The Days After a Driving Test Pass Are Almost The Worst Days Of Our Lives, Almost.

After driving around town, doing various manoeuvres and the odd tiny little mistake (that always seemed like a massive one), we were both back at the test centre, and the feeling of relief and triumph after being told I d passed was incredible. I didn t scream or shout or cry but exhaled - deeply, elatedly.
My driving instructor joked that he was not making enough money thanks to nearly all of his recent students passing first time. He drove me home, the first time I d ever sat as a passenger in the small car in which I learnt my driving skills.
I asked plenty of questions about my future as a motorist. Stuff that I hadn t really wanted to ask about to avoid tempting fate - like getting car insurance.
With no immediate plans to buy a car, let alone find out about car tax, MOTs, vehicle registration. Would I have to rely on borrowing my parent s car? Would they let me? All of these things I had no idea about. The last three months were spent simply focusing on passing my driving test, so I hadn t considered what to do in the event of actually getting my full UK driving license.
Before dropping me off for the last time, my driving instructor had mentioned a few details about buying a car, taking a pass plus driving course, and what types of car insurance to go for, but my mind was racing with the quiet jubilation of the realisation I had passed my driving test!
No one was home, so I texted a few friends and family to let them know the good news. I had the rest of the day off work, so I made a cup of tea and flicked through the classifieds in the local paper. The motoring section ran to 25 pages. Car after car after van after pickup truck. I had no idea even what car to choose, apart from the fact that a small car would be an obvious and sensible choice.
Although I didn t know much about car insurance I knew enough to know that as a new driver, there was little chance I could afford to insure the latest sports car, although I naively tried.
Working out a budget for a car seemed quite a task. I guessed that if I found a car I liked and could afford, then I could work out the car insurance by getting a quote. But there were hundreds of car insurance adverts in the yellow pages. Getting a good price seemed like it was going to take as long as getting my driving license. If only there was some easier way to find the best car insurance



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