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Getting over your nerves

December 31, 2009
Posted in Driving Advice — Written by Nick

Everyone feels a little bit nervous before their first driving lesson, it is complete normal. Your driving instructor will have taught hundreds of other people to drive so they will know how to handle a situation such as this. With their help and expertise you will overcome your nerves, learn to drive and pass your driving test with flying colours.

When it comes to sitting your theory test and practical driving test, you don’t want nerves to affect your performance. By practicing your driving skills with your parents in between your driving lessons and also revising hard for your theory test, you won’t have any need to be nervous.

Practice is required if you are to become a good driver. By going out at different times of the day and in different road conditions you will build on your road awareness and experience scenarios you wouldn’t otherwise see during your driving lesson.

Driving instructors in Kingston recommend that you’ll need approximately twenty to twenty five hours of tuition before you are ready to take your practical driving test. Your driving instructor would not recommend that you take the test if he or she didn’t think you weren’t ready or confident enough to pass it.

Picking up bad habits

December 29, 2009
Posted in Car Tips — Written by Jack

One of the reasons why it is important that you get driving lessons from a qualified driving instructor is so that you don’t pick up any bad habits whilst driving. Bad habits can lead to poor driving skills which will not impress the test instructor when it comes to passing your driving test.

Hiring a qualified professional driving instructor in Putney, Streatham or Kingston will ensure that you learn to drive to the highest of standard and pass your test hopefully on the first try. Your driving instructor will teach you everything you need to know about driving a car and will tell you should you be picking up any bad habits.

You need to give your full attention to everything that the instructor is telling you. They will be able to answer any questions you might have about driving, road awareness or the Highway Code if you aren’t sure. They won’t throw you in the deep end and expect you to know everything. Driving instructors in Streatham are very patient and will take their time with you. After all, they know that you need someone who is patient whilst you practice your manoeuvres until they are perfect.

Gaining road awareness

December 26, 2009
Posted in Driving Advice — Written by David

Once you have passed your driving test you’ll welcome the freedom that it offers you. But before you can get behind the wheel of a car by yourself, you’ll need to have driving lessons with a qualified driving instructor in Putney, Streatham or Kingston.

In addition to having your driving lessons, you will also need to pass your theory and practical driving test. The theory test consists of a multiple choice question element as well as the hazard perception test. You will be tested on your knowledge of the road and the Highway Code. The hazard perception test will test how you react to situations that might arise whilst you are driving.

Being road aware is one of the most important things that you will learn whilst you are having driving lessons with your qualified instructor. Streatham, Putney and Kingston offer a fantastic number of driving instructors who are ready and willing to teach you everything you’ll need to know about driving.

Most instructors recommend that you’ll need 20 hours of tuition before you are ready to take your driving test. For some people it may take longer and for others maybe a little longer. But the smell of freedom that driving gives you will spur you on.

Getting to grips with the Highway Code

December 23, 2009
Posted in Car Tips — Written by Jack

The Highway Code is one of the most important things you will ever learn when it comes to learning to drive. You will be constantly required to remember what road signs mean as well as when you have right of way at a roundabout or road etiquette.

You can purchase copies of the Highway Code in most bookshops and it is worth browsing through it before you have your first driving lesson. You will need to study the Highway Code in order to pass the theory part of your driving test. During your theory test you will be given multiple-choice questions on a variety of topics relating to driving, the road and the Highway Code. You must pass your theory test in order to sit your practical test so it is worthwhile reading the Highway Code.

In addition to this, you will need to know what all of the road signs on the road mean. Some are very simple such as stop, whereas the others contain arrows in various directions or symbols, which will be more difficult to pick up. However, revising these road signs from the Highway Code would be very beneficial to you as you are learning to drive.

Finding the perfect instructor for you

December 22, 2009
Posted in Driving Advice — Written by David

Before you embark on your first driving lesson, you will need to find yourself a suitable driving instructor. You want to look for a driving instructor who has experience in teaching and passing students with flying colours, preferably the first time they sit their driving test. You also want an instructor who is patient and stays calm should you get yourselves into a stick situation.

One of the best ways to find yourself a driving instructor in Streatham, Putney or Kingston is to ask your friends at college who they are using to teach them to drive. From a recommendation they will be able to tell you what they are like and whether or not they find them a good driving instructor. The last thing you want is an incompetent instructor who doesn’t have any patience.

Your driving instructor will set out in your first lesson what you are going to learn over the coming weeks and what you will need to know in order to pass your driving test. They will also advise you to start looking into sitting your theory test as soon as possible. This will also prepare you for driving on the road as you will be becoming more and more aware of the Highway Code.

