I can drive, but I don't. I really don't see any reason to living in the city as everything I need is within walking distance. Uni is about a 10min walk, we have a couple of local shops literally down the stairs and the supermarkets are ~10min away. If I'm feeling particularly lazy and don't fancy the ~20min walk into the centre of town I can get a bus from outside my flat.

It also makes no economic sense for me to have a car. I use the bus maybe a couple of times a month which is going to be slightly cheaper than keeping a car... once I had paid for the car itself, maintenance, road tax, insurance (I'm under 25 and live in the city without secure parking, so that would be sky high), parking, petrol (at over £1 a litre and rising), etc...

Anyway, congrats for passing your test! Learning to drive is a good thing to do, even if don't use it often! [)] ]'>