Doing lessons without practice

shanedonegal00

Basically I can’t afford to get insured under my parents name and get 12 lessons, I’m tempted to try you luck anyway and do the lessons anyway without any practice in between, probably a stupid idea but don’t really have any other choice, Is it even worth my time? ,will I eventually pass if I do a couple more lessons?
Or do 123.ie have a similar deal to avivas learner driver policy

Rubberchikken

you could do the lessons and pass the test after the 22 or you might not. impossible to say.
driving imo is all about practice and putting the time in. if you cant afford to be insured on your parents car how will you be able to insure yourself on a car you own?

MascotDec85

Is very possible to pass with lessons alone. You’ll undoubtedly be looking at doing more than 12 lessons but it’ll still work out cheaper than paying for the insurance so no, it’s not a waste of time.

Skatedude

Myself and my cousins etc all past our tests with only ever driving the instructors car as parents cars were all big automatics, So it's possible and a lot of people have done so.

MascotDec85

Just to add to this, most people in the UK pass exclusively with ADI lessons alone. There’s no minimum number to do there and they do way in excess of 12 hrs

thebiglad

Passed test in UK when I was 17 with only driver instructor lessons - I think, a total of 22 hours including some 2 hour lessons as I got nearer to test date.

Most people in my experience pass test with only instructor lessons in UK - I found it astounding when my wife started to learn here and the instructor was actually questioning why she did not have her own car to practice - Irish Driving instructors clearly need to improve...

It is certainly possible to pass a test with lessons alone - how many simply depends on the person and the quality of the instructor.

Posy

I did a 2 hour lesson and two one hour lessons a week for about 10-11 weeks. Then some odd ones here and there, and a few pre-tests in the run up to the test.
I'd say I did about 50/60 lessons (hours) in total, but I had zero practice time, so it took what it took.
I find most of those boasting that they only did the minimum 12 lessons are not mentioning the hours and hours of practice in mammy/daddy's car(s)! :pac:

Isambard

you pick up less bad habits when driving exclusively with an instructor. I never drove any other way until my test.

biko

I passed with lessons only. Never practised with anyone else but the instructor.