Driving Lessons

In the first two parts of this blog we have discussed the importance of setting the car up correctly before setting off, the D.S.S.S.M. routine and the essential order of how to set of on a [...]

When learning to drive there are 3 essential routines you are taught which will enable you to start to become a safe driver. In fact, all experienced drivers probably use these routines [...]

We discussed in the first part of this blog how important the theory of driving is when starting out on your path to passing your driving test. In this part we will discuss how to improve the [...]

Most instructors and students were extremely happy to restart driving lessons in July. We are all living in a new world and driving lessons have not been exempt from the new precautions we are [...]

Living through lockdown and being unable to teach due to government restrictions and current guidelines on social distancing, has led me to reflect on the different aspects of my teaching [...]

We have all been locked down for over six weeks so far due to the coronavirus outbreak. I have received many texts from worried students of mine asking if they have forgotten how to drive. There [...]

In my first blog concerning common driving faults whilst learning to drive I discussed how to steer and how to avoid stalling. In this part of the blog I will discuss changing gear and stopping [...]

Learning to drive can be quite a daunting experience. Often during the first lesson a student will turn up thinking it is easy to drive but it soon becomes apparent that it’s not as easy as [...]

From my experience as a driving instructor the mere mention of a roundabouts lesson (or even a single roundabout) strikes fear into the heart of even the most confident learner driver. Why is [...]

In my first blog on manoeuvres I focused on the parallel park and the various methods to do this. Re-emphasising what was said in that blog it is important to note that the manoeuvre hasn’t [...]