And on the second attempt...

Shaggerty · Post by **Shaggerty** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 5:47 am

I pass my driving test.

6 minors, but a pass neither the less. :-)

Mattb · Post by **Mattb** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:29 am

Good work!

Always nice to pass, i was bricking it a bit when i went in for mine a few years back, but got lucky with quite an easy test in areas i'd practiced in a fair bit and flew through it with 2 minors!

A car is of course essential in a fruit machine related world

mjd · Post by **mjd** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 2:24 pm

Congrats!

one of the best feelings for sure. im sure you'll have a good night tonight

Nixxy · Post by **Nixxy** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 10:51 pm

Nice one, Shaggerty!

JG · Post by JG » Thu Aug 13, 2009 11:26 pm

Yeah six minors ain't too shabby. I got six minors and I've driven fifty million miles and all that has happenned to me is that some women drove into my car whilst I was paying for fuel. Touch wood, that is how it will be. Oh dear. Jinx. Fifty car pile up awaits me tomorrow.

Shaggerty · Post by **Shaggerty** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 2:37 am

The price of insurance on even a basic car is... staggering...

Grr.

mjd · Post by **mjd** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 9:26 am

yeah, starts out very steep. My first year for a 1L Corsa was over £600

pain!

4 years on and its under half that figure

No claims is important, drive safely!

Mattb · Post by **Mattb** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 11:19 am

£600? That's cheap! Mates first year insurance on a 1.4 M reg Civic was £1650

Mine was about £900 first year for a 1.4 Corsa, and now into my third year of insurance, i'm down to paying £38 a month for my Clio which is more than reasonable i think.

red22 · Post by **red22** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 11:49 am

Yeah thats welllll cheap for first year!! although depends how old you was i guess

GaryChandler · Post by **GaryChandler** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 11:50 am

oops posting on wrong account!

Shaggerty · Post by **Shaggerty** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 4:11 am

They want £1,300. That's the cheapest I can find and a 1L Corsa lol
I was gonna have/share my brothers car, they wanted £4,500. The car isn't even worth that...

aaamusements.co.uk · Post by **aaamusements.co.uk** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 1:18 pm

Congratulations!

Now prepare to have no money forever after...

JG · Post by JG » Sun Aug 16, 2009 1:19 pm

Legalised extortion. It's all down to those bloomin' actuallys who charge so much money to do maths. Crazy.

jpfuk · Post by **jpfuk** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 3:33 pm

Congrats mate.... shop around for insurance.. not overly sure if they still band the car on power/engine size.. could be wildly out dateed here

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Passed my test in 1991 , had 4 lessons in the out back mountain ranges of British Columbia, Canada.. Was asked to parelell park between... ..Then he looked around and saw nowt lol... he told me to forget it and pull as close and park to the mountain goat that was a kip 60 yards ahead without waking him lol..........

Came back to britain.. well deported back , and was nicked 6 years later for driving on a Canadian liecence lmfao, sigh..... I mis my mustang so much..... :x :x :x

Shaggerty · Post by **Shaggerty** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 2:40 am

To bring ya'll up to speed...

Bought a banger from a car auction, lil 1.1 saxo. Pretty good nic, odd scratch and scrape as expected. :-)

Not bad for £500 though! :-)