0:00:02 > 0:00:04First, this car is in neutral. It's secured.
0:00:04 > 0:00:07What about my eyes and ears? Are they in the middle of the head restraint?
0:00:07 > 0:00:09They are now, yes.
0:00:11 > 0:00:12Every year, in Britain,
0:00:12 > 0:00:16over 1.5 million young people learn to drive.
0:00:16 > 0:00:20You don't have to get on the bus, or a train...
0:00:20 > 0:00:23Around 50,000 of them have a disability.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25# Going to the toilet, going to the toilet... #
0:00:25 > 0:00:27They would think, honestly,
0:00:27 > 0:00:30what's HE doing slowing down when he doesn't need to?
0:00:30 > 0:00:32But this isn't stopping them.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34There will be people out there would go,
0:00:34 > 0:00:36"Oh, you can't do this because you're autistic."
0:00:36 > 0:00:40They don't like it, they should stay off the road, then.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43But it does make things a little more challenging.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46Now would be a good time to twitch.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49Potentially, if I twitch, I could kill someone.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52I feel like I want to stop now.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54- You want to stop?- Yeah.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58Passing their test will change their lives.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00I can drive to the music concert,
0:01:00 > 0:01:04and I can see Boy George and, um, Dale Winton.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08I can visit every single Scottish wind turbine.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11From first lessons...
0:01:11 > 0:01:12Wheee!
0:01:12 > 0:01:13HORN HONKS
0:01:13 > 0:01:16- Did he just beep at me?- Stop!
0:01:16 > 0:01:18Oh, my God.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20- Oh, God.- Sorry.
0:01:20 > 0:01:21That was very efficient.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23..to the day they take their test...
0:01:23 > 0:01:26You have got your driving licence with you, haven't you?
0:01:26 > 0:01:27- I haven't.- No!
0:01:27 > 0:01:30No! No! No!
0:01:30 > 0:01:33..the road to success is no easy ride.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35I just need a pass.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37I hate walking!
0:01:37 > 0:01:43This programme contains strong language
0:01:44 > 0:01:46My leg's going.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48Are you seizing up?
0:01:49 > 0:01:51Yeah. My left leg's seizing up.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53This is my room.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58As you can tell, I'm mad about cars.
0:02:00 > 0:02:01This is the reason I want to pass.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04So that I can drive some of these amazing cars.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06Especially a car like that one, there.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Porsche 911 Carreras S.
0:02:09 > 0:02:113.8-litre flat-6.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13When you're disabled,
0:02:13 > 0:02:17you don't necessarily believe yourself in thinking,
0:02:17 > 0:02:20"I can drive," but when you DO drive,
0:02:20 > 0:02:22when you've got as many conditions as I have,
0:02:22 > 0:02:25that is something phenomenal.
0:02:31 > 0:02:3224-year-old Stuart
0:02:32 > 0:02:35has been learning to drive with his instructor Sarah
0:02:35 > 0:02:36for a couple of months now.
0:02:39 > 0:02:40'Ey up, where are we off to?
0:02:40 > 0:02:42Don't worry. I'm all right.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44We were going via the hedgerow, there, were we?!
0:02:44 > 0:02:47Yeah. I can't quite...
0:02:47 > 0:02:50Cross-country! He's hoping to take his driving test
0:02:50 > 0:02:51in the next six months.
0:02:51 > 0:02:56A lot of instructors wouldn't have taken me on for the principles of...
0:02:56 > 0:02:59I am hard work.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01Because of the different conditions I have,
0:03:01 > 0:03:05I am learning to manage my conditions while driving.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07No! Behave! 50!
0:03:09 > 0:03:11You're getting that lead foot on again, aren't you?
0:03:11 > 0:03:13No.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15No. It means...
