HAVING GROWN UP in pedestrian-friendly cities, I managed to reach the grand old age of 24 before deciding it made sense to learn to drive. I chose a poor time for it, though: this was early 2020, so no sooner had I booked my theory test than all lessons and tests were cancelled.
In the brief interval between the lifting of the first lockdown and the introduction of “tiers” (remember those?), I managed to pass a theory test. But more cancellations and postponements followed, so it was another full year before
