My family would never let me do that. They have one of those disability cars so I wouldn't be allowed to drive it in case i crashed it.
You can still drive a motability vehicle if you're 21 or over. It sounds like you're quite young, so you might be out of luck.
I would say it is a priority for the economy though because its apparently dangerous to use public transport
There's some truth to that. There are more than ~34.5 million people with a driving license at the moment. Around 58,000 people pass per month (pre-pandemic). The ~200k potential new drivers that are currently without a license will likely have an almost undetectable effect on the health of the economy. Most learners are young and hold economically/societally insignificant or unimportant jobs. If you have an economically critical job, then you're classed as a critical worker, in which case, you can take the theory test and driving test.
The country should rightly prioritise schools, universities, hospitals, mechanics, freight workers, public transport, retail, those in 'wealth creation' roles, etc. Like I said, you have my sympathy though. It's a rubbish time to want to learn to drive and it's all out of your control.
Having said that, you haven't even got your provisional yet, so what are you worried about? That'll probably take a week or two. Then you have to do a theory test, and then you should start driving lessons. Start revising for your theory with the paid "Theory 4 in 1" app and the time will fly by.
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