Are Intensive Driving Courses Any Good for You?
General September 6th, 2010
When someone decides to learn to drive, like a lot of things in life these day’s, they want it (their driving licence) like, yesterday! There may be good reasons for someone needing to pass their test quickly; a new job, going abroad, during college/university holidays etc. These are known as Driving Crash Courses (Intensive Driving Courses).
So, what is a driving crash course?
Every person is unique so the number of hours training necessary to reach the required standard for the UK driving test will vary from person to person. In my experience, the training hours required for the average candidate varied between 25 to 35. Obviously, some candidates will do this quicker and others longer. A lot depends on their previous road experience (had driving lessons before, driven a motorbike), their level of spatial awareness (the ability to judge distance, speed and angles) and any personal practice in their own car they take. Some may take to driving like a duck to water, others do not!
Intensive driving courses are simply having that number of hours of driving lessons in a shorter period. That could be over a few day’s a few weeks or longer. “Great! My driving licence in a week!” – not necessarily so. If you try and get say, forty hours of driving lessons done in 7 day’s, the 7 day’s will be very intense and possibly stressful for you. Now, some people can cope with this and others not. If you are someone that might struggle with that pace of learning and stress, then you may not be ready for your driving test at the end of that week.
Most people adopt a ‘middle of the road’ approach and have say, ten hours in a week (two hours per day). That way, as the driving lessons are spread over 4 weeks, they have more time to take in and digest the new information and driving skills they are learning. Still, 1month is better than 1 lesson per week over 40 weeks!
What Driving crash courses are not
They are not a ‘magic pill’ to gaining a licence to drive on the public roads. A guaranteed pass is a myth – nobody could guarantee that! At the end of the day, it is yourself and yourself only that will be taking the test. Mistakes do happen and nerves may play a part in that. If you see such claims, be wary. Their guarantee could simply be that if you fail the driving test, the driving school will provide another driving test at their cost.
If you do need to pass your test fast, it is best advice to discuss with a number of driver trainers to see what deals they offer and how they relate to you during your first conversation. Also, before booking and paying for your driving crash course up-front (most training establishments will require this to confirm such a courses) you would be advised to have a lesson or two from your shortlist to see how you actually get on with them and that their training methods tie in with your style of learning.
The Driving Schools Directory offers an Intensive Driving Courses Pupils Enquiry Service that, after you have completed a few basic details, they will contact all the driving schools in your chosen area and those driving schools will make contact with you. This takes out a lot of the trawling around for you and makes the process of inquiring about your driving crash course far easier.
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