Passed first time - great course!

I thought the 5day driving course was really good - four hours of driving a day, plus an hour's briefing and two hours of theory tuition meant that I passed both the theory and practical tests first time. My instructor tailored the lessons to my level of experience, and was happy to spend more time on the things I found difficult and less on the things I found easy. He was really good at building my confidence too, something that I really needed!

A few down-sides to the course though:
My test wasn't until a week and a half after the end of the course, so I felt the need to book (and pay for!) a private lesson with my instructor between the course and the test.
The offer of free tests and lessons if you fail the first time is great, however you need to bear in mind that the lessons are only during the day (not good if you work) and you would have to pay £50 for any subsequent tests to cover the hire of the car and the instructor. Luckily, though, passing first time meant I didn't need these!

All in all, though, I feel like 5day was the best way for me to learn, and I don't think I would have passed first time if I'd only had one lesson a week! The intensive nature of the course means you don't waste time in lessons recapping what you did last time - you can get straight on with learning the new content.