Motoring Memories
I was quite late learning to drive, it wasn’t until I was 24 that I finally took my test and passed and it was during the time I was learning to drive, I caught swine flu which lead to my decline and onset of Fibromyalgia on top of my pre-existing conditions. So I never got to take the day trips I had long planned, when I first started to learn.
I had always dreamt of packing up for the day and going to the beach with Sally dog or popping to visit historical sites. All those places that take an hour or two to reach in the car, but would take forever by bus or rail.
Of course though driving hasn’t been quite as I originally planned; it has definitely meant I am able to get out more than I would without having a license. However, there have been the occasions when Ash and I have gone away for a time and I have fantastic memories of those days.
Personally my favourite memories include visiting Ox Pasture Hall in Scarborough. We’ve actually been back since we first went, the second time for Ash’s birthday, last October and spent a few nights there and got to explore more of the area. It is perhaps one of my favourite places I’ve discovered since driving, that I hadn’t been to before.
Of course driving allows you to visit favourite old spots as well and I was able to take Ash to York, allowing me to show him some of my favourite places I had found as a child.
While I am lucky enough to have access to my own car, that isn’t always possible, but affordable care hire from places like Auto Europe can allow those who have a license, to take off for a day or week and drive to where ever they fancy. Opening up a whole new world of adventure.
Do you have a favourite motoring memory?
*This is a collaborative post.
24 is not really late to learn to drive, I am 28 going on 29 and I am yet to do my test but hoping to do it before my birthday in July. I think having a car of your own or licence to be able to lease a car is the best way forward.
We love driving to the lake district as the scenery is breath taking.
I remember learning to drive a manual transmission at the age of 15. I stalled out in the middle of a really busy street with cars approaching, and my parents stayed calm and said, “well, you have to figure out what to do next.” hahaha I was a nervous wreck!
Hahah I hate stalling, my test I actually passed I stalled at a roundabout, but as I didn’t panic and restarted I didn’t get a mark, however I was SURE I had failed because of it – so I calmed down for the rest of the test thinking it was all over anyway and passed with flying colours! LOL
I love long car trips, always have done. I didn’t get my licence til I was 24, but I can’t imagine not being able to drive now
I was in a huge hurry to get my license and haven’t stopped driving since! I can’t imagine life without my car.
It is strange isn’t it – it really opened up a whole new world once you have wheels. x
That is so awesome! I actually got my license when I was pregnant around 19 years old. I don’t have a car of my own, but I do love driving.
I don’t drive so I can’t say I have any good ‘motoring memories’, but I enjoyed reading yours!
– Emily
I can’t imagine not having my own car! I always like packing up and doing long road trips!!
I literally couldn’t live without my car, it’s done 93000 miles now which shows just how much we use it to travel all over!
Oh wow I bet it could tell some stories if it could talk as well 😉 x
I wish I did my driving lesson when I was 18. But I am only just taking them now and I am 31. Hopefully I will have my own car by the end of the year
Ekk good luck you can do it 🙂 x
I love having a car and being able to go when I need to. Such freedom. I know others that choose not to drive though.
I feel like I am always driving – either for work or to visit family. I love road trips and going on spontaneous adventures in the car.
I could not imagine not driving! I passed my test when I was 17 and it’s something that I could not live without BUT I live in the countryside where a 20 minute trip in the car can take 2 hours on the bus!
Some of my favorite memories are road trips without destinations or ones where we took a detour to try something new. I love the excitement that a road trip can bring!
My driving lessons were my 17th birthday present from my parents (my 18th went by relatively unmarked!), best gift ever, the freedom it gives is fantastic, I just can’t believe I’ve had a full licence for over 27 years now!
I love being able to drive – it brings so much freedom. My favourite is going on road trips with my husband, and singing along loudly to a CD 🙂