Good luck on your test!
The freedom is great and incomparable however the cost of driving at the minute is ridiculous! Petrol, Insurance Tax and repairs mean a hefty price tag in some months.
I'm travelling around 130 miles a day, not as many as some but far enough and my insurance is £120 a month, my Petrol is £400 a month. Then the other month my car failed it's MOT £600 and it needed new tax in the same month £100. It's fair to say i didnt have any free cash to do anything else that month!