About Me
I have decided to create my own driving school as I feel that I can give a much greater level of tuition and customer service when I can manage my business and time myself. My personal experience of learning to drive was not great and I'm determined to make learning or extra training fun and informative for trainer and trainee alike.
I'm 27 years old and I have been driving for over 10 years, although you may think that I'm young - this actually means that my training is still fresh in my mind and has covered all of the latest driving and training techniques.
I believe that the best way to learn is with a calm and confident instructor who knows what it feels like to be in your position - it wasn't that long ago that I was a learner too!
I am very passionate about driving and cars in general. I've always loved to drive and I've also really enjoyed training people in other jobs that I have done. It just seemed a natural progression to put the two together and become a DSA Approved Driving Instructor (ADI).
For those of you who may be interested, to become an ADI there were 3 tests that I had to take and pass. First, an extended theory and hazard perception test, second a test of my driving ability and third a test of my instructional capabilities. The DSA regularly check the standards of all registered ADI's and you must pass this check to remain an ADI.
(me and my border collie Lucy!)
Just for anyone who may be interested, I've also put a small potted history of the cars I've owned previously. As you can see I've always loved driving, although my first car choice was a little difficult - it was still a 1.3ltr though!!
My first car!! My Metro Clubman L 1.3 ltr (I loved it dearly) but not as much as......
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My Second Car, my Peugeot 106 GTi - Diablo Red, the best colour. Both my husband and I still wish we never sold it. What an amazing car. I could only have this as I was really careful in my first 3 years of driving so I could afford the insurance! |
My Third Car, my MINI Cooper. Ok, I'll admit it, I've always loved the look of both the classic and modern Mini's and now I can say I've owned one. Trouble was (even though it had every option possible) - it was not a Cooper S, and coming from a GTi into this was a bit of a let down. Well built and safe though (totally opposite to the 106). |
My Fourth and final pre-driving-school car, my Honda Civic Type-R. Yes, yes - one extreme to the other. My civic didn't even have air conditioning but damn it was fast. Everyone should say they've at least driven one of these in their lifetime. What an amazing machine. Unfortunatly, its not the most sympathetic car to teach people to drive in, so it had to be swapped for my Renault Clio. |
My trusty Renault Clio - my first ever learner car. It was a 1.6 petrol 'initiale' which means it came with everything - climate contro, cruise control, xenon headlights etc etc Reliable, fun to drive and cheap to run - everytghing that anyone would really want. Reason I sold it? Clutch wasn't very easy and it had done 52,000 miles so it was really due for a change. Besides, Clio's look funny with viper stripes unless they are 'Cup' models! |
