Are intensive driving courses any good?

Question

I am thinking of doing an intensive course, probably in Blackpool and really need your honest advice - are they any good?

Answer 1

If you do all your highway code reading before you start then they should be better than one or two lessons a week over several months.

Answer 2

Hello,

(ANS) What is an Intensive driving course? what does it aim to teach you that an ordinary driver with a full UK license doesn't already know? what is the advantage of such a course ask yourself this.

a) intensive driving course, is it aimed to teach you how to drive a car in a shorter space of time so you can just pass a conventional driving test sooner?

**I'm NOT convinced that "cramming" of driver training just to pass an examination makes for good quality drivers, drivers who really appreciate how to handle a wide variety of driving & road conditions or how to handle such different conditions.

**Learning to drive shouldn't be crammed into a few days or 2 weeks say, solid learning should be done slowly, drip feed style, drivers should learn from direct experience & practical driving sessions i.e. driving lessons over several months IMO.

b) OR is it an advanced driving course designed to improve your current driving skills & awareness of driving to a more refined or sophisticated level?

**If you do an advanced driving course & pass it, your insurance premiums will be reduced as insurance companies see you as a far lower risk of crash or accident.

**Advanced driver training courses YES! I honestly think they are good and although costly & time consuming worth the effort required.

Regards Ivan.

Answer 3

It depends on what sort of person you are. I have had some experience of this technique and learning over longer periods and have seen some spectacular failures and some astonishing successes. If you are a quick learner with a strong analytical bent, go for it. If you are scatty or disorganised the best approach is probably the long haul one.

Answer 4

Yes they are excellent, my son did one and took the test at the end of it.

He is a good driver and has not had one bump since passing his test.

Go for it.