Motorists – Pump Up Your Tyres

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Did you know that as much as a million gallons of fuel are lost every day on UK roads due to low tyre pressure. That’s as much as £7,000,000 per day that we are wasting purely because we don’t keep a check of our tyre pressures. With around 30,000,000 cars in the UK that represents […]

Automatic or Manual Car?

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Should you look to take lessons in an automatic or a manual car? There are pros and cons for each. The benefits of driving an automatic are that they are much easier to drive. You only have to worry about two pedals instead of three. What’s more the pedal that’s missing is the most tricky one to […]

The Benefits of a Mock Test

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There are many benefits to having a “Mock Test”. However they can put the fear of god into some pupils. Believe it or not that’s a good thing! Why? You may ask. Let’s say you take your real driving test having never experienced a mock test. Imagine how nervous you may feel on the big […]

Why Do Pupils Stall?

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Pupil’s stalling is something that almost every pupil does at some point, regardless of how experienced they are or how naturally good they are. In fact if we are all honest we all stall from time to time even if we’ve been driving for many years. I remember pulling away from a pupil’s driveway and […]

Driving in The Snow

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Driving in severe and difficult weather conditions can be a real challenge. It’s possible for vehicles to get stuck in the snow possibly meaning that the occupants may have to spend the night in the car. Below is some sound advice on preparing your car for bad driving conditions and what you should do if […]

Young Car Drivers May Possibly Face Passenger Limitations

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MPs could possibly give consideration to actions to prohibit new motorists in England and Wales from transporting anyone else except family members as passengers, reports have suggested. Transport Secretary, Patrick McLoughlin, said to the Media he was focusing on ways of lowering traffic accidents involving young and inexperienced motorists. Insurance companies believe that pressure from […]

Say No To High Heels When Driving

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Driving experts would like to place a ban on females that like to wear high heel shoes whilst driving. A charity for motoring safety “Brake” is arguing for a ban on platforms, wedges and stilettos. I’m wondering just how this will go down on lessons with female students around Newbury? The charity declared the fad […]

Email from An Old Pupil

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Hi Peter, It’s Anna, you taught me to drive about 3/4 years ago now 🙂 I wanted to say hi, and see how you were doing. My hot-mail account has been redundant for a while now, and I lost your mobile number in various phone changes, and while I remember this account is my University […]

What Exactly Tends to Make Some Motorists Great? Knowledge

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So we’re advancing on with our concise list of “What Exactly Tends to Make Some Motorists Great?” As a driving instructor I am available for help to present you with the basic capabilities required to drive on the roads on your own. Understand that it requires quite a few years and many thousands of hours […]