10 Years Ago Today.......
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I passed my driving test 
24 cars (currently bidding on a possible 25th)
0 points
0 convictions
0 injuries, aside from countless grazed knuckles attempting car repair
3 Police stops
1 minor fault accident
4 non fault accidents
3 coming-togethers with inanimate objects
2 spins
£best not to think about how much I spent
A lot of breakdowns
A pretty good record overall. I remember being told shortly afterwards that the novelty would wear off within weeks, but it still hasn't, even in our speed camera, bus lane, and speed bump infested roads. It's certainly expensive, but you can't put a price on the freedom a licence bestows upon you.
24 cars (currently bidding on a possible 25th)
0 points
0 convictions
0 injuries, aside from countless grazed knuckles attempting car repair
3 Police stops
1 minor fault accident
4 non fault accidents
3 coming-togethers with inanimate objects
2 spins
£best not to think about how much I spent
A lot of breakdowns
A pretty good record overall. I remember being told shortly afterwards that the novelty would wear off within weeks, but it still hasn't, even in our speed camera, bus lane, and speed bump infested roads. It's certainly expensive, but you can't put a price on the freedom a licence bestows upon you.
Passed 9 years ago in a couple of months 
5 cars
3 points
0 convictions
1 injury - caused in the accident; bruised knee!
1 Police stop
1 minor fault accident - span into a hedge, car drove back out
0 non fault accidents
0 coming-togethers with inanimate objects
1 spins
£agreed
A lot of breakdowns - running out of petrol when being a poor student the most frequent!
5 cars
3 points
0 convictions
1 injury - caused in the accident; bruised knee!
1 Police stop
1 minor fault accident - span into a hedge, car drove back out
0 non fault accidents
0 coming-togethers with inanimate objects
1 spins
£agreed
A lot of breakdowns - running out of petrol when being a poor student the most frequent!
Steamer said:
How many miles?
I'd guess about 80-100,000. Of the 4 accidents that we're my fault one was when the car was parked, one drove into the back of me, one reversed into my door whilst I was stationary and the other was a LHD HGV not bothering to check his blind spot. All minor, injury free damage, and nothing I could have done to prevent any of them. The one that was my fault was driving too close a few weeks after passing my test, after which the lesson was very quickly learntI went through this milestone on the 18th October
13 cars (I also have a geeky spreadsheet with all the cars I've driven, this stands at 83)
3 points
0 convictions
1 injuries
3 Police stops (2 breath tests, 1 in Germany, 1 in Australia)
1 major fault accident (my poor Fiesta)
1 minor fault accident (ran myself over, Brian Harvey style....)
1 coming-together with inanimate objects (my Mom and Dads house, long story)
0 spins
Again, best not to think about how much I spent (luckily a lot of company cars)
210k miles driven, which even at 10p a mile is £20k, luckily most of this has been paid for by somebody else
13 cars (I also have a geeky spreadsheet with all the cars I've driven, this stands at 83)
3 points
0 convictions
1 injuries
3 Police stops (2 breath tests, 1 in Germany, 1 in Australia)
1 major fault accident (my poor Fiesta)
1 minor fault accident (ran myself over, Brian Harvey style....)
1 coming-together with inanimate objects (my Mom and Dads house, long story)
0 spins
Again, best not to think about how much I spent (luckily a lot of company cars)
210k miles driven, which even at 10p a mile is £20k, luckily most of this has been paid for by somebody else
23 cars in ten years? Bleedin' ell, good work!
For me:
10 years ago, I'd passed my test 10 years ago. Christ.
4 cars.
1 bump where someone reversed into my (stationary) car in a car park - bumper scuff.
Nowt else.
200,000 miles or thereabouts.
ETA -that's the last 10 years. In the previous 10 there was:
3 cars.
1 non-fault accident (hit while stationary, write-off).
Couple of "reversing into bollard" incidents.
1 spin (too enthusiastic with the awesome RWD power of a vauxhall chevette in my first 6 months
)
Many, many breakdowns in a Pug 405 GR.
2 police stops (comming back in the small hours from late shifts)
No points or fines.
For me:
10 years ago, I'd passed my test 10 years ago. Christ.
4 cars.
1 bump where someone reversed into my (stationary) car in a car park - bumper scuff.
Nowt else.
200,000 miles or thereabouts.
ETA -that's the last 10 years. In the previous 10 there was:
3 cars.
