To prepare a learner for the rigours of modern road and traffic conditions it is generally agreed that two hours is the ideal amount of lesson time needed to practice driving without getting overly tired. A number of such lessons taken closely together would provide an optimum learning curve for the majority of people, reducing the overall time they might otherwise need to get to test standard.

A driving course should therefore provide lessons that are close enough together so as to be able to absorb the instructor's advice but not so intense as to overwhelm the pupil. It should allow time enough to get practice with family or friends and for more professional instruction to be given if a learner has an obvious difficulty with a particular aspect of their driving (say, reversing, for example) and all new drivers will greatly benefit if they can get to know the "feel" of different vehicles whilst learning to enhance their overall skill and driving ability..