{"id":1625,"date":"2015-10-21T08:00:50","date_gmt":"2015-10-21T08:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.booktheorytesttoday.com\/?p=1625"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-10-16T17:42:18","slug":"meet-the-92-year-old-learner-driver-ready-to-book-a-practical-driving-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theorytestcentres.co.uk\/blog\/meet-the-92-year-old-learner-driver-ready-to-book-a-practical-driving-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the 92-year-old learner driver ready to book a practical driving test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Say hello to Betty Jones, aged 92. She\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just started learning to drive and is determined to book a practical driving test and pass it!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><!--more--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Umming and ahhing about whether to <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/book-practical-test\"><strong>book a practical driving test<\/strong><\/a>? Unsure if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re ready? Well, maybe 92-year-old Betty Jones\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 story will give you some inspiration to get your backside in gear.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">There are a lot of learner drivers out there who start-off taking driving lessons at a young age. However, for a variety of circumstances, many quit and never go on to land a driving licence. If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re one of those people, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not too late to learn, just ask Betty Jones.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Betty\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s dream to book a practical driving test\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">She\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just got around to learning to drive declaring that \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcit\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s never too late to learn new skills.\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Having not been behind the wheel of a car for more than half a century, Betty is now determined to get to a level where she can book a practical driving test and pass it. She recently took her first driving lesson at Huddersfield Driving Experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Betty has previously held five provisional driving licences, but never sought to book a practical driving test. Her days are normally filled with activities such as sewing class, gym trips and regular \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcweigh-ins\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 at her local slimming club.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Yet she broke away from her hectic schedule to travel to the Leeds Road car park with her daughter, Andrea Lorriman, for her lesson.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Getting to a level where she could book a practical driving test has been a dream of Betty\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s and made her bucket list. Under the tutelage of driving instructor, Nigel Deans, she has taken the first step towards realising that dream.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Betty\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s <span style=\"color: #000000;\">first<\/span> lesson<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It turned out to be a really bright day for Betty\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first lesson and she joked: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t see anything, I should have brought my sunglasses.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When asked how she was feeling about getting behind the wheel of a car for the first time in years, she said: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I was a little tentative at first. I had butterflies. I do lack a bit of confidence, yet there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a car parked on my drive waiting for me to drive it so I need to a book a practical driving test and pass it!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Betty soon got the hang of the gears when driving around the car park, but performing an emergency stop was beyond her at such an early stage of the process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Following her first lesson, her instructor Nigel had this to say: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153She\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s very good, brilliant in fact. She overcame her butterflies and has driven with some confidence.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Betty, who\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s from Carlton in Barnsley, said: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It was wonderful. My butterflies soon passed and I settled into it. 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