Hours Taken

This question is to the drivers that have taken their test or are about to, I was wondering how many hours you took with your instructor before taking the test. And this is also to the drivers that were complete beginners and have no experience of being behind the wheel before they met their instructors..

I'm about to have my first test next week and I've done around 47 hours. I only go out once a week for an hour though, and don't drive outside of that. I think I could have done my test before now too but where I live the waiting time is absolutely ridiculous.

Really? wow, do you learn faster like that or slower?

Because what I do, is 2 lessons per week and 1 lesson is 2 hours, for some people this is too quick to take stuff in but for some its fine.

I think I quickly would have got tired of it at the pace you have but no doubt I would have learnt faster. It honestly came down to the fact that 1 hour with my instructor is £25 and I never had more than that to spare a week. If I could have done 1 2 hour lesson a week I would have I'm happy with the way I've learnt to drive, definitely feel ready for my test and I appreciate the range of situations I've found myself in during lessons over the past year.

Yeah I think it also depends on how quick you want to pass, I started only a month ago and already I've done 10 hours, and I will probably do 30 hours more, so I will end up passing around September time before uni starts

One double lesson a week. Total 40 lessons from scratch (hadn't even sat in the drivers seat before). Passed today at 1st attempt with 9 minors. In London.
First reaction? I'll never have to look at that smug a$$ of a driving instructor again. I swear he was disappointed that he was losing his cash cow!

I'm taking my test at the end of July and so far I've had 23 lessons which equal to about 26.5 hours. By the day of my test I would've had 27 lessons equaling about 32.5 hours. Before my first lesson, I had no experience in a car and have 1 x 1.5 hour lesson a week. Just really hoping I pass first time because I don't have the money to buy loads more lessons and another test fee ahhh


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Do you feel confident enough to take the test with only 23 lessons in? and you know you're parallel parking and left hand reverse, do you go by the set of procedures or do you just steer as you reverse, I'm curious to know how everyone does it

I booked my test for the end of July on my 11th lesson (22hrs) I've got 3 more more to go till then to bring me up to 30hrs. Had no prior experience in a car and no driving with parents outside lessons. Cutting it a bit slim though, only started manoeuvres a couple lessons ago and I've only done a parallel park once!:/

I really hope you pass. Can you get anyone to take you out to practice your manoevres on top of your lessons?

Yeah I do have my own car so I have been out a lot in it practising but even with all this I'm obviously going to still feel nervous haha so I'm just hoping all the practise I have done will pay off in a few weeks time


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