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Andy had a bit of a disrupted day at school, and all he wanted to do when he got home was watch QI. Which isn't on until 11pm, way past his bedtime! Also, what are your thoughts on intensive driving courses?
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[@19rick91abc]

Have you considered taking Lucy out driving yourself to teach her the basics in an empty car park or somewhere similar?

[@bethanylightowler6436]

Reaper I had driving lessons with my dad in an empty car park it worked for me as I can drive now yea

[@Jack-ec1wo]

You need to have them on your insurance, or have a different insurance for them if you do that I think. Which will probably be expensive.

[@kevinchapmanvlog]

Yeah, adding her to my insurance takes it from about £200 a year up to well over £1000 a year

[@sb8634]

Bob she doesn’t mean on the road just in a empty place just to practice going up and down

[@samantha___lol9670]

@@kevinchapmanvlog I'm going to start driving when I'm 17 or18 and I need to know if it's fun

[@thatbeautylifekatie4096]

Could you teach Andy about the tv recording the show so that he could watch it when he got up in the morning? That way he could still watch it but not stay up until 11pm

[@camhowe349]

Thatbeautylife Katie I agree they should teach Andy how to record his tv shows so that he can watch them during the day and not when they originally air

[@coreyislive2631]

He can’t watch it in the morning because he has a routine of watching everybody loves Raymond

[@wimpykidfan8370]

He has a routine of watching Everybody Loves Raymond

[@jordanpeterson8582]

I did intensive and passed first time, if it’s affordable it’s definitely the way forward. Als is just like to say yourself and Anna are amazing with Andy! You are both an inspiration keep up the good work :)

[@meganchape]

Oh dear aha Andy is rebelling 🤣🤣🤣 teenagers

[@PUG2Y]

I love watching your videos they make me so happy! 😀

[@CC-cp2ni]

Sounds like a typical teenager response to bedtime 😂😂😂

[@kingoscar1506]

yeah true lol

[@sagewillow8294]

Love the giraffe behind you my little man would love it

[@haydengoffey5039]

Yes another vlog from The Chapman Family

[@oliviaelliott1333]

I think it’s great that he’s eating toast at school! Shame he won’t eat it for you both at home but at least he’s getting some additional fibre and nutrients from the toast whilst at school.

[@johnnygray2801]

He eats toast at home now only anna's though he doesn't like kevins which is funny

[@adrianfrift7571]

Nice to see he likes in the Night Garden, my dad was a camera man on it, RIP Dad

[@CPunicorn]

That was a cool job for your dad

[@adrianfrift7571]

@@CPunicorn Yeah it was

[@WrestlePunk]

Love That UE Hoodie , Great Video As Always

[@chuckcarter5741]

The best thing to do for driving is learn “how to drive” with you and do only a few lessons with an instructor to learn “how to pass the test”

[@craigscraig2309]

Love the vids keep up the work

[@mrsdiana324]

Love Q I. Great taste andy

[@mollymoo8119]

I have autism and I hard but I still get through it I love Andy so much he so funny xx

[@14BWFC14]

Great vlog!! :)

[@chrismace8677]

I love your channel and Andy

[@TheToonTrucker]

I’ve done one kev. I’d suggest getting her insured on another car as a learner first n allowing her to get used to driving before going on it. It’ll help a ton.

[@BuKay_]

Intensive courses, correct me if I’m wrong are for already semi-experienced drivers who maybe aren’t as comfortable/confident to book their own test. I passed both my theory and practical first time. It took me around 40HRS. Roughly £1200 in price.

[@SkyeBigo]

I can't stand it that some people who know nothing about autism and bed routine, comment that Andy's bedtime is too early...... Read and learn people , don't comment on something you clearly know nothing about.

[@johnnygray2801]

Well when you think about it every day is 10x harder so he will get more tired easier and also he is younger in his mind and usually gets up at like 4am but any case doesn't really matter up for them to decide

[@AutismDadda]

Good to see you are up and feeling better! And always a tough call with driving with our teens! Praying it works out for you guys that you can figure out how to make it fit in your budget. And I think 8pm bed time is totally normal. Jaiden is 12 and with his meds he goes to bed around 8-830 every single night. But he actually chooses to go to bed at that time. So to each their own though.

[@TigreVids]

Christ on a bike, 40/50 quid for driving lessons?! Mine was half the price when i did mine!

