How many will I need
The DSA recommend that every new driver should receive 45 hours tuition with a professional driving instructor and then further outside driving with family / friends. You must remember this is only an average and it is quite common for some pupils to have 60 hours or more...
It should never be a competition with friends nor pier pressure from parents. All learners pass when they are ready and whether it is after 30 lessons or 60, 1st attempt to 10th it does not matter. No driver can say that further lessons would not benefit them in the wake of staying alive on today’s roads.
Funny as it may sound but I Joanne a qualified instructor of over 10 yrs with many driving certificates, still to this day continues to have periodic advanced driving sessions from my colleagues.
The DSA intend to bring into force in the near future a minimum number of driving lessons with a professional drving instructor before being able to apply for the practical test. This is in place to deter pupils that feel they are ready after only 25 – 30 lessons.
So let’s look at this from a realistic point of view. Based on the 45 hours of driving instruction required it means that your total investment will be approximately £900.
- 1 hour per week will take you approx 11 months
- 2 hours per week will take you approx 6 months
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