During your test you’ll have to drive by either following a series of directions, following traffic signs, or a combination of both, for about ten minutes.

To help you understand where you’re going, the examiner may show you a diagram.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t remember every direction, or if you go the wrong way - that can happen to the most experienced drivers.

Independent driving is not a test of your orientation and navigation skills. Driving independently means making your own decisions - this includes deciding when it’s safe and appropriate to ask for confirmation about where you’re going.

The independent driving route

If you ask for a reminder of the directions, the examiner will confirm them to you.

If you go off the independent driving route it won’t affect the result of your test unless you commit a driving fault.
If you go off the route or take a wrong turning, the examiner will help you to get back on the route and continue with the independent driving.

If there are poor or obscured traffic signs, the examiner will give you directions until you can see the next traffic sign - you won’t need to have a detailed knowledge of the area.

You can’t use a sat nav for independent driving as it gives you turn-by-turn prompts. Independent driving tests how you make your own decisions.

You need to be aware that if you are driving not just a car, but any vehicle, it can take upto 24 hours for alcohol to completely leave your system.

This can be done in anywhere between 1 and 3 weeks depending on the amount of hours tuition that you need.

Most people who have never driven before need about 45 hours of tuition to achieve driving test standard, now this obviously varies from person to person. Some will learn quicker than others, but it is possible for you to take an intensive course now and pass in as little as 2 weeks, even without any prior practice. Our walsall driving instructors are relaxed and friendly and they will help you to get to your goal in the shortest possible time.

Officials invest a small fortune on roads that fall into disrepair,

The cost for the county’s two councils varies dramatically because they have different lengths of road to maintain.

Shropshire Council spends £700,000 patching potholes across its extensive road network while Telford & Wrekin commits just £170,000 on its smaller network.

Both councils also follow a national code, to make sure the worst potholes are repaired within 24 hours.

A local councillor commented “We undertake safety inspections on adopted roads at least once a year. The busiest roads and areas are surveyed each month, other roads and areas are surveyed less frequently.”

He said: “Once a pothole has been identified, it is assigned a grade related to its risk which sets the timescales for repair.

“The highest risks are repaired within 24 hours however the lowest risk potholes will be repaired as part of our future works programme.”

With the bad weather now setting in, you can be sure that this situation will only become worse before it gets better, as all the recent rain and now the much colder weather, has a dramatic effect on the condition of our roads. Which is where the need for greater observations come to the fore on your driving lessons, the last thing you need is to only see the pothole just as you are about to go into it.

Some are even adding potholed roads to the routes so that learner drivers are able to learn how to deal with them. The AA estimated that last winter the icy spell of weather we had resulted in a 40% increase in road damage. Some incidents have included tyre blow-outs, driving instructors having to use the dual controls to avoid an accident after the pupil swerved to try and avoid a pothole and a driving instructor who after fininshing a driving lesson, got out of the car and stepped into a pothole, fell to the ground and was off work for 4 months with a broken leg.

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As a British actress not being able to drive in her home country was no doubt frustrating. Said to be overjoyed at passing her UK driving test she is reported to have hugged her test instructor on being told she had passed and then bear hugged her instructor.

The actress passed her driving test in West London where she no doubt had plenty of driving lessons in the area before hand.

Whether you are a famous actress or just looking to gain your UK driving licence Driver Training Ltd have professional instructors that will provide driving lessons in a relaxed environment aiding you to be test ready in no time for more info call free on 0800 1777 149 today.

Make sure you take control are the one driving the servicing your car. With the recession ever bareing down on us very few of us can afford to replace our cars. Even less can we afford to have expensive servicing costs on our cars that are not needed.

Most complaints today are said to come from mechanics doing unasked for work. Telling you something is wrong when your not 100% convinced but you feel you have to just go along with it.

To save yourself money in the long run choose a mechanic with a good reputation. Ask around before driving it to the nearest. Avoid those that only want you to pay in cash and tell them you want a quote on the full costs of a service before you agree to them doing any work and make it clear you do not agree to work being carried without your approval, so that there are no surprises on your bill.

If in doubt ask for a second opinion. Remember you should be in the driving seat when it comes to servicing your car, if not it could be costly.

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This is to provide the police force driving schools with a framework to build and develop driving courses around.

The major changes are guidelines on how to drive in an economic way and a way that is better for the environment. All police officers that drive a police vehicle are required to be trained to the minimum standard.

Aside from the police all companies and individuals should consider learning to drive in a more economic and eco friendly way to cut their fuel costs and carbon footprints. Companies in particular have a corporate responsibility to reduce their carbon foot print as well as to make sure that all drivers of company vehicles are suitably trained and qualified.

Companies should also consider it from a PR perspective. Introducing eco-driving can be a great PR and marketing angle to show that you are doing your bit for the environment and get more positive press coverage.

Driver Training Ltd can provide fleet training for your business to teach eco-driving, safe driving and more. By providing your fleet with advanced driver training you can not only reduce your insurance premiums and have safer drivers on the road.

Driver Training can also arrange for some free PR for all companies that take part with 5 or more drivers.

Call 0800 1777 149 today to find out more.