Just passed test - first drive alone

[Jamie84]

I passed my test on Friday and am planning on going out for the first time on my own this afternoon (Mum has been away with the car until today). I am really excited but also a bit nervous. Where did you all go on your first time out after passing? Did it feel weird not having an instructor next to you? Any advise welcome!

[Mochachino]

Niceone.

Cant remember where I first drove to. Think it was some random drive with my mum.

I remember driving like an absolute div the first few days of driving, not fast or out of control but just not checking mirrors before pulling out and risky stuff like that. I didnt do it on purpose just wasnt into the routine of it.

Just keep aware and check your mirrors before you move :y:

[RustySkull]

I passed my test in the snow, So as soon as I passed, I went home and bought my insurance and went out to see my mates, A13, M25 then a bit of town driving.

Great fun, I've never found driving nervous or scary :)

[Jay_]

I drove like a total twat. Picked up the GF then met a few mates then went blasting around. :n: don't do it, I look back now and think wow....I was just over 16 and was in a tonne of metal....could have all gone pear-shaped quite easily!

[LScottBell]

Just take your time mate.. Maybe even go out later on when the roads quieten down ? Just get the feel of the car and just kick around town and get comfortable and most of all enjoy it :y:

[nickhead]

Instructor dropped me off, I got in my car and went out straight away and didnt go home for about 14houRs!!!

[Fulch]

Take a drive to another family members house? So off that ur driving? Just dont be a dick about it :)

[mangojace]

Mate use the handbreak and practive your roundabouts ;) good luck

[CHIP]

Just take it steady. My first drive was into Nottingham city centre... In heavy traffic.

Was a learning curve lol.

[Reid]

Got dropped off by my instructer and jumped straight into my clio.

Went a random drive around miles of backroads my self with no music on lol

[Mochachino]

Its the best feeling when you actually use your car for a purpose to get somewhere you have to be at like work. Random drives dont count, but when you use your car for work or whatever it gives a good sense of independence.

[K17NEY]

Its the best feeling when you actually use your car for a purpose to get somewhere you have to be at like work. Random drives dont count, but when you use your car for work or whatever it gives a good sense of independence.

Possibilly the best feeling in the world, Using your car for work for the first time and not having to ride your bike in.

[piranhamatt]

i remember my first day on my own.
I woke up atlike 6am that day and it was a school day. Spent a good 40 minutes just driving around it was awesome. Even made a few friends get out of bed so they could see it, was quite funny.

[danny-vts]

when i passed my test 1st time round, i drove up the m1 motorway

[Jazz]

As soon as I passed it was straight into my dad's car and off to see the mates. The feeling was incredible.

[Heftydanielson]

I drove like a total twat. Picked up the GF then met a few mates then went blasting around. :n: don't do it, I look back now and think wow....I was just over 16 and was in a tonne of metal....could have all gone pear-shaped quite easily!

I passed on the IoM at 16 and went straight to the back road from Castle town to ballacraine in the VTR and looking back on it I was going rather quick. O.o

All fun tho

[Furio-Gazza]

Day i passed, i went straight out with a car full off people and went straight up to local mc donalds drive though & then where the boy racers hang out lol

[auds]

You know I can't remember :S I think I went to the shops up the road lol, was nervous too, but that show goes, just remember to watch out for other drivers making stupid mistakes!! Like pulling out on you and shit, just keep your wits about you and enjoy :) I love driving it's the best thing I did, learn to drive :D

[TomBob]

My first drive was to 6th form in the morning. Made all of my mates come in the car for a random drive, my poor 1.1 had no power with 5 people in it.

Took me about a week or so to build up my confidence, after that I was fine :)

[W103_A5H]

Possibilly the best feeling in the world, Using your car for work for the first time and not having to ride your bike in.

+1, since i passed my test i haven't used my bike to get to work since even though i said to myself i wouldn't use my car to get to work lol.

My first drive was to work, to show off that i had passed :cool: ha.

Just go easy mate, don't rush yaself and don't show off in front of your mates thinking now you have passed you can drive like lewis hamilton.

But the feeling of independence is amazing, not having to ask mates/parents for a lift and you can just pick up your keys and go. No better feeling in the world IMO!

[Tommo87]

I got home jumped in my polo and went on the motorway to Preston and then motorway to nelson then back roads home.

[PJN]

I picked my car up on my lunch hour, went back to uni, finished about 3 and I don't think I went home until about 2 the next morning or something haha.

[m11ler]

I went to the post office to get my tax, then to see my mates at mcdonalds lol :homme:

[Jaytee]

My first drive after passing was driving my car home from the dealership i bought it at. Driving home from somewhere i didnt know at a busy time in the day was fun times. Couldnt drive it for two days after that though as i had to get it taxed.

[Hatcha]

I dropped my mum off in town, then had to drive to my nans and back to pick something up, that was the first time on my own. I pulled out of the lay-by and had a wtf moment, then just turned my stereo up lots lol. Yeah i was nervous but probably excited more.

