"made me feel completely at ease"

“Dear Sir or Madam

I am writing to thank the school for providing me with the skills to pass my driving test.

Having failed my driving test twice thirteen years ago and having not been behind the wheel since, I was quite wary about trying again. But my instructor, Martin, made me feel completely at ease. The course had more structure than my lessons years ago and, I have to say, the professionalism and manner in which Martin teaches had me wishing I'd been able to learn from someone like him from the start. I think he must be the most patient person I have met!”

Anne Chamberlain, Morden, Surrey.

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Driving Schools Merton Park (SW19 & SW20)

We are delighted to be able to serve the area of Driving School Merton Park (SW19 & SW20) with both automatic and manual driving lessons. Please see the information below which is intended to help develop your key driving competencies further. It has been provided by our fully DSA-licensed driving instructors.

Areas to do controls/Moving off & Stopping

Erridge Road is a quiet street where the student can learn how to start and stop, and familiarize themselves with the controls in the car.

Left/Right turns and emerging at T-Junctions

Affinity Driving School recommends the following circuit for carrying out turns and emerging at T-junctions:

Begin along Erridge Road. At the end of the road emerge left on to Dorset Road and then take the first left on to Melrose Road. From here turn left on to Poplar Road. Next at the crossroads of Erridge and Poplar Roads take the first right on to Erridge Road. Taking the first left leads us on to Keswick Avenue. At the end of this short road we can emerge left on to Kenley Road and emerge left again on to Circle Gardens. Taking the first left leads us on to Poplar Road and taking the first right takes us back on to Erridge Road.

This circuit provides a good, quiet route to practice steering, MSPSL and peep and creep techniques.

Meeting Traffic

For learning about meeting traffic - when a road only has space for one car to pass, try Mostyn Road. It is quiet and provides a good environment to practice this aspect of driving.

Crossroads

The crossroads of Erridge Road and Poplar Road can be used to illustrate priorities and the extra observation applied at crossroads.

Pedestrian Crossings and use of Signals

For pedestrian crossings and signals, Kingston Road provides the learner with plenty of good practice.

Areas to do Maneuvers

Erridge Road is a good place for practicing the turn in the road and parallel park exercises. Reversing around the corner can be practiced at the intersection of Erridge Road and Hazelbury Close.

Affinity Driving School covers Driving Lessons in Merton Park (SW19 & SW20) plus many of the surrounding areas.

Additionally we provide motorway and night time driving lessons as well as theory and hazard perception.

If you are looking for expert driving tuition in Merton Park (SW19 & SW20) , contact us now for more information.

Let our Driving School covering Merton Park (SW19 & SW20) put YOU in the driving seat.

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