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im a driving instructor and teach a lot of slightly older ladies, and it is normally ladies who learn late, either after theyve had their children, or if their husband gets ill and cannot drive. Go for it, but make sure you get an instructor you like and you get on with. Someone who makes lessons fun. Honestly the more you start to enjoy them, the easier you will learn. I have to say I rarely have anyone take longer than 12 months and often less than six months. And thats despite having no car to practice in outside of their lessons. I only do 2 hour lessons, I find a one hour lesson is too short to learn a new skill and practice it. Be prepared to have a lesson every week, and make sure youre instructor pushes you, rather than just does the same old, same old every week. i get my pupils to drive to the beach, go over the moors, suggest places they would like to be able to go to once they have passed. And dont just go for the cheapest instructor, they are normally cheap for a reason. Im not saying expensive are the best, chat to friends and see if they enjoyed learning, see if they are happy to drive anywhere. You are looking at a skill that will allow you to drive anywhere you want when you pass, not simply an instructor who will get you the skills to pass your test in a small town.