Driving tips for driving test

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blue_haddock wrote: »

45 lessons? that sounds way too many

It may be for some people, but not for others.

We all have differing needs when it comes to learning a new skill.

LandyAndy

My DS1 is 16 but some of his friends are now learning to drive. Some are saying that, with one driving school, they are on their fourth or fifth lesson and are still doing little more than steering. No wonder they might need 45 lessons.

maninthestreet

When I was learning to drive in the mid-80s the guidance was between 1 and 1.5 hours of training for each year of your age - so 45 lessons for a 30 year old would not be unreasonable.

avantra

It's a sad picture unfortunately.

The current system as we all know teach you how to pass not how to drive.
Bare this in mind when you try to get a bl***dy driving license.
2nd advice, learn from a good instructor not OH, instructors are impartial.
3rd advice, look for passing rates in other town/cities around you, some DSA's are worse than other for passing and you will be surprised to see the differences (you can see the passing rates online on the DSA's site).
4th advice, some DSA's don't have parking so they can't ask you to reverse into a bay (they are not allowed to do this on private land) this will increase your chances of passing.
5th advice, choose to take your test first thing in the morning, even if you need to take a day off, some testers fill their passing quota by dinner and anyone after will have much better chances to fail however good they are.

Did I say I use to work for the DSA once?

jd82

45 lessons is perfectly normal. I wonder how many people mocking the amount of lessons you have had would actually be able to pass their driving test today?

jd82

avantra wrote: »

It's a sad picture unfortunately.

5th advice, choose to take your test first thing in the morning, even if you need to take a day off, some testers fill their passing quota by dinner and anyone after will have much better chances to fail however good they are.

Did I say I use to work for the DSA once?

I would have thought that is crap, I am sure if that was the case it would show up in the stats. I took my test at around 1:30 as there less traffic at this time. The gamble of that is you can be made to do a much longer route.

seafarers_wife

dont go out driving with your oh in the car. mine reduces me to tears constantly when im driving so much so that if it is driving somewhere new or somewhere that i dont drive everyday he has to drive and i refuse to. i have been known to pull over on the side of the road, hazards on and make him switch places with me - all this is after having passed my test!

dont worry about the driving instructor or the driving test, just ask your instructor to take you on multiple practise tests the week before your test, then the day of your test just have a drive round before hand and treat your test as another practise test.

thats what i did and managed to pass 1st time round thankfully after having spent about £800 in total, spent about 600 when i was 18 trying to drive and hated it then when was 23 learnt to drive and it just clicked.

cyclonebri1

If you need more than 20 lessons you do not deserve a place on the road. :mad:


I ask the question;

Should everyone be able to drive, or just those that can display the ability to do so??

If they can't do that ofter 20hrs training they are on the wrong course.

Would any employer give a late learner another 100% training time to become acceptable?

No, they wouldn't and failure whilst driving is a whole lot more serious for everyone else:(

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avantra wrote: »

Did I say I use to work for the DSA once?

I somehow doubt that, you cannot even get the terminology correct.

mikey72

I took my daughter out when she was learning in her car.
She is an excellent driver, never made a bad mistake, and knows what she can do.
But it's still terrifying sitting next to someone who you know has driven on the road for only a few hours. Especially as you're sitting in the wrong place, and imagine you're either in the hedge, or across the white line, and driving twice as fast as you really are.
But you have to keep your mouth shut, give them a chance, and concentrate on trying to get your heartbeat back down to a reasonable level. Just go out to practice your driving, not to learn as such with him, and see if he can leave the teaching to the instructor.
If your OH can't do that, it will be best not to go out with him until he can.