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Currie Driving Test Routes, common mistakes and tips
If you’re taking driving lessons Edinburgh and your test is booked for Currie, it is good to be familiar with the area and the road situations that catch learners out. Currie is quieter than city test centres, but people still fail every day for basic mistakes. This guide focuses on what actually matters. What Currie test routes are like Currie routes mix village roads, housing estates, country-style roads and short faster sections. Examiners want to see control, awareness a

Adrian Palmer
Jan 5


How to Calm Driving Test Nerves – Advice from an Edinburgh Driving Instructor
After more than fifteen years working as a driving instructor in Edinburgh, one thing is always guaranteed: every learner feels nervous before their driving test. Some hide it better than others, but it’s there all the same. You get through the early lessons, master the controls, learn the rules of the road, and start driving confidently around Edinburgh. Then the test gets booked… and suddenly it hits you: “Oh no – my driving test is next week.” For many learners, mental pre

Adrian Palmer
10 hours ago


Driving Test Backlogs... Don't Pay Instructors Extra To Get You a Driving Test.
The UK car practical driving test backlogs are worse than ever. In the 15 plus years I've been an instructor they have never been so bad. The average waiting time is 22 weeks. Tests can only be booked 24 weeks in advance, so it's very, very difficult to even get a test for any date never mind get a cancellation. One, if not thee biggest problem is that since covid, tests have become a commodity for unscrupulous driving instructors to gain extra income. The DVSA is trying to s
Adrian Palmer. www.beagooddriver.co.uk
Jun 24, 2025
Eco Driving Tips. Drive More Energy Efficiently.
this one thing will make a huge difference to fuel economy, vehicle upkeep costs and safety.
Adrian Palmer. www.beagooddriver.co.uk
Feb 27, 2025


5 things people should but don't ask their driving instructor before starting lessons...
What is their cancellation policy, for you and them? Will they add on time if they are late? Do they have a different price for the use...
Adrian Palmer. www.beagooddriver.co.uk
Jan 14, 2025
Things to do before arranging driving lessons...
To start you on your journey into taking driving lessons and becoming a good driver it's best to do some research. Hopefully these things to do before arranging driving lessons help, so that you can be enjoying the freedom and independence driving can provide in no time.

Adrian Palmer
Sep 7, 2022
Driving Lessons And Driving Tests During The Covid 19 Pandemic (Non Lockdown): What's Different?
Driving lessons and the driving test has been affected just like everything else during the pandemic. Here is a list of things that are a bit different:- Before the lesson... I clean all hand controls, handles as well as the seats with 80% alchohol sanitiser. I text the learner 5 minutes before the lesson to check if either they or anyone they have been in contact with has any "Covid 19 Symptoms." I request hands to be sanitise before entering the car. During the lesson... Cl

Adrian Palmer
Nov 3, 2020
Returning to driving after a stroke.
My 78 year old father worked various driving jobs in Edinburgh and across the UK since he was 17. Motor bikes, Mini buses, HGVs, and up...

Adrian Palmer
Jan 20, 2019


Do We Actually Want Self-Driving Cars?
No Autonomous vehicles There has been lots of coverage around the subject of autonomic vehicles. Only this week it has been reported that Edinburgh is to be the first UK city to use driverless buses. It is thought by many to be the biggest technological advancement in recent times, however I haven’t read anything that addresses the possible effects to our health taking driving away could bring. It is obvious that the cost of changing the current road infrastructure to accomm

Adrian Palmer
Nov 25, 2018
Dealing With Driving Test Nerves
In my 8 years experience as a driving instructor I know all learners experience nervousness to some degree especially just before their driving test. You get over the initial fear of doing something new, learn all the road rules and controls of the car, book the test and then it hits you “oh oh, I've got my test in a week!” For some people mental preparation for the test is just as important as the actual drive. If you let nerves get out of control it can adversely affect yo
Adrian Palmer. www.beagooddriver.co.uk
Mar 12, 2016
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