Whenever someone decides to start driving, like a lot of things in life these day’s, they want it (their driving licence) like, yesterday! There may be genuine reasons for someone needing to pass their test quickly; a new job, going abroad, during college/university holidays etc. These are known as Intensive Driving Courses (Crash Courses).
So, what is a driving crash course?
Every person is unique and the number of hours practice necessary to obtain the required standard for the driving test will vary from between individuals. In my experience, the number of hours required for the average candidate varied between twenty five to thirty five. Obviously, some candidates will do this quicker and others longer. Much depends on any previous road experience (had driving lessons before, driven a motorbike), their level of spatial awareness (the the skill of judging distance, speed and angles) and any private practice they may undertake. 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 over a quicker 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, 40 hours of training 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 would struggle with that speed of learning and stress, then you may not be ready for the 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 (2 hours per day). That way, as the training is spread over one month, they have more time to take in and digest the new information and driving skills they are learning. Still, one month is better than 1 lesson per week over 40 weeks!
What Intensive driving 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 – no one can guarantee that! At the end of the day, it is you and you only that will be taking the driving test. Errors can happen and nerves may play a part in that. If you see driving schools claiming this, investigate. The guarantee could just be that if you fail the driving test, they will provide another driving test at their cost.
If you do need to pass your driving test quickly, it is best to discuss with a number of driving instructors to see what deals they offer and how they relate to you during your initial talk. Also, before booking and paying for your driving crash course up-front (most training establishments will require this to confirm such a courses) you should plan to have a lesson or two from your shortlist to see how you actually get on with them and that their teaching practices tie in with your style of learning.
The Driving Schools Directory offers an Driving Crash 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 driver trainers will make contact with you. This takes out a lot of the trawling around for you and makes the process of organising your intensive driving course far easier.