This is where the real work and the enjoyment of learning to drive really begins. It should be enjoyable and your trainer will put you at your ease, explaining things as you go, enabling you to practice at a sensible pace, to improve your skills. Learning to drive takes commitment from you, dedication and a bit of effort. After all, gaining a driving licence is a privilege - once gained, it should be looked after.
We provide a positive, interactive form of driver training, and our driving sessions are normally conducted over 90 minutes, as we think that this gives the optimum time for concentration, less than that, it could be a bit of a rush, longer and you need staying power, but what ever is right for you. We will train you step by step of the way, including a wide range of driving conditions, including town driving, dual carriageway and open roads, where higher speeds come into it. When we think that you are at test standard, we will advise you to take the test. We will pick you up from home, school, or place of work and drop you off at the end of your training session.
Practical Driving Test
Not as scary as you might think! If you are properly prepared, the test is straight forward. Simply demonstrate to the examiner your skills in the car, as you have been taught, try not to be nervous! You need to be able to show the examiner that you are safe to be allowed to drive unaccompanied by a qualified driver.
The test is currently conducted over a variety of roads on set routes, and lasts approx 40 minutes. There are two reversing exercises included. The examiners marking sheet records ‘faults’ minor, serious, dangerous. For a pass, no serious or dangerous must be recorded. A maximum of 15 minor faults are allowed, but obviously, the fewer recorded, the better!
It is all about car control, concentration, anticipation and awareness.
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