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Re: 2 ½ years already: Katie needs to learn to drive!!
« Reply #30 on: March 11, 2019, 08:45:46 pm »
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I've got around 6 hours left now (all night hours)!!  :D
go Katie!!! Totally cheering for you!
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Re: 2 ½ years already: Katie needs to learn to drive!!
« Reply #31 on: March 25, 2019, 08:57:44 pm »
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Drove home last week in the pouring rain!
I think I have about 4 1/2 hours left now!!  :D
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Re: 2 ½ years already: Katie needs to learn to drive!!
« Reply #32 on: March 26, 2019, 08:58:32 am »
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Drove home last week in the pouring rain!
I think I have about 4 1/2 hours left now!!  :D
So close to being done! Well done! <3
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Re: 2 ½ years already: Katie needs to learn to drive!!
« Reply #33 on: March 26, 2019, 09:03:05 am »
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I've got around 6 hours left now (all night hours)!!  :D

Great work! So close now. :)

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Re: 3 years already: Katie needs to learn to drive!!
« Reply #34 on: April 18, 2019, 10:54:38 pm »
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Been driving home from work. Daylight savings has been really good because it gets darker so much quicker now (and all of my hours are night hours).

I've got around 2 hours left!!  ;D
I still need to do a few driving lessons to learn parking (especially reversing) and to drive around the test area (pls keep me accountable if I haven't posted about lessons in the next few weeks!!).
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Re: 3 years already: Katie needs to learn to drive!!
« Reply #35 on: April 24, 2019, 10:18:51 pm »
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I have 1 hour left!!  ;D

Should probably be finished my hours by the end of the week!! :D
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Re: 3 years already: Katie needs to learn to drive!!
« Reply #36 on: April 25, 2019, 09:52:25 am »
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I have 1 hour left!!  ;D

Should probably be finished my hours by the end of the week!! :D

 Incredibly exciting!!
Congratulations on getting this far :D

Maybe once you're done you could tell us a highlight of the learning to drive experience?

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Re: 3 years already: Katie needs to learn to drive!!
« Reply #37 on: May 07, 2019, 10:33:04 pm »
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Finally finished the 120 hours!!  ;D

Need to book a few driving lessons and drive around the test area soon! :)
(Definitely need to work more on reverse parking and 3 point turns!)
Also going to need to book the test soon because the earliest I can book it is next month.


Incredibly exciting!!
Congratulations on getting this far :D

Maybe once you're done you could tell us a highlight of the learning to drive experience?

Thanks!! At the moment becoming a lot more confident driving has been really nice. I'm really bad at directions so being able to drive around my area now without asking my dad where I have to turn all the time has been good. :)
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Re: 3 years already: Katie needs to learn to drive!!
« Reply #38 on: May 08, 2019, 09:49:23 am »
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Great work! :)

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Re: 3 years already: Katie needs to learn to drive!!
« Reply #39 on: June 20, 2019, 10:03:09 pm »
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Don't think I've driven since last update!! Please yell at me if I haven't updated over the next few weeks (especially about driving lessons!!) :)
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Re: 3 years already: Katie needs to learn to drive!!
« Reply #40 on: July 07, 2019, 01:16:56 pm »
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Don't think I've driven since last update!! Please yell at me if I haven't updated over the next few weeks (especially about driving lessons!!) :)
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Re: 3 years already: Katie needs to learn to drive!!
« Reply #41 on: July 07, 2019, 03:14:27 pm »
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KATIE HAVE YOU DRIVEN YET
not yet!!  :( :'(
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Re: 3 years already: Katie needs to learn to drive!!
« Reply #42 on: July 08, 2019, 03:53:48 pm »
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not yet!!  :( :'(

When are you planning to next? :)

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Re: 3 years already: Katie needs to learn to drive!!
« Reply #43 on: July 22, 2019, 05:39:02 pm »
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When are you planning to next? :)
Hopefully either to or from band on Friday! :)

Planning to drive heaps (and have a few lessons) during my holidays which are in around 3 weeks!!
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Re: 3 years already: Katie needs to learn to drive!!
« Reply #44 on: September 01, 2019, 05:10:15 pm »
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Apart from today, I haven't actually driven since I got my 120 hours (back in May)!! I've had a couple of friends (some who are 2 years younger then me) get their licenses recently and with holidays at the moment it'd be really nice to be able to drive myself places.

I drove home from the beach today, then we spent 10 minutes trying to go over reverse parking and 3 point turns (which I'm still terrible at).

I have my first driving lesson tomorrow morning! It's going for 1 1/2 hr, and will start at my house and then go around some of the test area. From then, he'll tell me how many lessons I need and when to go for the test. I'm hoping to have my license by November! :D

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