0:03:15 > 0:03:18I've got my foot there and not realising I'm doing it.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23Stuart was born with a rare chromosome disorder
0:03:23 > 0:03:25that severely affects his joints.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29I'm really going to need to sort out my foot supports.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32- So, what's...- Cos I'm really not happy with this.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34OK. So, what's wrong with it?
0:03:34 > 0:03:37My foot support is making my foot go to sleep and I can't feel it properly.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41Shall we pull over and, maybe, can you adjust it?
0:03:41 > 0:03:44- Or take it off?- I can adjust it.
0:03:44 > 0:03:49'My joint condition is called multiple epiphyseal bone dysplasia.'
0:03:49 > 0:03:51Because my joints rub together,
0:03:51 > 0:03:54it makes it difficult to drive at times.
0:03:54 > 0:03:55His foot was falling asleep.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59His support was on too tight and he couldn't feel the pedal.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02He needed to loosen it off.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05Do you want me to give you a hand there?
0:04:05 > 0:04:07- We're in.- Wonderful.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10- Right, get your seat belt on now. - Excellent.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12'I have pain 24/7.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14'It never goes away.'
0:04:14 > 0:04:18And it can be really debilitating at times.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20I have to say, I do apologise about that.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22- I didn't expect that.- No, Stuart.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24You know you don't have to... Whoop!
0:04:24 > 0:04:26..apologise. But now you've got feeling back in your foot,
0:04:26 > 0:04:29there's no excuse for speeding. Aha!
0:04:29 > 0:04:30Gotcha!
0:04:35 > 0:04:37Super job.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Not a good day today.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41Is it aching now?
0:04:41 > 0:04:43- Yeah.- Oh!- I'll be all right.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45- Are you sure?- Yep.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48- It's normal. It's just how I am. - The way you are.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52For Stuart to pass his test,
0:04:52 > 0:04:55he needs to find ways to deal with the pain.
0:04:55 > 0:04:56Hello!
0:04:56 > 0:04:59- He's good for about an hour and a half, aren't you, normally?- Yeah.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01But, to be honest, when I get tired, I get tired.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05Yeah. Obviously, it's my job to make sure he's safe on the road.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08Building up his stamina, I think,
0:05:08 > 0:05:10- is the right word, isn't it? - Definitely.
0:05:16 > 0:05:17Seat forward.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21Another person hoping to pass their driving test soon
0:05:21 > 0:05:22is 21-year-old Natasha.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25Responsibility for safety is who?
0:05:25 > 0:05:26Me.
0:05:26 > 0:05:31Natasha has been learning with John for a couple of months now...
0:05:31 > 0:05:32INDISTINCT
0:05:32 > 0:05:35..and is still getting to grips with the basics.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37- It's...- Fucking kidding me!
0:05:37 > 0:05:39Clutch down again.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41Natasha's not new to driving.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43She's been learning on and off for five years.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46- Oop!- Oooh!
0:05:46 > 0:05:47Fucking hell!
0:05:47 > 0:05:49..and has had over 100 lessons
0:05:49 > 0:05:50with numerous instructors.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54I know what my left is, because I write with my right hand.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56But when it comes to driving, I have no sense of direction.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59- What side of the road have you ended up on?- That side!
0:05:59 > 0:06:02You need to be on the left.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06I think it's a part of the condition when I was younger and,
0:06:06 > 0:06:08obviously, being hit with a car.
0:06:08 > 0:06:09Well, two cars.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12And it knocked my confidence a lot.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18I was five years old and I was on a busy main road.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21I got hit with a car. Flipped over that
0:06:21 > 0:06:22and then another car hit me.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25I had brain damage.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28I couldn't talk, I couldn't walk, I couldn't write nothing.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33I used to be very, very bright when I was a child.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36Where, now, I'm thick as shit.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41I don't understand stuff as quickly as what anybody else does.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43Away from the curb a wee bit.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45- HITS CURB - Oh!
0:06:45 > 0:06:48- Oh, God.- Right, now look to where you want the car to go.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52Perfect. That was a perfect pull-push.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54- Was it?- You that cannae do it(!)
