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My son is learning to drive and is insured on my wife's car for this purpose; he's been driving her around for practice at pretty much every opportunity.
Last weekend she fell down the stairs and fractured a bone in her foot. Wearing the huge plastic boot she's been given to support it she now can't drive herself, so having the boy available to drive her has been quite useful.
Unfortunately, she's been told by a variety of people that this is illegal / will invalidate her insurance / is a really bad idea.
Any thoughts?
Last weekend she fell down the stairs and fractured a bone in her foot. Wearing the huge plastic boot she's been given to support it she now can't drive herself, so having the boy available to drive her has been quite useful.
Unfortunately, she's been told by a variety of people that this is illegal / will invalidate her insurance / is a really bad idea.
Any thoughts?
ks; she has a licence, therefore she can sit in the passenger seat and supervise like the law expects.https://www.gov.uk/driving-lessons-learning-to-dri...
Over 21, qualified to drive that vehicle. Had a qualifying licence for more than 2 years, not on the phone/pissed/asleep/dead.
Nothing about plastic boots.
Over 21, qualified to drive that vehicle. Had a qualifying licence for more than 2 years, not on the phone/pissed/asleep/dead.
Nothing about plastic boots.
ferrariF50lover said:
https://www.gov.uk/driving-lessons-learning-to-dri...
Over 21, qualified to drive that vehicle. Had a qualifying licence for more than 2 years, not on the phone/pissed/asleep/dead.
Nothing about plastic boots.
Nothing about being sober or able to see either, but you do technically have to beOver 21, qualified to drive that vehicle. Had a qualifying licence for more than 2 years, not on the phone/pissed/asleep/dead.
Nothing about plastic boots.
But i do agree a broken foot would not stop you being able to supervise a learner
Would a supervising driver be expected to be capable of taking over and driving the car if the learner found themselves in a situation where they couldn't?
People do drive with various disabilities as suggested above but they are capable of driving which right now the OP's Mrs isn't, I'm just wondering if that is an issue?
People do drive with various disabilities as suggested above but they are capable of driving which right now the OP's Mrs isn't, I'm just wondering if that is an issue?
Steve H said:
Would a supervising driver be expected to be capable of taking over and driving the car if the learner found themselves in a situation where they couldn't?
People do drive with various disabilities as suggested above but they are capable of driving which right now the OP's Mrs isn't, I'm just wondering if that is an issue?
Interesting - is the test of the second driver "able to advise" or "able to take over".People do drive with various disabilities as suggested above but they are capable of driving which right now the OP's Mrs isn't, I'm just wondering if that is an issue?
Steve H said:
Would a supervising driver be expected to be capable of taking over and driving the car if the learner found themselves in a situation where they couldn't?
People do drive with various disabilities as suggested above but they are capable of driving which right now the OP's Mrs isn't, I'm just wondering if that is an issue?
The legislation says the learner driver must be insured to drive (obviously) and the supervising driver would "usually" be insured to drive the car. So one assumes it's ok for the supervising driver not to be insured to drive, so they couldn't take over even if the situation required it.People do drive with various disabilities as suggested above but they are capable of driving which right now the OP's Mrs isn't, I'm just wondering if that is an issue?
ferrariF50lover said:
https://www.gov.uk/driving-lessons-learning-to-dri...
Over 21, qualified to drive that vehicle. Had a qualifying licence for more than 2 years, not on the phone/pissed/asleep/dead.
Nothing about plastic boots.
3 years.Over 21, qualified to drive that vehicle. Had a qualifying licence for more than 2 years, not on the phone/pissed/asleep/dead.
Nothing about plastic boots.
BobSaunders said:
Monkeylegend said:
Be careful, if your son did something stupid, and your wife had to take over, or if they were stopped by the BiB for some minor infringement, she wouldn't have a leg to stand on.
You have put your foot in it now... we are going to end up with all kinds of jokes.She has a plastic boot,I am pretty sure you can wear wellingtons in a car.
Steve H said:
Would a supervising driver be expected to be capable of taking over and driving the car if the learner found themselves in a situation where they couldn't?
People do drive with various disabilities as suggested above but they are capable of driving which right now the OP's Mrs isn't, I'm just wondering if that is an issue?
Whilst it would be a sensible back-up, she doesn't actually have to be insured to drive the car to sit in the passenger seat and supervise as long as the learner is insured to drive the car AFAIK and therefore she could have no legs and still be legally allowed to supervise the OP's son.People do drive with various disabilities as suggested above but they are capable of driving which right now the OP's Mrs isn't, I'm just wondering if that is an issue?
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