As it was spoken to me the name and the address sent some strange shivers down my spine even before I had fully realised this new pupil, the one on the end of the phone, the one with the familiar accent was actually the younger brother of the pupil from hell I’d taught a few […]
By Samuel Whitlock It’s my last week working at The Big Red L Company. I thought I’d write a feature piece on Tony Simcock, without his permission. Grey hair slick back, spectacles hiding the gleam of amusement in his eyes. He makes a point of driving everywhere and walking nowhere. As a long-time walker […]
Wayne Rooney may be the latest celebrity to join the 85,000 people convicted of drink driving every year in England and Wales alone. After a night at the pub and a cocktail bar he was pulled over by the police and is scheduled for a hearing on the 18th September. Without putting too much spotlight […]
Is there an ideal time? An ideal age? Most people start learning to drive as soon as they legally can. But is that the best way? There are teenagers who, for better or worse, choose to either opt-out or drop out of taking driving lessons before they go to uni. Maybe they don’t have […]
“Wherever we want to go, we go. That’s what a ship is, you know. It’s not just a keel and a hull and sails; that’s what a ship needs. Not what a ship is. What the Black Pearl really is, is freedom.” – Jack Sparrow If you watch an advert for a car, particularly […]
It’s the moment when you’re not certain whether you’ll live or die. You put your foot on the accelerator, gear in fourth and pray that the other drivers will move to make you a space on their fast-moving motorway of doom. At least, that was my experience when I first tried to join the M25, […]
Yesterday the BBC published an article showing that in the UK there had been 240 cases of physical and verbal abuse against driving examiners last year. The most extreme cases of this included: A ‘failed’ driver telling an examiner to “start running… because I’m going to mow you down.” A man swerving wildly across a […]
Regular Driving Lessons verses Intensive Courses Discover the differences and which course of lessons is best for you. 1 Why Intensive Courses. Intensive courses take place over 1 or 2 weeks, at the end of which you take your driving test. Pass to a Deadline If you need to pass your driving test fast, before […]
Pupils often go missing. They forget, they hide, they get the wrong time, but not many disappear in the middle of a lesson. As we were approaching traffic lights on Cheriton Road, Folkestone, my pupil slows down and stops at the Red light (somewhat sharply). I suggest she prepares as they don’t take too long […]
I remember having a lady phone me up a few years ago and ask how to become a driving instructor. I replied “Well first of all you have to have held a full UK licence for …” She cut me off and said “Oh you have to be a driver do you?” I was a […]