do i need to own a car to take my driving test?

lifeandtimes

Hi,

Can anyone let me know if i need to own my own car to take my driving test?

Cant see anywhere that confirms if i do or dont?

Thanks

Sam Kade

You don't, usually you use the driving instructors car.

Mint Sauce

I think just as long as your insured to drive it, amd have the owners permission. I drove my instructers car for mine.

ProudDUB

No, you don't have to own your own car to do your test. If you don't own a car, you can do the test in your instructors car, or you can do it in a car belonging to a friend or family member, as long as you are insured to drive it.

Sam Kade

ProudDUB wrote: »

No, you don't have to own your own car to do your test. If you don't own a car, you can do the test in your instructors car, or you can do it in a car belonging to a friend or family member, as long as you are insured to drive it.

I wonder how many people do the test without insurance as the tester will only check the disc on the window?

afatbollix

They can ask for the insurance company details if they see anything they suspect. In fact its up to you the driver to prove you have insurance. It would be a crappy thing to do but they could refuse to get in the car if anything is out of place or normal.

FishOnABike

Not AFIK. I did mine years ago in a driving instructors car as my own had developed an intermittent spedometer fault which the was proving difficult for the garage to track down and fix.

Until I was sure it was fixed I didn't want to risk the fault appearing during the test causing the test to be abandoned. I did two or three lessons in a driving school car to make sure I wouldn't end up turning on the wipers, instead of indicators :-) and sat the test in the driving instructors car.

Sam Kade

FishOnABike wrote: »

Not AFIK. I did mine years ago in a driving instructors car as my own had developed an intermittent spedometer fault which the was proving difficult for the garage to track down and fix.

Until I was sure it was fixed I didn't want to risk the fault appearing during the test causing the test to be abandoned. I did two or three lessons in a driving school car to make sure I wouldn't end up turning on the wipers, instead of indicators :-) and sat the test in the driving instructors car.

Well, did you pass?

FishOnABike

Sam Kade wrote: »

Well, did you pass?

First time