I never passed my test in a car and stopped driving altogether because of alcohol problems but I did drive a good few 1000 miles including say Cromer to Llandudno, all legally on L plates, often sharing driving with mum. My favourite car was the Citroen ZX 1.9 diesel (of which she had 2, the first got shunted on the way to a NCFC game and I feel we got ripped off with the second*). It was comfortable, economical and practical for us back when we had a dog and also were going to DIY shops. I suppose a pretty good all round workhorse.

*The second only lasted a year. The brother who, before becoming a gardener, had been a mechanic at a Citroen main dealership and still did the odd servicing job insisted we made sure the cam belt was new. The garage we bought it from assured us that they had fitted a new one before putting the car up for sale yet it was a cam belt failure and the ensuing damage that caused the car’s demise.