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 this the case? After all, a learner has been around thousands of
Main Reasons to Fail Your Driving Test – Part 2
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 reasons as per the marking sheet why your might fail your test.
What to expect on your 1st driving lesson
Many of us when we turn 17 want to learn to drive, starting on our 17th birthday. If you want to do this you need to plan ahead. Before doing anything you need to do two things; 1 – You need to apply for your
Winter Driving
Winter driving conditions are, for most people, the most difficult to drive in but as with everything driving related it doesn’t have to be that way. The simple answer to any winter drive is preparation. Be prepared before you set off on your journey! So
Keeping A Driving Instructors Car On The Road
We all know that the cost of buying a new car can be great, in fact for most of us buying a new car is the second most expensive lifetime purchase after buying a house. However across our driving lives when we consider how many
The Driving Test – Part 3
So, you are asked to start your engine and the test begins. You have to drive as you normally would and not treat the drive as a test. One road at a time and it will be over quicker than you think. Probably the biggest
The Driving Test – Part 2
So the moment arrives when you enter the test centre waiting room with your pupil and you look at all the petrified faces sitting there, clock watching. What happens next? Well more often than not the student starts to overthink the whole test…. hoping they
Under 17’s Driving Lessons
In the UK we all know that our 17th birthday is a right of passage to start to learn to drive on the roads. In 2019 is this as fun or as safe it was in lets say the 1980s? Our roads today are much
The Big Learner Relay
For the last 2 years I have been proud to be representing Innov8 Driving School by participating in the Big Learner Relay on behalf of Children In Need. In 2014 a driving instructor came up with the concept of travelling up and down the country
Today’s cars v cars in the 80s
When we get into a modern car it’s very satisfying sitting in an car that feels like a comfy seat in an everyday house but are modern cars as good as the cars we drove 40 years ago? I love my modern comforts in a
