Driving Permit before 17
In the UK there is no provisional driving licence available for under 17 year olds to learn to drive. If you are 16 and get the higher diability allowance, then you can apply for a provisional licence, other wise the only way to get any driving experience if you are a 15 yr old is to go on one of those special off road special road adventure courses run on private properties.
This special driving lessons are designed to give young teenagers who don't qualify to apply for provisional licences a safe environment where they can learn the basic driver skills that they can later use to prepare for the DSA driving test and apply for a full UK DVLA approved licence.
Don't think that you can just drive a car as a 15 or 16 year old in a supermarket car park because it is private property, first of all you might need the owners permission to drive, and secondly if you do get involved in an accident, you won't have any insurance to cover you, and any accicent photos taken will just be more evidence against you, and you could end up getting points on a provisional licence that has not even been issued to you as a 15 or 16 yr old.
The under 17 Driving Schools have all the permissions and insurance required to offer you driving lessons, so don't break the law if you want a clean provisional licence.
