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I had 12 lessons before I took my 1st test (in 1956), and only failed because I hadn't been taught how to double declutch to get into 1st gear in the driving school's 3-speed gearbox Ford 100E Anglia. The minimum speed in 2nd was about 20 mph so that was my minimum speed, except when coming to a standstill. There were very few stop lines at crossroads in those days so everybody had to exercise their own discretion as to at what speed they crossed them. I crossed them at 20 mph, which earned me a fail. Following that I had about 5 more lessons with a different driving school in a 4-speed Morris Minor and passed with no problem. I didn't get any practice by driving any cars other than the driving school's cars because none of my relatives or friends owned a car.
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