Private Driving Practice Many driving instructors dislike their pupils undertaking any driving practice with family or friends, as they feel that this practice is often of a poor quality and can lead to bad habits, leaving their pupils driving worse rather than better. My view however is that with advice from me and the use of professionaly produced literature (such as the one detailed below) practicing with family or friends can be extremely useful.
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Legal Requirements.
If you intend practicing with family or friends please make sure that the vehicle to be used is taxed and properly insured. You will also need to display L-Plates in a conspicuous position on the front and rear of the vehicle. The accompanying driver must be over the age of 21 and must have held and still hold a full driving license in the relevant vehicle category for three years. You can find more details on the legal requirements in our Driving Practice E-Book.
Safe and Enjoyable Practice.
The more organised and constructive the practical driving practice is the safer and more enjoyable this practice will be for both the learner and the accompanying driver. Many experienced drivers believe that they do not require any additional advice/instruction when accompanying a learner for private practice. It may however be worth considering that an experienced driver wishing to become an Approved Driving Instructor must undertake a considerable amount of training and pass three exams before they can become a fully qualified instructor. The aim of the Driving Practice E-Book is to give an experienced driver additional advice to help them to organise well constructed informative practice.
Saving Money!
As an experienced ADI I firmly believe that private practice can be extremely beneficial to the learner. If this practice is done well it can noticeably reduce the overall number of paid hours with an ADI to achieve the same level of competence. Clearly any reduction in the number of hours needed with an instructor will reduce the overall cost of the driving tuition. However this only applies if the practice is done well. Unfortunately experience has shown me that this is often not the case, in fact if the practice is not of a good quality the result can be that instead of benefiting from this practice the learners drive actually becomes worse rather than better. This can lead to the learner requiring more paid lessons not less!
Pass The Driving Test 1st Time.
Many learners feel that as soon as they can drive without making too many mistakes they are ready for their driving test. This can be a costly mistake, as without enough experience their chances of passing first time will be noticeably reduced. This is another area that the Driving Practice E-Book can help with. There are sections on helping you to judge whether or not the learner is ready for the driving test, as well as advice for the day of the test. Taking and failing tests can be a costly experience, so the more experience the learner can gain through practising with family or friends the greater their chances of pass their driving test first time are.
