Nearly at P's

By now you will have logged a lot of driving hours. You probably feel confident handling a car in lots of situations. You might be nearly ready for P plate driving. But how do you tell?

Take your time to work it out

It's important to make this judgement well. Do it in cooperation with the people who know your driving skills best.

People tend to feel ready when they know they've learned a lot and come a long way. But they might not be ready at all. Often there can be an important ingredient missing, but it's very hard to know what you don't know.

You probably know someone who is confident in a car but doesn't inspire much trust in their driving. Something is likely to be missing in their understanding of how to drive. You can be better.

Don't rely on the driving assessment as the only indicator

Driving assessments are professional and thorough but they are not infallible. It's possible to pass your test and still not be properly ready for solo driving.

As much as you might want your licence, you don't really want that to happen. We all have a responsibility to other people to be truly capable on the roads. Don't fool yourself about this. Get it right and you will make things easier for yourself and everyone else.