Did your Mum ever drive?

Neither of my parents or grandparents could drive. As far as I know they never learnt to drive. We all used to ride bicycles .We also lived near the tube and there was a reasonable bus service. so it was easy to get about. I tried learning to drive in my early 20's but failed my test. I eventually passed it when I was in my early thirties , the first person in my family to do so. My son lives on the outskirts of London, although he passed his test he doesn't own a car.

My mum drove trucks in the Land Army in the war and was a brilliant driver till her 80s when she became ill. She hated taxis and buses though, so one of her children was always at hand to take her out (I am the oldest of 6 and we mostly lived within 10 miles of each other)

My mum gave up when she failed her test for the 4th time. Maybe she should have stuck with it like your mum rowyn

Yes. After she passed her 5th attempt at the test. This was in the 50s when roads were much, much quieter!!

None of the women drove in my family, I was the first. My Mum still used her bicycle until her arthritis was too bad.

My mother learned to drive at 17 and passed first time (this was the 1950’s), my grandfather bought her a little Riley straightaway and she drove all her life until she couldn't due to her health
My paternal grandmother drove an army general around in WW1 and loved driving, she was very fast in her little triumph spitfire zipping around the Sussex lanes and drove more than my grandfather.
My maternal grandmother didn't feel the need to drive until the family returned from living in Egypt (after Suez ) as they had chauffeurs on the pay roll so there was no real need, but on return to UK she took secret driving lessons which only my mother knew about, until the day she presented my grandfather with her test pass certificate! After that she bought a mini and drove around Brighton and over the Downs to visit us all the time.
I learned to drive at 17 but was hyper anxious so rarely drove until I got into my 50’s now I enjoy it

My mother never learned to drive, but my grandmother could from her time working for the post office. Tests were not heard of then. She didn't own her own car until in her 50's, and used to scare the life out of me when she gave me a lift anywhere. She would sit next to me when I was learning and I felt much safer even as a complete novice. I loved driving so much, I became a self employed driving instructor. I didn't retire until 70, after 45 years in the job and ten cars later.

My Dad said if I pass my driving test first time he would buy me a car so I did and the car arrived 2 weeks later

we had no drivers in our family until my mum decided in her 40s that she wanted to learn, she passed first time and is driving in her 70s, i never wanted to drive and only found out 5 years ago that my panic attacks are in fact epilepsy, my son never wanted to drive but did drive trucks and tanks when he was in iraq years ago, he could drive in an emergency but never wanted to have a car.

My mum passed her test at 58 after 5 attempts and loved driving. She was so pleased she could drive as my dad fell ill and died soon afterwards. She drove safely until she was 88. I was very proud of her.

My mum learnt to drive in her 30s. She drove a little grey A35 for some time, nicknamed the Mighty Midget & used to take my younger sister & the 4 little boys to school in it every day - no seat belts of course! She was stopped by a policeman one day regarding a road closure up ahead. He took one look in the car & said " My word madam, you've got a heap of mischief in there haven't you?" ! He was quite right as they were all under 8. Sadly, she gave up driving when my dad retired at 55 & completely surrendered her independence.
Mother in law drove tractors & all sorts in the Land Army & continued to do so after marrying DH's farmer father who died before we were married. She got progressively worse at driving and was particularly bad at reversing, especially along our country lane. DS could drive a car by the time he was 8 & it wasn't unknown for him to take over reversing duties from his grandmother when meeting somebody on the lane. They often got some funny looks! She did continue driving until her early 80s but became a potential danger to herself & others & DH had to have a little chat with her, hoping he would make her decide not to drive rather than taking the keys away. Fortunately, sense prevailed!

My Mother never learned to drive. My parents didn't own a car until they were both in their 50s! My father had learned to drive in the RAF during the War and drove various vehicles as part of his work, but couldn't afford to buy his own car until then. I doubt he ever passed any kind of test and he was a menace on the roads - drove way too fast and expected everyone else to get out of his way!

So I left home at eighteen without learning to drive. At university not many students had a car - we walked, used public transport or thumbed a lift!

When I got married my husband could drive, but we couldn't afford to run a car, so we had a scooter and I rode pillion on the back - no helmets! We were given an ancient Ford Cortina by his mother, which had been used as part of a barricade in Belfast! It was falling apart - part of the floor was missing on the front passenger side, so you could see the road passing underneath you! Needless to say I didn't learn to drive on that.

When my second husband and I got together he could drive, but couldn't afford a car, so again we relied on public transport. When we were courting he used to visit me every weekend and travel by train from Lincoln to Coventry. Then we got married and bought our first car - a second hand Mini called Goldie. But by then I wasn't that interested in learning to drive and so I never have. I commuted to work by train and bus until I retired.

Neither of our daughters drive either. We gave the eldest a course of driving lessons for her eighteenth birthday and she passed the theory test, but never took the actual driving test. The youngest wasn't that interested and didn't even want the driving lessons.

My mother never had to take a test, she got a licence before it was required. She was an average driver and never had an accident. She was much better than many older people who live round here!

My mum never learnt to drive despite her dad, my grandad, being a driving instructor. My dad learnt to drive in the army during the war but hated driving. The family didn't have a car so there was no point my mum learning. In later life she developed epilepsy so she couldn't have driven after that. My first car was the first car our family had. I was a student and bought a 10 year old banger after my grandad taught me to drive. I can't imagine not being able to drive!

My dear mum never learnt to drive but I rather think she wished she had.
Apparently she did mention it to my dad in the mid 1960s when they bought a new car but my dad replied 'the insurance would be too much', so she never bothered.

My mum loved driving in fact she said take me to Switzerland when I can’t drive any more! We didn’t of course!

No , it never occurred to my DM to learn to drive . We couldn’t afford driving lessons for me until I was mid 30’s .
I was to start training to become a nurse but needed to drive in order for me to get to 7am placements. I passed my test at 36 and then my 3 offspring learned to drive within a few years of me .
I’m still driving and will visit my brother 125 miles away down the M6. I do prefer an automatic car nowadays though .

My mother drove as part of her job in the war, she was a WREN.

She did. Like a lunatic. She had an EType at one time. I'd sit in that funny bucket seat praying to a god I don't think I used to believe in. She went Like the clappers. She'd roar with laughter every now and then.

She never really calmed down either. I think she thought she was at Brands Hatch.

As she aged she did calm down. But she was a real petrol head

DM never drove, DF did a bit having obtained a licence before you had to pass a test! Parents never owned a car. My older sister never drove. I passed the test at age 20.

My mum was the driver in our house. My dad didn’t learn until quite late (I was in my 20s when I passed my test and there was only a few weeks between me and my dad) and he never liked it

Both of my parents never learnt to drive, we went everywhere by train. I passed my test when I was 22 yrs old and they said it was a waste of money as I could never afford to buy a car. They ended up and lent me the money for one, which I paid off weekly to my mum who had a notebook that she marked off each pay day lol. It worked out well because I ended up the taxi driver for everyone.

Neither of my parents could drive or ever owned a car. My dad was a railwayman and we went everywhere by train. That didn't stop him being fiercely territorial over "his" parking space on the road outside our house!

No. When my older brother was learning, Mum tried as well. No kdea it was her own idea or if Dad persuaded her.

I remember an outing to a disused airfield (apart from all the learner drivers!) where brother was to practice. All went well and then it was Mums turn. She had barely set off and was changing gear when the gear stick came away in her hands. Obviously this was not her fault just a coincidence, but she never drove again!!

my mum was incredibly able and a businesswoman and I asked her why she didn't drive, and she didn't say this unkindly, she adored my father, but she said: 'there has to be something your father can do that I can't.'