How many hours of lessons did it take you to pass your driving test?

Sleeve · 6 Nov 2012 at 13:04

Jez said:
Do this. Forget the lessons entirely until you are driving around (with her) without even thinking about it, like a normal driver would do. Make sure you always drive when you need to go anywhere which doesnt need to involve a motorway.

Then get a couple of lessons once driving is a non issue to you as i did. All they need to teach you then is how to present your driving to the examiner which will take a few lessons at most.

Ok cool. Sounds like a plan.

Just to be clear, it is legal for me to drive her car on a provisional with L plates aslong as she is present?

Jez · 6 Nov 2012 at 13:06

If she has been driving for over 3 years, and is 21 years of age, then yes. Make sure you are insured.

Sleeve · 6 Nov 2012 at 13:07

Jez said:
If she has been driving for over 3 years, and is 21 years of age, then yes. Make sure you are insured.

Great. Thanks mate.

Jez · 6 Nov 2012 at 13:10

No problem, this is a much better idea than spending countless hours learning the basics of how to drive with an instructor. It doesnt need tuition as there is no skill to normal driving, it just needs practice and confidence building.

Sleeve · 6 Nov 2012 at 13:12

Jez said:
No problem, this is a much better idea than spending countless hours learning the basics of how to drive with an instructor. It doesnt need tuition as there is no skill to normal driving, it just needs practice and confidence building.

Appreciate the advice mate. Will hopefully save me a fair amount of cash.

div0 · 6 Nov 2012 at 13:13

HumanShield said:
16 hours of lessons, but I did a lot of driving in between with someone else in the car, so would imagine it was much, much more than that of actual driving.

Pretty much this.

mjt · 6 Nov 2012 at 18:58

The legal requirement in Belgium, which was around 20 hours I think.
But I got my provisional at 16 and 10 months, and then took my test soon after I turned 18.

Gaygle · 6 Nov 2012 at 19:11

About 26hours iirc. Failed first time, passed second time!

MooMoo444 · 6 Nov 2012 at 19:18

About 25 hours of lessons. Didn't have access to a car to practice in or wouldnt have needed half that

ChocolateStarfishRammer · 6 Nov 2012 at 19:20

18 Hours. 1 Minor.

GTAMADDOG · 6 Nov 2012 at 19:40

Maybe 14 with an actual instructor. I had four not long after I passed my theory test, then I just stopped having proper lessons, 18 months later I had the remainder of hours/lessons and passed first time with one minor.

I went driving with my dad countless times throughout that time, but I just drove around, didn't really do things properly or do any manoeuvres.

The instructor said I was test ready after the fourth lesson, but as I said, I just stopped having lessons after that.

viper_2003 · 6 Nov 2012 at 20:15

Errrrm 0, my dad "taught" me to drive. Admittedly it took four attempts to pass but it was certainly cheaper than lessons and I passed after 6 months.

That was 10 years ago so it can be done.

Jayster · 6 Nov 2012 at 21:21

12 and a few hours in my own car, passed first time nearly a year ago.

Mickie · 6 Nov 2012 at 21:41

think i did about 40 hours..

2 hours a week.40 quid for 2 hours

BigT · 6 Nov 2012 at 21:43

pastymuncher said:
Two, one hour lessons for me and the second of those was just before the test

Same for me, but my two lessons came after six weeks of my father making me drive him absolutely everywhere. I must have got 100 hours under my belt in that period.

My father always said he'd teach me to drive and let an instructor teach me how to pass the test and it worked. He also predicted I'd stack my first car within a year and he was right about that too!

SexyGreyFox · 6 Nov 2012 at 21:45

5 lessons at £2 each

(It was 1975).

My Dad passed his driving test when he was in the REME doing National Service.
They told him to jump in a lorry and drive it - that was it.

VTR · 6 Nov 2012 at 22:30

8hrs of lessons, quite a bit more in my own car with family members (Saxo VTR). Passed first time with 3 minors I think it was (plus an accident, someone went into the back of me, my own car too! Luckily no damage, happened on the first round about out of the test centre, thought I had instantly failed so drove very relaxed after that and passed

Instructor was impressed how I handled the accident, calmly pulling over, hazards on, inspecting veihcles and exchanging details etc)

mike gunnz · 7 Nov 2012 at 06:37

11 hours of paid lessons. Passed first time but yeah it was probably easier back then.

realscot · 7 Nov 2012 at 07:37

I drove my mums XR3i for about a month before having my first lesson, after that only had 2 more lessons at it was time for my test, passed no problem. I'd been driving since my feet could reach the pedals on my grandparents farm mind u.

Freefaller · 7 Nov 2012 at 08:20

I was lucky, I spent a few months with L plates and drove as much as I could (i.e. nearly every day!

) Though I had spent a few years driving in fields at my grandmother's home in France so knew how to change gear etc...

I also had some cones and a quiet private road where I could practice parking, reversing etc... I then spent 2x2hr lessons before taking my test.

I am definitely not the typical example though.