Do you think this is a form of discrimination...

[carole]

Ok let me explain, some of you have missed my point all together IMO, firstly i do not drive, secondly i am not wanting my daughter to be at my convenience, far from it, i take offense to that comment,thirdly i have a chronic illness.

My point is that yes the exemptions are for people who might need transport, i do not see the difference if i am on a sickness benefit, or in my situation, the only reason i am not on one is because i have a husband who is working.,why should i be disadvantaged, because i am ill but not on a sickness benefit, that is my point really.

I would not be requiring Melissa to be at my convenience at all, i am only saying for emergency's or when some situations arise that my husband is unable to get away from work,it would be good to know she is able to take me without risking breaking the law.,this would not occur very often, because we only have one car, and hubby has it to work, but if my husband were ill,then this is a situation where this would indeed be very helpful.

I might add although she is inexperienced she is an extremely careful,good driver,and that is not just my opinion, it is the driving instructors too.

I do not see it is fair that i have to go through other channels and at a cost to myself because i am not on a benefit, now don't get me wrong, i do think this should be available for people on benefits too, but also i think in my case i should be granted this, yes i can apply for the dispensation, but it has strings attached,i cannot apply for it until she has had this licence for six months,the others are granted it immediately. Melissa would be on this type of licence for 18months, until she passes her full.

Some of you are saying it is there to protect her, of course it is, but what the heck is the difference between her taking her boyfriend if she was living with him and he did not have a licence, than myself, for one i am a mature adult, more enclined to be more responsible don't you think?

Anyhow it may not be classed as discrimination, but i agree with other posters it is indeed a tad unfair.,and i feel fustrated by it all.

[Jessika]

You say one of the few situations she would need to drive you somewhere would be in an emergency -- in an emergency situation, regardless of "law" in THIS situation, I would have her drive me. If she gets pulled over and the cop sees she's with her mother and there is clearly an emergency, I really hope the cop won't be a you-know-what and give her and/or you a ticket.

It's all circumstantial... unfortunately you can't make laws that bend to circumstance

[carole]

Yes i agree in an emergency i guess most of us would say to heck with the law, but i prefer not to, I would not want to put Melissa in this situation, getting a ticket or fine, especially when there is another option available, i guess i will just have to go through the other channels and be done with it, but it just fustrates me to think i have to and others do not who are in the same position more or less as I, there are other situations where it would be helpful, if my hubby was unable to drive because he was sick,away on business ,which does not happen very often,when i need to go to the medical center, i have to use after hours which means i never get to see the same doctor or my own, just something i have to do.

It would not be just so she can take me out shopping, unless it were grocery and my hubby was too sick to go,I also have elderly parents, if something happened and i needed to go over there daily, things like that are the things i am thinking of.