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Owain writes:
wrote:
I'm looking for recommendations - quality of tuition above price.
I passed - ahem, a few years ago - so, my experience of driving
schools is hopelessly out of date, and I've no knowledge of intensive
courses.

Many instructors will offer Pass Plus which is a 6+ hrs programme
intended for new drivers but might be a starting point for discussing
what sort of refresher course you want.
http://www.passplus.org.uk/about_pp.asp

You could also consider joining your local Institute of Advanced
Motorists. IAM Observers (not instructors) are volunteers.
http://www.iam.org.uk/
"Most people can achieve "Test standard" after 6-8 observed runs
(typically a fortnight apart), so you could be "Test ready" in 12-16 weeks."
http://www.iam.org.uk/eshop/membershipshop/sfl.htm

I've often thought it would be interesting to take a modern-day
test with no tuition, having taken mine several decades ago.
Doubt there's any way to actually do that though.
I did find a sample theory test a couple of years ago, and I
passed that with a good margin, although I had to think about
some of the answers more than I'd expected to before seeing it.

As it says near the beginning of the Roadcraft book, most
drivers think they're above average standard, and of course
almost half of them are wrong by definition.

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Andrew Gabriel
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