What's included in our Driving Courses?

A Driving Skill Driving Course is designed to help learners become safe and confident drivers.

Lesson plans that see students get behind the wheel with an instructor for just 1 hour a week—doesn't always work.

With a Driving Course, you'll be learning for between 4-5 hours a session with a lunch break mid-way though the session to reflect and discuss with your instructor your progress, and not forgetting a well earned lunch. 

Why do we only do a maximum of 4-5 hours per session?

Well not everyone is the same, pupils learn at a different pace and our instructors fully appreciate that positive learning helps pupils to enjoy the sessions, and in turn good progress is made. Anything more than 4-5 hours starts to have a draining effect and mistakes start to happen. 

As well as selecting a course by number of hours, there are a few more options you can choose between to ensure the final package will be perfect for you. Driving Skill offer both manual and automatic intensive driving courses.

• Be advised to choose your preferred transmission first.

• Once you've booked a course, you will also be able to highlight your instructor preferences (male or female) and desired pick-up location. While we do our best to accommodate a pupil's exact demands, some leeway may be required in rare cases.

A beginner course cover everything you need to know to become a qualified driver. 

Both the 40 - 45 hour courses is the one we highly recommend for all new learners.

If you've never been behind the wheel of a car before, you can guarantee that this package will include everything you need to learn. 

Beginners who consider themselves fast learners may be tempted to go for our 30 - 35 hour course. 

While the 30 - 35 hour course is listed under our beginner selection, you should really only sign up for this one if you already have a basic understanding of how to control a car.

Learning to drive involves taking on new skills and using them all at the same time. Not easy option if you have no idea what you're doing and on a limited time!

The intermediate courses are designed for people who are at the midpoint of their driving experience.

If you have a good amount of previous experience 15 to 30 hours but still have a way to go before you can say you are driving test-standard.

Those who choose the 30 hour course, will have enough time to improve on the fundamental driving skills they've mastered and move on to tackling some of the more advanced areas like manoeuvres and roundabouts.

The 25 hour course gives learners who can just about get from A to B without any help the chance to move on to the more complicated driving skills. There will still be time to practice what you've already mastered, but don't expect to spend much time on the basics!

The 20 hour course is ideal for those who are halfway through their learning process. You should be at a standard and quite a confident driver, so the course will focus on mastering key skills like parking and reversing.

Our refresher courses are intended to do just that—refresh your existing driving skills. If you already know how to drive and just need a final boost or chance to recap some key areas, this kind of course could be just what you need. Also very helpful for people who are coming back to driving after taking a break.

The 15 hour course is ideal if you just need to master a couple of important skills that you've already started to learn. You won't have time to go over anything too basic, but you'll be able to work on and expand your existing skills until they're perfect.

The 10 hour course is a great option if you've recently failed a driving test or just want to improve on some minor bad habits to ensure your skills are up to scratch.

The basics refers to the fundamental skills to move a car from point A to point B using skill and knowledge. 

In order to reach this point, you will need to be proficient at the following:

• Mirror checks

• Signalling

• Clutch control

• Accelerating

• Steering

• Changing gear

• Braking

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Now, the order in which you cover these skills largely depends on your instructor. Everyone is different and every instructor tends to have a variety of approaches. Some pupils might find that by the end of their first lesson they've managed to drive down a road, and other pupils might still be working on seat adjustments and understanding how the clutch works. 

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Once you've got idea of the basics, now's the time to start applying them to road scenarios that require more forward thinking and more complicated actions.

To be able to master the advanced driving skills, the basics need to be second nature. .

Advanced driving skills include the following:

• Reversing

• Roundabouts

• Anticipating and responding to hazards

• Independent driving

• Emergency stops

• Manoeuvres: Turn in the road, Parallel parking, Bay parking, Pull up on the right, Reversing around a corner

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Of the manoeuvres listed above, you will only be asked to carry out one of the following during the practical test: a parallel park, bay park (reversing in or reversing out), or to pull up on the right.