Getting to grips with driving a car

December 21, 2009
Posted in Driving Advice — Written by Jack

Having your first experience of driving a car, can be very daunting for some people. When you turn seventeen you are eligible to start to learn to drive. Some people can’t wait for the opportunity to learn to drive, whereas others put it off to later in their life.

When you are ready to learn to drive, you will need to get in touch with a reputable driving instructor in your local area of Streatham, Putney or Kingston. Finding yourself the right driving instructor with whom you feel comfortable and relax is of upmost important. Ask your friends or family members who they used when they learnt to drive. There are many driving instructors in Kingston, Putney and Streatham for you to choose from when you decide you want to learn to drive.

You will also need to apply for your provisional driving licence. You will be required to present this to your driving instructor before your first lesson with them so that they know you can legally learn to drive a car. Once you have your provisional license you are able to drive a car provided there is someone else in the vehicle who has had their driving license for more than three years and are over the age of 21.

Paying attention to advice from your driving instructor

December 18, 2009
Posted in Driving Advice — Written by Jack

You need to be full prepared before you consider taking your driving test. Firstly, you will need to have had professional driving lessons from a qualified driving instructor in Streatham. Having driving lessons is essential if you are to know the basics as well as all of the manoeuvres that you will be tested on during your driving test.

Although going out with your parents for practice is worthwhile, it is not advisable that they teach you to drive. This is because they may teach you bad habits, which will not impress the test instructor and may result in you failing your driving test.

Lessons with a qualified instructor in Putney will set you on the right track for you to pass your driving test, hopefully the first time around. Your driving instructor in Putney will teach you and guide you through each driving lesson that you have with them. You will learn everything there is to know about driving in the UK.

As part of your driving test you are required to sit a theory test. Your instructor can help you to prepare for this. You will learn aspects of the Highway Code during your driving lessons so it is important that you pay attention.

Taking your Hazard Perception test

December 17, 2009
Posted in Driving Advice — Written by Jack

When you are learning to drive, you need to be visually aware of other road users. This doesn’t just mean other drivers on the road; it also includes pedestrians and cyclists. Whilst you are having your driving lessons with your instructor in Putney, your instructor will teach you about your road presence and how you need to make sure that you take into consideration the other people who are using the road.

This will also be covered in your theory test. As part of the theory test you will undertake a test called Hazard Perception. This tests your road awareness. You will have to spot hazards that are visible and you will be tested on how quickly you react to them.

You will be given a set of clips, which each have a hazard in them and one will have two hazards. Although at first they may not present a hazard, one will develop and you will need to stay focused so that you spot the hazard in time. You will be marked on how quickly you respond to each hazard that is presented to you.

You have to pass the Hazard Perception element of your theory test in order to pass the whole exam.

Taking lessons from a qualified driving instructor

December 16, 2009
Posted in Driving Advice — Written by David

Most teenagers want to start learning to drive as soon as they turn seventeen, whereas some people decide to wait until later in life to get their driving license.

Being able to drive a car is one of the most fulfilling things you can do, not only does it give you freedom, you can also choose where you want to go, when you want to go and who you want to go with.

However, before you get behind the wheel of a vehicle, you need to have the necessary driving lessons from a driving instructor in Streatham, pass your theory test and most importantly the practical driving test itself. It might seem daunting at first, but once you’ve started you’ll be motivated and excited about getting your license and obtaining your freedom.

Having lessons from a qualified driving instructor in Putney or Kingston is advisable and they will teach you the correct way to drive a car. Being taught by your parents can result in you picking up bad driving habits, which will not impress your practical driving test examiner. You will also learn vital information about your Highway Code and other aspects of your driving test from a driving instructor in Kingston.

Turning seventeen and starting your driving lessons

December 15, 2009
Posted in Driving Advice — Written by Jack

The moment every teenager turns seventeen, all they can think about is getting behind the wheel and learning to drive. However, there are a few things you will need to organise before you start having driving lessons.

Firstly, you will need to apply for your provisional driving license. The DVLA is responsible for driving licensing in the UK and they will issue you will a paper and card license which you will be required to show to your driving instructor from Putney. You will not be able to start your driving lessons without having a provisional license.

In addition to applying for your provisional license, you will also need to find a reputable driving instructor in your local area of Streatham, Putney and Kingston. Finding one will not be difficult. Why not ask your friends who they are having their driving lessons with.

Start reading up on your Highway Code. This is prepare you for your driving lessons with your instructor as well as help you to pass your theory test which you will have to pass before you have your practical driving test.

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