I know exactly what you mean!!
I'm in the middle of doing my bike licence and I went for my theory last week. £20 to sit in a room full of 17 year olds and then answer the simplest driving questions know to man

6 years of driving experiance basically doesn't count for anything!!
Hardeep....I'm paying £385 for a 3 day direct access course [includes CBT, theory and practical tests + bike hire etc....]