30 Hour 5 Day Intensive Driving Course

This is usually taken as a 5 day course with the driving test done during the last hour on the fifth day. The course is ideal if you are a complete beginner or someone who has had lessons before might be very nervous.

You can choose to do your training over 5 days or in blocks of 2 hours leading up to the driving test

The driving test will be booked for a date and time that is convenient for you and your instructor, you can choose to start your training 4 days  before or over a period of time leading up to the test.

30-Hour Crash Course Syllabus

The course is split into 3 stages that cover all the topics that need to be learned in order to pass the driving test. There are 22 items altogether; your instructor has about 70 minutes to spend on each topic. However your course is adaptable and your instructor can spend less time on the topics you are good at and more time on the topics where you need more practice.

Stage 1 (1-10 Hours)

Topics

• Controls
• Moving away
• Stopping
• Hill starts
• Turning left
• Turning right
• T junctions
• Crossroad’s

At the end of this stage you should be able to carry out the following without any help from your instructor:

• Move away under control
• Build up your speed to 30 mph using all the gears at the correct time.
• Carry out simply left & right turns
• Deal with simple T junctions safely

Stage 2 (11-22 Hours)

Topics

• Turn in the road
• Reverse round a corner
• Reverse & bay parking
• Meeting situations
• Difficult left turns
• Difficult right turns
• Difficult T junctions
• Difficult crossroad’s

At the end of this stage you should be able to carry out the following without any help from your instructor:

• Control the car at slow speeds
• Do the turn in the road, reverse round a corner & reverse park under control & accurately
• Carry out difficult left & right turns
• Deal with difficult T junctions
• Use reasonable judgment in meeting situations and emerging from junctions

Stage 3 (23-28 Hours)

Topics

• Emergency stop & use of mirrors
• Pedestrian crossings & use of signals
• Overtaking
• Dual carriageways

At the end of this stage you should be able to carry out the following without any help from your instructor:

• Stop the vehicle in an emergency under full control
• Deal with pedestrian crossing safely
• Show awareness and anticipation when approaching pedestrian crossings and cyclists
• Make progress by driving at a speed appropriate to the road conditions