[@mrstupid1064]

Well I hope you have everything for your disney trip

[@larissakuppusamy6397]

I did the intensive course 7 years ago now and it was the best thing I could have done. I didn’t want to have to fit all these different lessons in around school hours and part time job so I did my course in the October holidays. Started on the Monday and took my test on the Saturday. I failed but I got it booked for two weeks after and passed. I’m not sure if it’s the same for all intensive courses now but my days would be about 8 hours worth of driving with a split. So I could do 4 hours in the morning go home and eat then go back out again in the afternoon for another 4 hours. I also booked mine specifically with a female instructor as I thought I’d feel more comfortable with the longer hours then, so that’s also something to look at. I would definitely recommend doing it if you want to speed the process up, it can be tiring but it’s worth it in the end :)

[@balinthorvath9628]

I love your videos

[@donnaconstantine4684]

Amazing Video's

[@alligatorechoyt2036]

I loved the video Keep on going Kevin

[@madpip121]

A good start is doing practise theory tests, you can find them easily online by googling it. The best I found were multiple choice apps for your phone then doing hazard perception online. For the actual lessons you can teach her to some extent for the basics of driving and parking as long as you have been driving three years and meet some other criteria (also on google) empty car parks are the best place for this! I spent just over £1500 probably to pass my test (including all tests) some driving instructors offer bulk booking at a discount rate, this is what I did. Good luck!!

[@emmabirtles7473]

my husband did this and my self will be doing the same it's defo the way foward

[@colleenc1993]

When I m’m over stimulated, I go & be on my own & put my sensory lights on. What does Andy do when he is over stimulated?

[@jess_6341]

Currently learning to drive and although I haven't done an intensive course I do believe that it all depends on the way her brain works if that makes any sense. Does she pick up on things quickly usually and how does she cope under pressure because those are the two things I believe that make a difference with an intensive course. Have spend at least £2000 so far on lessons, pray I pass soon!

[@rebeccabowyer6582]

Hi Did a insevie course and went from nothing to pass in week.the difference is u don't have the break to forget anything. You also get really used to that car.

[@beckysloan1377]

I hope Andy isn’t getting sick too. Where I live in the states public schools still provide drivers education. When I went they gave lessons through the summer break, but other schools offered it as an elective course. I can’t imagine having to pay hundreds or thousands of dollars to learn to drive.

[@Riotzack]

When are you going to Disney?Im going in February!

[@charlierayne3970]

I love you videos me and my autistic cosine have watched all of you videos

[@pontinrob]

I didn't do one but remember looking at the 5 day ones and a lot are garenteed to pass ones so if you fail they give you free ones till you pass (was 18 years ago though so may have changed)

[@skyethehytorosaurus5696]

I personally am unable to take my driving test due to being on medication but I have a friend who done the intensive course and said it wasn’t really worth it as it was a lot to take in over a short course of time. I’ve also had friends who got their previsional licenses and became insure on their parents car so their parent could teach them effectively meaning it would require less driving lessons - and more time driving! - hope this helps :)

[@ethanthompson1501]

Is it just me who can never find Top gear and Andy just switches on the TV and it’s on aha

[@jodiegallagher564]

My Brother did it and passed first time, where as my cousin did it a few hours a week for six or seven months and it took her 4 tries to pass.

[@FarazKhan55000]

Wait he wants to change his schedule so is this technically good?

[@elenaking6499]

Have you thought about you taking Lucy out like every week or every other day? Then doing the intensive course with some knowledge so a higher possibility of passing?

[@deborahrzepela-auch3915]

Convo with Andy about 1100 is so funny. Watch his facial expressions. Teenager!

[@saraquill6111]

I think it depends on Lucy herself and her personality, whether the intensive course will work for her or not. If there's a chance she inherited some traits from the spectrum, like getting overwhelmed from sensory stimuli, or having problems processing information, or a dislike for groups, or getting stressed from social situations, then it would be wiser to have the one on one teaching and to give her the time to proces the information and by spreading the lessons out over a few months. If she doesn't have any of those issues, it might actually be a beneficial choice for her. Since she's young and in college and she has basically been in the schoolsystem her entire life, the learning in a group and learning from peers thing may actually be familiar to her, and the cramping up a lot of information in a short period of time, might be how she's learning and taking in information right now. So it might be that the intensive course feels actually more natural to her because she's used to learning and processing information in that setting and in that pace. Also who doesn't like mexican fajita's?? They're delicious!

