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Helping a Learner Driver to Practise

Are you considering doing this for your son or daughter, relative or friend?  If so, the following information from the AA is worthy of note:

Helping Learner Drivers

Who can help

To accompany a learner driver, you need to be at least 21, have held a full driving licence for at least three years and clearly display 'L' plates on the back and front of your car.

The Driving Standards Agency recommend a grounding in driving skills with a fully qualified instructor before you start accompanying a learner.

Five top tips for accompanying a learner driver

It takes, on average, 12 months of training to become a fully qualified driving instructor and to understand how to teach the learning to drive syllabus.

The Driving Standards Agency says the average learner takes 45 hours of tuition with 22 hours of private practice* to be ready for the test. (* Source: Driving Standards Agency website May 2007)

So while private practice with a friend or relative is an excellent idea, it's important that any practice supports what the instructor is teaching in the driving lessons.

These tips will help make your learner's private practice more effective:

1. Use private practice to follow up things covered in the driving lessons.
2. Keep a record of your practice drives to show your learner's driving instructor .
3. Follow the instructor's approach as much as you can.
4. Arrange specific times for driving practice.
5. Be patient and keep calm.
   Go to the AA website

Ensure the help you give is up to this standard:

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