[_Anne_]

Can anyone please tell me the cost (approx is fine) of getting a drivers license in the UK and also the time involved in doing so?
Thanks a mil x

[englishman]

do you mean from scratch or as an exchange for one you already have

[_Anne_]

From scratch, theory test and all.

[englishman]

can you drive already

[_Anne_]

Yes I can drive, reckon I would need one or two lessons to brush up on parking (my failing point!) and need to learn the driving system, formalities and all that. I am in SA, comming over to UK next week, not sure if driving system is the same over there?

[englishman]

ok

you will probably need about 4 - 5 lessons (roughly £20 ph)

`Theory test (i think this is about £20)

Test (not sure how much this is - probably about £30)

License (probably about £20)

You will also need to get a provisional licence

have a look at teh DVLA website - it will have all the prices


www.dvla.gov.uk

if you have a SA licence you should be able to just exchange it without having to do a test

[_Anne_]

Thanks very much, great help. I will have a look at the website. One more question, do you know if it is relatively easy to get a booking or would I need to book months in advance? Thanks for all your help again!

[englishman]

i think it takes a while to get a test date - oh and its variable in difficulty depending on where you take test - shouldnt be but its true - some centres have right sods as examiners others are much nicer - cities often harder than smaller towns etc

im sure there will be unofficial sites about this stuff

i do know some centres will have a standby list

good luck

[_Anne_]

Thanks for all the advice. (ps, some real sods as examiners here too! Thus my failing twice!)

[nutcase]

you sure you didn't fail cos you can't drive?

[_Anne_]

Hmm, well, let me see now, nutcase, no! I think helpfull sites such as this can do without your silly uneducated comments hey.