[@vinaydoal441]

The 5 day intensive course is VERY intensive. Cramming everything into less than a week is insane when you think about how much you have to learn for the practical AND theory. If you really want to go down that route there are a number of company’s that give free lessons if you fail first time. May be good to look into that.

[@borristhemorris6462]

I spent nearly 2 weeks revising for my theory alone so I don’t have a clue how they would manage to get it done in a week!

[@vinaydoal441]

BoRRiStheMoRRiS exactly, I think I spent over 2 weeks revising for mine.

[@rickylee8708]

Five lessions passed first time about 10years ago

[@AidenandKamrenSuperShow]

Nice Video

[@izziebikes6691]

Hey Kev when I had pneumonia they gave me iv anti biopics and oral ones. Does the strong one begin with an a? I’ve forgot the long name but that destroyed me to 😬

[@megsy7424]

I'm 19 and currently learning to drive. Tell Lucy that she doesn't necessarily need to drive just after her 17th. If she plans on attending university and wishes to live at home ( this is how I am currently able to afford my lessons.) she could use her money to support her lessons. But there is no rush whatsoever for driving. I wish her good luck tho

[@IsaacWolters44]

I don’t know if it’s the same in England but the biggest thing about taking driving lessons in Canada is saving long term on insurance

[@borristhemorris6462]

I’m 17 and I’m just around the corner from taking my practical test, I’ve been learning since August doing 2 hours of lessons a week, at the rate of £240 for 10 hours. I personally would probably avoid the intensive course as I’ve spent around £1000 on lessons so far (obviously this would be different for other people) in the 5 months I’ve been learning for, so in my case it has been cheaper to do weekly lessons. I’ve found it relatively easy to pay for my lessons, earning around £300 p/ month. All the best 👍

[@footballworld1651]

I just passed my driving test, driving lessons where 20 pound each not 50 pound aha

[@mattrogers2747]

I learnt by having 2 or 3 lessons a week of 2 hours. It cost me £250 for 10 hours and ended up having roughly 40 hours. I think it ended up costing me £1100 for everything included theory and stuff. I passed in 4 months ish. Passed first time though but if you can get blocked lessons and Lucy can do a few lessons a week then it’s really worth it! Much better than intensive I think

[@navygirl54]

it will depend on how fast she learns. If she is a quick/ fast learner then the intensive may work but if she needs time it won't. Is there any chance you can take her to a place with no cars and teach basic to help her out.

[@ned3491]

Dear Kevin My brother Took on the 5 day course in Norwich he passed after a couple of times it it’s cheaper but they were messing him around and they gave him a car with a faulty car and they charged extra now it could be different in Peterborough it is cheaper and I feel that the faulty car was a one off all the best :)

[@Alice-oe6lj]

Although I've not even started driving yet (first lesson is next month!), my thoughts on intensive driving courses aren't all that positive. In my mind, you don't get that experience and getting used to driving on the road where you would through weekly/several times a week driving lessons, but as I said I haven't done that and wouldn't actually know! But where on earth are you getting quotes from that are £40-50?? The place I'm learning from is £28 per lesson and that's airing in the more expensive side for where I live. Hope you find something that works for Lucy. Also random question, will Lucy pay for her car or is that a hurdle you've not even tried to jump yet haha.

[@batteredfishbrickproductio4123]

Are the YouNow streams still going I’ve been wondering this for a while?

[@sophielouise5414]

I do my driving lessons, I work part time and they cost me £27 an hour lesson. I also have learners insurance on my mums car which my parents pay for me luckily. I buy them in bulk of 10 lessons and my instructor gives me 2 free extra. I wouldn’t recommend doing the 5 day intensive course, I looked into it myself and almost considered it. Doing 2 hours a week of lessons is stressful for me, never mind doing an intensive 5 day course! I would keep looking at going with lessons, I’m sure you can find a more reasonable price.

