Bedford Driving Lessons

On average it costs £5,731 to get a young driver on the road today, with insurance costs making up two fifths of the total bill, according to research from Gocompare.com. As a result, 13 per cent of parents say their children aren’t driving specifically because of the cost of insurance and five percent claim it has led to arguments or a falling out in the family. A survey of 1,500 parents revealed that the financial support they give to young drivers is significant. The majority of parents surveyed (70 per cent) said that they have, contributed to their offspring’s driving lessons, nearly a third (32 per cent) have paid towards the cost of a car for their child, while 30 per cent have helped with insurance costs. Typically, learning to drive can cost in the region of £680 by the time the costs of obtaining a provisional licence, lessons and test fees are taken into account. Gocompare.com’s research revealed that on average youngsters take 22.3 driving lessons before passing their test, so with driving lessons costing around £24 per hour, the typical bill for lessons alone is £536. More