1st driving lesson

[rockers]

hello all, well got to do it before they change it anymore,

Tomorrow i am doing my 1st driving lesson with the AA and well just wondering what happens on the 1st lesson ? its a two hour one so i guess abit ?

How many lesson should i epxect to need ?

I have a driven a car ina field abit when i was young bout it, I have been on the road on a bike for the last 5 years so have abit of road 'sense'

Compared to a DAS bike test is it harder ?

Cheers all

[anthony_r6]

It really depends on your instructor. My first lesson was a two hour lesson, and he gave me some handouts, showing blind spots, gears, turning theory, stopping distances and other helpful titbits and then proceeded to teach me to drive.

You'll start somewhere quiet, industrial estate maybe. He'll explain the controls, and where you need to look, etc. Then you'll be starting and stopping into you're comfortable doing so.

After that it really depends on what your skill level is. I took 4months to learn and pass my test. I was doing two hours a week normally, but did a lot of four hour weeks. Not sure how many hours I spent at it in total, but my instructor was a really good guy, very helpful.

All was worthless in the end though, as insurance is stupidly high for me! Good Luck.
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[Skudd]

First lesson will be showing you the controls, moving off and stopping with the correct observations and signals if required. May get to turning left or right in or out of a side road.

The average driver takes about 40 hours worth of tuition, but this can and does vary according to aptitude and practice with family members. I had a guy who took 16 hrs from scratch and another guy over 400 hours. I had people who did many hours but were hit and miss. The two hours a week for 4 months sounds about average.
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[Skudd]

[st3v3]

[dodgydog]

[Marcg868]

20 Lessons when i was 18. Got my First Car a Vauxhall Nova.

£1100 to insure, then give up the cars after two years for bikes.

Now I'm 26 and they want £1500 insurance on a 900cc Cinquecento.

I'd rather get wet on the bike.
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[Rebel]

6 one hour lessons. Plus about 8 hours of practice in my old Fiat with my Mum as ballast.
Not to detract from my obvious natural gift for motoring , but I had been biking for 8 years by then so knew the roadcraft & highway code.

[rockers]

cheers guys, well it went well, instructor took me to a quiet street, showed me the controls how it all works etc, swapped seats and got me to pull away, then that was it about hour and a half of driving around the local area out to the back roads for a while and back and around the town,

Instructor said he was happy with all me steering clutch n that, said very god but dont know if they say that all the time ?

Next wednesday again another 2 hours,

Main problem i have is relising how bigger the car is than the bike

Cheers guys

[Alpha-9]

[Llama-Farmer]

It's all down to each individual, you can't say how many hours everyone needs.

I paid for 20 upfront because that meant I got a 20% discount on a block booking.

When I was 16 (August 31st birthday, youngest in the class, so everyone else was driving before the summer holidays, I had to wait until the end) I went with my dad to an off-road site in Sheffield which they used for truck driving lessons and did a few hours there getting used to clutch control and changing gear, stopping and starting etc... so that I had some experience when I got to my first lesson.

After my 2nd lesson I went out with my dad, and we'd do about 5 hours a week driving in the evenings and weekends, to every 1 or 2 hour lesson I had.

Ended up passing first time after 9 weeks and 17 lessons. Including using an hour for the test, I had 2 hours pre-paid lessons left, so used them towards my Pass Plus, which is 5 hours.

[Anthony192]

I've been riding 3 years now and I've just started driving lessons as well.

My first lesson was a free 2 hours and we went to Tesco's car park, learnt the controls, went round the car park a few times learning the steering and did some reversing as well. After that it was about an hour on the road and has been on the road ever since doing one or two test manoeuvres a lesson. I've had 8 hours in total and he says I should start to look to book my test.

Guess it's down to how confident you are and your instructor. I've heard some instructors don't take you out of car parks for the first ten hours but my girlfriend learnt through the AA so you should all right.

Good luck
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[Marcg868]

My Girlfriend did 1 hour on a retail park and then had 12 more lessons and past first time. She has been driving a year and is very alert and observant when driving. And to be honest i actually feel safe when in the car than say My Dad, who drives far too fast.

She struggled with the theory questions tho but passed the test 1st time with one minor for speed.
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[Capt Castle]

You'll have no bother with your bike experience. I did a week (20 hour) intensive with test at the end 18 months ago. Once you get the hang of controlling the car it's just road craft, and I assume you've got a grip of that
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[oldpink]

my kids all learned to drive off road when they were young
started with grass carts & off road buggies
Daughter took to driving like a duck to water and just about to sit her test after a dozen or so lessons

quite a few of my family & cousins etc are driving instructors
my dad had one old woman whe he eventually refused to take back out
as after 120 lessons 6 failed tests she still wanted to try, problem was she was a nervous old biddy
that panicked at the slightest thing and got all flustered and he didn't want to take her money as it was obvious she would never pass
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[The Artist]

Who the hell needs 40 hours of tuition?

[oldpink]

Oh and as I always bought the boys there bikes she figures I owe her £1500 towards her first car
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[Skudd]

[Scythe]

I did it in 11 hours. Five 2 hour lessons, and one hour before my test.

Driving is really easy once you've had experience on a bike and have a bike licence IMO.
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[Skudd]

[MinhDinh]

Skudd, much you charge a lesson and where are you from? How tall ate you anyway? Thanks.
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[Skudd]

[The999Kid]

[MinhDinh]

Are you taller than leonardo dicaprio?

Also I didn't think driving instructors would be affected that much, but I guess people can't afford cars.
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