Majority of adults without licence ‘can’t afford driving lessons’
A new survey has found that seven in 10 British adults without a full licence believe learning to drive is currently unaffordable.
This figure rises to 76 percent among unlicensed young people aged 18 to 29 who say classes are financially out of reach.
The survey, conducted for car insurer Prima, found that the cost of driving lessons was the biggest deterrent for 38 per cent of respondents.
While 32 percent were delayed by the price of purchasing a car, 15 percent stated that the biggest obstacle to learning was the cost of car insurance.
Almost half (45 percent) said they would consider learning to drive if it were significantly cheaper.
Nick Ielpo, Prima’s UK country manager, said: “For an increasing number of people, driving is no longer a symbol of freedom – it’s a financial challenge.
“Between classes, buying a car, and insuring it, upfront and ongoing costs price out many people before they even get started.”
Discover Now surveyed 1,134 adults without a full driver’s license between January 21 and 23.
Elsewhere, a 91-year-old man with Alzheimer’s was convicted after his car, which he could no longer drive, was left uninsured for less than two weeks.
He was taken to court by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) over an unpaid bill for his 10-year-old Renault Megane.
His son wrote to explain his father’s situation. driving a car licence He was taken away due to his illness and the vehicle was parked on the side of a road.
He said that he insured the vehicle for five days to inspect it in preparation for the sale, and then the vehicle remained uninsured for 11 days while the sale was ongoing.
But the letter was not enough to prevent his aging father from being convicted of possessing a motor vehicle that did not meet insurance requirements.
This is the latest case to emerge from the Single Justice Procedure (SJP), a fast-track court process that allows judges to hand down convictions in private hearings.
