Saturday 5 January 2013

Driving lessons. 1 hour V 2 hour!

I get asked by my pupils, what is better.  A one hour lesson or a two hour lesson.  I will say the two hour lesson has more benifits.  Let me explain.
One hour lesson   Cost £22
It takes about 10 minutes from the start of the lesson to get back to where you left off from your last lesson.  This is down to being a bit rusty and still trying to learn the task from the last lesson. 
If we work on hill starts we could end up driving to a suitable place that could be 5 to 10 minutes away. Then we work on hill starts we could end up spending 20 minues practicing this, which then leaves you only 20 minutes left of your lesson which does not include driving back to your home. So you will not get the time to drive to different areas unless we miss somthing out.

Two hour lesson   Cost £43
It takes about 10 minutes from the start of the lesson to get back to where you left off from your last lesson.  This is down to being a bit rusty and still trying to learn the task from the last lesson. 
If we work on hill starts we could end up driving to a suitable place that could be 5 to 10 minutes away. Then we work on hill starts we could end up spending 20 minues practicing this, which then leaves you about 1 hour and 20 minutes left of your lesson to work on learning more skills.  It also gives more time to drive to differant areas to gain more experience and pratice. Then leave about 10 to 15 minutes to get back home.

A.   1 x 2 hour lesson, you take 10 minutes to get back to where you were from previous lesson.
2 x 1 hour lessons will take 10 minues  x 2  ( 20 minutes)to get back to where you were from your previous lesson.
B.  The DSA states it takes an average of 45 hours training with a driving instructor plus 20 hours private lessons with your mum and dad.  So if you were having 1 hour a week with no gaps then it will take you about 11 months  to take your driving test.
If you were taking 2 hours a week then you could be taking your driving test by 4 to 5 months.

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