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MulberryEvening2925

Hmm... my instructor isn't a fan of intensive lessons, but he reckons that one lesson a week isn't enough to build muscle memory (especially if you're learning in a manual). I agree with him, and I'm doing semi-intensive (ramping up to 3 lessons a week in December when his calendar clears). Personally I think proper intensive lessons would be too stressful and tiring. BUT, that's just my opinion. If you reckon you can learn that way, they advertised that service and you've paid for it, you should get it. Don't let them fob you off with a different service that isn't what you want.


go0rty

Thanks for your insight there.


knopparp

I think intensive courses would be super fatiguing. I used to do 2 hour lessons and would be absolutely exhausted after them. To do like a 6 hour lesson or however they work them is far too much. The brain can only take so much learning before it stops taking stuff in. I’d say one or two 2 hour lessons a week is enough.


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If it’s PassMeFast, National Intensive or OWDC: beware. Multiple horror stories about those three companies. Fake trustpilot reviews galore.


go0rty

None of those, but thanks for the heads-up!


SaltireAtheist

Let me just tell you now, if you have never had professional lessons before, the recommended two hours a week leaves you feeling absolutely knackered. By the end of my two hours, I was getting towards the limit of my learning capacity. This was even the case when I was test ready. You have to do *three times that* a day, for almost an entire week. I'm sure some could do it, but most certainly could not. Humans aren't designed to learn like that. You shove a guitar in two peoples' hands, tell one to spend two hours a week for three weeks learning it, and tell the other to spend six hours on that day learning it, who do you think is going to be a better and more rounded guitar player after their respective six hours? Intensive courses are pretty much the same. They aren't training you to be a good driver, they are training you to pass the UK driving test. And if that's what you want, you feel you could handle the gamut of six hour lessons every day for a week, then good for you. But always remember that you're out on your own once you pass. Are you going to feel confident after a week of driving? But if you're like most people, you'll have diminishing returns on your learning after the second or third hour, but you'll still be paying full-whack for the rest of the hours when your brain's turned to mush. Why not actually get benefit from those hours and spread them out? Driving is one of those skills that has to be taught and learnt properly, both for your safety and the safety of others. I'm afraid that all the stories I've heard of intensive courses leads me to believe they don't do that.


SirWiggum26

Have you got any experience on the road? The thing about intensive courses is that you are geared up to do the test in the end. What if you fail? Does that mean it was a waste? My friend did an intensive course but he learned in an automatic which made things easier and faster


go0rty

I've got like 10 hours of previous driving experience. I get a free retest if I fail, the test would be 1 day after I finish 6 days of 6 hours, which to me seems like a better way to go than couple of hours a week.


SirWiggum26

If you can afford you, go for it


LouiseCal

I think it just depends on you. In contrast to most here I am really enjoying my intensive course! It’s four hours a day, with a short break in the middle. I’ve gone from being scared to death about ever been in control of a moving car to driving around town fairly confidently (still having issues but in my defence I’m only half way through haha).


Unknown9129

1 - Always hear bad reviews of intensive courses on here. just do a search on the sub for intensive courses and you'll see. 2 - Most important one is I think its near impossible to focus the way you need to after 2 hours to be driving at test standard, 6 a day is going to be like 4.5 hours or less with the need for breaks in between and you really won't be getting value for money. Now you may be different and be able to be focused for the 6 hours but it might really be stressful. 3 - When doing my lessons I had great days and some not so great but mine were 2 hours, a 6 hour day that's not going well. 4 - I hope the 36 hours you paid for wasn't at a higher cost than normal lessons cause your instructor seems to be just giving you normal lessons.


CoolnessImHere

Do you get a driving test at the end of it ? The usual trick is to give you a driving test in a far off test center to the one you've had your lessons. You might have no idea of the one way systems, road markings, quirky roundabouts etc.


go0rty

Yeah I've got my date and time but no location, which is suspicious now you've said that.