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Passed 9th July - Tom Lancaster
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Passed 4th July - Chris Wylie
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Passed 3rd July - Samantha McDean
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Passed 2nd July - Annabelle Yates
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Passed 4th July - Patrick Crayson
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Passed 4th July Anand Makadia
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Passed 26th June - Ryan Barber
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Passed 25th June - Keith Buchanan
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Passed 25th May - Stephen Parker
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Passed 22nd June - Greg Marshall
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Passed 21st June - Steph Goodwin
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Passed 22nd June - Nathan Marshall
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Passed 7th June - Stephen
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Passed 1st June - Michael Murphy
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Passed 30th May - Pete Tongue
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Passed 16th May - Nathan Jacobs
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Passed 10th May - Jakes Wilkes
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Passed 9th May - Zoe Clark
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Passed 1st May - Aaron Roberts
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Passed 30th April - Leandro Marcolino
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Passed 27th April - Stuart Patterson
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Passed 26th April - Daniel Williams
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Passed 20th April - Graham Bingham
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Passed 19th April - Felix Norman
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Passed 6th April - Adam McLean
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Passed 5th April - Tom Dagg
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Passed 29th March - Ryan Harrison
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Sally Whitworth Passed with BDS
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Passed 27th March - Branden Swift
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Passed 27th March - Kennedy Dyson
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Emma Morton Passed with BDS
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Damon Beck Passed with BDS
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Tom Clarke Passed with BDS
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Passed 20th March - Steven Clarke
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Passed 19th March - Declan Fairclough
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Alan Higgins Passed with BDS
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Passed 16th March - Nigelle Matorera
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Passed 12th March - Ellie Wilkes
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Passed 9th Mar - Elly Grundy
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Damien Coates Passed 1st Time with BDS
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Charlotte Bond Passed 1st Time with BDS
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Stephanie Potter Passed 1st time with BDS
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Emma Wood Passed 1st Time with BDS
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Chris Brown Passed 1st time with BDS
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Jake MaCrae Passed 1st time with BDS
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Michael Smith Passed 1st time with BDS
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Shannon Reilly Passed 1st time with BDS
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Passed 26th Feb - Joe Reader
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Fiona Gannon of Poulton Passed with BDS
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Patrick Hitie of Poulton passed with BDS
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Passed 26th Feb - Lloyd Medland
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Passed 16th Feb - Ellie Leadbetter
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Passed 9th Feb - Matthew Billiington
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Marc Seymour of Fleetwood
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Passed 1st Feb - Ryan Morison
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Ashleigh Wilson Passed 1st time with BDS
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Kyle Harper Passed with BDS
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Passed 24th Jan - Lauren Lockhart
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Damon Waterworth Passed with BDS
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Samuel Peace Passed with BDS
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Mercy W. Gichungu Skeet
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Passed 12th Jan - Lauren Rees
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Jayde Louise Carr
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Passed 11th Jan - Oliver Moore
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Passed 11th Jan - Colm Healy
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Jaymie-Lea-Roney Passed with BDS
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Passed 11th Jan - Sian Copper
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Passed 9th Jan - Zac Shepard
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Passed 5th Jan - Muhammed Choudrey
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Claire Kelly of Blackpool
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Loren Hoop of Preesall
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Passed 29th Dec - ASh Daymond
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Passed 21st Dec - Laura Irving
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Passed 18th Dec - Katrina Cody
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Jenny Halpin of Blackpool
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Chelsee Sparks Passed 1st Time with BDS
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Passed 11th Dec - Jack Nicholson
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Passed 8th Dec - Harry Holt
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Passed 8th Dec - Paige Dorrian
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Passed 8th Dec - Harrison Lord
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Lauren Bowling Passed with 1st time with BDS
