Whenever someone decides to learn to drive, like most things these day’s, they want it (their driving licence) like, yesterday! There may be genuine reasons for someone needing to pass their test promptly; a new job, going abroad, during college/university holidays etc. These are known as Driving Crash Courses (Intensive Driving Courses).

So, what is a driving crash course?

Every person is unique and the number of hours training necessary to reach the appropriate standard for the UK test will vary from between individuals. In my experience, the training hours necessary for the average candidate varied between 25 to 35. Obviously, some candidates will do this quicker and others may take longer. Much depends on any previous road experience (had driving instruction previously, driven a moped), their level of spatial awareness (the ability to judge distance, speed and angles) and any personal practice in their own car they take. Some may take to driving like a duck to water, others do not!

Intensive Driving Courses are simply having that number of hours of driving lessons in a shorter 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, 40 hours of driving lessons done in 7 day’s, 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 might struggle with that pace of learning and stress, then you may not be ready for your driving test at the end of that week.

Most people adopt a ‘middle of the road’ approach and have say, 10 hours in a week (two hours per day). That way, as the driving lessons are spread over 1 month, they have more time to take in and digest the new information and driving skills they are learning. Still, one month is better than 1 lesson per week over 40 weeks!

What Driving Crash Courses are not

They are not a ‘magic pill’ to gaining a licence to drive on the public roads. A guaranteed pass is a myth – nobody could guarantee that! At the end of the day, it is you and you only that will be taking the driving test. Errors do happen and nerves may play a part in that. If you see such claims, be wary. Their guarantee could simply be that if you fail the driving test, they will provide another driving test at the driving school’s cost.

If you do need to pass your driving test quickly, it is advised to enquire of a number of driving schools to see what deals they offer and how they relate to you during your first conversation. Also, before booking and paying for your Driving Crash Courses up-front (most training establishments 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 {teaching practices|training methods) accord 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 driver trainers will contact you. This removes much of the trawling around for you and makes the process of organising your Driving Crash Courses far easier.

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