21)

And if you've got any sense then you'll start off in a supermarket car park after closing time, where there are less things to hit.

[charlottehattonx]

You need to be insured on a provisional, I think. But make sure you have all the correct paperwork a list of what you need can be found online.

My Dad tried to teach me to drive but we just argued, maybe try some driving lessons off an instructor as well as your parents? My Dad had forgotten everything.

[metalupyerass]

Thanks all!
I just know absolutley NOTHING about cars. Like at all, so to avoid embarrassment from thedriving instructor i thought getting tught from parent may help lol :L
thank you!

[Boristhethird]

id start off in an instructors car, they are more understanding about newbies, and have dual controlls.

and yes, you need to buy insurance before you pass your test, not just your parent.

(Original post by metalupyerass)
Thanks all!
I just know absolutley NOTHING about cars. Like at all, so to avoid embarrassment from thedriving instructor i thought getting tught from parent may help lol :L
thank you!

driving instructors expect you to know nothing about driving (aside from highway code, that you should be reading anyway). You dont need to practice first - thats like learning maths As levels before starting the course, just so you dont embarrasses yourself in front of the teacher.

[tdkr]

(Original post by Origami Bullets)
And if you've got any sense then you'll start off in a supermarket car park after closing time, where there are less things to hit.

learning to drive at the dead of night ? no way lol. just do it in some QUIET office parking spaces (at a test centre on a sunday?) on a not busy day

[Origami Bullets]

(Original post by tdkr)
learning to drive at the dead of night ? no way lol. just do it in some QUIET office parking spaces (at a test centre on a sunday?) on a not busy day

On a Sunday after 5pm in summer is hardly the dead of night - it doesn't get dark until 10pm at the moment.

Alternatively, yes, office car parks are a good option on a weekend, if the entrance isn't security controlled.

This is only for the first couple of lessons anyway - just until you are familiar with where the brake pedal is and that sort of thing.

[Hopple]

(Original post by tdkr)
learning to drive at the dead of night ? no way lol. just do it in some QUIET office parking spaces (at a test centre on a sunday?) on a not busy day

Night time's fine, provided there's nothing to hit. It's only to get the OP practice at parking and manouvres (I've spelt that wrong but can't think where the extra e goes) anyway.

[ROG.]

I am about to start teaching my 23 year old daughter how to drive but I have an advantage because I was a LGV instructor who trained people for the DSA LGV tests and I have been an advanced driver observer for over 14 years

She has a provisional but before paying to have her as a named driver on my insurance we will be going to private land where she can get the feel of the car both forwards and backwards

some very empy local industrial parking areas near to us for doing this on a sunday

We wil be done vehicle checks, starting and stopping - driving up to 20 mph - lack of space to go any faster - 1st gear to 2nd and the back to 1st - backwards but not a set thing just going backwards

I do not have dual controls but I have no issues with going on road after the basic controls have been learnt

As long as she can stop correctly when I say then fine

[metalupyerass]

Yeha that's what i was planning on doing anyway. I live near a retail park and all the shops shut at 8 so i was planning on going after then sometimes. I obviously wasn't going to go out on the roads or around during opening hours.
Thank you!

[Emma:-)]

(Original post by Origami Bullets)
You need
a) to be 17 (even if your provisional has come through before this point)
b) you (not just your parent) is insured on that car
c) L plates on the car
d) the person with you in the car needs to have held a full licence for 3 years (and, I think, be over 21)

And if you've got any sense then you'll start off in a supermarket car park after closing time, where there are less things to hit.

I agree.
Make sure your parents add you onto the insurance, you can be on the insurance with just a provisional licence.