Does this mean the traditional boast is about to become something to keep your mouth shut about? Ingenie’s evidence suggests as much: “On average those who took less than four months to pass had a lower score than those who exceeded this time-frame,” Ingenie boss Mike Ketteringham told Avon Tuning.
The optimum time spent learning to drive, he says, appears to be 30 hours or more of lessons, since scores dip below 80/100 when hours fall short of this number.
The insurer believes the best drivers are those who’ve overcome failure and benefited from spending more time behind the wheel as a result.
“The lower driving scores seen in first-time passers suggest that they are perhaps taking their practical tests too early. Interestingly, our analysis shows that those who believe they had enough lessons tend to be poorer drivers than those who feel they needed more time behind the wheel.”
