Learning to drive is a valuable skill, though it often comes with significant costs.
Whether you’re helping a loved one financially through their lessons or financing your own learning, it doesn’t hurt to understand how much it will cost you before you commit to the various expenses that come with learning to drive.
From doing your lessons to booking your tests, there are a few expenditures to consider when going through the cost of getting out on the roads.
Understanding roughly how much this process costs can better prepare you for when this expense is up and running.
Cost of Provisional Driving Licence
The first expenditure of the journey to learning how to drive is your provisional license.
In the UK, the cost of applying for a provisional license online is £34. If you wish to apply via post, it will cost £43.
Even though you’re not able to start lessons until the age of 17, you can apply for a provisional driving license at 15 years and 9 months old.
If you need to replace a lost, damaged or stolen licence, it will cost you £20, but hopefully that won’t be necessary!
So best case scenario and you don’t need a replacement provisional, your first expenditure will set you back £34/£43.
Want to save money on this step? Apply for your provisional online today.