She Spent How Much on Driving Lessons? 

Im on 4 instructor. I was on amd of with my driving with my first driving instructors due to over prioritys. Also my second driving instructor gave up being an instructor for another job. My third driving instructor was a driving trainee who joined his mam driving school. He was the youngest driving instructor in South Tyneside at ags 21. Unfortunately i had bad experience with him. I have dyslexia/dispraxia and it was a specialist school for learning difficulties and disabilitys. This driving instructor had same learning difficulties as me and i got recommended by his mam as he just started. He told me to stop driving and i started to question him how he managed to pass with the same learning difficulties. He told me to stop driving on one bad day i had. He also pulled at my wheel a lot and i have never had problems in the past with gears or steering. I felt his teaching was off to.I also found out he failed part 3 2 weeks ago and is no longer doing doing driving lessons when all the lessons had resumed affter lockdown. Soon afterwards i switching my instructor near Christmas last year. My current instructor been brilliant and has been very unstandble with my learning disabilities. It gives me hope with my confidents being knock down from my experience. Ive spent so much money i don't no how much. All i no is i need to drive as i cont realy on my partner to take me places to see family/work or shopping. Im nervous driver and sometimes instructions go over my head some time.

Lornas photobox, I have dyslexia and I passed my test and I’ve been an instructor for 38 years. I have also taught people with dyslexia so just ask around people for a good instructor who is kind and sympathetic and the best way to do that it’s called them up and keep asking them questions and if they try to get you off the phone they’re not the one for you but if they will talk to you as long as you need maybe to a winner.

I have been driving nine years. Had a couple of instructor's before I found a decent one. And when I was learning with him he couldn't understand why I hadn't been so alot more after 20 lessons with him I was test ready and passed first time. I do feel there are some just take the mick and milking money off some learners.

@@lillykapchina4977 i hope you pass too message me anytime and ill keep you updated on my progress to. Im currently making progress with my instructor call bill who is be very unstandble of my learning difficulties.He always comes out with is my voice annoying and cracks so jokes out to chill the nerves. Im current driving on new unknown roads to me and each lesson is a slightly different route. I have driving up to speed to 50+mph. My struggle are the big round abouts as where i am in south Tyneside you get a couple of strange round abouts witch are slightly different with there lanes.

Im on my 4th instructor and he's brilliant 10 lessons and a lockdown and I've learnt so much and my confidence is back up.. I had 15 lessons with my first and he was the worst.

Hey Conquer Driving, thank you for the kind words and support, we appreciate it! Great job over on your channel by the way 👍

Thank you Gemma, appreciate it!

poor thing i love her. i know this comment is from ages ago but its so true mate:)))

@@lillykapchina4977 Your welcome i belive you will too, its just unfortunate that you paid out so much in total with two different instructors with some bad habits. I belive once your finished with Matt you will pass first time all the best Lilly were rooting for you 😁.

To be fair in few odd years they will phase out manuals anyways since they plan to ban patrol car and diesel car purchase at 2035. And since electric usually don't have manuals gearbox because there is no need of it just automatic that in addition to it is super simple kind of automatic transmission since they don't really need to change gears.

Reinis Ešenbergs a lot of people still like manual more, you can’t just make it go extinct in 15 years lol.

Reinis Ešenbergs either way there is more manual then automatic and you it isn’t as possible to have automatic as your first car compared to having a manual as your first.

@@T57395 yes it would be a pain in the arse to totally phase it out but it is possible if the electric cars get cheaper and have longer range and by looks of things the range is increasing quite often in innovations in battery technology. And since electric cars don't really have all that many parts that can break. Given that it has way less moving parts than combustion engine. Well, in pure theory there is a possibility of putting a manual gearbox in an electric car tho it will work on different principles than the current one. I think I read some article about one such car but I kinda forgot where and what was it been a while. And getting an automatic car isn't really all that hard anymore with the auto trader I've seen a bunch on thereof used and new cars. And hp thing is also available so it really depends how big will you have to get it. And I am not saying all should now change to automatic or something just saying that there isn't really that big need for manual car like maybe before but now there is literally a bunch and more cars available.

I did that, but I have a learning disability. I did try for about a year and a half driving in a manual and attempting tests, but just couldn't pass. Went for automatic in the end and passed first time. I've never struggled to find a small affordable car.

Definitely!

£34 an hour. It comes out as. I don't think that's unreasonable.