0:06:54 > 0:06:56What gear now?
0:06:56 > 0:06:58That's it. Spot-on.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00OK.
0:07:02 > 0:07:03Oh, God. I'm stuck.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07How did it go?
0:07:07 > 0:07:10- Good-ish.- Do you think she'll ever pass her test?
0:07:10 > 0:07:12I have every confidence that she will.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15I've been in similar situations before.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18Yes. Similar students, with...
0:07:19 > 0:07:23..similar challenges that HAVE succeeded.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27I've got the wrong ones. Ha-ha!
0:07:30 > 0:07:32These are my eye drops.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35This one I have to have three times a day.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39Stuart's got his theory test today
0:07:39 > 0:07:41and his morning begins like any other.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43It's a lot of tablets.
0:07:43 > 0:07:44I think if we pick him up he'll rattle.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46It's to keep me going.
0:07:46 > 0:07:47Bit of a nightmare in the morning.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50I often say it's my breakfast!
0:07:50 > 0:07:54Stuart has spent most of his life in and out of hospital.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57The most serious incident happened when he was 15.
0:07:57 > 0:08:02Really scary, because I could have lost my life.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04Yeah. His heart stopped.
0:08:04 > 0:08:05He just collapsed in a shop.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07- He's now got a...- Metal valve.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10..metal valve that keeps his heart going.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12When you've had a near-death experience,
0:08:12 > 0:08:15you realise that, actually,
0:08:15 > 0:08:21life is important and you've got to live every day like it's your last.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24So, here we go, then.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27Type of emergency...? Doctor's car.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31What is the typical stopping distance at 70?
0:08:31 > 0:08:33How many have you done?
0:08:33 > 0:08:34- Nearly there.- Nearly there.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36Let's get this done.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38- Ready?- OK.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40- All right.- Yes.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42- Sure?- Yes.- OK.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44Are you stiffening up, Stuart?
0:08:44 > 0:08:46- He is.- Yeah.
0:08:47 > 0:08:48Are you going to be all right?
0:08:48 > 0:08:50Yeah, I'll be all right.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52Once I get going, it'll be OK.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06That's better. Got butterflies, if I'm honest.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11I really, really, REALLY want to pass.
0:09:11 > 0:09:12Let's go.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16Nearly half of those taking their theory test
0:09:16 > 0:09:18fail on their first attempt.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23This is Stuart's second go.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27I'm going to go and collect him and see how well he's done.
0:09:27 > 0:09:28Hopefully!
0:09:31 > 0:09:32See you after.
0:09:39 > 0:09:40- Thank you.- MAN: Cheers!
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- Bye.- Well?
0:09:43 > 0:09:46Well, a fail really wouldn't have been any good, would it?
0:09:46 > 0:09:49- I passed!- Yeah, well done!
0:09:49 > 0:09:50You clever man!
0:09:52 > 0:09:54I am so proud of you!
0:09:54 > 0:09:56You've done it. Yes!
0:09:56 > 0:09:58Let's go celebrate.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00Yeah. So, what are we doing? A bottle of Schloer?
0:10:00 > 0:10:02- Yeah!- Remember, you've got to be sober for the morning -
0:10:02 > 0:10:05you've got a driving lesson tomorrow.
0:10:05 > 0:10:06How long have you waited for this?
0:10:07 > 0:10:09- Years!- Oh, you liar!
0:10:11 > 0:10:13I have dreamed of this day
0:10:13 > 0:10:17when I can say I'm heading towards my proper driving test.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19- Oh, no!- My blooming back.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22- All right?- Yeah.- You sure?
0:10:23 > 0:10:26- Careful.- I've been sat too long.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28- You OK?- Yeah!
0:10:28 > 0:10:29OK.
0:10:29 > 0:10:30Yay!
0:10:33 > 0:10:36So... You want quite natural?
