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2 hour lessons
Hi
I am currently learning with AA and they recommend that we do 2 hours. So far I have done 3 lessons (6 hours) and the next lesson I will be on the main road.
My question is, do you think that I am progressing slow and that the problem lies in the 2 hours per lesson instead of 1?
I am currently learning with AA and they recommend that we do 2 hours. So far I have done 3 lessons (6 hours) and the next lesson I will be on the main road.
My question is, do you think that I am progressing slow and that the problem lies in the 2 hours per lesson instead of 1?
Reply 1
I don't think you're progressing slowly at all. I have two hour lessons and was at about the same kind of stage as you after three lessons. The instructors like to build up your confidence so you don't panic when your suddenly faced with hundreds of cars behind you and coming towards you! Two hours really are so much better - you get much more done. You'll find you suddenly improve greatly with two hours as you're getting much more practise in.
Reply 2
No, 2 hours are NOT better at all. My driving instructor said that it's actually a really bad idea for everyone except the driving school. You lose concentration after about an hour, and you can only learn and remember so much before you start making mistakes.
I started off with the recommended 2 hour slots, but I found that after my instructor started booking my in for single lessons (sometimes 2 in the same day, one in the morning, then one later on in the afternoon), I progressed much faster.
The fact is, there WILL be days where you're just a terrible driver, every learner has days like that, and it makes no sense to sit in a car and pay an extra 20 odd quid for an extra hour of stalling and stress!
Book one hour lessons, on the same day if you think you're likely to forget stuff, or as soon as is possible, and you'll find you make a lot more progress!
I started off with the recommended 2 hour slots, but I found that after my instructor started booking my in for single lessons (sometimes 2 in the same day, one in the morning, then one later on in the afternoon), I progressed much faster.
The fact is, there WILL be days where you're just a terrible driver, every learner has days like that, and it makes no sense to sit in a car and pay an extra 20 odd quid for an extra hour of stalling and stress!
Book one hour lessons, on the same day if you think you're likely to forget stuff, or as soon as is possible, and you'll find you make a lot more progress!
Reply 3
For me, I really had to learn in two hour slots, because it took me half an hour to drive to where I'd be doing my test, so by the time I got there, we'd have had to come back and I would have got no practise on the test routes, getting to learn the roads.
If you live 5mins from the test centre, then yes, an hour-long lesson is acceptable, but in my opinion, if you live any further away, you really need a two hour lesson, just so as you get to learn the roads around the test centre.
If you live 5mins from the test centre, then yes, an hour-long lesson is acceptable, but in my opinion, if you live any further away, you really need a two hour lesson, just so as you get to learn the roads around the test centre.
Reply 4
theres nothing wrong with 2 hour lessons. as long as you have a little break in the middle.
ive been having 2 hour lessons and i know what you mean about losing concentration but its just like if your in school or uni lectures, if you focus hard enough, you wont lose concentration.
i used to take 1 hour lessons but i personally think 2 hours is better.
ive been having 2 hour lessons and i know what you mean about losing concentration but its just like if your in school or uni lectures, if you focus hard enough, you wont lose concentration.
i used to take 1 hour lessons but i personally think 2 hours is better.
Reply 5
An hour was too much for me, there is now way I would ever do a two hour slot. As already said concentration levels tend to slip.
My driving instructor once said that people learn the most in the first half hour of the lesson and after that they tend to get a bit tired. Driving is very tiring when you have a person telling you stuff all the time.
My driving instructor once said that people learn the most in the first half hour of the lesson and after that they tend to get a bit tired. Driving is very tiring when you have a person telling you stuff all the time.
Reply 6
emin
OP
But won't this affect your learning style?
For example, someone who has taken 25/30 lessons (25/30 hours) will pass quicker than someone who has taken 25/30 AA lessons (50/60 hours ).
I mean, an AA lesson (2 hours) will on concentrate on one manoeuvre whilst a normal 2 lesson of 1 hour each will concentrate on 2 manoeuvres. So isn't it higly likely that AA lessons will slow you down?
I really want to pass as soon as possible but I don't know if this is setting me back.
For example, someone who has taken 25/30 lessons (25/30 hours) will pass quicker than someone who has taken 25/30 AA lessons (50/60 hours ).
I mean, an AA lesson (2 hours) will on concentrate on one manoeuvre whilst a normal 2 lesson of 1 hour each will concentrate on 2 manoeuvres. So isn't it higly likely that AA lessons will slow you down?
I really want to pass as soon as possible but I don't know if this is setting me back.
Reply 7
20
I had 1.5 hour lessons, as I felt one hour was too short, but 2 hours was too long at first! Then, as I got better and progressed onto the manoeuvres and things that needed more time I had longer lessons. But I think longer lessons would have hindered me at first.
Reply 8
It seems that some instructors are teaching you to pass the test whilst others are teaching you to drive. If you drive for an hour then you end up having to stay in the same area lesson after lesson. Lets say that it takes 5 to 10 minutes to cover the theory behind a maneouvre, another 15 minutes to practise it. This leaves you with 30 minutes actual driving time around where you live.
If you were to have 2 hour lessons then you get to venture further out and experience different roads and conditions that you will be unfamiliar with, which in the long run will make you more confident in your ability to cope with new situations.
