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[vikpow]

Hi guys,

 

i passed my driving test yesterday ( second attempt ) and am now really worried about driving our car!

I went out with OH earlier just around the block and was so nervous and panicky- it doesnt feel like i will ever be able to drive our car and we cant afford a second one.

 

Any advice?

 

Vicky

[Space Chick]

Practice on your own when the roads are quieter to build up your confidence first.

 

Then, once you are feeling more confident, have an incentive at your destination, like going to a favourite shop or you are welcome to visit me as a fellow Omleteer in Neath

 

Good luck, and remember you were good enough to pass so have confidence in yourself, you can do it

 

Congratulations on passing your test

[Lewis]

Well done on passing your test

 

You must be able to drive if you passed, so its probably a confidence thing. Maybe as Debs said go to a favourite place. Short trips to the local shop every day could also help, just so you keep driving, and its not too far should you feel uncomfortable.

 

 

Does your instructor offer PassPlus? Its an extra course you can do after passing which covers driving in the dark and other situations, its supposed to help improve your driving and also is meant to lower insurance costs.

[BeckyBoo]

I was also going to suggest trying without anyone else in the car - although they can offer advice sometimes its just added pressure as you can feel you're being "watched".

 

Well done on passing, just take your time when you're out and about and remember, we were all learners once, and if anyone gives you grief if you're going slower than they want, remember, the speed limits are a MAXIMUM, not a TARGET! Just smile sweetly and carry on your way!

 

Good luck, driving is GREAT!

 

BeckyBoo

[PurpleTree]

Well done you on passing your test

 

The first place I drove to on my own, was to the local Tesco, no where too far away. That was when I was 17 and full of confidence, and in my mum's Fiesta.

 

We've had our Astra for at least 4 years now, and I'm yet to drive it. Hubby's quite particular about his mirrors

 

I'd say just go somewhere on your own, when you know the roads will be fairly quiet. Is your car bigger than the one you learned in?

[Rona]

Going out on your own is really scary at first but like most things the more you do it the easier it becomes. But the longer you leave it the harder it'll be.

 

I didn't pass my test until I was in my mid-thirties and didn't think I would ever drive any further than local trips to the shops etc, especially as our car was about 3 times bigger than the one I had learnt in. The first time out on my own I could hardly do it because my legs were shaking so much but after a few days going out on familiar roads every day, I progressed to areas I didn't know but with no pressure to find anywhere in particular so didn't matter if I got a bit lost. That was a long time ago - before mobile phones had been invented I still feel a bit apprehensive about going to strange places but I think that is because I don't do it very often now but I do love the sense of freedom I get from making a long distance journey on my own.

 

You've done so well to pass your test, now you just need a bit of experience and practise with your family car and I'm sure you will be fine

[Chickvic]

Congratulations I echo what the others have said, keep going out on little trips and you'll be fine. Sometimes it's getting used to a new car, when my DH used to change the car every 9 - 12 months I would always go round the block on my own so I could get the feel of the car before I took anyone else out

[sadietoo]

Personally, I found it better to drive at first with another person in the car and used to take my mum out with me (which was daft really, cos she didn't drive ). If not I found chewing gum helped relieve the nerves (you can't tense your jaw if you are chewing!). Remember none of us drive brilliantly all the time (even those of us who have been driving for years). take your time and don't be intimidated...the people who tail gate you are pig ignorant and far worse drivers than you will ever be (would you risk an accident just because you have no patience?) I wish you many years of happy driving ahead. The freedom being able to drive brings is worth all the anxiety!!!!

[redhotchick]

Short trips that you are familiar with at quiet times, either with or without someone else in the car - which ever makes you feel better.

Every time I drive a different car I'm nervous, and I've been driving for more than 15 years.

 

The first time I drove after passing my test was from Liverpool to Stoke on Trent.

My poor mum was so worried!

[Olly]

Congratulations on passing! Keep on trying, it's natural to feel nervous but don't let it build up into a big thing because then you'll be scared to go out at all.

 

I remember when I passed my test, my then partner backed the car out of the garage as I couldn't do it, and got in the passenger seat. We drove off, I stopped at a red light and he jumped out of the car saying 'you're on your own now, off you go'!

