Driving Lessons Gloucester - Learner Drivers To Be Allowed To Use Motorways.

It has been announced in the last few days that students learning to drive a car will be allowed to practice on the motorways from 2018. The exact date has yet to be decided.

In this post we will look at how the approach to this major change will be handled by the driving instructors here at John Lowe Driving.

Firstly, we need to get some facts straight!

Motorway driving will not become part of the driving test and this has nothing to do with the driving test changes that are coming on December 4th 2017.

The DVSA are allowing motorway use for learners to ensure that more drivers can use the motorways properly and safely.

However there are conditions attached!

Learner drivers will have to be accompanied by a fully qualified approved driving instructor in a dual-controlled car, displaying "L" plates. Trainee driving instructors will not be able to offer motorway lessons, nor will friends and family.

Motorway lessons will not be compulsory and it will be up to the approved driving instructor to decide if the student is competent enough to use the motorway, but will never pressurise anybody to have a motorway lesson, it will be completely voluntary.

Our driving instructors will ensure the following is incorporated in motorway lessons:

• Full two way discussion on motorway procedures.
• Joining and leaving the motorway.
• Use of lanes and lane discipline.
• Overtaking safely.
• Use of speed. Reminder that motorway speeds can vary. Students from the Gloucester area will have already practised a lot on the local dual carriageways, so getting up to speed will not be too challenging.
• Dealing with breakdowns and the use of the hard shoulder. How to find and use emergency phones. Reminder that the hard shoulder is sometimes used as a lane.
• Safely dealing with spray in wet weather. The instructor will decide on the safety of a motorway lesson if the weather is poor.
• How to use the 2 second rule.
• Motorway signs.

A lot of drivers do not use motorways for a number of reasons and so miss out on the great advantages they offer. 

Don't be one of them! 

Have your driving lessons with John Lowe Driving and get the full package.

Call us on 01452 313713.

Click this link for the DVSA information.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/learner-drivers-will-be-allowed-on-motorways-from-2018

Warm Regards,

Tom Lowe.

http://www.drivinglessonsgloucester.org

Driving Lessons Gloucester - Driving Test Pass - Hollie Sadler of Gloucester, 9th August, 2017

Despite the downpour of rain, Hollie did extremely well and achieved a first time pass at Gloucester Driving Test Centre on August 9th 2017. Well done Hollie!

Hollie had been having regular lessons with her driving instructor, Tom Lowe since she turned 17 and all her hard work paid off on the day.

Hollie said it had been a great experience learning with John Lowe Driving  and would recommend us to everyone.

Hollie is now looking forward to planning some days out with her friends and enjoying the rest of her summer holidays.

Tom sends his best wishes and all of us at John Lowe Driving wish Hollie well for the future, welcome her to the first time pass club, and thank her for using our driving school.

Warm Regards,

Tom Lowe.

http://www.drivinglessonsgloucester.org

http://johnrlowe.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/driving-lessons-gloucester-driving-test_14.html

Driving Lessons Gloucester - Driving Test Changes - The New Instructions Examiners Will Give.

Your driving test will change on December 4th 2017, so it means that the verbal instructions given by your DVSA examiner will be modified to describe the new requirements.

The changes will include the following:

• The pre-briefing at the start of the test.
• The "tell me" safety question.
• The "show me" safety question.
• Independent driving.
• Two new manouevres - 1. Pull up on the right and reverse.  2. Parking in a bay.
• The time the test takes.

The link below takes you to the official DVSA document and the videos giving examples of the show me / tell me questioning and the two new manouevres.

Click The Link Below to View the Changes and Videos.

We are sure that this information will be helpful to you, but if you want to understand it completely and pass your driving test first time, why not book your driving lessons in Gloucester with John Lowe Driving.

Call Us On 01452 313713.

Warm Regards,
Tom Lowe.
http://www.drivinglessonsgloucester.org

https://despatch.blog.gov.uk/2017/08/07/driving-test-changes-the-new-instructions-examiners-will-give/

Driving Lessons Gloucester - Driving Test Changes Confirmed.

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has confirmed that the driving test in England, Scotland and Wales will change from Monday 4 December 2017.There will be four changes, view the details from the following link, which includes a useful video. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/driving-test-changes-4-december-2017?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=postfity&utm_content=postfity3a076

Driving Lessons Gloucester - Motorway Lesson with Will Bees from the Forest of Dean, 24/07/17.

It was a pleasure to meet up again with Will Bees, for a motorway lesson. Will had passed his driving test a short while ago and was keen to take a motorway lesson to gain some experience and confidence.

We had a two hour motorway lesson, which we started with a talk through of the main points of motorway driving. We then agreed a plan and set off to put it into practice.
We drove down the M5 from Gloucester to Cribs Causeway in Bristol and then turned around and came back up to Tewkesbury and then back on to Gloucester.

Will said it had given him lots of practice in joining and exiting the motorway and that he felt confident in lane use, use of speed and overtaking safely. He was pleased with the practice and says that he now feels confident enough to take some summer road trips out around the country using the motorways.

Well done Will, and enjoy the freedom of the roads!

If you would like to gain some safe and positive motorway experience, 

call John Lowe Driving on 01452 313713.

Warm Regards,
Tom Lowe,
http://www.drivinglessonsgloucester.org
http://johnrlowe.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/driving-lessons-gloucester-motorway.html