Hiya

Thanks for looking at the web site, what we would like to do is make you an offer. Let us know your thoughts on the web site, what changes (if any) you think we could make, you know colour schemes items, features, etc.

In return if we use your suggestion we will give you £100 worth of Driving Lessons! or if you have passed your driving test a discounted Pass Plus course for only £40!!!

So look at the site and let us know your thoughts

Don’t forget our standard offer that for everyone you recommend to us as a pupil you get a free lesson!

And the award for the most original and strange reason for not passing there theory test goes to Nisa!

She unfortunately failed her Driving Theory test because….well see if you can guess.

Was it

a) she was ill

b) she hadn’t revised enough

c) She didn’t get the hazard perception

d) She fell asleep at the computer

Yes the answer is d! She Fell Asleep At the Computer and the guy in the test centre had to give her a nudge to wake her up!!

Talk about calm and relaxed!!

The motto of the story? Don’t go to the pub the night before your test and then try to get some sleep BEFORE you go to the test centre!

Just hope she didn’t snore or dribble!!

Driver Training Ltd is proud to announce the arrival of it’s new Middlesbrough based driving instructor, Simon.

As a family run firm we are always looking for more Driving Instructors, and now if you live in or around Middlesbrough and want hourly driving lessons, Intensive driving courses, Pass Plus courses or Refresher lessons, Driver Training Ltd will be your natural first choice.

We offer the first 4 lessons for £50 and if you recomend a friend you get a FREE DRIVING LESSON! So if you bring 30 friends to us, you’ll never have to pay for a driving lesson. lol

So whether you are at college, home or work, why not call us FREE today on 0800 1 777 149 or fill in the form on the contact page and let us get you on the road to success.

Driver Training Ltd - “Where fun and friendly come as standard”

The Guaranteed Pass Course

Driver Training has become the first Driving School to offer the complete Guaranteed Pass Intensive Driving Course.

Whether you have driven before or are just about to start your driving lessons, it is important for you to feel that you have the backing and the expertise, to help you through.

At Driver Training we provide that. We offer Local driving lessons

Not only do you have the back up of one of the largest driving schools in the uk. But also you have the peace of mind of knowing that your driving instructor has a government recognised qualification, has passed a criminal records check, and is fully insured and qualified to teach you to the highest standards.

Driver Training Ltd is a family run business our motto is “Fun and Friendly come as standard”, and that’s exactly what we offer!

Whether you are in Luton, Dagenham, Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, Hartlepool or anywhere else, why not pass faster with us?

So relax and know that you are in safe hands and call us today on 0800 1 777 149

Who are the hardest types of people to teach?

We get asked this many times, people presume we are going to say young males, Some think we will say young females, the answer will SHOCK you!!

Now before i go onto explain this, let me make sure that you can see that my tongue is quite clearly and firmly implanted in my cheek as i write this.
Before i reveal who that group or groups of people are, let me just explain in case you don’t already drive.
When you begin to drive, one of the first things you need to learn is that driving is about flexibility and feel and experience, as well as following some well conformed rules and situations(stopping at traffic lights, Giving way at roundabouts etc). Most people can quite easily learn a routine that needs to be followed and they can implement it quite easily.
However the hard part of a driving Lesson is the flexibility issue. This can be learnt to a degree but cannot always be defined easily. Let me give you an example, most of us can ride a bike, most of us have a bike with more than one gear. So let me ask you, When i start riding my bike, when should i change into second gear?
When your legs start going fast…. you may say
How fast?…..

You see, you can’t always define something to an exact degree, but once you were on the bike you would instinctively know when to change….if you were going uphill you may not change gear, if you were going downhill you may change gear incredibly fast or even start in 2nd.
But how do you explain that to someone who is just learning to ride a bike and wants to know in deatail when and where?

And that’s where the problem lies, sometimes people who have jobs where the very nature of the job means they have to do things in an ordered and precise way. It has to be done a certain way each time or it could throw the whole system into meltdown.

But driving isn’t like that.

Let me give you an idea of how it goes….this actually happened. we were about to pull out at a roundabout when we stalled the car, in the way of any oncoming cars or lorries. Instead of starting the car asap we had this conversation. See if you can guess which one is me….

I’ve stalled

That’s right so start the car

so i need to first apply the handbrake

Just start the car and go

So i apply the handbrake and put the car into neutral

No, just start the car and go

Now it’s in neutral and the handbrake is on so now i can begin to start the car?

Yes, start the car and go!