[Dellboy_furio]

The day i passed, got straight in the car and went and picked the ex gf and mates up from school. The silly muppet thought i was driving illegally without anyone in the car, it didnt cross her mind i'd actually passed! Haha, great times and such a good feeling! :cool:

[blackie_2k5]

i went straight up to my mates, was middle of winter pitch black, mate followed me up the road, his car was lowered on spax adjustable or similar, both in mk1 clios, i got pulled over because his lights were bouncing allover on the back of my car with it being lowered on a bump road.... and the police said he kept flashing me when they turned up behind him :Wall:

producer within 15 mins of driving

[petrolhead_19]

i wasnt nervous at all, but i had been driving for 7 years before i passed my test lol so i knew the roads and what to expect plus i have a motorbike and been riding that for 2 years before i got my car license.

Think first place i went when i passed my test was to work the next day after picking up my car in the morning lol

[skitts]

Well done mate, I remember my first drive it was to Mcdonalds lol

[Peter_D]

I had 4 races in my first night of driving

Against a 1.4 Mk3 Astra, a 1.4 Corsa SRi, a 1.4 Nova and an Accord Type-R, only won one of them

[KrisB]

First stop... Halfords. For a set of P plates. Thats what i think you should do, at least let other road users know you're new and to cut you some slack.

[f13sta]

i never got the 'oooo shit i'm driving on my own' feeling alot of my mates said i would get . i had serviced the car a week before pasing (mk2 fiesta) and when i finally managed to afford the road tax my first concer was why can't i take it off choke (manual choke) without having a dead spot :( turns out my brother being a dppy git had stepped on the airfilter box and broken a vacume connection that allowed the hot air fron the exhaust to warm up the carb or summat. was driving around with choke on a little bit for weeks did 90 miles to £20 (back when it were like 1.05 per ltr) glad i got it sorted :).

[Jazz]

I had 4 races in my first night of driving

Against a 1.4 Mk3 Astra, a 1.4 Corsa SRi, a 1.4 Nova and an Accord Type-R, only won one of them

LOL.. I gave myself at least a couple weeks before I started doing stuff like that :y:

[the_mighty_booosh]

take a trip down to your nearest McD's and order a happy meal and McFlurry. Crank up your tunes and sit back and chow down and let the world know you have arrived

[VTR-GAZzA]

The first place I went was the petrol station, then to my mates and drove around to random places after that, but the first day I didn't have any music on lol full on concentration haha.

[Jamie84]

First stop... Halfords. For a set of P plates. Thats what i think you should do, at least let other road users know you're new and to cut you some slack.

Had not thought about p plates. Did anyone use them and for how long?

[0rang3peel]

take a trip down to your nearest McD's and order a happy meal and McFlurry. Crank up your tunes and sit back and chow down and let the world know you have arrived

+1 on this.

Put on "Fat Joe - Lean back" to be extra cool or "Act a fool"

to get extra points.

[Mochachino]

Had not thought about p plates. Did anyone use them and for how long?

No I put nurburgring stickers on so people knew I was a young driver.

[enthrone]

picked up 4 mates, drove like a cock, got on the motorway and hit 110mph in a 1.1 metro.

thinking back, i was a total nob-end.

[SnakeVTR]

i was in and out the house like a yo-yo, id come home from an hour random drive, then watch t.v for 10mins, then go back out again on another random drive, lol so much fun at first :D

[Pieface]

I just went to the shops, bought some crap and then came back lol. I found the best thing was blasting out music while driving.

[vtrchad]

congratz man

[rob_s]

drove to work to show off haha,none of them knew i was going for my test!

and then just to my dads and mcdonalds with some mats...went home and then just drove to work the next morning and thts about it! was only on £120 a week at time so couldnt afford to put more than £20 fuel in a week haha

[Packham]

I dove to my mates which is about 5 mins away and my hands were shaking abit lol, probably adrenaline. Then we went to meadowhall while blasting out Ludacris - Move Bitch. awwhh yaaa :cool:

[MiniGibbo]

I was out within the hour of getting home from my test.. windows down, miami vice tunes blazing with my aviators on, ragging it shitless around sandbanks on a sunny July 4th :A:

And yes i was also a statistic where i crashed within the first two years putting all your insurances up :oops:

[vtrxstickens]

congratulations :), soon as i got home i got on the phone to the insurance company and was out about after 2 hours of being home then went to macdonalds (lookin forward to going through the drive thru!! aha dont know why) and fail got scarred coz i thought i was gonna hit into the sides lol so i parked up and went in :D

[Matt_West_Mids]

I passed two weeks ago and drove to the petrol station to get some petrol then drove to work the next day (exciting). :D

[Reece1591]

the day i passed my test i came home sorted my insurance out the next day i took the car i had been fixing to the mot station to get its mot and then off to the post office for tax

was scared as fuck as didnt know if i had fixed everything on the car and i was used to driving a brand new corsa not a N reg 106 1.1 with no power steering nothing lol so was really weird

just take it really easy and dont try to show off until you are really confident about what the car can do

[Prickle]

drove it to the petrol station, thinking, yup well done.