Am I being unrealistic - Class 1 at 18

Wheel Nut:
You are being unrealistic if you think a computer game will help you drive a car, lorry or white van to give you any useful experience, you cant press ctr, alt,delete and unkill yourself.

have you got a full car licence, any driving experience or road knowledge? map, nav system etc

have a look at a young driver scheme, visit a local haulier, talk the talk and get them to pay for it.

£2.5k is about the norm for your first test.

But age is no bar, apart from maybe an excessive insurance
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For me having a simulator and being able to understand how cars react in different situations made it much easier for me to pass my driving license and yes I do have one and I do have a car. I’ve driven all over the UK dropping family and friends off at airports at 2 am, going on road trips and I feel fairly confident. I think the sim also helped me out a lot with reversing, obviously it is not going to be like driving a real lorry but it definitely helps. My main question is will people hire me at 18.