1 non-fault accident (hit while stationary, write-off).
Couple of "reversing into bollard" incidents.
1 spin (too enthusiastic with the awesome RWD power of a vauxhall chevette in my first 6 months
)Many, many breakdowns in a Pug 405 GR.
2 police stops (comming back in the small hours from late shifts)
No points or fines.
Edited by The Black Flash on Monday 5th December 15:20
Edited by The Black Flash on Monday 5th December 15:20
Negative Creep said:
I'd guess about 80-100,000. Of the 4 accidents that we're my fault one was when the car was parked, one drove into the back of me, one reversed into my door whilst I was stationary and the other was a LHD HGV not bothering to check his blind spot. All minor, injury free damage, and nothing I could have done to prevent any of them. The one that was my fault was driving too close a few weeks after passing my test, after which the lesson was very quickly learnt
You sound like a liability to me 
20+ years driving here. No points. Many more miles than you. 1 minor prang where I ended up in the middle of a fender bender (car behind pushed me into car in front). Looking back I could have been more defensive and minimised this incident too.
6 years since i passsed, 4 cars, one minor tap (my fault, no damage), several embarrassing inanimate object "interactions" (reversed into a house...), many breakdowns (cheap bangers <3), 6 pulls (most for potential drink driving ((mistaken identity)) and one for speeding), no points, no fines, and one trial by fire where the throttle jammed open on my E34.
I always thought you were a lot older too! I'm a child by these standards, with my licence approaching its third birthday, but here's mine:
3 cars (not changing until I'm 21)
0 points
0 convictions
0 injuries, aside from countless grazed knuckles attempting car repair (no need to change that for me!)
0 Police stops
1 major fault accident
0 non fault accident
0 coming-togethers with inanimate objects
0 spins
Actually no breakdowns, just an irritating electrical drain on a battery.
And as for the cost.. I could actually know exactly, but have never added all the cars' figures up here goes..
£9054.17.
f
k me, that's not been cheap, not when all three cars added together cost £1550..
3 cars (not changing until I'm 21)
0 points
0 convictions
0 injuries, aside from countless grazed knuckles attempting car repair (no need to change that for me!)
0 Police stops
1 major fault accident
0 non fault accident
0 coming-togethers with inanimate objects
0 spins
Actually no breakdowns, just an irritating electrical drain on a battery.
And as for the cost.. I could actually know exactly, but have never added all the cars' figures up
here goes.. £9054.17.
f
k me, that's not been cheap, not when all three cars added together cost £1550..Negative Creep said:
I remember being told shortly afterwards that the novelty would wear off within weeks, but it still hasn't, even in our speed camera, bus lane, and speed bump infested roads. It's certainly expensive, but you can't put a price on the freedom a licence bestows upon you.
I feel exactly the same there.34 years in January that I passed my car test.
31 years since I passed my bike test.
7 motorised two-wheelers
37 cars
Stopped by Police only twice that I recall - one for having six people in my A40 - negative breathalyser - and the other for wheel-spinning my Viva 1800.
1 prosecution for due care (acquitted).
3 car accidents (that I recall)
1 bike accident (no other vehicles involved)
3 penalty points and one speed awareness course.
Engine variation - 50cc to 5700cc - 1.5hp to 462hp.
2 marriages
5 children...
ONE breakdown in 34 years and that was last week!
31 years since I passed my bike test.
7 motorised two-wheelers
37 cars
Stopped by Police only twice that I recall - one for having six people in my A40 - negative breathalyser - and the other for wheel-spinning my Viva 1800.
1 prosecution for due care (acquitted).
3 car accidents (that I recall)
1 bike accident (no other vehicles involved)
3 penalty points and one speed awareness course.
Engine variation - 50cc to 5700cc - 1.5hp to 462hp.
2 marriages
5 children...
ONE breakdown in 34 years and that was last week!
Edited by LuS1fer on Monday 5th December 13:39
I'm 10 years in Jan, and I've had:
5 cars (all sadly pretty decent as well...no sh** boxes!)
0 points
0 convictions
0 injuries
1 Police stop (breathalysed)
1 minor fault accident (clipped the back of a truck after it stopped on a motorway roundabout and removed a great deal of the front of my car)
1 non fault accident (van driver drove in to the back of me at the same roundabout as above!)
0 coming-togethers with inanimate objects
0 spins
3 breakdowns (all electrical!)
