To think I can teach my DD to drive?

This. I don't know why people qould scrimp on this of all things. Driving could kill someone, it happens every minute of every day

My take is the more experience behind the wheel the better. I would try it. Lessons are crazy expensive now.

Yes perfectly possible - but some lessons to ensure she is test standard would also be good.

My driving instructor was very good at preparing me for the test.
He took me along every possible route of the test.
Took me to the places where the 3 point turns, parallel parking, reversing around a corner took place so I got to practice on the actual roads that would be used in the test.
He taught me little things to look for that the examiner would do before testing me on something.
Like how to tell when the examiner was counting how many times I would check my mirror in 30 seconds and when he was going to ask me to do a emergency stop etc.
I learnt lots of things that I wouldn't have learned from my parents and I passed first time.

Just bear in mind you don’t have dual controls so won’t be able to brake for her if needed, and she won’t be used to traffic. I imagine she’ll think it’ll be easy and then it’ll turn out to be a whole other kettle of fish on a road! But obviously depends on her, you and the roads around you! I wouldn’t do it myself as I’d be too worried we’d cause an accident.

obviously you can take her out for practice later but that first road session or two i’d let an instructor handle..

Conquer Driving on You Tube is a really good resource.

An instructor will teach them to pass the test, you can add value in taking her out by teaching her to drive. That was the agreement my Dad & I had and it worked for us. It’s as much about understanding how to pass the practical exam (which the instructor will advise & critique on) as it is about learning to drive.

My dad taught me to drive from scratch. Then I just had a handful of lessons with an instructor at the end just to make sure I was doing the maneuvers how they wanted them done to past the test. With your daughters experience I would absolutely say you can teach her.

Driving instructors teach people how to pass the driving test ,

I taught my son in an industrial estate and then on the roads. He passed on his second attempt last year

I’m a driving instructor and this is untrue.
Anyone can turn up to their test in their own car (providing the car meets the test specifications) and take their test without any lessons from a driving instructor

Both my gs's passed with an instructor, one first time. He always said to get as much practice as you can, so my dh took them both out. Gs2 was a typical teenage know it all and my God, there were some real clashes. But the instructor was right, they really needed lessons to learn how to pass the test. We are in our sixties and I tend to ride the clutch, bad habits you pass on.

Hilariously a family member in her seventies said she would not be much good because when she passed her test she had to do hand signals!

But I have to say most of my colleagues who taught their kids without using an instruction, well they all failed their test.

My advice is to get out with her but leave the instruction to the instructor whose paid job it is to ensure a good pass rate and safe drivers on the road.

@DrivesNowDriving you can hire dual control cars by the day

I think as it's a skill that her own and other people's lives depend on throughout her life, it's worth spending a bit to ensure she's doing things right. With you providing practice.

Driving rules also evolve fairly regularly, eg the new hierarchy of road users - I'd say an up to date teacher to teach current rules is a good idea.

I would start her with lessons. You will have bad habits you should not pass on. Some rules will have changed and you may not have picked them up. She will get an unbiased view of what level she is at and how she needs to act to pass her test. You can always be with her when she practices after a few weeks.

I went out with both my parents and DH when I was learning, but I absolutely benefited from being out with an instructor who a) knew exactly what was on the test and who b) wasn't related to me

Don't underestimate how stressful it can be when you've got no real control of the car but are the one telling the driver what they should be doing and when. I remember quite a few arguments and err, heated discussions lol.

Whereas an instructor is trained to deal with nerves and can ultimately step in and take control if you make a mistake (or are about to). I passed my test first time and had driven all the test routes multiple times before test day which made a huge difference too.

I didn't find teaching ds1 stressful at all. I loved it. Dh did a lot of the donkey work in his first 4 'lessons' with ds1. Not everyone finds it stressful, I was looking forward to it, and enjoyed it very much. Found it satisfying.

Can you teach her to drive? Yes.

can you teach her to pass her test with no lessons? 100% no.

Oh yes. Ds1 had to get out and lift the bonnet first for the instructor. And some examiners, round here anyway, use a satnav section as part of the test. I didn't know that, until I looked it up. Things change. Make sure you and dd are up to speed on your areas latest techniques and rules.

I have an advanced driver qualification. I will take out my son, but I wouldn't be able to get him to test standard, been bloody years since I did my standard test.
Absolutely let your child with you whenever you can though, great for general road exposure and learning how to navigate situations.

In your circumstances, I'd get a few lessons straight away to make sure they know what they are doing, but the hours of practice it takes to learn, definitely do yourself.

We did this with both our DC's and it really helped.

I do maintain however, that teaching your child to drive is the absolute worst bit of parenting, having to calmly say, so what do you think you could have done differently? Whilst lodged in a hedge and not scream at them for nearly killing you is some challenge! (This was the eldest, youngest was a breeze!)

My dad taught me to drive, passed test with only 1 minor (didn't go when someone flashed me out). He's super calm and patient though so it worked well. We used to go out for 2 plus hours a time so I built up a lot of experience.

Judging the quality of the learner drivers/instructors round here I can well see DH teaching our DC when the time comes.

The time, the confidence and the space. There’s nowhere local to us that you can reliably practise driving. Also I found taking DD out for practice simultaneously deadly dull and slightly terrifying. But she did do lots of practice with us after an intensive course.

If you don’t have lessons I’d say the main thing to look out for is the local test routes and any quirks they have. DD failed a test in the next city over (where we’d booked cos of availability) on a stretch she’d have known about if she’d had lessons there.

It’s not the driving that’s the hard part. How well do you know your Highway Code? Signs? Do you know the correct way to hold the gearstick, the steering wheel, the approved way to do manoeuvres? Are you familiar with local test routes and the difficult junctions they tend to encounter ? Do you have any bad habits you might accidentally pass onto your child (lots of people drive with their hand on the gear stick, don’t check their mirrors enough etc), do you know how to explain and teach roundabouts, lanes, road rules?
my husband is a driving instructor. I would recommend a few lessons (10 hours perhaps) and lots of practice with you.
you’d be surprised how many students come to him “test ready” and just need someone to take them to the test or a few refresher lessons - only for him to pick up bad habits and faults they do repeatedly and need 10+ hours of tuition before test.
even a “minor” if repeated a few times becomes a serious and a test fail.