learning to drive

denby · 2 Mar 2006 at 07:59

how many hours in total did you pay for lessons before you passed you test?

im just wondering because id like to get an idea of what its going to cost.

Zip · 2 Mar 2006 at 08:00

It cost me about $400-600 Australian dollars but im 100% sure that the ways to get your licence compared to how i got mine is different

denby · 2 Mar 2006 at 08:04

right ok

in the UK its about 15 pound an hour

Beerbaron · 2 Mar 2006 at 08:06

you are probaby looking at about 6 months worth including waiting for your test and passing first time. the cost of your test and theory are extra on top aswell. it will also depend on what company u go with. i went with bsm cos they gave me a student discount.

denby · 2 Mar 2006 at 08:08

studnet discount thats cool

do you think it would be possible for someone to have 10-15hrs lessons and pass?

Zip · 2 Mar 2006 at 08:10

It cost me $75 for an hour and a half.

Confused · 2 Mar 2006 at 09:06

denby said:
do you think it would be possible for someone to have 10-15hrs lessons and pass?

I had 15 hours of lessons including the 2hrs on my test day, and did it within 3 months.

However I had driven a car before, had my own car which I went out in with parents, I picked it up very quickly and had a great instructer.

I also had 4 lessons in 5 days near the beginning, in which I did most of my manouvres, and then had 1 per week while I was waiting for my test date. If I'd booked the test earlier, I would have got through it sooner, and probably after about 10 lessons.

Every person is different. If you can pick it up very quickly and can practice in your own car outside of lessons, then you can get it done quickly.

rG-tom · 2 Mar 2006 at 09:11

i had 17 hours of lessons but 3 of them were just to keep me used to drivign whilst waiting for the test, so yea it's possible

Tom.

MrMatteh · 2 Mar 2006 at 09:13

i took 32 hours (stretched over 2 summers though)

at about £23/hour though.

rG-tom · 2 Mar 2006 at 09:14

MrMatteh said:
i took 32 hours (stretched over 2 summers though)

at about £23/hour though.

youch £736, mine was £17 an hour, total of £290 + tests

Tom.

MrMatteh · 2 Mar 2006 at 09:19

rG-tom said:
youch £736, mine was £17 an hour, total of £290 + tests

Tom.

yeh, and the 2 hours you have to book the instructors car for, another £46

and the test

and the theory

ouch

explains why i am so poor now.

:edit have just seen, they have gone up to £24.50 in my area now!

denby · 2 Mar 2006 at 09:24

good then there hop for me

Luke15 · 2 Mar 2006 at 09:27

I have to pay £25.50 with BSM for each lesson

rG-tom · 2 Mar 2006 at 09:34

Luke15 said:
I have to pay £25.50 with BSM for each lesson

no you choose to pay BSM

get small local firm and it'll be quite a bit cheaper i bet

Tom.

happytechie · 2 Mar 2006 at 10:13

it took me about 15 lessons with a local private instructor 9£10 a lesson) plus a lot of driving with my dad in the car and a little bit f driving with my mum in the car.

it's all about ropactice, the more practice you can get the faster you will eb able t pass your practical.

HT

chrislusty · 2 Mar 2006 at 10:19

22 - 25 lessons, over 4months, going out an hour a week with instructor, but never went out with parents.was paying £14 a lesson then i think.

toy_soldier · 2 Mar 2006 at 12:58

Ive had about 15 lessons now + was insured on my grandads car for a month going out 2 -3 times a week, and my test is tomorow so we will see if its possible

Big Spender · 2 Mar 2006 at 13:02

i had 25 lessons, + the extra 2 hours to cover my test and a lesson on the morning of my test * that by 16 per hour comes out to £432, not including test fees.

p.s. good luck for tomorrow toy soldier

toy_soldier · 2 Mar 2006 at 13:10

marcus25 said:
p.s. good luck for tomorrow toy soldier

Cheers

BigshotPie · 2 Mar 2006 at 13:17

If I was you Id find someone that does intensive courses, I can recommend them no-end. Me and all my mates and my little sis used this one guy, and we all past first time, and was good value.