Exactly what I was going to say. I paid ended up only paying 400 pounds for my lessons. I didn't do a crash course and managed to pass in 20 hours including the test and did that over about 2 months (after having 2 months being taught by Dad and gaining the much needed road experience. however my friend paid 400 pounds for an intensive course and passed after about 2 weeks. I am so much of a better driver than him, just purely because I have had "road experience" which is vital to being a safe driver. So beau, the intensive course is definately faster but at the same time definately not better for your driving. I am not trying to pursuade you against the intensive course because it is brilliant for people who want to pass very quickly, but my friend who did one, did spin out badly on a roundabout the other day