Driving Tuition From Friends & Family

If you are learning to drive, should you stick to driving tuition from family and friends or should you seek out the services of a professional motoring school? Although professional driving tuition is more expensive, achieving the standard required to pass your test without it is unlikely.

Choosing a professional motoring school

The average learner requires 44 hours of lessons from a reputable motoring school as well as 22 hours of private tuition from family and/or friends. Professional driving instructors have experience of getting learners through their tests and will be able to provide advice on all aspects of motoring.

• Motoring schools will be able to give guidance on the driving theory test and other areas.
• Driving instructors have knowledge of the best places to practise and likely test routes.
• Most motoring schools provide dual control cars to increase learner safety and confidence.

Can anyone provide driving tuition?

To supervise a learner driver you must be at least 21 year of age and have held a full driving licence for three years. If you have been driving for a number of years, it is likely that you have picked up some bad habits along the way. You must not pass these on when providing driving tuition.

• If you are providing driving tuition for family and friends then you shouldn’t carry any other passengers during a lesson.
• Family and friends may not have the required communication skills to teach someone to drive.
• Providing driving tuition may place a great deal of strain on relationships!

Should I just stick to a motoring school then?

It is advisable that you spend as much time as possible behind the wheel when you are learning, and driving tuition from family and friends can be a great help. It is, however, vital that both learner and tutor know exactly what they are entering into and display patience and understanding towards each other.

Driving tuition from family and friends is probably most useful as a means of practising what you have learned during lessons from a motoring school instructor.