34 hours total, having never driven before and no outside practice. Did 28 hours to begin with (including first driving test) over the space of 4 weeks. Failed that one on what I still believe to be a questionable decision by the examiner. Did a 2 hour lesson the next week, then the next week followed with another hour before another hour on my second test, which I failed again because I screwed up, no ifs or buts. 32 hours total at that point. Then on my final test I did no more lessons beforehand and an hour beforehand, then the hour for my test, totaling 34 hours. So 31 hours of actual lessons really, but I say 34 because the tests were also driving experience that highlighted small flaws we needed to work on a bit. So from the first lesson to the test pass, it took 8 weeks.

Reply 11

Robson689

25 hours over about 2 months. Had no previous experience, never drove outside my lessons and passed first time.

Reply 12

mcgreevy1993

8 months, 50ish hours.

no outside praticse

Reply 13

az08

6 weeks, 23 hours of lessons, passed first time.

No private practice, although about 5/6 years ago I practiced a bit in a friend's car till I got stopped by the police!

Reply 14

tinkerbell_xxx

About a year and 5 months but I had quite large breaks during that time

Reply 15

Skyy9432

1 year on the dot. Got my first lesson and my last test on my birthdays.

Failed twice with 0 minors, then passed with 7 :biggrin:

Reply 16

Orange s0da

about 9 months with a 2 month break in between, about 45 lessons and no outside practice, passed first time.

Reply 17

Midgeymoo17

Total : around 100 hours in 5 months. It did not come easy. But I got there and passed first time.

Reply 18

Beanss123

It took me 5 months to be at the point where I took my first test, this was after about 30 hours, failed, then failed my second a few weeks after and kept taking big breaks. By the time I passed it had been 12/13 months since I had my first lesson.

Howevee between my first test and the one I passed I only had a handful of lessons. Maybe about 5. And I had a practice in my own car with my dad, but he didn't like going out so again that wasn't consistent or for very long maybe 15 20 minute drives.