I've also now had my race license for nearly 3 years now and that record is:
1 car
371 points (in a good way!)in two seasons
1 disqualification (for driving 'in a manner outside the general safety of the sport' apparently!)
3 points on my race license from the above!
2 front wings (not the aerodynamic variety)
2 nose cones
3 rear wings (again....fenders as the yank's would call them)
1 silencer
1 lambda sensor
1 cat guard
1 fog light
1 reverse light
2 rear lights
1 front wishbone
1 no fault accident
1 minor fault accident
0 spins
5 cars (all sadly pretty decent as well...no sh** boxes!)
0 points
0 convictions
0 injuries
1 Police stop (breathalysed)
1 minor fault accident (clipped the back of a truck after it stopped on a motorway roundabout and removed a great deal of the front of my car)
1 non fault accident (van driver drove in to the back of me at the same roundabout as above!)
0 coming-togethers with inanimate objects
0 spins
3 breakdowns (all electrical!)
I've also now had my race license for nearly 3 years now and that record is:
1 car
371 points (in a good way!)in two seasons
1 disqualification (for driving 'in a manner outside the general safety of the sport' apparently!)
3 points on my race license from the above!
2 front wings (not the aerodynamic variety)
2 nose cones
3 rear wings (again....fenders as the yank's would call them)
1 silencer
1 lambda sensor
1 cat guard
1 fog light
1 reverse light
2 rear lights
1 front wishbone
1 no fault accident
1 minor fault accident
0 spins
Edited by ArosaMike on Monday 5th December 11:19
25 years (18 Dec 1986)
15 cars (Renault 5 1.4TL 1980, Triumph Dolomite Sprint 1982, Ford Escort 1.3GL 1984, Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0CDi 1987, Audi Coupe Quattro 1985?, VW Scrocco 1.8GTi 1985, Ford Orion 1.6i Ghia 1989, Ford Mondeo 1.8/2.0 GLX 1995, Renault Laguna 1.8 Extreme 2004 (New), Lexus IS250 SE 2008 (New), Ford Galaxy 2.2 Ghia 2009(New), Mercedes CLK 320 1999, BMW 525D Touring 2006, VW Golf GTi 1.8T 1999, Audi A6 3.0TDi Quattro S-Line 2006)
0 points
0 convictions
0 injuries
2 Police stops (1 x Breathalyzer, 1 x Jumping Red Light)
1 minor non-fault accident (petrol can off highways lorry bouncing down M5 1991 - made me sweat a bit as I was smoking and it was a lovely summer day - windows open etc!)
2 non fault accidents (old woman hit my Renault 5 day we were trading it in, Laguna hit by a BMW in Windsor 2004)
1 fault accident (rear ended 3 week old L Reg Cavalier @ 40mph req ambulance for their passenger August 1993)
1 spin (on spilt fuel)
4 breakdowns (Escort engine seized, Mondeo engine trashed, Laguna steering rack & pump failure, BMW electrical nightmare)
15 cars (Renault 5 1.4TL 1980, Triumph Dolomite Sprint 1982, Ford Escort 1.3GL 1984, Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0CDi 1987, Audi Coupe Quattro 1985?, VW Scrocco 1.8GTi 1985, Ford Orion 1.6i Ghia 1989, Ford Mondeo 1.8/2.0 GLX 1995, Renault Laguna 1.8 Extreme 2004 (New), Lexus IS250 SE 2008 (New), Ford Galaxy 2.2 Ghia 2009(New), Mercedes CLK 320 1999, BMW 525D Touring 2006, VW Golf GTi 1.8T 1999, Audi A6 3.0TDi Quattro S-Line 2006)
0 points
0 convictions
0 injuries
2 Police stops (1 x Breathalyzer, 1 x Jumping Red Light)
1 minor non-fault accident (petrol can off highways lorry bouncing down M5 1991 - made me sweat a bit as I was smoking and it was a lovely summer day - windows open etc!)
2 non fault accidents (old woman hit my Renault 5 day we were trading it in, Laguna hit by a BMW in Windsor 2004)
1 fault accident (rear ended 3 week old L Reg Cavalier @ 40mph req ambulance for their passenger August 1993)
1 spin (on spilt fuel)
4 breakdowns (Escort engine seized, Mondeo engine trashed, Laguna steering rack & pump failure, BMW electrical nightmare)
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