Drivers who take drugs, drink, use their phone illegally or speed could get much tougher sentences if they kill someone under new proposed legislation. They could in fact get life sentences. The current maximum is 14 years which could significantly increased under new reforms that will be announced in parliament early next year. The changes […]

The start of a new era of driving tests in Newbury and the rest of the country too. Today, I took my first pupil to test after lockdown. Anna Van der Zwaluw passed her test on her first attempt in Newbury with only 1 minor mark. There were some changes to the driving test due […]

Since lockdown has been lifted, driving tests are now starting to become available. Some of my pupils have already been able to secure a test date. One thing that has been raising concerns with some pupils is the fact that their glasses steam up when they wear a mask! Unfortunately glasses steaming up is not […]

After many weeks of being in lockdown Peter Skelton Driving School are back to teaching again. My new Toyata Yaris is proving to be a real winner with pupils. With a 1.5 litre petrol engine it has great acceleration which at times can be an important requirement especially pulling away quickly at roundabouts and joining […]

So after too many weeks/months we’re finally back out teaching from tomorrow. Here’s my new car, a Toyota Yaris, which is the same car that our instructor Pete Burke has. Both of us getting new cars just as lockdown started!!! Along with our automatic instructor, Tomasz, we’re looking forward to finally meeting up again with […]

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 […]