How to pass a driving test without lessons

My son passed his test first time without lessons. I sat with him while he drove daily a few miles down the road to his work, he also did the test in his own car.
It’s cheaper when you think about it (if they are a confident driver) to put them in for a test rather than pay for a 2 hr lesson.
I passed my driving test over 30 years ago…

And yeh she needs to know to set sat nav and follow it

She could take the test if you accept might fail with list of minors and majors..because neither of you know what test looks at in detail
Then she would know what to address for second try
Use one of the apps to make sure practising correctly

YY, one of my friends tried for ages to find an instructor; it is a real problem in some places!

I know a couple of people who've taught their children recently and who passed; one had - literally - a single lesson with an instructor right at the end; the other had none. But they are both people who are proactive about going on youtube and watching videos of how to pass your test; looking at the Highway Code; reading up on exactly what's expected. In fact one of my friends thinks it made her a safer driver (and I've been in a car with her and never thought she wasn't), because it made her consider lots of things she hadn't consciously thought about for 30 years.

OTOH my dad tried to teach me to drive, while I was also having lessons, and my abiding memory is of him constantly insisting 'no, my way is right!' or telling me not to do it the way I'd been taught, or getting in a huff because he imagined he knew better than the instructor.

I think you would have to be very honest with yourself about which kind of person you are - would you be able to bone up on the test requirements and accept it might mean you learning alongside your child, or would you just assume you already knew what 'good' driving looked like?

It used to be a thing to pass your test as soon as possible after you were 17 so they can’t of had many lessons.

I think there are also elements about the car too, checking oil or water levels maybe.

It's a gamble but as long as you are practicing the route and familiar of what is being tested you've as good a chance any everyone else. At least she has a test date.

Can't see her passing tbh

I passed years ago with no lessons, just a patient dad. Back then there was a manual called 'Driving'. You will need to be familiar with lots of different road types and situations etc. I think it can be done.

My son had to do his test recently in a different part of London which we weren't familiar with.
We used the Driving routes app which claims it has the routes the driving testers use.
It only costs £13 per month and was very helpful for my son who did pass his test first time though he did have driving lessons as well.

If she can be in the car practicing regularly for hours with someone who will act just like an instructor and make her be as adherent and safety conscious as one, and she reads everything she can and watches videos, then maybe?

My DC passed 1st time with no lessons other than with me during covid.

We choose to book a test in a town with a higher pass rate and DC drove all routes possible through the that town for months.

Currently doing the same with younger DC and I have to build myself up to get in a car with them, they're slowly getting better but it's going to be a long slog and I might end up getting them lessons.

Everyone is different.

Personally, I’d say no chance. Instructors teach you how to “pass the test” if you see what I mean. There are plenty of things in there that people generally stop doing and forget after they pass their test. BUT other posters are saying otherwise, so maybe?

Oh and remember "tyres and tarmac" - she should be able to see tarmac under the wheels of the vehicle in front whenever she stops. That's an easy one to get wrong.

I think it's possible.

Where she might fall down is observations/mirrors and lack of familiarity with test routes. Some are not well marked or have awkward junctions or road signs and it's a lot easier to drive if you have an idea of what's coming.

I passed my test very recently. As long as she can do the manoeuvres without having to reposition, and can drive confidently following a sat nav or road signs, I think she will be fine.

If you can find out what the test routes are just smash them out over the next couple of months.

Of course it’s possible, lots of people do. As others have said google/you tube to find the most recent specific maneuvers, things like parallel parking in 3 maneuvers, three point turn etc.

DS found the test routes from his centre on You Tube, definitely worth watching those if they have them and then you can practice the hot spots

I supported both of mine with minimal lessons. We accrued loads of driving hours practice. I recognised that I didn’t know everything required - mainly the test routes, manoeuvres etc but there a a couple of really good YouTube channels that are really informative.

Are you taking her on different routes or just to her dad's house and back, she needs to experience lots of different situations and roads, not just the route she knows. Has she passed her theory test, I don't think it was mentioned in the OP

can you book an intensive course for her? Try the AA website, they do lessons where they will send someone out to your area to do them.

I wouldn’t waste the lesson trying to do it with absolutely no lessons.. or do you just mean by a driving instructor? Do you take her out? If so then it’s possibly doable. Things to be super clean on are things like hesitation, mirror checks, me emergency stop, being in the right gear and speed limits, don’t worry so much on direction.. going the wrong way doesn’t mean much as long as you can drive safely,

One of my kids was learning in 2020/1 when you couldn’t get lessons and passed after only going out in her dad’s car.

She watched a lot of YouTube driving instructor videos so knew which of her dad’s habits not to do in a test. Ideally she would have had lessons but luckily she passed.