Be A Good Driver...Edinburgh Driving Lessons 

A driving lesson should never be a gamble. Yet learners around Edinburgh, including the Currie test centre area, are being warned to check who is actually teaching them before they hand over money or get in the car. The risk is not just poor teaching. A person charging for driving lessons without the right licence may not have passed the required instructor tests. They may also not have gone through the criminal record and PVG checks expected for someone working one-to-one wi

At Be a Good Driver, I often tell my pupils across West Edinburgh that learning to drive doesn’t begin when you turn the key — it starts long before your first official lesson. Before I ever sat in the driver’s seat, I already felt confident with the basic controls of a car. Why? Because for years I had been sitting in the passenger seat watching my dad drive. I paid attention to everything — how his feet moved between the pedals, how his hands changed gears, and how the engi

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 of their car for the test? Are they fully qualified or a trainee? Will they charge if their car is damaged. For example, alloy wheel scrapes. As a driving instructor in Edinburgh for over 10 years, I've not heard directly of many negative stories attached to the above and most instructors are passionate about what they do and providing a grea

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.

So it's time for your first driving lesson... here are some things to expect and some tips for what to bring and wear. Whether you have looked forward to it since you saw your first movie car chase or being forced into it through personal circumstance, your first driving lesson will no doubt conjour up a mix of feelings. Excitement, nervousness even a little fear are all totally normal. Believe it or not your instructor may feel a little nervous too. I've been a driving ins

begin to observe the road and other drivers while you sit in the car. And when walking along the street watch how the traffic flows at juctions and lights.