Em@il Jury

Learning to drive now costs £1600. Is that too dear? When did you learn – and is it a good idea to teach family?

I learned at 39 and was hesitantly told at the time by the instructor I was borderline for being successful in my test. I showed him – I had six lessons and passed first time! Irene

Thomson, Perth

Petrol and other prices are rising. Why not driving lessons? Learners are subject to the same increases as all of us. It’s a dangerous practice to teach family members.

Graham D’arcy, Glasgow My grandson just passed his driving test and it was very expensive. He is still at school and had to save hard to get through his test. Because it is so expensive it might make youngsters get behind the wheel before they have taken enough lessons. Margaret Gibb,

Fife

It’s OK teaching family, as long as tempers are kept on both sides! It’s much less expensive than paying for driving lessons. I drove police cars for a living and successfully taught my late wife and our three kids to drive. Davie

Kerr, Lochaber

Will this cost make teenagers value their licence more? If so, perhaps we will see less fatalities in this age

group. Allison Scotland, Roxburghshire

Being able to drive is a modern essential. The costs are something else. Bob Mitchell, Elderslie

A lot of young people are turning their backs on learning to drive, finding commuting by public transport the preferred method. The costs have escalated and should be addressed. William

McLaughlin, Preston

When you look at it, £1625 for the privilege of driving for a lifetime is a reasonable expense. Steven

Richardson, Highlands

It is the cost of insurance these days that is the great expense. Lorraine Anderson, Edinburgh