As to the number of lessons that will be needed- I had 2 hour lessons and passed after 22 hours or so ie 11 lessons, whereas some of my friends who had one hour lessons took forever to pass because they had a one hour lesson per week.
If you were to have 2 hour lessons then you get to venture further out and experience different roads and conditions that you will be unfamiliar with, which in the long run will make you more confident in your ability to cope with new situations.
As to the number of lessons that will be needed- I had 2 hour lessons and passed after 22 hours or so ie 11 lessons, whereas some of my friends who had one hour lessons took forever to pass because they had a one hour lesson per week.
Reply 9
A lot of people say to avoid the big companies because you pay over the odds, self employed instructors are more likely to want you to pass because it looks good on them.
Reply 10
11
When I first started I had 1 hour lessons. they went by really fast but then when I started to learn more manoeuvres I went up to 1.5 hour lessons. These meant that I had enough time to go over them a couple of times. When I came closer to my test i had 2 hour lessons. It is entirely up to you but when starting 2 hours would have been too much for me.
Reply 11
Initially I was with the AA, but to be perfectly honest, they just strung me along with 2 hour lessons in order to get as much money out of me as possible. I wasn't progressing, and I failed twice with them. I was with the guy for a year and he just wasn't pushing me...at all. Not a sausage.
I then moved to a local, independent company who charged me £18 for 55 mins (London prices!) and after about 5 lessons I passed. The lovely lady I was with had a 98% pass rate, whilst my previous AA instructor only had a 56% pass rate - something the AA had 'forgotten' to tell me. My friends say that their AA instructors aren't much better...
Naturally, it all depends on your own instructor though, and if you're comfortable with him and with the pace you're going, then there's no reason to worry.
I then moved to a local, independent company who charged me £18 for 55 mins (London prices!) and after about 5 lessons I passed. The lovely lady I was with had a 98% pass rate, whilst my previous AA instructor only had a 56% pass rate - something the AA had 'forgotten' to tell me. My friends say that their AA instructors aren't much better...
Naturally, it all depends on your own instructor though, and if you're comfortable with him and with the pace you're going, then there's no reason to worry.
Reply 12
10
My AA instructor was fantastic! I'm a scared sausage and take a while to get used to driving. To relax into it. Around me, the AA only do 1hour lessons and he said that that was why he left BSM as he felt his pupils couldn't concentrate for 2hours. He tried to encourage me to have two hour lessons because by the end of an hour I'd be driving far better than at the start of the next lesson. He cancelled our trial 2hour one though, so it never happened.
I know a lot of people here think the AA are just out to milk you for every penny, but my instructor was amazing. Maybe he's the exception, but it seems to me like you've just had bad experiences.
I know a lot of people here think the AA are just out to milk you for every penny, but my instructor was amazing. Maybe he's the exception, but it seems to me like you've just had bad experiences.
Reply 13
Angelharpist
Initially I was with the AA, but to be perfectly honest, they just strung me along with 2 hour lessons in order to get as much money out of me as possible. I wasn't progressing, and I failed twice with them. I was with the guy for a year and he just wasn't pushing me...at all. Not a sausage.
I then moved to a local, independent company who charged me £18 for 55 mins (London prices!) and after about 5 lessons I passed. The lovely lady I was with had a 98% pass rate, whilst my previous AA instructor only had a 56% pass rate - something the AA had 'forgotten' to tell me. My friends say that their AA instructors aren't much better...
Naturally, it all depends on your own instructor though, and if you're comfortable with him and with the pace you're going, then there's no reason to worry.
I then moved to a local, independent company who charged me £18 for 55 mins (London prices!) and after about 5 lessons I passed. The lovely lady I was with had a 98% pass rate, whilst my previous AA instructor only had a 56% pass rate - something the AA had 'forgotten' to tell me. My friends say that their AA instructors aren't much better...
Naturally, it all depends on your own instructor though, and if you're comfortable with him and with the pace you're going, then there's no reason to worry.
my AA instructor was fine, and didnt 'fleece' me at all, and was actually pushing me to pass more..as he had too many pupils on his books.
so I suppose its just down to the individual instructor really
Reply 14
It depends. I had 2 hour lessons, once every 2 weeks. I found that this made it difficult for me because I didn't have my own car to practice in and the 2 week gap meant that I just forgot everything that I had learnt. I changed it to 1 hour lesson every week ( I couldn't afford more than that) and although at first my driving instructor told me he thought it was a bad idea, he soon changed his mind when he saw how fast I was progressing.
I was with BSM, who are the RAC's driving school.
I was with BSM, who are the RAC's driving school.
Reply 15
Little Girl Red
It depends. I had 2 hour lessons, once every 2 weeks. I found that this made it difficult for me because I didn't have my own car to practice in and the 2 week gap meant that I just forgot everything that I had learnt. I changed it to 1 hour lesson every week ( I couldn't afford more than that) and although at first my driving instructor told me he thought it was a bad idea, he soon changed his mind when he saw how fast I was progressing.
I was with BSM, who are the RAC's driving school.
I was with BSM, who are the RAC's driving school.
yer every two weeks without additional practice wouldent have been helpful.
i was having two hours a week with additional practice in my mums car.
it really is just a case of as much practice you can get/afford really.
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