Essential Checks
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Essential Checks
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Here's a quick checklist of the essential things to consider and/or check and important questions to ask when choosing a driving instructor or training organisation.
The two most common questions I get asked are 'how many lessons will it take to pass my test ?' and 'how do I find a good instructor'. Well of course, the answer to the first question will depend to some extent on getting the second question right - but it will also depend on YOU - how committed you are, what previous road experience you've had and whether you have a natural flair for driving ! There's one quite well-known driving school that will tell you to multiply your age by 1½ - while some others suggest multiplying your age by 2. You'll probably get as good an estimate by reading tea leaves.... The reality is that no-one can tell you how many lessons or how many hours YOU will take. Be very suspicious of anyone who says they can !!! The most reliable figures about how many hours it's likely to take to pass your Driving Test come from the Driving Standards Agency themselves. DSA provides a figure for the AVERAGE number of hours of professional instruction and private practice for successful practical driving test candidates. Their most recent statistics show this as 45 Hours of professional tuition plus 22 hours of private practice - a total of nearly 70 hours experience behind the wheel !!! But remember this is an average - which means that while half the candidates needed less than this, the other half needed more..... Remember too that driver training is a highly competitive business - every driving school wants your business. Most won't want to run the risk of losing you to a competitor by giving you an estimate of hours that looks high !!! Another trick to minimise your perception of how long it is likely to take is to use fancy and persuasive names for courses - like "the 30 Hour Pass Course" with a test at the end... Try asking them "what percentage of Learners with no previous experience actually pass, with no extra tuition, at the end of these courses ?". If they're honest - you won't be impressed by their answer.....
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