0:10:36 > 0:10:37Yes.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41Right, close your eyes for a minute, hen.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43And try and no' blink.
0:10:44 > 0:10:45Stop your blinking!
0:10:46 > 0:10:48Natasha's a trained beautician
0:10:48 > 0:10:51and is hoping to start up her own business.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53I used to work in a salon.
0:10:53 > 0:10:54Obviously, I walked out.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58Right, I'm just going to put a wee bit of brown just through.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02If I could drive,
0:11:02 > 0:11:06I would be a mobile beautician and grow my own business.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08Like that. That.
0:11:08 > 0:11:09Could be a bit scary,
0:11:09 > 0:11:11having Natasha on the road.
0:11:11 > 0:11:12With the temper.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17She can flare up at the slightest little thing.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19I do lose my temper quite a lot.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22Like, the slightest thing someone could say to me and I would...
0:11:22 > 0:11:24literally, go mental. I would...
0:11:25 > 0:11:27..like, kick off to the max.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29My accident has affected me in a lot of ways.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33It's very hard for me to control my anger. Very hard.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35- That's it, all done. - Fantastic. You got a mirror?
0:11:35 > 0:11:38- Yes.- Very nice.
0:11:38 > 0:11:39- Do you like it?- I do.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44Get yourself set up again.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48With the makeover done, it's time for Natasha's next lesson.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52- What have I done?- You've brought the clutch up too quickly.
0:11:52 > 0:11:53So, recheck.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58- OK.- She's been learning to drive with John for seven months
0:11:58 > 0:12:02and today he wants to work on improving her concentration.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06That's better.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09- That's better.- The big roundabouts,
0:12:09 > 0:12:11that's one of my weaknesses.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14- A bit more gas. - HORN HONKS
0:12:14 > 0:12:15Did he just beep at ME?
0:12:15 > 0:12:18- Yes.- Why?- Why do you think?
0:12:18 > 0:12:20SHE MUTTERS
0:12:20 > 0:12:22Now, we're going to...
0:12:22 > 0:12:24See, folk like that piss me off.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26Concentrate on the road.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30Right? OK. Keep the concentration going.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32So I'm going to fucking burn her windaes out.
0:12:32 > 0:12:33- Wait a minute.- Stupid cow.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35Concentrate on the road just now.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38If you think about your approach to that roundabout
0:12:38 > 0:12:40with that lady behind...
0:12:40 > 0:12:42She was going very slow, that's why I just went.
0:12:42 > 0:12:43Right. You...
0:12:43 > 0:12:46And she's fucking old, and old folk don't even ken how to drive.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- Wait a wee minute.- If you want to beep at learner drivers,
0:12:49 > 0:12:52- you shouldn't fucking drive. - Can I reverse that, then?
0:12:52 > 0:12:54Could people be saying that about you?
0:12:54 > 0:12:55I'm learning to drive.
0:12:55 > 0:12:56Right.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59Bye-bye, granny(!)
0:12:59 > 0:13:02Keep the concentration on YOUR drive.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07Then pull up on the left, behind the red car.
0:13:07 > 0:13:08Clutch down, and stop. Good.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12OK. How do you think it went today?
0:13:12 > 0:13:15- All right.- What was it we were working on?
0:13:16 > 0:13:17Paying attention, practically.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20If you're getting worked up about somebody tooting,
0:13:20 > 0:13:21what does it affect?
0:13:21 > 0:13:23My concentration.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26And then the drive starts to deteriorate.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33- These are rare dogs.- What's wrong?
0:13:34 > 0:13:36- Leg. Getting numb.- Gone to sleep.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39Stuart's driving is improving,
0:13:39 > 0:13:41but his pain is getting worse.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46I had a major problem with it last night.
0:13:46 > 0:13:51- Oh, God!- It was absolutely unbearable last night.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54And it was in excruciating pain.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56It was beyond bearable.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59- Are you ready to run?- Mm, yeah.