[@lmichellebrady]

Sheesh, in New York driving school isn't a requirement for your license and my uncle and parents switched off riding along with me while I had my permit. Six months later I had my license. I think you are psyching yourselves out. ;)

[@andrewmorton395]

I my self would not do the week lesons. Its a bit too intence

[@ItsJustUmberellaella]

I took driving lessons for a month and then had to stop because I couldn't afford anymore and uni got in the way. I did though manage to get my dads old car which I practiced on and off in for a year. Then after graduating, I bought a 'intensive driving course' but mine was over 3 weeks. About 3 full days a week. I passed with 0 faults. Personally I think I did so well because I'd driving a lot with my dad in the car and even though I picked up bad habits, I was confident on the road and with physically driving the car. (Like gear changes and knowing how to control the car) A week, isn't long and I don't think I could of done it in a week. Seems too rushed. Maybe see if they do it like my driving instructor did, which was spread it over 3 weeks? Driving is tiring too. My foot (and my brain) was killing when I was doing the 5 hour lessons. Good luck! Passing was the best thing I've done, I love the freedom it gives me

[@naenae7170]

Hi I love your family

[@jenniferhaly9764]

The 5 day course is very intensive but I’d say to do it, my best friend did it and she says now she’d do it again if she had to learn all over again, she didn’t pass first time but because she wasn’t wasting time recapping the previous lesson in the next one (because they were just one after another) it gets you up to pass standard much faster, even if you don’t pass first time you need much fewer ‘recap’ lessons to pass than you would if you were only doing one or two lessons a week. Some companies who do it and you don’t pass will offer you free lessons until you do pass anyway, so I’d say the intensive course, if you’ve got the time and the initial larger cost, will probably be much better!

[@chloeappleton-reeve7681]

I've done an intensive course with one week intensive ~ it was the worst thing I've ever done !!! my instructor was awful and quite frankly a bully !!! I would come home after my lessons and cry for hours and be physically sick the next day before my lesson because she was just so nasty and I would get myself in such a state !!!xxx so don't go with them !!! they also say you have a free 're test if you fail your practical but you don't. xxx hope you're all ok xxx

[@coquetaparty7684]

If you don't like those probiotic drinks (or in addition to them) you can also eat things like kimchi, sauerkraut, or yogurt to help replenish your good bacteria :) Any fermented food will help. Unfortunately beer/alcohol doesn't count :p

[@sianparry2724]

Driving course are not good especially with young drivers!! The best thing is practice practice practice the best way is just doing little journeys with yourself of her mum and it helps !!

[@itsjustholly2993]

You are allowed to learn Lucy to drive yourself if you have been driving over 3 years. That may save some money. My boyfriends grandad has been teaching him & he's booked his theory and will only need 1 lesson from a driving instructor just to make sure he knows what he's doing.

[@skyispink1826]

Holly Clark I don’t recommend this advice. The test is strict. It’s less about ‘knowing how’ to drive but more about driving legally and safely. The test is designed to catch you out. An instructor knows best on helping you pass. When you’ve been driving for as long as Kev has, you’ll have picked up bad habits and you risk passing those on.

[@elisebutcher7762]

does Andy still go to a sen school?

[@jaimereynolds258]

I've never had a license so I don't know anything about driving courses. Plus, in the US lots of people take the written test at 15 for their permit and then at 16 take one short driving test and then they have their license. We have a lot of crap drivers here lol

[@DPBGaming]

Hii! 👋

[@dan5721]

I think with Andy it is your call based on whether he is getting enough sleep to keep him happy and healthy. If he is getting more than he needs it might not be a bad idea to push it back a little, although due to his variable wake up times especially in summer I would still keep it fairly early 👍🏻

[@siddkumar8032]

@louis Faucompre i dont think so. You need to take into consideration Andy is not like everyone else. He is 15 by age but needs treatment and attention of a 10 year old due to his autistic behaviour. Sleeping early is good for him for now. We arent far from giving him more freedom and flexibility but its too early for that now

[@siddkumar8032]

@louis Faucompre I am sure there is a reason why they insist him to sleep at 8 and wake up at 4. Maybe it takes him time in the morning to get ready. I can see where you are coming from now but if 4am is a problem for Anna then I am sure she will change the sleep cycle for Andy.

[@imaginaryenemy2565]

@@siddkumar8032 it doesn't matter how early or late they get him to bed he gets up when the sun is up unless he's feeling sick which is why they have his bed time at 8 now because at least he's getting 8 hrs at night to push it back that means he'll get less sleep which means he'll be exhausted in the mornings and then he'll start refusing school again it's a delicate and complicated balance

[@Harry-ts8vj]

I did a five day crash courses and It was fine

[@bridielowther3605]

Love your videos 💙❤️

[@Xenexys]

I drink that actimel drink and it works nicely for me

[@corranroberts7404]

Anna needs some happy pills 😂😂

[@samopenshaw1198]

I live in Manchester and I’m going to start learning in May when I turn 17 it’s only £25 a lesson where I am.

