Driving Test

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 [...]

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 [...]

You have already passed your theory test and hopefully retained all the information you learned to do this but on your actual practical driving test you also have some extra questions you will be [...]

The theory of how to drive is an essential part of learning to drive nowadays and a full understanding of the rules of the road will keep you driving safely for life. However many young drivers [...]

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. [...]

In the first part of this blog we discussed that good preparation and coping with test day nerves are extremely important factors in passing your test. In this part we discuss the technical [...]