A learner who has just turned 17 starts with a trial lesson. It shows the basics are there, but junctions are still nerve-racking. Advice: the complete package, with a progress check halfway.
After fifteen lessons the first two phases are done. The progress check shows merging still needs work, so that part gets extra repetition. What that build-up looks like is explained under driving with structure.
By lesson 32 we drive the exam routes independently and book the practical exam. The theory was already done: he took it just after turning sixteen, which is allowed as soon as you may take lessons from 16.5.
