Driven to distraction
When I was learning to drive, I always used to get people trying to climb into my boot. It was as though the learner badge on the car gave people behind me a reason to act the cunt. A big red L-shaped target yelling "pick on the new guy!". One might as well have reduced me in age by several years, given me a terrible case of acne, a lisp, ginger hair and jam-jar glasses and sent me to comprehensive school. Amazing how people forget they were all learner drivers once.

I think the worst one was when I was happily pootling along a national speed limit road. I was doing the speed limit, and no more, as my instructor of the time used to get a little scared and naggy when my speed crept up more than it was supposed to. Fair point, I guess, she didn't want me getting a fine. Anyways.

The man on this occasion trying to ram his vehicle into my boot was of course a white van driver. I mean come on, we all know they're cunts of the highest order anyways, so if anything, they're fair game. Watching his face carefully in the mirror as I slowed down by five miles an hour turn into a shade of puce rarely seen on heart attack victims and the face of Gordon Ramsey warmed my heart something lovely. Especially when my instructor pointed a video camera at him and he dropped back quick sharpish. Not that it was switched on or anything.

Length? About 120 minutes for £35 a lesson.
( jim_bob can herd cats., Tue 22 Sep 2009, 1:31, 8 replies)

I still do this
nothing irritates me more than some bellend screaming round the outside (or inside, if they're particularly twattish) flashing and gesticulating - and no doubt calling me all the cunts under the sun when I'm doing the speed limit. If they're particularly annoying me and can't get past then I'll slow down just to piss them off.
Have a click for being gloriously bloody minded like me.
(berk, Tue 22 Sep 2009, 8:30, closed)

As someone who is still learning
I approve of your attitude. And I agree with berk. Gentlemen, a toast: to bloody-mindedness!
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 22 Sep 2009, 9:14, closed)

I was confused at first...
As I thought that your friends were playing a childish prank by getting into the boot of the car when you were on a driving lesson. I thought that sounded like a pretty fun game to play, if you start banging around...

Also, £35 for an hour?! Who is your driving instructor, Nigel Mansell?!?!
(The Kwyjibo A big, dumb, balding North American ape., Tue 22 Sep 2009, 11:19, closed)

No, but she was a rather cute woman
Who to all intents and purposes resembled a pixie. Who had a bizarre habit of sitting in such a way that her right knee was right next to the gear stick.

It's most distracting when you're happily buzzing along at 55 miles an hour, about to change up into 5th gear when you suddenly realise you have a handful of thigh.
( jim_bob can herd cats., Tue 22 Sep 2009, 11:48, closed)

£35 a lesson?
shitting crikey, is that how much it costs now?

really wish i'd taken lessons sooner now
(TheManWithThePlan cussed your mum on, Tue 22 Sep 2009, 11:33, closed)

F*ck me that sounds like it;'s gone up a bit.

( idonthaveafunnynickname Drink-Aware? Sure. I'm aware I want another drink., Tue 22 Sep 2009, 14:38, closed)

Two hour lesson, though.
So that's £17.50 per hour. I paid a tenner an hour, but that was nearly 20 years ago.
( eXOBeX, Tue 22 Sep 2009, 21:18, closed)

I was paying £40 for a 2 hour lesson
Before I passed in Jan 08
( snee held his breath since, Wed 23 Sep 2009, 8:38, closed)