So the end of another year and another decade. We decided to run a little Christmas Jumper day and for those who either did or didn’t have a Christmas Jumper we added a Santa hat too. “So not much to do with driving” you may say. That’s very true. However we took a few minutes […]

What a great week it’s been teaching pupils to drive. In particular conducting intensive driving courses in both Basingstoke and in Newbury. We have also taught a number of very nervous pupils and helped them to overcome their nerves. Not everyone is suited or even wants an intensive course but for those who do it […]

At Peter Skelton Driving School we appreciate that many pupils come to us who are nervous about driving. We always take pupils fears seriously and as such always tailor the pace of lessons to the pupils needs. Through coaching instead of traditional instructing we will ask a pupil if they feel happy to try something […]

Well a successful week. Alex Harvey completed an intensive driving course in Newbury. There were times when he doubted that he may be able to be ready for his test on Thursday, however we worked hard together and he passed first time with only 2 minor marks. He also gave me this great review. “I’ve […]

Peter Skelton Driving School now provide intensive driving courses in Basingstoke in partnership with one of our specialist intensive instructors who teaches in the Basingstoke area. The benefit of intensive driving courses is that you are able to take your driving test with 1 or 2 weeks of intensive or semi-intensive lessons. Traditional 1 hour […]

Only around 5% of people who have made the change to electric vehicles say that they would move back to a convention petrol or diesel car in the most comprehensive survey ever. Over 7,000 people were surveyed and more than 9 in 10 said that they would not ever go back to a regular car. […]

The DVSA refuse to accept that the driving test pass rate is a 10 year low due to the introduction of the “Pull up on the right” manoeuvre. Currently the pass rate stands at 45% with many believing that the new manoeuvre is dangerous. However statistics suggest that candidates make less serious or dangerous faults […]

Renewable energy has overtaken that of fossil fuels for the first time ever in the UK, a fact that would not have been believed a few years earlier. Over 5 years the capacity for renewable energy has increased by 300% while that of fossil fuels has dropped by 33% due to power stations either becoming […]

While many countries around the world are looking to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels, Sweden have built a road that can charge electric vehicles on the move. The road is reckoned to be the first of it’s kind in the world. The road is 1.25 miles long and will serve lorries that have been […]

Approximately 33% of new cars that are sold in Norway in 2018 were electric. Will there soon be a time when Newbury will make the same switch with more people not only turning to electric but in turn turning to automatic driving lessons In Norway they have a target of zero emissions from new cars […]