Learning to Drive?
Post your thoughts and experiences or questions on learner driving here
Tags: driving lessons, driving schools, Hull
Post your thoughts and experiences or questions on learner driving here
Tags: driving lessons, driving schools, Hull
May 20th, 2008 at 8:48 am
Last two driving tests no minors and 2 minors, the 2 minors where for not applying the handbrake when sat in slow moving traffic
May 22nd, 2008 at 6:15 pm
If you click the ‘Purrfect Systems’ area at the top then click on the ‘ADI and PDI’ link to the right you can go and visit the learners section of the website
May 23rd, 2008 at 9:19 am
Another learner test coming up on tuesday, in Hull…..I’ll post the results
May 23rd, 2008 at 9:43 am
People often ask me “what are the main reasons for failing the driving test?”
That one’s easy to answer, going into it not fully prepared, and/or being of a very nervous disposition and not realising that all you need to do is actually have a drive around and enjoy yourself, the examiners are just ordinary and mostly very nice people, so chill out
August 21st, 2008 at 10:16 am
I found some great video tutorials for learner drivers at
UK ADI
August 21st, 2008 at 11:03 am
Turn in the road tutorial
The turn in the road or 3 point turn as it is sometimes reffered to is a manoeuver designed to get your car turned around safely in order to go in the opposite direction of travel, I prefer not to call it a 3 point turn as it is sometimes not possible to complete in 3 moves due to the road being too narrow
The main points of the turn in the road are
1 :- Moving slowly, controlling the speed of the car by using the clutch
2 :- Turning the steering wheel briskly, using full turns
(this can prove a little daunting at first because your brain is concentrating on trying to make 1 thing happen slowly, that is the speed of the car and at the same time turn the steering wheel quite quickly, with practice this soon gets easier)
3 :- Keeping a constant and effective lookout for other road users and stopping the car if you think they may get close enough to cause concern
It’s a natural human reaction to feel under pressure if you are causing other traffic to wait. You must control your urges to rush as this can cause you to stall or not turn the steering wheel enough, thereby causing you to hold up traffic even longer
The Turn in the Road in Detail
Find a safe, legal and convenient position to carry out the maneuver then proceed to do the normal move off routine, that being P.O.M. (Prepare, Observe, Move)
When you start moving go very slowly using the clutch to control the speed, this means that if you are going a little too fast (3 or 4 MPH or a very slow walking pace is fast enough) then pressure on the clutch will take some of the ‘drive’ off the engine, you can brake a little too if necessary
As soon as the car starts moving put full and brisk turns on the steering wheel to the right until the wheel will is fully locked, (a full lock simply means the wheel is turned as far as possible)
Remember that full effective observations should be carried out constantly
When the front end of the car is around 1 metre or slightly less from the kerb then turn the steering wheel briskly to the left as much as you can before stopping the car just before the front end reaches the kerb
Now apply the handbrake and select reverse gear
Make sure you have a good look all around again paying particular attention to the direction you are about to go
At the same time start to find your ‘bite point’ on the clutch so that the car will not roll (due to the camber or unevenness of the road)
If all is clear and safe then release your handbrake and start moving very slowly backwards while turning the steering wheel as far to the left as you can
After you have traveled over the centre of the road and only after you have made certain that your immediate area is clear of other road users turn your attention over your right shoulder and look at the kerb behind you
When the back end of the car is about 1 metre or slightly less then turn the steering wheel to the right as briskly as you can and as far as you can in the time given, then stop the car just before the back end reaches the kerb
Good and effective observations again while you are applying the handbrake and selecting 1st gear, then bite point and start moving forward while turning the steering wheel briskly to the right
When the car is straightened up in the direction you wish to travel then have a good check in your mirrors and all around before gently accelerating if all is safe
September 30th, 2008 at 12:42 am
I passed my 1st attempt at Grimsby, yippee! Trained by Jon, we took it at Grimsby as the waiting time in Hull was forever at the time, cheers Jon
January 10th, 2012 at 1:53 pm
i would just like to say a big thank you to jon:), i passed my test back in july and loved my lessons jon made lreaning to drive very easy and enjoyable. And just to let you know i will be now going in for my HGV licence
January 11th, 2012 at 5:09 pm
Hi Claire, good luck with your truck driving licence, take care.