How many lesson's/hr's did it take you to pass?

agw_01 · 24 May 2006 at 00:24

About 25 hours.

That's having never driven a car before my first lesson (which was on Friday 13th incidentally) and not driving in between lessons.

Tom|Nbk · 24 May 2006 at 00:26

DaveyD said:
25ish, though I can't believe how rubbish I was when I started off, don't think I had grapsed the whole what actually was happening inside etc.

having the same sort of thing myself i dont prepare fast enough for junctions etc and still grasping the gears but afterall it was my first lesson

Bunka · 24 May 2006 at 00:37

agw_01 said:
About 25 hours.

That's having never driven a car before my first lesson, and not driving in between lessons.

Same here.

thedazman67 · 24 May 2006 at 02:06

I had my first test after 23 hours worth of lessons and failed then had my second test after 27 hours of lessons then passed.

thedazman

GT3 · 24 May 2006 at 02:16

agw_01 said:
About 25 hours.

That's having never driven a car before my first lesson (which was on Friday 13th incidentally) and not driving in between lessons.

Ditto.

God I was an awful driver when I first passed though and theres always room for improvement so remember when you pass, you are always gaining driving skill and experience.

ShakenNstirred · 24 May 2006 at 06:24

12 lessons took test but failed, 1 hour before next test and passed
no driving outside the lessons , but had been on the road for 15+ years on a motorcycle.
only took my car test because i had to have a car license for my job

Matt82 · 24 May 2006 at 06:52

Tom|Nbk said:
did you have any practice outside of lessons im just waiting to get a car sorted out then i can practice a lot more

i lied, it was 5 paid for lessons with an instructor.

i had a lil fiesta diesel at the time, i would drive absolutely anyone who needed a lift anywhere just so that i could get a bit more practice. My sis was still at home then too, hence i could practice with either her, my mum or dad.

birthday is 8th April. i got the licence on the 14th May.

its pretty much the only thing in my life that i have taken seriously, no kidding!

Oakesy2001uk · 24 May 2006 at 07:11

9 lessons with no practise outside lessons :-)

Duke · 24 May 2006 at 07:37

About 30, with no other practise. Passed first time.

Sone · 24 May 2006 at 07:51

No lessons just went striaght for my test on my 17th birthday and passed :rolleyes:

Took me 40 odd over 18months.

Doonhamer · 24 May 2006 at 07:52

Had 14 hours of driving lessons and scraped through my test first time.

Zip · 24 May 2006 at 07:54

5 lessons and pass on my first test

Did well over 1000-2000kms of driving on my Ls with either my mum or my sister in the car though so that would have helped

SaBBz · 24 May 2006 at 08:21

15 hours I think, with no other driving at all. Passed first time.

.Andy · 24 May 2006 at 08:27

9 hours IIRC did a bit of driving outside of lessons as well

kaiowas · 24 May 2006 at 08:43

Am I the only person who hasn't got a clue? I see people mention on here quite frequently how many lessons they had but at the time it really didn't occur to me to keep count.

Jez · 24 May 2006 at 10:21

5 hours of tuition, but i had my own car and drove that a fair bit before my test.

MR_Punk · 24 May 2006 at 10:26

Ive had about 30 hours so far but I did have a break for a year and get a new driving instructer - im not a natural!

+44

Rilot · 24 May 2006 at 10:28

2 lessons, 4 hours.

oweneades · 24 May 2006 at 10:57

kaiowas said:
Am I the only person who hasn't got a clue? I see people mention on here quite frequently how many lessons they had but at the time it really didn't occur to me to keep count.

I'm with you. No idea how many actual lessons I had although it wasn't many.

Did a lot of driving with my mum though in the car I ended up taking the test in (my own).