UK 6th cheapest EU country for driving tuition
With an average price of £23 per hour of professional tuition (not including block-booking discounts) the UK ranks equal with Estonia and Portugal as one of the cheapest places to learn to drive across the EU. The cost-conscious learner will be best off in Hungary and Slovakia, where the average cost of an hour of tuition is the equivalent of just £12.
At the opposite end of the spectrum, Liechtenstein is the priciest place in the EU to learn to drive. A hour’s driving tuition there will cost you an eye-watering £75. The second most expensive is Italy (£55 per hour), while Luxembourg (£54) comes in third.
The full list of per-hour EU driving lesson costs:
1. Liechtenstein – £77
2. Italy – £55
3. Luxembourg – £54
4. Norway – £51
5. Sweden – £50
6. Austria – £49
7. France – £46
8. Denmark – £44
9. Finland – £40
10. Netherlands – £38
11. Romania – £32
12. Belgium / Germany – £31
13. Spain – £30
14. Ireland / Greece / Czech Republic – £29
15. Lithuania – £24
16. United Kingdom / Estonia / Portugal – £23
17. Cyprus – £22
18. Latvia – £20
19. Slovenia – £19
20. Bulgaria – £18
21. Hungary / Slovakia – £12
Repeat test candidates are more likely to fail.
Nobody likes to fail their driving test, its dissapointing for the candidate and their instructor, but over half (54%) of candidates failed their practical car test in 2010/11. For the majority of those who don’t pass the first time the key to success on a second or third attempt is more practice on the roads.
Want a date this Valentines Day? Get behind the wheel!
What’s it like to be Well Informed intern?
We’re very lucky to have had Nick Marshall working with us a Marketing Intern for the last three months. Sadly, he’s leaving us to move on to another placement, however before he went I asked Nick to write up a few thoughts on his time here at Well Informed.
Theory Test Pro tips for libraries.
A recent article by the Lancashire Telegraph has revealed that driving theory test books are the most borrowed non-fiction item in Blackburn with Darwen libraries. The report also mentions that ‘learner drivers are making good use of Theory Test Pro’.
We are always happy to hear that Theory Test Pro is being well used in libraries, however, we want to ensure that all our subscribers are getting the most out of our product and promoting it to their members.
The theory test has changed.
January 23rd has arrived and the DSA changes to the theory test have come into effect. We’ve discussed these changes several times before on this blog, but for those that aren’t in the know yet here are the key points:
- The DSA will no longer publish the actual questions used in the test.
- Instead, a separate bank of practice questions will be used in revision materials.
- All study materials will now include text to improve knowledge and understanding.
- Theory Test Pro is already up to date and contains both the official practice questions and the knowledge and understanding text.
It will be interesting to see how these changes affect the test pass-rate (currently at 63% pre-changes) and any other potential outcomes there may be. The official statistics for the 2011/12 period are expected in July of this year.
We would really like to hear from candidates who are about to take their theory test, particularly those who previously attempted it before January 23rd, as well as anyone else affected by the test changes.
Please leave a comment below with your thoughts.
Not long until the theory test changes!
On 23 January 2012 the DSA will make several changes to the driving theory test. You may already be aware of these changes but if you haven’t or just need a reminder, here are the details of what’s taking place:
