Hundreds of people every year are injured as a result of collisions with animals according to the Department of Transport. Over 600 people were injured and 4 people died as a result of accidents that involve animals, last year. These figures don’t include accident with horses. On driving lessons around Newbury, Thatcham, Basingstoke and the […]

These days technology is a massive part of our everyday lives. With phones being our main form of communication we are heavily dependent on them every day.  This can prove difficult when we can’t use them at all whilst driving. I see too many people while I’m giving lessons in either; Newbury, Thatcham or Basingstoke. […]

Did you know it is illegal to drive with your windscreen still partly covered in frost, ice or partly misted up? If you have ever driven on the road while trying to peer through the small space at the bottom of the windscreen that has demisted then you are breaking the law! It could result […]

So how many tyres do you need to check before you set off on a journey, 1, 2, 3 or 4? The answer is 5!!! Yes, if you have a spare tyre it has to be legal and roadworthy. However, you don’t have to carry a spare tyre. In fact many new cars don’t come […]

What a great week for driving tests for Peter Skelton Driving School. We had 6 driving tests and 5 of them passed. Everyone who passed were first time passes. The average number of driver faults, or minor marks as some people call them were 4. This is quite typical for our driving school. So why […]

Nervous drivers can have anxiety about all aspects of driving. Driving at night is something which can make a lot of people nervous, including myself !! There are many differences to driving at night compared to driving during the daytime. The obvious one is that it is dark ! Visibility is reduced. There can be […]

Following on in our series of articles specifically about anxious drivers, we will now take a look at driving in busy towns, such as Newbury, and large cities. This type of driving especially in an area you don’t know can cause drivers, especially new drivers, to feel stressed. There are a number of things you […]

At Peter Skelton Driving School we teach a wide range of pupils in and around Newbury. Our recent driving blog centred specifically around anxious driver, where we have taken a look at how to overcome nerves when driving on the motorway. We can now have a look at the other end of the spectrum where […]

So the big days comes. You prepare to take your driving test in Newbury. You feel really nervous. It’s probably one of the most nerve racking days you can face. You get to the test centre early. A few last minute words of advice from your instructor. You then set of for a 30 to […]

Anxious drivers and motorway driving More and more I get pupils who come to me who are nervous, anxious or simply scared of driving. Some of these fears can be because of a bad experience either when driving themselves or as a passenger. Some fears may be more of a perceived problem i.e. imagining that […]