The best way to learn to drive is to take professional lessons with an Approved Driving Instructor (ADI), and additional private practice supervised by a parent or friend. This helps the learner to practise what they are being taught in the professional lessons in a wider range of driving situations. Research shows that the more driving experience learners obtain, in a wide range of driving situations, the safer they are likely to be when they start to drive on their own. Private practice will also help them to pass the driving test. However, the aim is not to pass the test as quickly as possible, but to help the learner driver get as much supervised driving experience as possible while they are learning. The more driving experience they get at this stage the better. This guide provides advice about helping learner car drivers during private driving practice. (Author/publisher)
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