Are Driving Crash Courses Any Good?
When someone decides to learn to drive, like most things these day’s, they want it (their driving licence) like, yesterday! There may be good reasons for someone needing to pass their test promptly; a new job, going abroad, during college/university holidays etc. These are known as Intensive Driving Courses (Crash Courses).
So, what is an intensive driving course?
Everyone is different so the number of hours practice required to obtain the appropriate standard for the driving test will vary from person to person. Experience has shown, the training hours necessary for the average person varied between 25 to 35. Obviously, some people will do this quicker and others longer. Much depends on any previous road experience (had driving instruction previously, driven a moped), their level of spatial awareness (the the skill of judging distance, speed and angles) and any personal practice in their own car they take. Some people take to driving like a duck to water, others do not!
Driving crash courses are simply having that number of hours of driving lessons in 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, forty hours of driving lessons done in a week, the week will be very intense and possibly stressful for you. Now, some people can cope with this and others not. If you are someone that may struggle with that pace 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 (two hours per day). That way, as the training is spread over 4 weeks, they have more time to take in and digest the new information and driving skills they are learning. Still, 1month 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. There is no such thing as a guaranteed driving test pass – no one can guarantee that! At the end of the day, it is you and you only that will be taking the test. Errors do happen and nerves may play a part in that. If you see such claims, be wary. The guarantee could just be that if you fail your driving test, they will provide another driving test at their cost.
If you do need to pass your test fast, it is advised to discuss with a number of driving instructors to see what deals they offer and how they relate to you during your first conversation. Also, before booking and paying for your intensive driving course up-front (most driving schools 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 training methods 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 make contact with the driving instructors in your chosen area and those driving schools will contact you. This takes out a lot of the trawling around for you and makes the process of inquiring about your intensive driving course far easier.
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