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Passed 8th Dec - Niel Gregory
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Tom Kehoe of Stirling Passed 1st Time with BDS
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Wayne Melling Passed 1st Time with BDS
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Passed 1st Dec - Jamie Lee Cooper
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Lucie Simkiss of Blackpool Passed 1st Time with BDS
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Passed 1st Dec - Stacey Goodman
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Lee O'Hara Passsed 1st Time with BDS
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Emma Whittaker of Blackpool Passed 1st Time with BDS
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Nour Ramadan Passed 1st Time with BDS
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Annie Latta Passed 1st Time with BDS
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Passed 24th Nov - Dean Evans
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Passed 24th Nov - Tia Pumphrey
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Passed 24th Nov - James Carr
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Passed 20th Nov - Charlotte Evans
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Passed 20th Nov - Jordan Wilkinson
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Passed 20th Nov - Cheryl Searle
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Passed 16th Nov - Ashley Whittaker
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Passed 8th Nov - Jade Noble
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Passed 31st Oct - Tez Black
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Jamie McQuire Passed 1st Time with BDS
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Passed 30th Oct - Dylan Sumner
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Passed 26th Oct - Ross Swarbreck
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Passed 23rd Oct - Craig Sykes
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Passed 16th October - Nicola Montgomery
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Passed 29th Sept - Daniel Cantley
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Passed 27th Sept - Harry Dean
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Passed 27th Sept - Dan Barton
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Passed 27th Sept - Danny Vincent
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Passed 22nd Sept - Ikechukwu Ibeme
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Passed 21st Sept, Steven Richardson
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Passed 15th Sept - Ray Webster
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Passed 13th Sept - Haydn Bennett
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Passed 25th August - Eugene Black
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Passed 24th August - Reece Fisher
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Passed 18th August - Sophie Corry
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Passed 18th August - Cara Johnson
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Passed 16th August - Carla Lawson
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Passed 16th May, Steve Sherry of Cleveleys
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Private Practice
Learning to drive with Parents.
Parents or partners who are able to provide the opportunity for private practice are a massive help ,both to us as instructors and for those learning to drive.
The closer that you can mirror what we would do as professional instructors the more likely that success will be achieved.
First things first;
Before going out with a learner driver,you must make sure that you meet the minimum licence requirements.You are over the age of 21 and have held a full driving licence (for the type of vehicle that you are using) for a minimum of three years.
You must also remember that you are not just a passenger ,but a supervisor with a legal responsibility to your driver and other road users.
Route Planning;
Route planning is VITAL in the early stages of learning and if these are poorly planned then it will lead to the learner making mistakes and becoming frustrated.
This often leads to arguments with the person you are teaching and possibly other drivers.
Inappropriate routes will often lead to lack of motivation and will cause learning to be slow.
One step at a time:
If you find that your learner is stalling quite a lot when emerging from junctions or in traffic,the likely cause is insufficient practice in quieter areas with less pressure.Busy traffic is best avoided ,such as school times and rush hour until confidence is gained.
You may thing that its good motivation to cover as much as possible in the early stages ,but this will lead to severe problems later in thre training.
Make sure the basic skills and foundations are in place and success will follow.Check with your driving instructor that your planned route will be suitable.
Talking sense.
The choice of words will have a big impact on the way your learner responds.Try to be precise with your instructions ,such as slow down - tell them how much to slow down and what speed you are looking for 20mph for example.To close to the car in front - tell them to keep 3 car lenghts so they have something to measure.
You must bear in mind that actions that you take for granted can be quite diffilcult for a learner to understand and if you become short tempered and snappy this will make them feel bad and de motivated.
When mistakes have been made instead of telling them what they did wrong,tell them what they need to do next time to get it correct.
When success is achieved tell them how good they were and this will help with confidence and quicker learning.
Too fast.
When people are learning to drive they generally try to do everything to fast,I am not talking about general speeding but allowing time to get thing correct.Emerging at junctions are a good example,certainly to begin with the approach speed has got to be no more than an old persons walking pace.It is much better to do it slow and succeed then to rush and make mistakes.As confidence and knowledge improves then a progression to a more suitable speed can be introduced.
As a supervising driver you must be familiar with the basic mirror,signal,manoeuvre process including position ,speed and gear.
This process is fundamental to driving and if not followed could cause more harm than good.
As instructors we can spend more time sorting out what mum or dad has done and this can lead to extra time and money.(hence the reason for this guide)
Finally,you have to accept that your learner will not respond as quickly as you might think to some situations and you will need patients in abundance.
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Kelly Mollins