0:13:59 > 0:14:00Not run with it. But, you know.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03We'll take a steady walk out to the garden.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06Are you sure you're going to be all right, mate?
0:14:06 > 0:14:08Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I'll be fine.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11Once I get myself going, I'll be all right.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14Right. Here we go, then.
0:14:15 > 0:14:16So, when you're ready.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18Off we go, yeah.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22Have a look. Get straight first,
0:14:22 > 0:14:25because we're not really very straight, are we?
0:14:25 > 0:14:29Today, Sarah wants the focus of the lesson to be on manoeuvres.
0:14:30 > 0:14:31How irritating!
0:14:32 > 0:14:35That is so irritating!
0:14:35 > 0:14:38That is so frustrating. I knew I'd do it right and it was like...
0:14:38 > 0:14:40Ugh!
0:14:42 > 0:14:45Just under an hour into his two-hour lesson,
0:14:45 > 0:14:48Stuart's getting worn out due to his constant pain.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52I'm absolutely exhausted. I'm really struggling with this now.
0:14:52 > 0:14:53Are you hurting?
0:14:53 > 0:14:55A wee bit, yes.
0:14:55 > 0:14:56Which bits are hurting?
0:14:56 > 0:14:58Hands and foot.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00Do you want me to drive you back?
0:15:00 > 0:15:01- No, I'll be all right.- Are you sure?
0:15:01 > 0:15:03I'll be all right, I promise.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06Just wish I had more energy for it.
0:15:06 > 0:15:07Ohh...
0:15:09 > 0:15:14If there comes a day when I need to get to hospital and, yes, I am
0:15:14 > 0:15:15in pain, I need to do something,
0:15:15 > 0:15:17I need to be able to manage it,
0:15:17 > 0:15:20so it is better that I learn with it than without it.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22Absolutely.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26All right, so just bring it in.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28That's it. Nice and steady.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32- OK?- Hopefully next week I'll be in a much better state.
0:15:32 > 0:15:33Definitely.
0:15:33 > 0:15:34All right, then.
0:15:37 > 0:15:38All right?
0:15:39 > 0:15:41Oh!
0:15:46 > 0:15:48Tired.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51Just very, very, very, very, very, very tired, now.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57Yeah, knackered, aren't you?
0:15:57 > 0:16:01Totally. That's the first time I've ever got this bad.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06It can make you feel really low in yourself, in confidence.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10Being able to drive is more than worth the pain.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15Give Mummy your hand.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17We can drink some of this nice milk, can't we?
0:16:17 > 0:16:19Yeah. First day...
0:16:19 > 0:16:22You'll need to wait to get to Nana's first.
0:16:23 > 0:16:28Natasha's a single mum with two children, aged two and five.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32It's a nightmare, but I wouldn't change it for the world.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34Would you like Mummy to pick you up from school in the car?
0:16:34 > 0:16:36- Yes!- Why?
0:16:37 > 0:16:39Cos Emily doesn't like walking!
0:16:41 > 0:16:42Makes my legs tired!
0:16:42 > 0:16:44In case her legs get tired.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47Emily, my wee daughter, she keeps going, "Mum,
0:16:47 > 0:16:52"when are you going to pass your test? I don't like walking. It's raining. I don't like walking."
0:16:54 > 0:16:56After dropping her daughter off at her gran's...
0:16:56 > 0:16:58Right, so whenever you're ready, good luck.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02..Natasha is about to take her mock driving test.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10If Natasha can prove to John that she can conquer roundabouts,
0:17:10 > 0:17:12take direction and control her temper,
0:17:12 > 0:17:14he'll let her book the real thing.
0:17:15 > 0:17:20If I want you to turn left or right, I'll let you know in plenty of time.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22Are you still going to do, like, my left, your right?
0:17:22 > 0:17:24- Do you want help with that?- Yes.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26Right, OK, so I'll go my left...
