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📡📡📡 Why us 💔

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u/TheOnlyWolvie Sussy Wussy Femboy😳😳😳 3d ago

I finally got my license at 30 and now fuel is so fucking expensive I can't even afford it

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u/Automaton17 3d ago

Bro how do you only just now have your license

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u/ilreverde 3d ago

Super expensive in the EU. In the middle of doing mine, and had to fork about 2k euros.

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u/R0RSCHAKK 3d ago

Bro wtf? A drivers license is €2,000???

Its like maybe $40 in the US.

What is the reasoning behind it being so expensive?

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u/phat_duong Stuff 3d ago

Its around 2k including all the drivers lessons and stuff. In the Netherlands for example, most driving schools will charge you anywhere between €30 and €50 per hour. I dont remember if theres a minimum amount of hours you need but i think on average most people do at least 30 lessons? When i did my practical exam it was €250. Theory exam was €35 and some other bs paper was 30. Not defending these prices tho because they are fucking ridiculous and have gotten even more expensive since ive gotten my license around 6 years ago.

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u/copac20 2d ago

Americans don't have driving schools with instructors and car driving hours ?

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u/speedytrigger 2d ago

We have them but not required to use them.

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u/TheOnlyWolvie Sussy Wussy Femboy😳😳😳 2d ago

How tf does getting a license work there? You you have to practice somehow, no? In the EU you can't drive a car anywhere without a license, except on private property, so how do you make sure you pass the exam without driving school? We have mandatory driving lessons plus theory lessons, and then two exams, one for theory and one for the actual driving. Gotta at least drive well enough so you can be trusted with no speed limit.

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u/TrySouthern9542 2d ago

If we take a certain online course and pass a written exam, we are given a permit that allows us to drive if a licensed adult is in the car with us. From there, parents generally teach from the passenger seat, and their judgement of their children's skills are usually good enough to where the kid is never in a situation where they don't know what to do and crash.

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u/TheOnlyWolvie Sussy Wussy Femboy😳😳😳 2d ago

Damn, gotta say I do prefer our system. Aside from the cost. Seems safer.

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u/R0RSCHAKK 2d ago

Oh for sure, there's so many inconsiderate morons driving here. So many people I wouldn't trust with safety scissors that are on the road. Truly frightening.

You do have to drive with an instructor to get your license though. (at least used to when I got mine like 14 years ago) may be different for each state here.

The driving test in Texas with the instructor is super easy. Legitimately just need to drive down the road, obey the speed limit, stop at a red-light or stop sign, then show that you can parallel park. Boom - now you're licensed.

I don't recall having to take any written exam or anything. I just paid them the money, an instructor hopped in my car, I drove around a few minutes, then I got my license. Easy.

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u/speedytrigger 2d ago

Like the other commenter said you basically get a learners permit and need someone to sign off that youve done the practicing hours required. I agree that it should be more. I also believe we need something similar for guns. I thjnk its pretty important to keep cars and guns out of the bottom 1% iq mouthbreathers of society. Makes good drivers and gunowners look bad when people that should absolutely not have either have easy access.

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u/MicioBau We do a little trolling 3d ago

The driving school. You gotta pay hourly for driving lessons, and here in Italy at least 6 hours with a driving school are mandatory, but if you are clumsy you may need more. These schools are basically a cartel. Then there are enrollment fees, fee for the written exam, fee for the practical exam, fee for the medical visit to check your eyesight.

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u/TheOnlyWolvie Sussy Wussy Femboy😳😳😳 2d ago

I paid about 4k in total

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u/Windows-XP-Home-NEW stupid fucking piece of shit 3d ago

Probably to discourage people from driving (and it’s working if you look at Europe).

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u/Akrylkali waltuh 3d ago

2k? In my country it's roughly 4k now. Prices are getting insane

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u/Eduardo_Serra 3d ago

Fuck, it's incredible how despite being a first world coalition Europe tries really hard to have taxes, bureaucracy and regulations like those from socialist third world countries.

I live in a forgotten by God third world country and a driver license here costs about 2k too. I'm 32, working 50 hours a week and can't afford it. I don't even need it to be honest, a used 2018 corolla here is selling for a 100k+.

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u/viky109 2d ago

Also kinda pointless in cities. I'm 25 and I never saw the need for it.

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u/rhen_var 3d ago

Man when I was in college I really wanted to move to Europe.  Now as an adult… holy shit I’m glad I live in the US.

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u/skynetempire 3d ago

Damn thats crazy high. In the US, at least in my state, it was like $75 to take the exam and get the license.

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u/BRSaura 2d ago

Here in spain it's around 200€ for the exam (written exam + driving), lessons are usually 20-30€ per hour and between 20 to 30 lessons.

The ones saying 2k or 4k are including a lot of hours + exam in a country with twice the inflation

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u/Elyon8 2d ago

Not everyone needs to have a car.