How long did it take you to learn how to drive?

[Kimmy]

I've recently begun learning how to drive and I'm in that frustrating period where i just want to be able to drive without silly mistakes and hours of learning

How long did you take to learn?

[j0rd]

about a month and a half, i used to have 3 hours a week though

[Kimmy]

about a month and a half, i used to have 3 hours a week though

I'm currently sitting at doing around 2-3 per week so hopefully it's that soon for me too

[j0rd]

I'm currently sitting at doing around 2-3 per week so hopefully it's that soon for me too

i did have my own car that i was insured provisionally on for the whole time, which i used once or twice a week
that seriously helped loads

honestly it will depend on the person i feel, like i had driven when i was younger and knew how to drive a car before having lessons

[Cerys]

I had my first lesson last Thursday, doing two hours a week atm but hoping to do another lesson soo 4 hours a week :3

I'm actually not that bad at it shockingly xD my instructor says if I keep up what I've done so far I should be done in 2-3 months :) (my partners sister passed last week, she had been learning a yr and a half...xD )

[Matthew]

passed my test 6 months to the day after my 17th birthday

it took me 18hours of lessons :)

[Joe]

4 months and 14 hours of lessons x

[Jssy]

i got told by a driving instructor you should have at minimum one hour for every year of your life in order to pass. not sure how accurate that has been with other people though

[flyingcheese101]

It took me 39 hrs :(

[Zak]

About 3 months

[Nick]

Got my leaners when I was 16 and we had to do 25 hours of driving with a person who had an open licence (so mum n dad), done that then we moved state where you had to do 100 hours of driving on your leaners so I had been driving for 2 years on my learners (After the first year I was confident to drive myself although we had to do the hours otherwise we couldnt go to the next stage) and finally racked up hours then done my test passed 2nd go and on provisional licence. Only had about 5 lessons tho

[buttons]

lmao damnnn i did about 40 lessons @ 1 hour per time. but tbh i didn't care about driving nor did i have the confidence so that might be why. i passed first time tho so!!! but honestly i didn't get confident until i had to drive by myself (after i had passed lol).

[Triz]

I think the average is around 4-5 months after their first initial lesson. I believe I passed at around that timeframe too, but to be honest I can't remember, it's close to 6 years ago for me now!
Though they say you don't fully learn how to drive until after you've passed, and prior to passing I was thinking that's a load of crap, however it's actually true in a sense... You may know HOW to drive, but the confidence and the "not winging it" comes after you've passed, with some experience under your belt.

[MotorStefan95]

I had roughly 30 lessons for about 1 hour each until the last few lessons which were 2-3 hours. I also practiced with my dad a lot which boosted my confidence a lot. I would recommend this, even if its in a quiet car park as it helps a lot when starting out. I probably would have taken about 20 lessons because thats when I felt ready but my instructor said I wasn't.

[abc]

12 hours. (12 x 1 hour lessons).

[welshcake]

Took me 4 months so around 12 lessons give or take

I did fail the first test but did my second test a week after (lucky, I know)

[Matt]

I've paused my driving lol. I've had my learners since I was 16 but have gotten away without needing to drive until now. I'll start learning to drive again soon.

[Nick]

I've paused my driving lol. I've had my learners since I was 16 but have gotten away without needing to drive until now. I'll start learning to drive again soon.

start driving again ok you need to otherwise your mum will be dropping you of to work when you are 24!

[Invista]

I started driving at age 14. The very first time I tried to park, I made it into the spot just fine! I was so happy. Lmfao

[Neptupid]

It sounds hard! x.x

[ihatehash]

In New Zealand the age used to be 15 so I got my leaners drivers licence 3 days after my 15th birthday. I hindsight that was probably too young. You must have your license 6 months before sitting the restricted test and then another year from there for your full.
It took me a long time to build up my confidence and skills. I remember feeling down on myself thinking I would never learn to drive, I was probably very lucky to pass my restricted test. It was from driving around after that point on my own that I really learnt how to drive and build up my confidence.
Just remember there is no rush and you will get the hang of it and more confident

[nat965]

Took me 6 months to get my confidence up to drive without anyone telling me what to do. Don't rush. If you feel yourself getting annoyed, that is not the right head space you should be driving in especially while learning.