Teaching 17 year old to drive

[Vanillapod]

Originally Posted by Noodle500

DS is 17 next year, What's the going rate for a driving lesson now?
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£63 for 90 mins here

[Stardust5]

Originally Posted by Noodle500

DS is 17 next year, What's the going rate for a driving lesson now?
Thanks

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We pay £48 for 1 hour 30 mins.

[Noodle500]

Originally Posted by Vanillapod

£63 for 90 mins here

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Thanks. I think he'll only have driving lessons so has anyone any experience in quantity? DH reckons about 15 but I think I had 30 ish

[mason1]

DD is 17 next year. DH won’t take her out, so it’ll be down to me. We’ve booked her a course of Young Driver lessons so when she turns 17 she should be ok with the clutch etc. I’ve said I’ll wait until she’s had a couple of actual lessons before I go out with her.

[Vanillapod]

Originally Posted by Noodle500

Thanks. I think he'll only have driving lessons so has anyone any experience in quantity? DH reckons about 15 but I think I had 30 ish

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I think usually 15 with a parent going out too is probably about right.
The issue at the mo is that there are so few test slots (and the apps to find cancellations have now been blocked by DVLA) so it’s taking considerably longer than I personally expected!
DS was on a waiting list for an instructor for months too.
I would recommend ensuring the the theory is taken asap so a practical can be booked pretty soon after.

[Cherrypie]

Originally Posted by Noodle500

Thanks. I think he'll only have driving lessons so has anyone any experience in quantity? DH reckons about 15 but I think I had 30 ish

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My eldest dd had 40 lessons 😬 the instructors said the average for girls is 33 hours - she also went out with us middle dd has started to learn and seems a bit more confident than her sister already 🤞🏻

[Bellasmummy]

You’re all much braver than me. No way could my nerves handle teaching someone to drive, especially dd. We’d end up never speaking again 😂

That said, we don’t have a car she could learn in anyway, we have a Q7 now and swapping for a Tesla in 2 weeks.

I do wonder how long before it’s more common for new drivers to have automatic or electric lessons rather than manual.

[Smilesonfaces]

Wow some of those prices. We were quoted £30 for a one hour lesson and £250 for a block of 10. That was back in February though so I’m sure they will have gone up now. Son passed 2 years ago and only paid £25 and £200 for a block.

[mitch84]

My mum taught me bits on our private roads at the time (long story) and it went ok. She wasn’t super patient, but we didn’t have anyone else. I had a driving lesson in the morning of my 17th which was when I went on public roads for the first time. Took me a while with both the instructor and my Mum to be fair, but I did pass first time. Took me from the Aug to the Feb though to be ready

[huntmj]

My grandson had a number of lessons and i do believe that an instructor is useful in order to learn the basics and to prepare for the test.
I took him out a number of times and it is a bit scary but we went to empty spaces, carparks and industrial estates first. Later we went on the roads but always agreed to practice one specific skill each time eg reversing, 3 point turns, parking etc.
Good luck