[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Amy Jade

Ignore LeatherTrumpet.

yes ignore reality and let members stroke your ego

that wont get you driving

[Amy Jade]

Not stoking anyones ego but a little encouragement goes a long way.

[Greg!]

Almost everyone cries during or after a driving lesson at some point so I don't get what leather trumpet is on about

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Greg!

Almost everyone cries during or after a driving lesson at some point so I don't get what leather trumpet is on about

er no they jolly well dont

[Amy Jade]

Originally Posted by Greg!

Almost everyone cries during or after a driving lesson at some point so I don't get what leather trumpet is on about

Did they even have driving lessons back when he was young?

[Crimson Dynamo]

ageism is as bad as racism, or homophobia


now where is that report button..

[smudgie]

Dont give up.
Have a little break and maybe miss one or two weeks, then you will realise that you really want to learn.
Hubby used to take me out to get confidence for my (real) lessons, scratched all the side of the car coming out of a car park, then once when he said go straight over the next roundabout I took him literally
But we all get there in the end, tears and laughter are all part of the journey.
Good luck with it Daniel.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by smudgie

once when he said go straight over the next roundabout I took him literally

[caprimint]

Originally Posted by smudgie

Dont give up.
Hubby used to take me out to get confidence for my (real) lessons, scratched all the side of the car coming out of a car park, then once when he said go straight over the next roundabout I took him literally

That's amazing.

[RileyH]

I'd just keep going if I were you for a few more lessons, but if it does keep on like this then I'd stop. But good luck with everything hun

[Will.]

Oh babes that sounds awful.

I’m just doing automatic as I cba with manual and everyone in my family drives automatics so it’s not a big deal.

I tried driving this manual van my dad hired in Summer and I was 5 metres away from crashing it sjsjsjsjsnns

I wouldn’t stop, just do automatic. I have so much more confidence with an automatic.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Will.

Oh babes that sounds awful.

I’m just doing automatic as I cba with manual and everyone in my family drives automatics so it’s not a big deal.

I tried driving this manual van my dad hired in Summer and I was 5 metres away from crashing it sjsjsjsjsnns

I wouldn’t stop, just do automatic. I have so much more confidence with an automatic.

What a lazy way of driving.

[Will.]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

What a lazy way of driving.

SHUT THE FUCK UP, I don’t know anyone who drives a manual.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by will.

shut the fuck up, i don’t know anyone who drives a manual.

lazy rich people!

[Glenn.]

My cousin is learning to drive and she cried last week, weirdly enough because of gears

She had a lesson today that went really well. It happens.
I nearly run over someone in one of my lessons. **** happens. Pick yourself up and carry on.

If you feel like you need to rest it, go for it. It’s your life.

[T*]

Keep at it sis Don't give up and I wouldn't do automatic bc you won't be able to drive a manual on an auto licence where as on the manual license you can drive both, plus Manual cars are cheaper to buy and insure and it's just a good skill in general to have
Hope you're okay!

[Ross.]

You're being too hard on yourself lovey, it takes time and you will get there in the end. It doesn't matter how long it takes you and the worst thing you can do is compare your progress to others so STOP IT, alright?



And I agree with Tom, stick with the manual as although it may seem easy to just do automatic, manual is a useful skill to have and gives you a lot more options in the future

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by T*

Keep at it sis Don't give up and I wouldn't do automatic bc you won't be able to drive a manual on an auto licence where as on the manual license you can drive both, plus Manual cars are cheaper to buy and insure and it's just a good skill in general to have
Hope you're okay!

Plus once it clicks manual is grand, it can be frustrating at the start though

[Jordan.]

I'm too shook to even start lessons so I already admire your bravery chick. Try not to dwell on negative thoughts and just realise it's a learning curve and part of the process

[King Gizzard]

I couldn’t even get past learning the clutches and gears when I did learning for a bit, couldn’t be arsed.

Learned to pretty much drive an automatic truck in the states in about an hour, shame it isn’t socially acceptable in England, much easier

Stick with it tho

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by King Gizzard

I couldn’t even get past learning the clutches and gears when I did learning for a bit, couldn’t be arsed.

Learned to pretty much drive an automatic truck in the states in about an hour, shame it isn’t socially acceptable in England, much easier

Stick with it tho

I don't this it is an issue whether people drive an automatic or manual, its just as Tom says you get screwed when buying and also with lessons as instructors will only do 2 hour sessions which I think is too long when you are staring off as you are concentrating so much, my son was going to learn in an automatic but ended up doing manual in the end purely because no one would do one hour lessons in an automatic...

[Niamh.]

I had a melt down in one of my lessons before my test too Luckily I had a lovely instructor who gave me lots of motivational talks and I passed my test and I swear his voice was in my head all through it lol Stick with it, you'll be fine, everyone makes stupid mistakes when they're learning

[RichardG]

I can't even cross the road without nearly getting run over, it will be a while before I go for driving lessons. Stick with it though you're half way there now.

[reece(:]

Exactly why I'm taking automatic, gears scare me so much

[Daniel-X]

Thanks everyone, this has given me a bit of a confidence boost. I'll stick with manual for a couple of weeks longer but change to automatic if this persists.