As a driver with provisional licence, do I need insurance for private practice?

I would like to practice privately with a driver, but see the insurance is almost £2500! Given that I want to pass by April, this seems a lot of money for only 4 months. How do people afford it?

What is a VPN?

VPN is (Virtual Private Network) were first used by companies to enable their employees to securely access internal systems such as email remotely (e.g. from home or while on business trips). Today they are increasingly being used for personal use by individuals to protect their privacy while online in public places (e.g. when using the wi-fi connection in a cafe) or in a country where the internet is censored / blocked (e.g. China, Saudi Arabia…).