How many lessons to learn to drive

[obi_waynne]

How many lessons did you have or how long did it take you to learn to drive? Did you pass first time?

I took a year and probably had nearly 150 lessons but I did pass first time. I also didn't have one professional lesson, it was my Step Dad that taught me to drive in the family car! He told me I was ready when he made me drive through the west end of London during rush hour! Talk about a baptism of fire!

 

[T9 man]

If memory serves me correctly it took about 15 lessons and I was fortunate enough to pass first time.

 

[Yugguy]

I only had 10 official paid lessons but I went out for hours and hours in my mum's Marina estate. This is why I think people of my age (41) and older are better drivers than kids these days as we had to learn in the crappest cars imaginable. Even a bog-standard modern Corsa or Clio is light-years ahead compared to that old Marina.

 

[turbonutter69]

My instructor told me to book my test after my first lesson.
Took 2 months to get in for a test so had 1 lesson a week until my test date came up.
So 8 or 9. Passed first time.

 

[HDi fun]

Perhaps we should be asking how many lessons it took to get through the basic L test.

 

[old-git]

10 lessons (first on 17th birthday as a surprise present from parents!) to get my licence, but still learning 42 years later.

 

[T9 man]

but still learning 42 years later.

Arn't we all OG

 

[Tricomb]

I had went to a school that gave you a driving permits at the end which you can apply for your state license after. They made you do book work along with stupid videos and several road tests that included parking lots, neighborhood, highway and, day/night driving.


Fun stuff... I don't know why they never said anything about us 15 y/o smoking cigarettes outside the building

 

[gummy]

I took 40 lessons,it was 1980 when the waitng time for a test was months so i just kept having lessons at £4.75,each passed first time!.

 

[old-git]

Arn't we all OG

Unfortunately, many people assume that once you have passed your test you have learnt all you need to know!

 

[gummy]

Unfortunately, many people assume that once you have passed your test you have learnt all you need to know!

Some of the driving i see,you can tell they have a long way to go!,it makes me wonder how some passed in the first place!

 

[HDi fun]

Some of the driving i see,you can tell they have a long way to go!,it makes me wonder how some passed in the first place!

They passed because they met the minimum standard required of them.

 

[davalav]

I wish I could comment here... :'(

Any who... I have my theory booked and ready to go on the 13th March. If I do not pass this one, I am getting a motor bike. Anyway... I was told by 3 instructers I was read for test after around 20 hours. I have had around 40 hours with my mum and that should see me through. Just need to get this theory done!!!!!

 

[davalav]

Unfortunately, many people assume that once you have passed your test you have learnt all you need to know!

You've learnt how to drive safely and to a standard that is suitable. Nothing in this world can prepare first time drivers for the real road.

 

[bigbadjoe]

12 then pass first time. Already had my bike licence so was a little easyer for me.

 

[pgarner]

bout 20 proper ones and 1 with the parents

 

[MWheatley]

had about 15 'proper' lessons, but i failed my test first time, totally my fault. I wasn't thinking straight, got onto a dual-carriageway and assumed 70 mph speed limit. it was 50 mph. Quite a few of my friends did the same thing :s

 

[HDi fun]

10 lessons (first on 17th birthday as a surprise present from parents!) to get my licence, but still learning 42 years later.

That's what I was inferring with my post.