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Learning to Drive Too Hard, Thinking Of Giving Up?

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Learning to Drive Too Hard, Thinking Of Giving Up?

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Are you one of those provisional licence holders who was very enthusiastic about learning to drive, and couldn't wait for your first driving lesson , but now after a few sessions you are finding out that it is not as easy as you thought or maybe you are even almost at test standard but are having major problems with a few things such as multi-lane roundabouts or a manuever, then I want to encourage you to keep on working at it and not give up on learning to drive . The same applies to those of you that might have failed the driving test more than 3 or 4 times, as it could be very discouraging, but I personally know someone (not one of my learners) who only passed after 11 attempts! This person is now a good safe and confident driver, who has put those failures behind, been able to get a decent job due to having a full driving licence and earns more than they could have dreamed of, but more importantly have learnt that life is full of obstacles, and only by not giving up do you have a chance of getting what you want in life. I know times are hard, and money is tight, which is why you need to make sure you have the right driving instructor while learning to drive, as you want the best training especially if you have weaknesses that you struggle with. It is not your fault if you find a particular driving skill difficult, your instructor should be able to break the process down so you can understand, while choosing a suitable location to practise so you can grasp the principles. Once you unserstand how to deal with the situation you then will have to practise this first without any pressure (quiet roads) and then gradually build up to more busy areas. At the same time the instructor will go from full talk through where they tell you every single instruction step by step, then reducing instructions by prompting via questions to make sure you have memorised/understood the process through to the stage whereby they withdraw all instructions (you are fully independent) and rarely have to prompt you. It is important that you remember that everyone learns at different paces, so just because a sibbling, friend the same age or other people you know passed after a specific number of driving lessons does not mean that the same has to apply to you. The other thing to remember is that even if you are very academic and have never failed an exam or test before , the DSA practical car driving test is not a written examination or one where you can skip questions or take long thinking about what needs to be done. There are situations where split second decisions need to be made, and nerves can play an important role in how you perform, so if you have not had enough practise or experience you could commit a serious driver error which could lead to failure! So as I said at the beginning on this article, you need to keep working hard, make any changes that are necessary for you to succeed, get as much knowledge of the UK road and traffic signs , by keeping a copy of the official highway code with you and read in between lessons so you can make those split second decisions more confidently. With hard work, and enough practise, there is no reason why you should give up on learning to drive or not achieve the dream of getting a full UK driving licence and buy that car you always wanted. Important Driving Test Advice Video Can Anyone Learn to Drive ? If you require high quality affordable driving lessons from a very helpful, patient and fully qualified instructor who will adapt the training to suit your individual needs and give you an honest opinion of what you need to do in order to pass the driving test, then why not call or send me a text message on 07956233032 Thinking about becoming an instructor? Don't just make a decision based on the red driving school advertisements or marketing information, do the proper research and know all the different ADI training including PAYG options available to you. Subscribe to my Driving Test Tips so you don't miss any future articles and get DSA updates direct to your inbox by Email . The service is provided and powered by Google Feedburner, so I don't personally keep your email addresses, and you can remove yourself anytime after passing the driving test with just one mouse click, you can also follow UKADI on twitter or join my UKADI Facebook page. Please let me know your views by posting a comment on the blog at http://www.ukadi.co.uk

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Driving Lesson Stalling on the Test

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If you are taking driving lessons in a manual car , then sooner than later you will stall the car at one point or the other, and usually there will be a vehicle behind you which causes a lot of learner drivers to panic and further stall on their next attempt to move off . Before I talk about what to do when you stall a car, especially on the driving test , lets have a look at why a manual transmission vehicle stalls when you attempt to drive off. When a manual car stalls, it is a way of the engine telling you that you have placed too much load on it, and as a safety measure to avoid any damage, it switches off. The 3 main ways to stall a car are: 1. Improper coordination of the clutch and accelerator. If you lift the clutch pedal up too quickly, then the car stalls. Many learners when under a little pressure (at traffic lights or performing a hill start on a junction for example), will start bringing up the clutch slowly, but immedately the vehicle shows signs of moving, lift the left foot up as if they stepped on a hot potato barefooted and stall. The correct thing to do is continue the slow but definite lifting of the left foot as the right foot depresses the gas pedal gradually. 2. Moving off in the wrong gear. Many provisional licence holders will stall the vehicle because they attempt to move off in 2nd or 3rd gear usually at a junction. While it is possible to do so under some circumstances (downhill, using a lot of gas), most of the time it will result in a stall. Stalling on the driving test 3. You can also stall the car when stopping if you fail to depress the clutch quickly enough. If you stall while on your practical car assessment with the driving examiner next to you, the first thing to know is that you have committed a driver error , it will be marked (not always immediately) as a fault under 'moving off under control', so don't make things worse by not following the correct procedure to recover. The most important thing is not getting the car moving ASAP, but keeping the car safe and under control, so you need to stop the vehicle with the footbrake, apply the handbrake, put the car in neutral (you don't always have to do this, but if you stalled because you were in the wrong gear, then this automatically stops you from doing it again, something I've seen nervous candidates repeat). Re-start the engine, put in first gear, check mirrrors and move off swiftly but properly coordinating clutch and gas pedal. The worst thing you can do is panic, depress the clutch, trying to re-start asap, with the car rolling either forward or backwards out of control! If you are having problems stalling a car, then you need to ask your driving instructor to take you to a quiet road and practise moving off swiftly in various conditions (uphill, down hill, flat, at an angle) till you are confident, but remember even experienced drivers stall so you will not be perfect, but everytime you do stall follow the procedure above to get yourself back moving. If you require high quality affordable driving lessons from a very helpful, patient and fully qualified instructor, then why not call or send me a text message on 07956233032 Thinking about becoming an instructor? Don't just make a decision based on the red driving school TV advertisement, do the proper research and know all the ADI training options available to you. Subscribe to my Driving Test Tips so you don't miss any future articles and get DSA updates direct to your inbox by Email . The service is provided and powered by Google Feedburner, so I don't personally keep your email addresses, and you can remove yourself anytime after passing the driving test with just one mouse click, you can also follow UKADI on twitter or join my UKADI Facebook page. More reading 3 Point turn in the road Instructor guarantee driving test pass . Provisional driving licence rules and law Check Test for Instructors . Please let me know your views by posting a comment on the blog at http://www.ukadi.co.uk