@@Walduck25 That's not a normal amount of driving lessons to need it really just isn't cut out for some people

She must of paid each lesson individually. I know a few instructors in London who are really good who do 10 block hours @ £20/£24 per hour. Poor lady was robbed. :(

Mines 25 per hour, 8500 is way too much she might as well of done automatic then do manual. Like she has been scammed but thats on her cuss shes way to scared for know reasons, plus driver well scam you if your not assertive enough.

My lessons are £26 an hour at student rates but my instructor said it would be around £35 for adults

Your right, some instructors when they smell the money. They go into drain mode, and take the p.

Its good to hear this ! I've had 2 tests and failed both just for silly things that are down to nerves ! I'm fine on my lessons but as soon as its test time I just get nervous !

Sarah Harrison hi! Please don’t give up. I failed my test 4-5 times before I passed. I was always nervous during my lessons and I would be a mess before my test. I honestly thought I’d never pass so you can imagine how I was when I was told I passed! Just keep trying and I promise you’ll get there! Good luck! 😊

@@brent5644 thankyou so much Brent that's so lovely of you ! :) My next test will be my 3rd attempt, it's so annoying how nervous I get !

Sarah Harrison good luck for your third test! Just got to remember that your instructor knows you’re up to test standard by allowing you to go for your test. 😊

@@brent5644 definitely a good point ! 👌😊

Thank you Lonerider27 😎👍

Thank you so much for sharing this with us.

@@lillykapchina4977 thank you so much, my lessons are currently suspended as I live in Scotland. You're very welcome and I wish you every success!

chez84 good luck mate

i'm 58 started taking lessons last year had to do intensive course,as my daughter-in-law was going into hospital for an operation and could not drive for 8 weeks she the only driver. But l lack of funds i my part meant i could not continue with the course so my instructor and i talked he said pay me when you can the balance is now paid off now starting lessons again soon. I was taking private lesson with my daughter-in-law she put me on her insurance last year but that had to stop when we went in lockdown. Because i had to shield for 18 weeks been back on my lessons for 5 weeks now and its all good. It's not the first time i've had lessons was doing them over 30 years.

Lilly Kapchina Yes I think you found a good team.Matt knows his stuff but more importantly he is a thinker and you can see him working out the next bit of information to pass on in away you will understand. Good luck on your new journey .

OMG same! I did manual lessons and struggled with changing the gears. After 15 lessons with this one instructor he kept putting me down saying how rubbish I was etc, saying I needed to do Automatic. Thiz really hurt me, but I went on to do Automatic lessons with another instructor who kept eating my money saying I was never ready. When I made mistakes he shouted at me and got frustrated with me at times he even said I was one of the students I had the longest in his driving school. :( I felt like I was constantly paying for his holidays (as he went on trips alot) for me paying for my lessons in cash and I felt like he never wanted me to do well While I did my theory test and failed he told me to leave it and just carry on with lessons but I didn't give up. Finally, after 4 failed tests I finally passed my theory! Me thinking I was going to do my practical test and finish ended up being another 9 months of practising and more lessons tp be test ready. I kept getting nervous and anxious trying to be perfect (as I had loads of lessons in the Automatic car 🚗) and since at this point I spent about £3000 I just wanted to do well Everyone around me kept looking at me funny thinking I'm stupid for taking ages with my lessons so I just didn't talk about it anymore with anyone. Pandemic came, I changed instructors and still didn't help, another £1000 later... Oncw I passed my theory again 1st time (after Covid 19), I wasn't happy thinking if only this happened the 1st time round I wouldn't be in this situation. I was planning on doing an intensive driving course but couldn't face myself to pay even more money for lessons as I was feeling extremely anxious and nervous at the thought of driving the car on my own. Now I'm 27, its 2023 and I do want to go back and learn and pass this time! One day, in secret (I think when I'm married lol) I will do manual lessons and get there (I'm just sick of people judging me for taking forever to drive!). For now, I will just cycle everywhere but next :I want to start learning again (just so I can feel completely ()

Amen

Matt Purr it’s only really that she can’t pronounce the “th-“ sound i know someone like that

yes you right ! 😊

TheLondonCyclist on your bike

English is a corrupted Latin

@@lillykapchina4977 thank u love😊 wish u safe and happy driving 🥰🚗

Same experience. I had 4 different instructions, spent a lot of money and time, besides the frustration. Then I had to be honest with myself and face that I can not progress driving a manual car, too much to handle for me. I switched to an automatic, which makes my driving learning experience easier. What I've got left it's just my anxiety. One day I'll get there.

@@julimacca I think that you'll eventually gain the cognitive bandwidth to drive manual.

I agree, I drive an automatic car in a simulator. It is easy and fun.

