Buzz·Posted on 6 Sept 2013The 25 Stages Of Learning To DriveHello, freedom.by Tabatha LeggettBuzzFeed Staff, UK LinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. You've just turned 17 and there's only one thing on your mind. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 2. This is the year you can FINALLY learn to drive. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 3. And stop asking your mum for lifts into town. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 4. It's time to book yourself a driving lesson and start spending hours upon hours inside a small vehicle with a total stranger. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 5. A stranger who somehow manages to invade your personal space from the passenger's seat. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 6. And would clearly be more comfortable if he were in control of proceedings. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 7. He's not, though. You are. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 8. You pretty soon find your nemesis. His name is Clutch and he makes you stall on the minute, every minute. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 9. He makes you so tense that you develop severe foot pain. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 10. And he makes you concentrate so hard that you forget about road signs. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 11. Which, BTW, are clearly some kind of joke that you're not in on. 12. Pretty soon, your back window's covered in reverse-friendly Post-it notes. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 13. You've mastered the 1-2-1.5 parking formula. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 14. And broken your dad's car in the process. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 15. Which made him really nervous about driving with you. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 16. Still, eventually you're confident enough to be like... Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 17. It's time to take the test. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 18. And it's during the test that you remember how much you love your driving teacher. Without him, you know nothing. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 19. But all the best drivers fail their first test, right? Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 20. And when you do eventually pass, you know exactly how you want to celebrate. ROAD TRIP. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 21. Which looks like this when Britney does it. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 22. But realistically involves a trip up the M40 to Slough. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 23. With mates who kind of get in the way. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 24. Still, at least you're independent now. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 25. And there's a whole world out there to explore. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF