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[minilee94]

Hi Guys im am 16 atm but i am 17 in march my grandad is a driving instructor and he mentioned about me doing a crash course how long would a crash course roughly take to do i had seen on the internet a company called 5day and by the name and what it said it would take the 5 day to get me my license . but im not to sure if that about right

thank you lee

Edited by minilee94, 16 February 2011 - 11:03 PM.

[AVV IT]

As for the 5 day duration of the course then from what I understand of intensive courses, this appears to be pretty typical.

Intensive driving courses really don't have a particularly good reputation across the driver trainer industry though. To be honest as your Grandad is a driving instructor then I'm a little surprised that he would recommended an intensive course to you, I'm also surprised that you are not taking advantage of him being a driving instructor and getting him to teach you instead.

Intensive courses generally have a much higher than average failure rate than normal lessons, with the main problem being that they do not give the student sufficient time to practice, consolidate & reflect on what they have learned during the lesson. To some extent it is the hours between the lessons that are almost as important as the hours in the actual driving seat. The other issue is that you are usually booked onto a DSA driving test at the end of the course regardless of whether you are actually ready to take the test at that point or not. In short they are very much something of a "hit & miss" affair and those that do pass are very often incapable of achieving the required standard consistently. Regardless of how keen you are to get your driving licence, is it not better that you learn to drive safely and competently, as opposed to merely happening to pass a test on one particular day?

[minilee94]

oh rite okay i understand lol and yh he was ment to teach me propley but i have gota be back before april the 30th lol and after april the 30th i cant rally go back

[myredmini]

I know you might want to get on the road quick. I do, but taking 2 hour lessons weekly or maybe more depending on your finances, will be alot better, you will learn alot more and gain alot more confidence while driving.

[minilee94]

oh rite as before im getting it for free ..and do you basicly mean that its a good or bad thing to do crash course

[myredmini]

Personally..Bad

[minilee94]

oh rite okay ermm i duna what to do then really just a question but would it not be better to do a good few lessons on my own with another company then go onto doing lessions with my grandad

[AVV IT]

oh rite as before im getting it for free

You didn't mention in your original post that you were getting it for free, but if that means that your Grandad is connected to an intensive training provider as an instructor, then it would at least make sense as to why he is recommending that you use one.

and do you basicly mean that its a good or bad thing to do crash course

erm... can I suggest you re-read my original post, because if you have managed to read that and think that I am in any way saying that they are a good thing, then you really haven't read it very well at all!

[minilee94]

i have read it but i was just wondering what myredmini was getting at if he though they were good or bad

[AVV IT]

i have read it but i was just wondering what myredmini was getting at if he though they were good or bad

erm....

taking 2 hour lessons weekly or maybe more depending on your finances, will be alot better

.... so which bit don't you understand?

He quite clearly states that he thinks that normal lessons would be "a lot better" doesn't he?

Edited by AVV IT, 16 February 2011 - 11:35 PM.

[minilee94]

oh erm my bad lol avv it i had read myredminis post wrong

[AVV IT]

oh erm my bad lol avv it i had read myredminis post wrong

Phew that's a releif!!..... I thought it was me loosing the plot there for a minute?


Good luck with whatever you decide to do Lee !!

[minilee94]

ok thank you and sorry bout all that lol

[miniadventure]

Do it i did one passed first time too with 4 minors. i would only do it if you got the time and money to invest, a better idea is to take 3x2 hour lessons a week and in five weeks hit 30hours of driving lessons which is the average amount taken to pass a driving test. best to get your theory out of the way first

[Rhyd]

I had 4 driving instructors in total as I started learning during the summer holidays, then went back to uni, got a job, got my own place etc - always some excuse not to have lessons. I finally decided to go for an intensive course as my theory was expiring. As I'd already had lessons, I did a shorter course of 4 days with 8 hours a day, then a 2 hour warm up before the test. After driving 8 hours a day, I sailed through the test - I wasn't even nervous, I was bored of driving by that point! I definitely felt more confident after a couple of days of the intensive course than I had done with a couple of hours a week with the previous lessons. I believe the pass rate for people who've been on intensive courses is higher.