What's the average amount of lessons and time you need to pass a driving test?

Question

I want to take my lessons soon and be driving as soon as possible really!what's the average how many months should it take?

Answer 1

It is supposed to be at least ten hours, plus an hour for each year of your age, but I believe that you should take a lot longer than that!  Buy a small car, have a relative insure themself and you as a named driver, and spend months and several thousand miles learning in all conditions.  I did, and have never had an accident in 25 years driving!

Answer 2

The average number of lessons based on most people's driving abilities are about 40-50 hours with an instructor.

However, the U.K Government's section known as the Driving standards agency have produced the following figure :

45 hours with a qualified instructor

22 hours of private practice, family and friends

Qualified instructors have a Green badge on the windscreen unless they are a trainee, in which case they will have a pink.

Driving Instructor's tests, include theory, driving, and teaching.

The trainee's have not passed the tuition test.

Answer 3

i would say approx 12-15 lessons with lots practice inbetween good luck !!!!

Answer 4

it used to be said one lesson for every year old you are

Answer 5

There is no such thing as "the average" number of lessons or "the average" time it takes.

Please don't misquote the Driving Standard Agency's website.

What it ACTUALLY says is this:

"Those who pass their driving test have had, on average, about 45 hours of professional training combined with 22 hours of private practice."

http://direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/Learner...

Some people pass after 10 hours of driving, yet some pass after 150 hours, that's a very big difference - and therefore, even if there was a "recommended minimum" or "an average number of lessons" it would be extremely misleading and would either make below average learners feel sh*t about themselves, or think their instructor is diddling them!!

Best bet, is to have a few lessons first, so the instructor can work out your skills, learning style, and he/she will be able to give you a SLIGHTLY more accurate timescale.

Good luck and have fun :)

Answer 6

All depends on certain factors.

Your age, your ability to learn, understand the concept of using your feet/hands/eyes together.  

I've had a few pupils who were either IT consultants, Web designers, straight A pupils at school and yet their hand and eye coordination was very poor.  

There is no set rule, you either want to learn to drive and stick with the training and when your instructor says so, go out with a friend relative and do more practice or your going to be a pedestrian all your life.

Please do not think that it is going to be easy, you think that then you fail.

I've had pupils for a year and were ready for the test, and I've had one's who only had 20 hours with me and pass.  The difference I found with that is, the year one's don't have a practice car to learn in and the 20 hour pupil did. He would have his 2 hours with me on a Saturday morning, then hired a dual control car from Arnold Clark for another 2 hours and went out with his dad. He Passed with 2 minors.

The longer you have in an instructors car, the longer you will live, gaining experience and good tips is all part and parcel with the learning of driving.

Good luck