0:17:28 > 0:17:30- ..and your right.- Mm-hm.- OK?
0:17:30 > 0:17:32- You're always right. - I am always right!
0:17:32 > 0:17:34Right, OK.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38And if you can take the next turning to your right, please.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41- This one?- The next turning to your right.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51This is a corner. I'm going to ask you to reverse around.
0:17:51 > 0:17:52OK?
0:17:55 > 0:17:58Reversing round a corner is one of the four manoeuvres
0:17:58 > 0:18:00examiners can ask for in a test.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09(Shit!)
0:18:14 > 0:18:16- (Fuck.) Shit!- Just sit.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19- HORN HONKS - I'm going to end up crashing into something!
0:18:19 > 0:18:22- I thought he was going to crash into me.- Take first gear.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24- Carry on.- I'm getting too stressed!
0:18:24 > 0:18:27Keep the concentration going.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29I'm going to fail anyway, so it's not going to make a difference.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32I'm actually getting so stressed, it's unreal.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35I just want to pass my fucking test.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37- Fucking hell!- Go into first gear.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40I'm stressing the fuck out.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43By the end of the mock test,
0:18:43 > 0:18:48Natasha has notched up 20 minor faults and eight serious.
0:18:48 > 0:18:49You need to improve.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51I'm trying my hardest.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53Yeah, right, it just takes longer.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55I feel like an absolute halfwit.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57No, no, no.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59I need to drive. I've got two kids!
0:18:59 > 0:19:01I actually just feel like...
0:19:01 > 0:19:05not even driving at all, because I'm not going to be able to do it.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08- You CAN do it.- I cannae.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12You can't give up. You've come too far to give up.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14Natasha, I'm not joking.
0:19:14 > 0:19:15At the beginning,
0:19:15 > 0:19:18having difficulty keeping the car straight
0:19:18 > 0:19:21up to actually sitting a mock test is quite an achievement.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23You WILL get there.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27You just need to bear with it a bit longer.
0:19:27 > 0:19:28I just want to book my test.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30I want to learn to drive.
0:19:30 > 0:19:31I just need to pass.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38Let's go and have a look and see what's available.
0:19:38 > 0:19:39Yes, see what we can get.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43Stuart's come to a car showroom with his mum...
0:19:43 > 0:19:44Good morning, welcome to Mini.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46- My name's Zoe, nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.
0:19:46 > 0:19:51..to check out suitable cars he can buy once he's passed his test.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54What's going to be the most important thing for you in the car?
0:19:54 > 0:19:57Well, to be honest, for me, I need to be able to either get, um...
0:20:00 > 0:20:02..a wheelchair in or a scooter.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06This is what it would look like normally if you raised the level.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09I do think a scooter in the back of there...
0:20:09 > 0:20:11or even this, collapsed.
0:20:11 > 0:20:12It would go in the back of that.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16He's only 24, he doesn't want to be driving a grandad vehicle.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18I don't want to be driving a Berlingo!
0:20:19 > 0:20:22Stuart may be looking for something practical,
0:20:22 > 0:20:25but he spots another garage across the road.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29- So you've come to look at the Porsches today, have you? - Definitely.- OK?
0:20:29 > 0:20:31Can you manage?
0:20:31 > 0:20:32Sit your bottom in first.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35- That's it, he's in.- There we go.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38ENGINE STARTS
0:20:42 > 0:20:44Wow!
0:20:44 > 0:20:46The roar. It's...
0:20:46 > 0:20:48It goes through you.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51How do you think you'd feel, Stuart, driving a Porsche?
