Ed Sheeran has passed his driving test

The singer has passed - two months after sitting his theory test
Passed: Ed Sheeran can finally throw out his L plates
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Emma Powell30 October 2015
The Weekender

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Ed Sheeran has finally passed his driving test.

Sheeran, 25, can swap his L plates for some P signs as he takes to the road as a legal driver.

The Thinking Out Loud singer took to Twitter to confirm the news to his fans, tweeting: “Passed my driving test yesterday, zoom zoom zoom”

Total Driving Ipswich also confirmed the news and posted a picture of the singer with his new license on their Facebook alongside the caption: “Congratulations to Ed S who passed his car test with us in Ipswich this afternoon. Good effort Ed!!!”

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Sheeran’s news comes two months after he passed his theory test in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">&#13; <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Passed my driving test yesterday, zoom zoom zoom&#13; — Ed Sheeran (@edsheeran) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/edsheeran/status/660050872785838080" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3103651-https://twitter.com/edsheeran/status/660050872785838080" data-vars-event-id="c23">October 30, 2015</a>

The multi-award winning singer recently revealed that he was keen to ditch social media and instead "drive to places and listen to music".

Speaking to The Sun he said: "I'll put a post out saying, 'I'm with friends and family – if you love me you'll allow me to disappear for a few months and I'll speak to you in a bit.'

"I think a break for me is coming off my phone, social media and emails. I am constantly on my phone, texting, replying to emails, on Twitter, on Snapchat, on Facebook."

He continued: "I just want to get off it and live and drive to places and listen to music and have normal conversations with people and get back to normality. I've got a packed schedule, then, when December 12 comes, it's done."

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