@M T you're Def doing the right thing. I was in your place 2 years ago and then passed in an automatic. You can concentrate fully what's going on in the road instead of inside the car! Good luck with your lessons 👍👌

@@theyoutubeguy1 yea, I understand how some guys don't feel like real men unless they're using 5 gears. Pity you need that validation. Maybe you're trying to compensate for another area in your life?

@@Dhruval167Zombusters thank you. I think its so easy to compare to others when you hear "I only needed.... hours until my test".

@@Dhruval167Zombusters so true driving is for life but people treat learning it and passing like a race

Perhaps you need to try taking a few hours with another instructor who will be able create a better emotional climate around your lessons. This has helped me a lot.

I did 60 hours and must've spent £2000. I was anxious but got it together and just started driving calmly towards the end.

I passed after 40 lessons and I paid £2 per hour but it was £4 for the test lesson. They seem to have gone up.

@@keith6400 when was this? The 1960s?

@@hamzahhussain6580 No, early 1970's. The thing people do not understand is that in 1976 a GALLON of petrol cost 76 pence whereas a gallon of petrol is about £5.50 today.

@@keith6400 You grew up in the right era mate, cba paying so much for lessons and petrol these days ffs.

@@SultanSaeed_99 ever heard of inflation

I got told I needed to do automatic by an instructor who coudnt teach me, did the automatic with an instructor the first one recommended failed at that. Found an instructor myself who could teach me and passed with her in manual in less than six months

It sounds like to me if you are going towards a closer junction onto a road with cars going sixty, it would be the best idea to stop anyway

Imran Ahmed opinion dismissed

cats zo she is just understandably nervous in different situations

@Ajgleskorv 🤣

You should get some extra tuition, because they'll be a time where you'll have no choice but to reverse park in a bay or a driveway or a narrow road. And I'm surprised you didn't get to perform the reverse manoeuvre on your test.

@@EinkOLED your absolutely right and I plan to do so. I could always do a reverse parallel park. On our test we would either have front bay park,reverse parrallel park pull up on the right and reverse 2 car lengths. I can reverse out of a car park space but not reverse.

Thanks Shane

Nice one 👍💪🏅

Your videos have really supplemented my lessons I’m so grateful

@@salmaom2181 great news You're welcome 👍

Yeah it's a petrol car as well Lilly, hopefully all will go OK fingers crossed, just a matter of getting settled back into lessons now. Best of luck with your driving will be keeping an eye out for new videos looking forwards to them. Finding them so usefull

Yess me too I switched after 7 hours of manual luckily

@@lillykapchina4977 I would but I don't live close to matt. I think at least an hour away or I would have went with him since the very start of my driving journey. I have been watching him for like 2 years now. Either way I just need more lessons even though I have passed, my confidence on the road is major lacking. But yea, I'm sure that matt will make you pass and not only that, be a confident driver.

@@lillykapchina4977 From seeing how you drove here, and the fact you said you have improved from this already, should be a major indication that driving is for you and something you should be doing. You may just lack confidence. They say that you really learn to drive after you have passed your test, it's just about getting to a point where you are safe to drive to then take your test. But yea ur right about me, I will try his course soon and see if that helps.

@@lillykapchina4977 Some people are know it alls, they have been driving for 20 years and forget how they was when they first started driving. Everybody learns at different paces. Somebody may be able to learn to drive in 10hours, but they will be of a low quality standard for the rest of their driving career. You may be a person who wants to learn everything and have a high standard for yourself like me. I believe the reason I lack confidence is because I'm a perfectionist and I want to know how to do everything to an excellent standard.. Otherwise I feel stupid and not good enough. There will always be nay sayers and people putting you down, but that should just motivate you to keep going and then on the day you pass your test, you can just laugh in the faces of these people.

But best of luck as im a slow learner too, im sure you can do it. :)

Thanks Lilly (from the video).

Lilly Kapchina Fair enough. Good luck and I’m sure you will pass soon :)

@@lillykapchina4977wish u good luck

Lilly, I wish you good luck. I'm beginner at driving manual cars.

Honestly 😂 love itt

British insurance is expensive.... here in Prince George, BC, CAD1290 is typical for an N without telemetry

@@lillykapchina4977 Aww I wasn't being nasty I was just curious if it was safe . From the camera angle it looks like your really low hehe

@James Stewart I have successfully master my vehicle and road signs.

@@was4wa great man, i actually used drive car before I even passed

Hi Sarah, thanks for sharing and good luck with your journey.

@@Go2DrivingSchool Thankyou!