0:20:51 > 0:20:54That would be the very biggest dream,
0:20:54 > 0:20:58lifelong dream achieved.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03Over the next few months,
0:21:03 > 0:21:06the learner drivers continue to perfect their skills.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10Next road in a bit - if you turn to your right, it's the third exit.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12Right. Third exit.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15With more hours behind the wheel,
0:21:15 > 0:21:18Natasha's sense of direction is improving.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24Stuart's also taking extra lessons and his stamina's building.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27The only thing that I've got problems with today
0:21:27 > 0:21:29is my hearing aids.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31Keep an eye on your speed. Dinnae go over 30.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33I'm doing just 30.
0:21:33 > 0:21:34That's fine.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37Natasha's driving has progressed so much,
0:21:37 > 0:21:40she's even got the confidence to practise with her gran.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42You're doing well.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45And John and Natasha decide to book her test.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49Things have taken a turn for the better.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51Sometimes it just clicks into place
0:21:51 > 0:21:56and it just stays there and they sail up to the test.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58After 30 lessons, Sarah decides
0:21:58 > 0:22:01Stuart is ready to take HIS test, too.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04Booyah! Oh, yeah.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08But he knows it's his pain that could get the better of him.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10What happens if you just seize up when you're driving?
0:22:10 > 0:22:13I would need to stop there and then.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20- The big day.- I know.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23I'm really nervous, but I'm hoping...
0:22:23 > 0:22:27I've worked so hard for it that I hope I can pass, cos if my nerves
0:22:27 > 0:22:29get the better of me, I will cry.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31Does it matter that Natasha doesn't know her left from right?
0:22:31 > 0:22:32You do most of the time,
0:22:32 > 0:22:36it's just occasionally if there's a lot of things coming up,
0:22:36 > 0:22:38you get a wee bit muddled with it.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40What about your temper? Can you control that?
0:22:40 > 0:22:42I hope so!
0:22:42 > 0:22:44I think so, I'm going to really try...
0:22:46 > 0:22:47..today, especially.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49OK.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51I'm really, really determined.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54I'm doing it for my wee girls,
0:22:54 > 0:22:57because I know how much they want me to pass.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06Natasha and John arrive at the centre and her driving test begins.
0:23:10 > 0:23:11After five years...
0:23:13 > 0:23:16- Fucking hell!- ..over 100 hours on the road...
0:23:16 > 0:23:18Are they just beeping at me?
0:23:18 > 0:23:21..and confusion over left and right...
0:23:21 > 0:23:22Be on the left.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28..can Natasha prove she's a good driver?
0:23:28 > 0:23:33First thing we'll be doing...when I drive, is going to McDonald's.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35Me and the kids, jump in the car.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37"That's it, kids, we're off to McDonald's."
0:23:37 > 0:23:40- Do you want me to do it? - Go on, then.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44You've got a big sticky-up bit just there!
0:23:46 > 0:23:47That's a bit scary.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51It's the day Stuart's been waiting for - his test day.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55I was sat down thinking to myself last night,
0:23:55 > 0:23:57the amount that I have been through
0:23:57 > 0:24:00to get to this day has been phenomenal.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02It's going to be quite a long day, though.
0:24:02 > 0:24:03Yes.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07- Are you worried it'll tire you out?- Mm.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10You go out there and you make that dream happen, yeah?
0:24:10 > 0:24:13I KNOW you can do this. I KNOW you CAN.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16Ready to run? Good lad.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18Fantastic.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21All right.
0:24:22 > 0:24:27OK. So, mirrors, just check all your mirrors.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29Get yourself all set up.
0:24:29 > 0:24:30Don't rush.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37I do worry a bit about taking tests,
0:24:37 > 0:24:39because if I'm sore,
0:24:39 > 0:24:41it's going to take it out of me.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43I do think that that would make me fail.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48And just pull in front of that red car,
0:24:48 > 0:24:51just over here on the left-hand side.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53All right?
0:24:53 > 0:24:55Right, just turn the engine off for me.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59How big a challenge will it be to pass your test?
0:24:59 > 0:25:00Huge.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03If I compare...
0:25:03 > 0:25:05I can actually compare it to Mount Everest.
