Whenever someone decides to learn to drive, like most things in life these days, the want it (their driving licence) like, yesterday! There may be genuine reasons for someone needing to pass their driving test quickly; 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 and the number of hours training/practice required to reach the appropriate standard for the driving test will vary from person to person. In my experience, the number of hours required 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 lessons previously, driven a moped/motorbike), their level of spatial awareness (the ability to judge distance, speed and angles) and any private practice they may undertake. Some people take to driving like a duck to water, others do not!
Intensive driving courses are simply having that number of hours in a shorter period. That could be over a few days 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 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 would struggle with that pace of learning and stress, then you may not be ready for your test at the end of that week.
Most people adopt a 'middle of the road' approach and have say, 10 hours in a week (2 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, 4 weeks 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 - who could guarantee that! At the end of the day, it is you and you only that will be taking the driving test. Mistakes can happen and nerves may play a part in that. If you see such claims, be wary. The guarantee could simply be that if you fail, they will provide another driving test at the driving schools cost.
If you do need to pass your test quickly, it is best to talk to a number of driving schools to see what deals they offer and how they relate to you during your exploratory chat. Also, before booking and paying for an intensive driving course up-front (most driving schools will require this to confirm such a courses) you would be advised to have a lesson or two from your shortlist to see how you actually get on with them and that their teaching practices accord with your style of learning.
The Driving Schools Directory offers an Intensive Driving Courses Pupils Enquiry Service that, after you have completed a few basic details, they will contact all the driving schools in the area that you require to take your course in and those driving schools will contact you. this takes out a lot of the leg-work for you and makes the process of enquiring/organising your course of driving lessons.
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