Driving Lessons

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 [...]

Myths, tips and facts for the reverse manoeuvres but especially for the parallel park There are many myths and worries concerning the reverse parking manoeuvres on the driving test but here I [...]

Approved Driving Instructors With 42000 Approved Driving Instructors registered in the UK how can you choose an instructor who is right for you? Remember to get to test standard and beyond you [...]

Back I the 1980s there really were only two kinds of pedestrian crossings; zebra and pelican, but with the ever increasing use of our roads we now have many more kinds. How are we to recognise [...]

You might think that all test centres are the same but as you will see from this blog there are some striking differences. These can often impact on the test itself especially on the manoeuvres. [...]