0:25:08 > 0:25:12Stuart's overcome so much to be ready to take his test.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14- Well done.- Yes!
0:25:14 > 0:25:17It's not just learning to drive,
0:25:17 > 0:25:21it's not just independence,
0:25:21 > 0:25:23it's a dream of a lifetime
0:25:23 > 0:25:26and something really worth living for.
0:25:28 > 0:25:34The hardest part of learning to drive is there's this niggling doubt in the back of your mind saying,
0:25:34 > 0:25:35"Are you good enough?"
0:25:41 > 0:25:43- How did it go, Natasha?- Fuck off!
0:25:45 > 0:25:47Didn't go too well.
0:25:47 > 0:25:5050% of the time, Natasha went the wrong way.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53- Went the wrong way? - It was mostly rights -
0:25:53 > 0:25:56when the examiner said, "your right",
0:25:56 > 0:25:58Natasha went left.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01Kept on going round and round the same sort of area,
0:26:01 > 0:26:04so it was getting a wee bit more difficult.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06Do you think she can ever pass, John?
0:26:06 > 0:26:08Yes. It'll just take longer.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12You've experienced that now.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15Are you going to be as nervous the next time?
0:26:15 > 0:26:19John hopes that failing her test won't damage Natasha's confidence.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24Tomorrow will be different.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27You'll feel different tomorrow, I guarantee it.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31What would you say to someone who said you shouldn't be driving,
0:26:31 > 0:26:34- you should never drive? - I'd tell them to fuck off.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39A lot of people would never think I'd be able to drive because
0:26:39 > 0:26:41obviously I've been hit with two cars.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44I'd show that if I can do it, anybody can do it.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47All you need to do is work, and work hard.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07Oh! What went wrong?
0:27:08 > 0:27:10I'm really sorry...
0:27:10 > 0:27:12but I passed!
0:27:12 > 0:27:14Oh, yes! Really?
0:27:18 > 0:27:20You've done it!
0:27:22 > 0:27:25- Congratulations, Stuart. Really proud of you.- Well done.- Thank you!
0:27:25 > 0:27:28Well done, Stuart, well done.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30This is it, isn't it, Stuart?
0:27:30 > 0:27:32You've done it. Now, what's the next goal?
0:27:32 > 0:27:35- Drive a Porsche.- You're going to drive a Porsche.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38Herbie, your daddy's got something to tell you!
0:27:38 > 0:27:40Do you fancy going for a drive with your dad now?
0:27:40 > 0:27:42No, he wants a cuddle.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46Are you in?
0:27:46 > 0:27:47- Nice.- Wow!
0:27:52 > 0:27:54- Did you ever think this was going to happen?- No.
0:27:57 > 0:27:58Love it.
0:27:58 > 0:27:59That's it, go on.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01ENGINE ROARS
0:28:01 > 0:28:04- Wow!- There you go.
0:28:04 > 0:28:05That's the one, Stu!
0:28:32 > 0:28:34Chris from Bournemouth has safety on his mind...
0:28:34 > 0:28:37I could overtake, but I'm not overtaking like this.
0:28:37 > 0:28:42This is not something you just go to a theme park and ride a go-kart or
0:28:42 > 0:28:44bumper cars, for Christ's sake.
0:28:44 > 0:28:45It's nothing like that, at all.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47Stop!
0:28:49 > 0:28:51What about using your mirrors?
0:28:51 > 0:28:54I am, I am, I am.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57..while Cannadine from East London lets his mind wander.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00You've got to focus, you've got to focus on something.
0:29:00 > 0:29:01That's what Eshan said.
0:29:01 > 0:29:05What is it that you think that we need to work on?
0:29:05 > 0:29:07The focusing on the driving
0:29:07 > 0:29:09and looking at the mirrors and a lot of stuff and...
0:29:09 > 0:29:11it's all right, actually.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14All the mirrors and the focusing.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16You know.