Everybody would naturally like to pass their driving test at the first attempt and it is possible to increase your chances dramatically by following some sensible guidelines.
Make sure you have at least one lesson
each week and if you can manage a double lesson, or two single lessons a
week, that is better still. But don’t worry if you can’t manage the
extra lessons, as thousands of people have passed before, who have only
ever had one driving lesson a week. (Me included!)
If you are lucky enough to be offered private practice,
go for it, as the more time spent driving will only be a benefit, and
your driving instructor will be able to help you with the best approach
to each topic, reducing the time before you are ready for your driving
test.
Remember, practise makes perfect.
Golden Rule No.2. Be Prepared For Your Lesson. |
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When the time for your driving lesson
comes around again, make sure you are ready for it. Keep a note on your
phone to remind you, as “surprise” lessons never really go that well.
Your instructor may not be at his best either, if he’s had to wait for
you to get ready!
To get in the right frame of mind, think
a little about your previous lesson and consider what topic you want to
tackle on the next lesson, bearing in mind the previous lesson summary.
Try to avoid late nights and partying
the night before your lesson, as this usually leads to a poor learning
experience, one that you will regret paying for.
Look after yourself and you will get full value.
| Golden Rule No.3. Talk To Your Instructor. |
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The driving instructors at John Lowe Driving
will begin each lesson with a recap of what you covered last time, as
part of the Client Centred Learning system that they will be using. The
discussion will be interactive and you can discuss the topics to be
covered in the session.
Do join in with this as it can really
assist the instructor in his approach to the lesson. Tell him if you are
a little unwell, if you are dreading any possible part of the drive, or
anything else that could have a bearing on the success of the session.
Your instructor will be asking questions
to establish your understanding of the last lesson and to test your
knowledge of the agreed subject of the current lesson.
This brief two way conversation is very important to ensure that you receive a top quality lesson and full value for money.
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| Golden Rule No.4. Have An Objective. |
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Each driving lesson must have an objective
– “What are we going to achieve today?” This will be agreed with your
instructor at the beginning of the session, having had a recap of the
previous lesson, and a plan of the lesson will develop between the two
of you for the topic to be covered and how it will move you towards your
final goal.
This most important and will
considerably reduce your learning time. Your progress will be evaluated
on a regular basis during the lesson, with adjustments made where
necessary and you will quickly see how this system will transform your
driving.
Remember, it is a two way system, so
keep asking questions and going over it as much as you need until you
feel you have reached the objective.
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| Golden Rule No.5. Your Lesson Should Be Structured. |
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Your driving lesson will
follow a structure as it progresses, being easy to start with and then
increasing in difficulty as things progress. Your instructor will be
asking you questions throughout, to check your confidence and
understanding. The aim of the instructor is to gradually transfer the
responsibility of the task to you.
Your instructor will normally start each new topic with a talk through to ensure you are meeting the objectives correctly.
The next stage of the lesson will be prompted questions,
where you will be asked about your actions before you do it, so that it
can be corrected if necessary. At this stage, you have started to take
responsibility for the control.
The final stage will be independent
practice where you will drive unaided with the instructor keeping quiet.
But don’t worry, your instructor will still be alert and ready to step
in verbally or with dual controls if things don’t go to plan!
These building blocks can reduce a
difficult task into something quite manageable very rapidly and you will
feel that you have had a quality lesson, having been fully involved
from the start.
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| Golden Rule No.6. Talk It Through At The End. |
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You
will have gained new skills, knowledge and understanding during your
driving lesson and to help emphasise the vital points and to enable you
to retain as much as possible from the lesson, your instructor will
summarise your progress.
Do join in with this chat and you will
see the progress that has been made. Your instructor will take you back
to the objective and you can agree together how your driving has
advanced.
If your objective has not been achieved
in full, don’t worry, this sometimes happens, but after this chat you
will know why and it can lay a basis for the next lesson, where you will
have a chance to crack the problem, and you will!
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| Golden Rule No.7. Self Evaluate, Be Ready and Listen. |
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Unfortunately,
it’s no good turning up for your driving test with your fingers
crossed, hoping for the best. This approach will only lead to an unhappy
conclusion to a lot of effort.
Have you been honest with yourself?
Are you still making mistakes on your
lessons? Are the mistakes clustered around the same subjects? Are there
any serious errors occurring? If so, you are not ready for your test. It
is far better for you to wait until these faults are a thing of the
past (it will happen!), and you will be able to tackle your test with
confidence. Take a look at our test passes to see the number of first time passes we achieve at John Lowe Driving. There is no reason at all for you to not be one of them.
Finally, listen to the advice of your instructor.
Driving Instructors are highly trained and experienced at assessing when you are ready for your driving test, you are paying for professional advice, so it would be wise to listen to it.
You will know if you are still making
mistakes and so will your instructor who will be reluctant to take you
to test on that basis. He/she will have been working with you and
building a rapport over a period of time and the last thing your
instructor or you want is a test fail. Your driving instructor will have
a massive incentive to get you a 1st time pass as his/her reputation depends on a high pass rate and the drive home from a failed test is the worst feeling in the world.
We wish you every success and remember, there is no reason why you should not achieve a first time pass, if you follow the seven golden rules.
Warm Regards,
John Lowe.
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