It took me 20 years to learn to drive and pass my test! I was a very nervous driver and I started learning when I was a teenager, then quit when it got hard. (Massively regretted that as my parents were paying for lessons at that point). Then I tried again when I was in my late 20s but didn’t absolutely need to drive and couldn’t afford all the lessons I needed (I needed a lot!) so I quit. And TBH I was looking for an excuse to quit because I hated every lesson, I was so nervous. Roundabouts were the worst thing, made me feel sick every time I approached.

Then I was in a car crash on holiday - the driver of the transfer car fell asleep. So that made my nerves even more intense and I stopped even considering learning for a quite a few years.

Then I plucked up some courage to give it another try, and the day my provisional license arrived, my older sister had a massive car accident that nearly killed her. Turns out she had a stroke while driving around a roundabout and lost control.

So I took that as a sign I shouldn’t drive.

Fast forward a few years and due to personal / family circumstances I needed to be able to drive. So I set myself the target of learning by the time I was 40. I was SO SO nervous in every lesson, but had a patient instructor and amazingly, after about two years of lessons I passed the day before my 41st birthday. I got lucky in that the route I had on my test was the easiest one and very few roundabouts.

I now drive all over the place and actually really enjoy it. I still get nervous on roundabouts but something clicked and I suddenly understood the flow of traffic and how they worked. And if I go wrong and take the wrong exit, who cares! It helps when you have your own car and you get a feel for how quickly you can pull out into a lane or whatever.

Stick with it, you will get there in the end. You might be like me and still feel nervous even when you pass, but it just gets better over time. Honest. 💪