So the day has come. You have finally passed your driving test! The feeling of happiness and a massive weight lifted off your shoulders is immense. All those months of lessons and all of the money that you have spent has finally given you something that every young person craves…. “Independence and freedom”!  With the […]

Since I started teaching people to drive 16 years ago, I have come across a number of pupils who are nervous about driving. Most people who come to my driving school who are nervous feel like they are the only ones who feel like this. In fact feeling nervous about driving is fairly common. A […]

A breakdown on your driving lessons in Newbury is something that can happen to anyone, as happened to one of my pupils who took lessons in his own car. It’s something that thankfully doesn’t happen too often. However when it does it normally takes us by surprise and it’s easy to find that you’re not […]

Staying safe after you pass your driving test is something that isn’t taught and something that most people don’t even think about. We take driving for granted and can often feel that once we are in our cars we are safe from any danger. We create a bubble around ourselves that we feel is impenetrable. […]

One thing I like pupils to do is to fill the car up with fuel whilst on their driving lessons. There was a time when I would “never” fill my car during a lesson. I would always fill up at the end of the day so as to start the next day with a full […]

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 […]