John is an incredible driving instructor! After having over 50 hours lessons previously with a different driving school, I learnt so much more with him in just 25 hours and passed my test within a week! I was not the easiest person to teach at all, but John was incredibly patient and never got annoyed […]

More than one in ten motorists subjected to a roadside breath test to determine blood-alcohol levels failed the test over the Christmas 2012 period in Staffordshire. Staffordshire Police carried out a total of 1,721 roadside breath tests throughout December and early January, and of this number 192 were arrested on suspicion of drink-driving; An 11.2% […]

Following on from a not-so-white Christmas, winter has finally settled in firmly, covering the majority of the UK in a blanket of snow and frost. Whilst this may be attractive to look at, it can only mean bad news for motorists. Here are some valuable tips to ensure safe and trouble-free driving in these extreme […]

Well that’s Christmas over for another year. The year has gone so very fast indeed. However, there’s still some more gatherings to go yet. Oh, and of course, there’s New Years. New Years is usually a time when some of us like to open a bottle of wine or pop a bottle of champagne. We […]

With Christmas upon us the Christmas parties have all started. This gives us all the time to catch up with friends and family. To ask them how their year has been and what their plans are for Christmas and indeed the next 12 months. It is also of course, the time of year when the […]

Vehicle damage costing £409m a year is all down to the poor reversing skills of UK drivers. Research has found that more than 500 reversing accidents happen each day and that the cost of repairing that vehicle and potentially the object they hit (normally another vehicle) comes out at an average of over £2000. Unfortunately […]

A very happy new year to you all. We hope that you had a fabulous Christmas and New Years. 2012 was quite a year indeed and now here we are, in another year. What are your new year’s resolutions? If one of them is to pass your driving test, we can certainly help you with […]

Driving conditions are expected to be much better this year than last, with temperatures slightly warmer this year however, this does not mean that we can become complacent as drivers during the month of December. Motorists are urged to be alert on the roads and drive carefully on frosty roads and watch out for black […]

It becomes a collective responsibility of all to make roads safe and secure during this festive season. The Local Councils have issued a warning that people should get their act right or face severe consequences for causing trouble to others. The Christmas Drink Driving and Drug Drive Campaign has been launched again this year. It […]

The driving test centre in Dock View Road, Barry was closed back in March last year but it looks to reopen just in time for Christmas. Students and instructors alike will be pleased with the news as there was widespread opposition when the decision was made to close the centre. We wrote previously about ‘Driving […]