Someone found the blog on that search term! It depends on many factors including where you teach. Someone teaching in Central London is hardly going to be able to cover as many miles as someone in a less urban location.
Taking my own pupils as an example, a typical 2 hour lesson can cover anywhere from less than 5 miles to more than 60! It just depends on what you are trying to cover.
The one thing to remember is that although some people can learn new things very quickly, the one thing that cannot be hurried is experience. By definition, experience only comes with time and practice, and that means time on the road practicing driving. Inevitably, that translates into miles.
Many pupils are anxious ab
out how much it will cost them to learn to drive, and I make it clear from the outset that if they can get a lot of quality private practice between lessons then they will learn over a shorter time period. I just tell them straight that if they can get insured on mum or dad’s car then that will avoid having to pay me for the road time instead. I also tell them that it is important that mum or dad prevents bad habits forming, so I suggest that they accompany us on a lesson and I show them some things to watch out for.
If I get someone who passes quickly (especially without any private practice) then I feel glad for both them and me. But I always have a nagging worry that they might not have had enough road experience to drive safely once they’re out on their own. That’s why I don’t try to scrimp on fuel and am happy to drive long distances and do manoeuvres a long way from the test centres.
I know that the primary consideration for many ADIs is fuel costs. I’ve written before about the cheapos and their stupid hourly rates. That’s one group that will avoid racking up many miles like the plague, because it eats into their already tiny profit margin.
An ADI should be teaching their learners whatever is necessary to make them safe new drivers once they pass their tests, and make allowances for whatever they are/are not doing in between lessons.
An ADI should not be teaching the bare minimum required to pass the test.
You can work out for yourself which of those groups the cheapos are likely to fall under.