Free driving lessons with Private Driving Practice.
What we are looking at here is how you can make learning to drive as affordable as possible.
As a driving instructor myself, I would always suggest the ideal way to learn to drive is with an experienced DVSA Approved Driving Instructor.
However, even then gaining extra practice as well as the paid driving lessons can be a real advantage.
Our aim here is to show you how you can learn to drive safely on a budget. Whether learning to drive without paid driving lessons or to supplement your driving lessons with a driving instructor with some free driving lessons privately.
Private driving practice with family and friends can work really well when done properly! So how can you make sure you are learning correctly and very importantly safely? This really is as close to free driving lessons as you can get.
The Private Driving Practice Handbook is an DVSA ADI produced guide helping family or friends who wish to help a learner by acting as the supervising/accompanying driver, give good, safe and effective practice.
Can you teach someone to drive?
If you meet all the legal requirements you can legally try to teach someone to drive, but can you teach them correctly and safely?
It is a bit like DIY, you may be ok changing a light switch without too many problems, but can you really re-wire the whole house? Teaching someone to drive correctly is really much more like re-wiring the whole house than many people wishing to accompany a learner initially think.
So what should you do before you look to teach someone to drive?
Firstly lets look at the legal requirements for the Learner and Accompanying Driver.
Learner Driver.
The learner driver will need a valid provisional UK driving licence and have insurance for them to drive the car you they will be practicing in.
Insurance when practicing is often misunderstood.
You can get an unlimited fine, be banned from driving and get up to 8 penalty points for driving without the correct insurance.
You need your own insurance If you’re practising in a car you own. It is also wise to have the accompanying driver as a named driver on the policy.
If you’re practising in someone else’s car, you need to either, make sure you’re covered by the car owner’s insurance policy as a learner driver, or take out your own insurance policy that covers you driving in the car as a learner driver.
You can be fined up to £1,000 and get up to 6 penalty points on your provisional licence if you drive without the right supervision.
Accompanying/Supervising Driver
Unless you are a registered DVSA ADI it is illegal to charge for driving lessons.
you must also be:
- Be over 21 years of age.
- Be qualified to drive the type of vehicle you want to supervise in, for example you must have a manual car driving licence if you are supervising a learner in a manual car.
- You must have held a full driving licence for 3 years (from the UK, the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein)
It’s illegal for someone supervising a learner driver too. Use a mobile phone while supervising a learner driver. Drive on the motorway, if the supervising driver is not a DVSA ADI (Approved Driving Instructor).
Acting as a supervising driver to a family member or friend can be a difficult and sometimes stressful experience. Help make private driving practice easier, safer and more effective with the FREE The Private Driving Practice Handbook. Available to you to view for online for FREE only here at Online Driving Tuition. Click Here to view The Private Driving Practice Handbook.