To be honest a LOT of people i know have spent many nights in carparks at 17 doing handbrake turns, drifting on the snow etc.... and you can learn some stuff that way, but not really a lot to be honest... the best experience is road driving in different conditions and lots of it. I am 25, been driving well over 7 years and i drive every day, only missed about 10 days the whole time. I am a confident driver, as i think confidence is important, being unsure or hesitant can bring you down, however, i also realise that its not always about how i drive or how planned out my driving is... there is