Learner drivers turn to YouTube and TikTok to cut costs - but instructors warn of risks
It's like my algorithm knows, it's quite scary," she said."I find them helpful. I was practicing how to do an emergency stop and I was watching videos on how to do that and it really helped to see like where to put my foot on the clutch and stuff like that."But Betsi said not all the content she had seen was helpful. He was very chuffed when I passed first time," she said."I was watching a few YouTube videos.
- ▪It's like my algorithm knows, it's quite scary," she said."I find them helpful.
- ▪I was practicing how to do an emergency stop and I was watching videos on how to do that and it really helped to see like where to put my foot on the clutch and stuff like that."But Betsi said not all the content she had seen was helpful.
- ▪He was very chuffed when I passed first time," she said."I was watching a few YouTube videos.
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Learner drivers turn to YouTube and TikTok to cut costs - but instructors warn of risksImage caption, Megan is one of many people who used social media to help her learn to driveByLola MayorBBC NewsPublished17 September 2026Updated 3 minutes agoLearner drivers say they are turning to online tutorials to help with the cost of obtaining a driving licence.Driving lessons in the UK are now about £35 to £50, according to the RAC, with the average learner needing 45 hours of lessons and a further 22 hours of practice.Megan Kielthy, who passed her driving test in August, said social media videos "definitely" saved her money, but she also had seen AI-generated images and misinformation that she had warned could confuse learners.The Driving Instructors Association (DIA) said while digital…
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