Has the UK fallen out of love with the car?

[mckeann]

I'm surprised there are less cars on the roads. They certainly seem busier now than when I passed in '98.

I'm not surprised young people aren't rushing to do it, it's expensive to run a car. I don't think passing the test is all that much more expensive. A friend is a driving instructor, and his rates haven't went up all that much in the past 18 years.

10 lessons at £20 an hour, plus the test, on the road for under £300. It's he 2K insurance that kills it.

[tut]

It's the 2K insurance that kills it.

Bloody right, disgrace that an OAP should be victimised like that for one small oversight.

tut

[mckeann]

I'm sure you would need to live to 150 years old before the insurance companies beat you Tut

[campbell]

My main thought is to ensure the kids at least learn to drive. Whether they can run / own a car will be another matter and they sure as hell won't be commuting to college in the Elise.

But I think driving as a skill offers advantages so I will help them with that, either in £ or in time.

[mwmackenzie]

Driving in the SE is just rubbish. No pleasure at all.

They're not that bad a bunch on Scottish Elises really, not as many organised runs as in the past but an OK bunch