MY PROFILE


I have been a fully qualified Government Approved Driving Instructor (ADI) since 1997 providing driving tuition in Louth and the local area. I provide individual driving lessons strictly on a one to one basis, no back seat passengers, unless you request a family member or friend to accompany you. I do semi-intensive driving courses, confidence courses, motorway lessons, all weather driving and night time driving. Prior to this I spent 22 years in the Royal Air Force, during the final 12 years of my RAF career I taught service men and women to drive all types of vehicles from cars to large goods vehicles, motorbikes and coaches.



Over the years I have successfully taught people of all ages and backgrounds to drive. I respect individual needs and concerns and for that reason I adapt my teaching skills to suit you, no two people are the same and this reflects in how you are taught. I believe in learning to be a safe driver and teach to the highest standards. I don’t offer gimmicks or super cheap driving lessons but I do provide quality tuition with a fully qualified and experienced instructor. Call today for a chat, advice or to book that first lesson

HOW TO FIND A DRIVING INSTRUCTOR ?


Unless you have a cast iron recommendation it’s not an easy thing to do. Here is some information that may help you make your own decision.


All driving instructors must be on the Driving Standards Agency’s register, either as Trainee instructors (PDI) or as Approved Driving Instructors (ADI). Fully qualified instructors will have a green badge in the window, which proves that they have passed the test of instructional ability to a competent standard – in other words – they have proved that they can teach. Trainee instructors (who have a pink badge in the window) may be good, and certainly their enthusiasm can often have a huge effect on the learning experience, but be aware that they have not been assessed on their teaching ability, and may not pass this final exam.


I would not recommend making a selection based on pass rates, they should not be taken as any guide to how good the instructor is.


A 100% pass rate may mean that the instructor has got all of his customers through their test. What it doesn’t say is that out of ten customers, maybe nine of them took the test more than three times in order to pass. That they may have only had one customer or that they only take on pupils that are easy to teach and avoid the more challenging customers.


If you are looking to pay a lot of money up front to an instructor to get a good offer I would strongly advise on trying one or two lessons with them first. You will be spending a lot of time together in close proximity so it is essential that you both get on and of course that the car is right for you.

WHAT ABOUT THE CAR ?


This shouldn’t make a lot of difference, though as a preference I personally would avoid anything much larger than your typical family car. Another decision to make is Petrol or Diesel? With recent changes to engine management systems in cars there are fewer differences between diesels and modern petrol cars (though older petrol cars may be easier to stall). Dual controls are usually essential for driving instructors because without them insurance companies will not insure us – so if your instructor does not have these, don’t get in the car until they have proved to you that they are insured to train you in that particular vehicle. A good driving instructor will not want to use the controls and shouldn’t need to except in an emergency. If your instructor is controlling the pedals for you, you will not be responsible for your driving and will never know how much of the driving is you, so may take you longer to learn. If the instructor regularly needs to use the controls to avoid accidents ask yourself whether they are giving you the correct instruction for the conditions – weak instructors will use the pedals much more regularly than a strong instructor.