- One of the first and major disadvantages of an online driving course is the fact that it provides written knowledge and lessons but does not offer practical practice or hands on training, which in fact is the mainstay of driving. Without getting behind the wheel in Herndon VA or elsewhere, how can someone become a confident and well trained driver?
- Another disadvantage of an online driving course is that most of the students tend to rush through the written material provided to them rather than giving it time and understanding it completely.
- Since the internet is a haven of so many interesting things like movies, songs, social networking etc., students can easily be distracted by this stuff and may not concentrate on the online lessons as much as they are needed to. So when a person sits down to take the course, he/she may either take a long time to complete it or not pay enough attention.
- Another disadvantage of an online driving course is that it may not be able to answer those queries of the students that are related to actual driving or maneuvering the vehicle. The course may not give the experience of reversing the vehicle, posture of sitting etc.
- Another disadvantage is that an online driving lesson takes a longer time to answer questions of students thus it may not always give a prompt feedback to the queries of the pupils.
- Those with older style computer systems or slow internet speeds may find the online program to be irritating and frustrating. The slow internet speed may not be able to do full justice to the course and may not let the students take maximum advantage out of it.
- Not all online driving courses are recognized by law or this may make the students face problems when they go to get their driver’s license. This is another disadvantage and to avoid joining a non-recognized course, one must first check the credentials of the course provider thoroughly and read its reviews etc. to be sure.