{"id":496,"date":"2012-08-02T17:54:10","date_gmt":"2012-08-02T16:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-red-driving-school.pantheonsite.io\/?p=496"},"modified":"2019-12-18T21:24:56","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T21:24:56","slug":"learn-to-drive-and-stick-to-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reddrivingschool.com\/2012\/08\/learn-to-drive-and-stick-to-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn to drive and stick to it!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Our CEO tells us why learning to drive is essential even when times are tough\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/department-for-transport\/about\/statistics target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Recent statistics<\/a>&nbsp;released by The Department for Transport reveal nearly a 10 per cent fall in people taking their driving test. In the 17-24 age group, just under 320,000 took their test between 2011 and 2012, a fall of nearly 50,000 compared to the previous year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"460\" height=\"276\" src=\"https:\/\/live-red-driving-school.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/L-Plate.jpg\" alt=\"L Plate\" class=\"wp-image-498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reddrivingschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/L-Plate.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.reddrivingschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/L-Plate-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.reddrivingschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/L-Plate-200x120.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For many of you, I know learning to drive is, or at least used to feel like, a natural step to becoming a fully fledged grown up, helped by a bumper&nbsp;<a href=\/learners\/>pack of lessons<\/a>&nbsp;from mum and dad for your 17<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;birthday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is clear that money doesn\u2019t come as easy these days and young people have had a lot to contend with over the past couple of years, with the UK\u2019s tough economic situation making life difficult. It costs a fortune for education, the job market is poor, living costs have risen significantly and I am sure you have heard how expensive it seems to be to run, maintain and, of course, insure a car especially as a young driver. It is easy to understand why driving test figures are declining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the short term, many young people might think learning to drive is a cost they can do without and view driving lessons as a nice to have rather than a must have. However you need to realise now, rather than later, that not having a driving licence can have a big impact on your earning potential when you do enter the world of work. In many industries and across many sectors, a person is at an automatic disadvantage over other potential employees if they do not hold a licence and this can mean they are overlooked for a great&nbsp;<a href=\/driving-instructor-training\/driving-jobs\/>job opportunity<\/a>&nbsp;in favour of someone who can drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What\u2019s more, driving is possibly the single biggest step you can ever make in becoming independent, not having to rely on anyone or anything to take you anywhere. You are free to go where you want, when you want and with whom you want. To get you started, have a look at our range of introductory <a href=\/learners\/>lessons here<\/a>. And if your birthday is approaching, you know what to ask for.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our CEO tells us why learning to drive is essential even when times are tough\u2026 Recent statistics&nbsp;released by The Department&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"readmore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddrivingschool.com\/2012\/08\/learn-to-drive-and-stick-to-it\/\"> Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":498,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[32],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.10 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Learn to Drive and Stick to it! | RED Driving School<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Our CEO tells us why learning to drive is essential even when times are tough\u2026 Recent statistics released by The Department for Transport reveal nearly a 10 per cent fall in people taking their driving test.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddrivingschool.com\/2012\/08\/learn-to-drive-and-stick-to-it\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Learn to Drive and Stick to it! 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