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Congratulations to Nathaniel, on a first time pass with just 3 minor driving faults at Sevenoaks . Well done !

Despite clear guidance in the Highway Code and publicity campaigns by the British Horse Society ( BHS) there continues to be fatalities and serious injuries of both horses and riders on our roads. Horse riders are particularly vulnerable road users as no matter how well trained the animal is it can and will react whenContinue reading “Passing horses safely”

Overtaking other road users or obstructions is the manouvre that is a major cause of road traffic incidents. Overtaking carried out incorrectly creates substantial risk due to the fact you will be positioning and driving on or towards the opposite side of the road possibly towards other road users. You must not overtake where toContinue reading “Overtaking”

The following link will take you to a Youtube video ‘Blue Light Aware’ which I show to new drivers, but there are some points that experienced drivers may not be aware of . Watch the video and then read my additional advice below . https://youtu.be/btRHvQEIkcU Not all situations were covered in the video . Firstly,Continue reading “Dealing with emergency vehicles”

How often have you had to brake hard or had a ‘near miss’ due to not identifying a hazard early enough or been a passenger in a car when you’ve been quite relieved to actually get to your destination in one piece! Sufficient observation is key to identifying issues ahead . Only if this happensContinue reading “Improving observation, awareness and planning ahead”

So you are late for work, you jump in the car , it’s early no traffic in your road , you start the car , select 1st gear go to move off and then look in the drivers side mirror ….Bang ! Too late you’ve started to move off without sufficient observation and Fred onContinue reading “Do you move away safely ?”

How often do you carry out essential checks to your car? Many people tend to overlook even the most basic of checks until it’s too late, often because they think special knowledge is required. But it’s actually pretty simple to do and to help you remember what checks to carry out remember the word FLOWER:Continue reading “Pre driving checks”

Hope everyone is ok . Some of you will have insurance in place already for practice outside of lessons . A couple of you have asked about this so here are the contact details for the companies I am affiliated with. I can’t give recommendations you will need to find out what they offer andContinue reading “Learner Driver Insurance”