Smart motorway is a fairly new term to describe sections of motorways where technology is used by regional centres to help reduce congestion. The regional centres use CCTV and traffic sensors to help monitor traffic flows and can activate signs Continue reading →

A few articles have recently been posted and called “Private Videos” and are password protected.  These posts contain videos from lessons and are only accessible to the learner involved in those lessons. The password is unique to the learner concerned.

Some people have the opportunity to practise between lessons (e.g. with parents). This is something that I fully encourage and, managed in the right way, will help you gain valuable driving experience, help you save money (on lessons) and mean Continue reading →

DVSA have added 23 new hazard perception clips to cover the hazards faced in snow, rain, fog and wind (as well as driving conditions at dusk and dawn).

Three examples of clips are shown below:-

Driving in the snow

Driving Continue reading →

I encourage all of my learners to have at least one lesson in the evening (when it is dark) to gain some experience of driving in the dark. However, I do not feel that this should be planned until there Continue reading →

I have now started to develop a series of training videos (using my dashcam and featuring me as the driver) to provide an additional support tool for my learners. The videos will be stored as unlisted on my YouTube channel Continue reading →

At the moment, businesses using your personal data must comply with the Data Protection Act. From 25th May, this Act is being replaced by a new law (which is being introduced across all EU countries) called, General Data Protection Regulation. Continue reading →

Depending on the duration of and location of lessons, I have up to five standard lesson slots each day:-

Morning One Regular Session (8.30-10.30am , 9-10:30am, 9-11am or 9:30-11am)

Lunch One Regular Session (11.30-1, 11:30-1:30, 12-1:30pm, 12:30-2pm or 12-2pm)

Afternoon Continue reading →

The test centre at Chilwell is located at Unit 24, Eldon Business Park on Eldon Road (having been relocated from the Beeston Test Centre in late 2016). The entrance road to the test centre (off Eldon Road) is shared with Continue reading →