Driving lessons, is AA good value, what about intensive?

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jmc160 wrote: »

After that I put her in touch with the lady who taught me, who has the highest pass rate in our county. She teaches for BSM. It all went well after that.

How would anyone know that information?, the DSA does not divulge the pass rates of individual instructors.

drc

I started off with the AA paying £26 per hour. My instructor was ok but got quite shouty at times and wasn't very patient. After about 3 months I changed to an independent instructor who charges £20 per hour and is much more patient, a much better teacher all-round (I'm getting ready to do my test in the next few weeks). Don't go with the AA just because they are the best known. Try and get someone to recommend a good instructor and definitely shop around.

Miss_Liquorice

drc wrote: »

I started off with the AA paying £26 per hour. My instructor was ok but got quite shouty at times and wasn't very patient. After about 3 months I changed to an independent instructor who charges £20 per hour and is much more patient, a much better teacher all-round (I'm getting ready to do my test in the next few weeks). Don't go with the AA just because they are the best known. Try and get someone to recommend a good instructor and definitely shop around.

Good luck with your test!


I think this post raises a pretty valid point - seems the big companies don't really care about you once you've paid your money. Small businesses rely on word of mouth, and so are much more likely to be nicer.

suki1964

If you are a quick learner then yes go for the intensive programme. Myself personally because of slight brain damage I find trying to retain new information extremely difficult so the weekly two hour lessons worked best for me

jmc160

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How would anyone know that information?, the DSA does not divulge the pass rates of individual instructors.

I dunno, just something I was told

That's really not the important part if my post though. She got me through my test though!

hewhoisnotintheknow

i would try an small independant

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hewhoisnotintheknow wrote: »

i would try an small independant

So would I. Go for a Grade 6 independant, you will not go far wrong.

negg

There is only two things I know about learning to drive:

1) The less you pay per hour, the less driving you will generally do. This is because they will have you sat at the side of the road for longer talking about driving, saving them their most expensive cost: petrol.

2) Some will put you in for your driving test a little earlier, knowing you will fail. This knocks your confidence and you may therefore book more lessons, meaning more money to the instructor.

Not all are like this, but the less you pay, the more likely they will need to save costs or get extra money in other ways.

wannabe_money_legend_1987

I appreciate its hard to generalise because everybody is different, but hypathetically, if you pass 1st time after an intensive weeks driving course, would this work out cheaper than doing 2 hours a week driving lessons?

suki1964

I think the formula used to work out on average how many hours lessons you need is your age x 1.5.

So if the intensive course works out cheaper then that then yes it is