Cheap driving lessons are not just about the price, but about the way you learn to drive. Cheap driving lessons do not have to be poor quality driving instruction.

If you see one driving lesson advertised at £30 & another at £15 you might assume that the £15 is of poor quality. But what would you think if the £30 driving lesson was for one full hour & the £15 driving lesson was for a half hour driving lesson. They are both the same, so how can you judge which is the best buy?

You can't from the information given, you will need more information.

Cheap driving lessons - the true cost

Here are a few questions you can ask your driving instructor to see the true cost of your lesson.

Do you charge extra for the driving test
Do you charge me if I cancel my driving lesson
How often will you change my lesson time or day
Do you give discounts for block booking my lessons
Do I have to share my lesson with someone else
Are there any other costs involved in learning to drive

Cheap driving lessons - ask about the quality

Do you give door to door service
Are all lessons on a one2one basis
Do you give a simple explanation about the workings of the clutch
Do you explain correct road procedure
Do you give your first lesson on quiet roads
Do you ever use your students to take you shopping (yes it does happen with not so good driving instructors)

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500,000 people fail their driving test every year

Maybe not because of cheap driving lessons but because of a lack of driving lessons

Your cheap driving lessons do not need to be perfect

Over one million drivers take their driving test every year. Over 500,000 drivers fail their driving test first time. If the driving test was treated as school or college exams, in terms of results, then there would be a lot to answer for in our education system.

What is the difference between a driving test
and an institutional exam?
Exams at college or school are geared towards a positive outcome. Teachers, students and examining bodies are all pulling in the same direction and targets have to be met. Hence reasonably high marks can be achieved. You are also taught mainly to memorise specific areas relevant to your exams. [You learn mainly to pass exams, you are not necessarily fully knowledgeable in that subject]

The driving test and driving lessons are pulling in opposite directions. 'How is this possible?' You might say. Since driving instructors have to be registered with the DSA and driving examiners are paid by the DSA.

The difference is MONEY. At college you pay an annual fee, the educational institution pays the lecturers salary and you study and take your lessons never thinking of the cost. You can put total focus on your exams & study through the night if you have to at no extra cost to you, other than your time.
With driving lessons you are focused on the cost, since you have to pay for each driving lesson including all practice driving lessons. That's why cheap driving lessons appear to be an attractive deal. Especially if you think you are going to need a lot of driving lessons.
Driving instructors are very familiar with the phrase

'I've had so many lessons, and its cost so much money. I need to take my driving test.'

Would you cut your lessons short at college just before your final exam, because you had to pay for each lesson? Probably not.

Cheap driving lessons 7 - ways to cut costs

Have regular cheap driving lessons
Have driving lessons close together such as an intensive driving course Birmingham
Book your driving lessons when you know you will not be tired
Each and every lesson, stay focused
Learn to drive with a driving instructor who uses a structured learning system
Take 2 hour lessons if you have to take them weekly [saves the warm up time]

Cheap driving lessons

Cheap driving lessons do not necessarily mean poor quality driving instruction. If you think you are not progressing lesson by lesson in the right direction then change your driving instructor, or if that's to drastic ask your instuctor to clarify where you are with your drive training at the moment & where do you need to be.

If your driving instructor gives you reasonable answers to your questions, then it maybe that there are other reasons why you are not progressing. If you get the answer that you need more practice & it is not defined as to what practice, then you need to find another driving instructor, as your cheap driving lessons may not be so cheap after all.

Cheap driving lessons - good driving instructors

Not all good driving instructors charge a lot for their driving lessons. Some do give driving lessons which are cheap compared to driving instructors who do not offer value for your money. Good driving instructors care about their pupils & will always try their best to help you to pass your driving test & are as disappointed as you will be if you fail your test. A good driving instructor will balance their lesson price against the running costs of their driving school.

How many driving lessons?

How many cheap driving lessons will you need? There are not an exact number of driving lessons that any one person will need. This will vary from student to student. Should you manage to understand all that you are taught first time, then you will need about 20 one hour driving lessons to just cover the syllabus. But then on top of that you will need to practice all that you have been taught a few times, to get it right.

This would add another 20 one hour lessons. Making 40 in all from start to finish. But there are many other points to consider, such as the teaching standards of your driving instructor, where you live, how often do you have your lessons (1 hour per week would mean more lessons or 30 hours in a week would mean less driving lessons)