DRIVING TUITION
At School or College?
Genuine Special Rate for students - ring for details
Rebecca Eiles
First ever lesson?
Two hours for the price of one - means one hour free!
Tony Johnson
Phil Turnbull
Lee Casson
Caroline Bennett
Glen Slatter
Craig Marshall
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 There's quite a bit to cover, but we break what you need to know down into bite-sized chunks, and arrange your learning in progressive steps. This approach ensures we include everything you need to know about being a safe and confident driver, but we go along at a pace that suits you.Your first lesson - what we do. The number of lessons you'll need varies greatly. Everyone is different. Some lucky people pick up things easier than others, age can play a part, as can how often you commit to lessons and whether or not you have a car to practice in. As a very general guide, around 45 hours of professional tuition with 22 hours of private practice, taken at regular intervals, is reasonable - you might take less than that, you may take a bit longer. At the end of the day, we'll both know when you're safe, confident and happy with your driving.
How many hours will it take? How many lessons you need will depend upon your motivation and aptitude for driving, whether you have had any relevant past experience, your commitment and determination and whether or not you can obtain any practice between lessons with a relative or friend. When you will be ready for the test depends on your individual progress.
The best way to learn to drive Take regular lessons – as many as your circumstances allow - spread over a few weeks. Pupils using the ‘‘one-lesson-a-week’’ approach often take many months to learn to drive. This obviously helps to spread the cost but you do end up paying more in the long run, and it does take longer to get to test standard. This is because you often forget what you have learnt from one week to the next. You don’t start from where you left off and may end up taking two steps forward and one step back. Experience shows it takes considerably more lessons to get to the required standard and pass the practical test. If you are taking just one lesson each week you would need to increase the hours needed by about 50%. Therefore if on a semi-intensive basis you need 30 hours to learn to drive it is likely that you would need 45 hours on a one lesson per week basis. Private practice definitely helps to overcome the problem of taking a long time to become a safe driver and paying more than you need to when only taking one lesson per week.
The learning is based on the DSA Drivers Record. We'll keep Progress Records so that we both know how you're doing.
It makes good sense to study for your Theory Test and read the Highway Code while you are developing your practical skills out on the road. You'll be a better driver, and be ready for your Practical Test much earlier.
Certain phrases might help you remember what to do in particular situations, until they become a routine part of your driving. You'll become familiar with them as your driving progresses.
Click on the links below for a little more detail on each subject. They might act as memory-joggers for the main points of each subject. We cover each subject in more detail in the car. These are the skills you need to be confident in:
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