[@soeduessi3701]

You guys are so funny 😊🙌🙌

[@T1000Iris]

Wow, thats expensive. We paid $365 for our daughter to take a 4 month drivers ed course. All instructors are retired police officers and they practice driving at night, on highways, and in the community. Also mandatory class instruction afterwards for a total of 2 1/2 hrs.

[@mrstupid1064]

Don't worry, it's normal for teenagers to do that, it might be for his friends stay up late

[@jackson9065]

Can I just say, you handle Andy very well with Anna and even know you’re not his biological father, you’re the father he deserves

[@03lcurley]

If andy claims any benifits, ie disability (people with autism are entitled to financial help), if you name her as a carer, not only will she get £65 a time but she will get discount on driving lessons. Because it will help andy out. When she has her license she will no doubt take him out and about, or drive to grab his perscriptions if you cant one day, so why not use the services on offer? Ring his benifit people they'll help. But if she decides to do the block lessons and then test she will get money towards that too. Defo something to check out. Hope this helps xx

[@JoineeHollis]

Did I see a subliminal Monday pop up there?

[@TheCrunkyBaby]

I've been driving around 5 years now. When I started i paid £150 for 10 but it was £17.50 a lesson, cost me a lot less than £1000 with all my lessons and both theory and practical included; i did pass both first time however, obviously if you don't you've gotta pay extras ontop. Have they really went that high up in price?

[@benwaters1729]

Hi

[@jacobharris2202]

Oh no Andy wants a change of routine

[@crystalsmith-johnson901]

That’s insane how much it costs to drive very there. It cost me $300 for driving lessons, the test and my license fee here in the US

[@liambray3418]

It good I done it and yes and who u favourite wwe super star Kevin

[@nottellingyoumyname6362]

Hello

[@-killerqueen-5858]

QI is on Netflix.

[@colemerry5408]

Hi Kev! Have a google at the company SurePass for Lucy’s Driving lessons. you can do fast pass courses or buy bulk lessons at a discounted rate. can work out around £20/£30 a lesson. Hope this helps!

[@gamenlife4059]

My brother did it and passed with flying colours

[@ojp9421]

5 day itensive training for a 17 year old would be, in my opinion, way too much. Especially with the official test on the last day. It takes time to drive correctly (DVSA standards) which are needed to pass. Hope that helps :)

[@tashaline680]

is u been to the po box lately

[@musicmanluke3586]

lucy has same bday as me

[@WyattRyeSway]

They don’t teach driving education in school over there?

[@Malgal]

What is QI

[@leonhodder5579]

8:00 is very early for his age

[@charleelakebean]

He wakes up very early so its better for him. He wakes up around 4:00AM, sometimes earlier

[@SkyeBigo]

Leon you know nothing about autism and sleep routine

[@leonhodder5579]

Girl In London X actually I do my cousin has it and Ik he has the same bed time at the same time and Ik they have to have it at the same time so shut the fuck up

[@bellarangecroft9041]

Leon Hodder we don’t need this on a video like this do we?

[@cohenjurovich4219]

Leon Hodder calm down

[@trinityrhino]

Hey Kevin and family. Love the channel. Keep up the awesome!

[@MattyT200]

Same champman family if your reading replys!

[@benhopkins8717]

Hi Kevin. Just wondering by over stimulated does the school mean hyperactive?

[@charleelakebean]

I think it refers to too sensory, eg too much sound, too much light

[@jordangraybill1374]

Yep what the comment above me said

[@theultimatedartist1972]

Hi Kevin do u let Andy at weekends At 10 at night or 9

[@stillirise9705]

Not usually he's still up at 4am, so would be beyond hard work

[@Dutchintheheart]

Im 21 i dont drive and never had any driving lessons think its a waste when you pass and then dont ever get a car cause its cost too much when your young cause of insurance and stuff

[@samopenshaw1198]

Dutchintheheart42 “You” might think it’s a waste of time.

[@jaimereynolds258]

I'm 36 and have never had a license lol. No interest in driving

[@samopenshaw1198]

Jaime Reynolds that’s good.

[@williamhealey3773]

ye that would be wise, started when I was at 6th form since then had 3 tests failed them all. Now at uni wishing I hadn't bothered

[@jasonericf]

Yeah I agree. I'm 24, never had a lesson. Can't afford really. I would like to. But my friend who's the same age was able to learn to drive and get a car soon after passing. He was very nervous driving for like the first 6 months after passing. I think if you weren't to get a car as soon as you learnt you'd have to go on a refresher course