So i can start the car and press the clutch

Just go before we die

After the clutch goes down i put it into gear

yes, yes, then go

i bring my clutch gently up

Loud Sigh

and i can release the handbrake

huge sigh of relief and disbelief that one man could remain so calm whilst holding up so many other road users!!!

A perfectly thoughtout and narrated version of what needed to be done, but flexibility would have dictated start the car make sure it’s clear and go….before something comes!!!

And that’s why sometimes…..just sometimes the hardest group of people to teach…..and i love you all…..is Accountants/Book Keepers/I.T staff/Computer Programmers.

Told you, you’d be shocked!!!!!!!!!! Love you all tho xxxxxxxx

Getting ready for winter? It’s hard to believe that as of saturday night the clocks go back an hour! I don’t know why, but the light nights just seem to have lasted forever this year.

But the change in the clocks brings its own unique problems when you are on a Driving Lesson. If you are in a major city like Wolverhampton, Luton or Walsall, then all around you is a sea of lights. Cars, buses, lorries, Street lights, Buildings and Office lights, Xmas lights the list is never ending!

And in amongst this madness, lurks pedestrians and cyclists. It becomes a real life version of the hazard perception test. When pupils are on a driving lesson, they have so much more to contend with and yet you and i as pedestrians will just presume, that, because they have the headlights on, and because we may have bright clothing on, we can be seen.

Unfortunately this is not the case! Most times its hard for the instructor to see clearly, let alone the poor pupil, whose brain is about 2 seconds away from total melt-down.

So please remember this as you walk around on the forthcoming evenings, and spare a thought for that poor pupil on their driving lesson.

Just a quick word of warning to let everyone know that as Christmas (yes that dreaded word) is quickly approaching, now is the ideal time to start your driving, to hopefully pass your test in time for Xmas.

With that in mind Driver Training have a full range of Intensive Driving Courses suitable for all ages and experience in driving.

For example if you plan on taking a standard Intensive Driving Course of approx. 25 hours, then at 2 hours per day that is only about 2 weeks to get you to the standard you need to be. We have 2 options with our courses, the first is the course where we book your test for the end day of your lessons, usually a Friday or Saturday.

The second is we do the course without a test at the end, this gives you the option of seeing if you feel ready about half way through, then you can book the test and wait for cancellations, as you know by this stage that you are ready to take your driving test.

For those who are complete novices but want to learn quickly, we are introducing our new supreme package - The Platinum Guaranteed Pass Course

We supply everything that you will need to get you through the Theory Test, all relevant books, Cd’s etc and helpline for if you are stuck.

We pay for your theory tests and book them for you

We then arrange for all you to have UNLIMITED Driving lessons and book your practical driving test.

Should you be unsuccessful we will provide more lessons and book your test.

All those who pass first time,  get a Pass Plus Course Free of Charge!!! (saving you up-to 35% on your car insurance)

The total cost of this totally unique and guaranteed pass course only £1200.00

21/10/08

Congratulations to Rachel who passed her Part 3 Test in Cannock. She had pst 4 and passed with a 5 and 4!!!

It really was well deserved, Rachel has worked very hard on her training, is a very popular instructor (as well as a busy mom!) and has had great help and support from her family.

Rachel does Driving Lessons in Cannock and Stafford, and is now so full of beans it will be almost impossible to keep her quiet!!!!

Rachel-Cannock-Female Driving Instructor

So if you are looking for a female Driving Instructor in Canncock, Lichfield or Stafford give us a call today free on 0800 1 777 149.

21st October 2008

Driver Training Ltd has just welcomed two more experienced Driving Instructors.

Shabana covers the Luton and Dunstable areas and Steph covers the Romford and Ilford areas of essex.

Both are very experienced instructors and both will add to the growing number of female driving instructors here at Driver Training.

So we now have Sarah, Jackie, Shona, Lacey, Shabana, Steph, Rachel, Rachael, and Helen

It is always good to be able to offer the choice to pupils of male or female instructors, most pupils, to be fair, don’t mind, as long as there instructor is warm and friendly, has a relatively good sense of humour, and doesn’t get annoyed with them!

Last christmas i started teaching a girl and halfway through, she said “you’re not like my other instructor”

i said “in what way”

“You don’t swear at me”

“i don’t what?”

“swear! My old instructor called me a *%^$£%& Idiot on my first lesson”

Amazed at this I said “But I thought your old instructor lived in your road?”

“He does, He lives 4 doors up”

So she was paying her neighbour £21 per hour to insult her!!

I’m glad to say this never happens with us!!