Before a person can take to the roads, a Drivers License from the DVLA (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency) must be obtained. To obtain such a license, a person must pass both a theory and practical driving test.
Prior to this, a person must naturally take driving lessons. Usually, each driving lessons will introduce certain new factors involved in driving, or work at polishing off certain maneuvers such as reverse parking, three point turns, roundabouts and so forth. A person must be completely at ease and fluent in each aspect of driving if they are to pass their test.
Some people may take driving lessons for months and months or maybe even span them over a year, thereby slowly absorbing the information and skills they need before taking their tests. For some people this method of driving lessons may work extremely well, and be more natural; however for some people these are the wrong kinds of lessons. A semi intense or fully intense course of driving lesson may be better, allowing a person to immerse themselves fully into learning to drive by absorbing and retaining the information quickly and clearly in a short space of time and being 'keyed-up' on everything when it comes to taking the test.
For many people, confidence is a huge factor of driving, and the thought of taking driving lessons with a stranger may be somewhat daunting or off-putting. For this reason, many people choose to ask relatives or friends if they would give them some lessons to begin with, to allow them to familiarize themselves with the basic functions of the car and driving, to build confidence before they take their detailed and proper driving lessons with qualified instructors.