 

I would say deliberately go out alone just on short trips, because one of the things I found hard was just being on my own in the car without someone sitting in that front seat. You need to get used to that feeling, so just drive round the block a few times each day. Your confidence will gradually build, and as BeckyBoo says, driving is great!

[Valkyrie]

Well done. It is strange driving on your own - I usually have the radio or CD's on for company - I tend to tune the sounds out when I am really concentrating. Like everyone else, a little at a time. Those that drive up your bottom - pooh, let them overtake if they are that desperate. Try to relax. My dad made me drive around the block when I passed my test - left turn, left turn etc. until I got back. We had a horrible roundabout near OH, I used to avoid it as much as possible until I had to go there - once I got to know it, I don't know why I was so scared. I'm going to have to do that trip today when I take DS to the airport, so I have done my recce with the aid of the online maps and satellite pics just to remind me.

[Groovychook]

Congratulations on passing your test!

 

I felt exactly the same as you when I passed and let my nerves get the best of me... It was only 12 years later, when I had no choice but to drive that I got back behind the wheel! I really regret not persevering and getting over my fears initially because I felt like a complete novice when I started again. It took a couple of months of blind terror until I started to feel confident again & now... I love it!!! I regret all that lost time when I could have been so much more independent.

 

I think that short, familiar trips on your own, at a quiet time of day would be a good idea. Make sure to do it at least once a day and then test your confidence with a slightly longer journey. If you passed your test in a car other than your own, it will feel really strange to begin with but hang on in there!

 

Best of luck! Don't let all that hard work go to waste!!

[chick wiggle]

Congratulations Vicky Well done. You CAN drive now, its official! As everyone else has said, its just your confidence needs building up now. How about one of those green L plates new drivers have on their cars. It lets other drivers know you are recently qualified and hopefully allow a little leeway for you. Other drivers that get impatient have just forgotten that they were like you once! Go out whenever and where ever you like, on your own or with someone, whichever your most comfortable with. And remember if you miss one turn off, theres always another one, dont panic and take your time. Good Luck, just do it and enjoy the freedom.

[Reikiranf]

Well done You've already done the hardest bit, as soon as I passed my test I went out for a drive on my own and I forced myself to do my least favourite thing which was to reverse into parking spaces by a wall or pillar every time I went out The result is that I never spend long looking for a space as those ones are always empty

 

The confidence will come with practice, so get out there and enjoy yourself, with time you will appreciate how much freedom driving gives you and laugh at how nervous you were, we've all been there and we all get there in the end

 

Amanda

[Guest]

I think we have all been in this spot!

 

The first time out I took a friend to our local town..was so frightened I didnt stop and went home again! Now I drive in Central London. I didnt even want to drive, my parents made me learn.

 

I am so glad I did...agree go to familiar routes and big car parks with big spaces. Make yourself do it. You will get better

 

I didnt even fill the car up with fuel as I was too frightened of even doing that! My OH use to fill it up for me or I would nt go out

 

Good luck and congratulations it does get easier indie

[Valkyrie]

Reikiranf - I agree, lots of practice reversing - plus if it's a big car park you can try in the emptiest spots first so that you get used to where the lines are. I sneakily adjust my wing mirror on the left hand side, so that I can see the rear wheel, so when reversing I can see the line and how far away the wheel is. Still have to check the other side and behind me just to make sure everything's ok though. I used to balk at parallel parking, but since doing school runs I have it down to a fine art now - even impressed OH! I had been driving quite a while though - only30 years or so.

Mind you, I still prefer OH to drive in London because he knows it so well.

[Space Chick]

 

I didnt even fill the car up with fuel as I was too frightened of even doing that! My OH use to fill it up for me or I would nt go out

 

 

I wish my OH would fill my car up, would save me a fortune

[Redwing]

I passed my test and a week later my work sent me to Birmingham which was 4 different motorways away!

 

Nothing like getting to grips with the tricky stuff first

 

You will be fine, whatever you do don't bow out of the tricky things, I have friends who don't drive in the dark or the rain etc... and its so restricting for them

[Jules.]

Well done for passing

 

I was told that you only really learn how to drive once you've passed your test.....and that driving a car is like having a licence to kill, so drive carefully.

 

Good advice which has stood me in good stead.

 

Drive somwhere where you only have to do lfet turns at first- thats what I did & I travelled about 8 miles in a circular route on a Sunday morning.