Feel hard to find an acompany Full license driver

Jian123

Hi,

I am a beginner driver just got my Leaner permit and recently bought a second hand car, i had been taking some driving lessons but still feel not enough as i really want to drive outside to gain more driving experience, by law if a learner driver want to drive there has to been a full licenses driver sit besides me. But i am living by my own and my other friends lives really far away from me, it is really hard for me to find out a mate who can guidance my driving beside me.

I am wondering if there is an app to help beginners driver like me to get a experienced driver mate who wanna some extra cash. I am wondering may i have some opinion on this idea. Thanks in advance

you might want to change your title to "I need to find a fully qualified driver" as it doesn't really make much sense the way it's written now. Good luck in your search and also in your test!

creedp

The guys making up the rules probably think that all L drivers are young lads living at home with mammy and daddy and mammy works in the home so can accompany you whenever and wherever

Rket4000

Or the guys making up the rules know that someone who doesn't have the experience or confidence to drive on their own needs a qualified driver to accompany them.

mary 2021

find a good field and drive around it add a few hay bales to learn parking and reverse parking practice in the field every day . Thats what i did and i passed my test first time.

Donald Trump

I think a fella called Larry Murphy was trying to develop an app for that.

horse7

What area are you in?

Deeec

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118754890#Comment_118754890

Mary I would imagine if he/she doesnt have family close by he/she doesnt have access to a field with bales in it.

If he/she was from a farming background he would have learned to drive before now.

OP - please dont take this advice and drive into a random field. Please do not do this.

The J Stands for Jay

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118754014#Comment_118754014

You can always just get lessons

Furze99

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118754014#Comment_118754014

This is it 100%. Typical of rules made up, that have a one size fits all mentality. That do not serve the public well and which as a result are ignored a fair bit I suspect. It's simple and expedient for many to peel off the L plates in between the lessons & test and just drive. Chances of being checked by the Gardai and asked for licence are small enough, particularly in rural areas. I'd suspect that's pretty endemic and just a fact of rural life.

We've always accompanied our learner drivers but it's a right pain in the arse after a while and what they really need when then get to a certain level of competency is just experience, to take things handy, take responsibility for themselves and others on the road. I'm not convinced that it's a good system at all, I think whoever is giving the compulsory lessons (which is fine) should be able to sign a form advising that this driver, whilst still a learner is capable of driving without supervision to get experience.

When I passed the test, we never even got lessons, never mind being accompanied - you just did the basics, got your insurance sorted, put the L plates up and off you went.

SungSam7

I am fully licenced driver, have my licence 3 years now. I can safely say that 90% of the time, Learner drivers are safer than Fully licenced drivers. As soon as we pass the test, it seems we just refuse to use indicators, be in the right lane going around roundabouts, boarder line red lights.

The list goes on, just because we passed a test does not mean we are now safe, in most cases we become less safe because we have no one to answer to and we get a slap on the wrist if we do get caught. Now I am not saying all are like this but how many times a day would you come across all the points I have made on your way to work?

tjhook

The principles behind the current system are sound. You need to be accompanied until you can show you're not a danger to yourself and others on the road. And the way you show you're safe is to pass the test.

Having said that, the day you pass the test, you're equally safe an hour before taking the test, and an hour after. So I can understand frustration, especially at times when there's a backlog of people awaiting the test.

One answer might be to offer driving skills as part of the secondary school curriculum. Give people an opportunity to pass the test before leaving the school system. I can see plenty of problems/challenges implementing that (not least of all the requirement to be 17 for a learner permit), but they seem to manage it in the US so I'd be reluctant to write it off as unworkable.

horse7

You may not want to reveal the area you live to everyone but you can PM me if you want.