I had 7 paid-for lessons and an awful lot of practice every night in my dad's car. I only took the wheel for the first time the evening before my 17th birthday, in an empty industrial estate car park - on my birthday itself I drove around the same car park, through the town centre and the mile or so back home.
Within a week I'd had my first proper lesson and the instructor had given me the application form for my test to fill in. He told me there was a 12-week waiting list and that I should apply immediately as I would easily be good enough to pass by then. He was right... ;-)
I didn't have a theory test, just two questions in the test centre car park - one about what to do in fog and one about the zigzag lines either side of zebra crossings. I also didn't have to parallel park or reverse into a parking bay. I taught the former Mrs _TD to drive from scratch through to test pass and beyond, and she's one of only a handful of drivers I've ever felt comfortable passengering - most people I've known seem to blunder into situations too quickly through lack of anticipation.
Last edited by: Dave_TD {P} on Fri 19 Mar 10 at 14:17
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