Private practice with an appropriate full licence holder is now considered an essential part of the Learning to Driver Process, although there are still many who have to solely rely on their driving lessons alone.
Anyone to supervise a learner driver must be 21 years or older, have held a full driving licence for at least three years, and not be banned. Estimates are that friends and family gave around 5 million hours of their time to facilitate private practice for learners in 2024. According to a poll by the AA Driving School, 1-in-20 drivers (6%) said they'd supervised a learner, on average giving 25 hours each. Half of these (52%) were parents with their own child; a tenth (11%) were supervising a partner; a fifth (20%) were people supervising another relative; 1-in-10 (12%) were supervising a friend; and 4% were helping a friend’s child. For most it was a positive experience with nearly a quarter (23%) saying they would consider becoming an instructor. Overall, half (53%) said they enjoyed the experience and two-fifths (44%) said they thought being an instructor would be rewarding. Only a fifth (21%) said they would not do it again. The average number of hours of private practice given per driver varied greatly by region. In Wales it was 35 hours; in Northern Ireland a whopping 47 hours. This fell to just 19 hours in London and 20 hours in the North West. However, higher numbers may not mean positivity, as drivers in Wales and Northern Ireland giving private practice were the most likely to say "No more"! (31% Wales; 33% Northern Ireland). With thanks to the Graham Feest Consultancy.
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