This article, about my current availability, was updated on 1st November 2025.

My Current Position

Having taken on a few new pupils last month, including students starting at or returning to University of Nottingham (UoN), I am not currently looking Continue reading →

As we are now in January 2025,  I’ve taken the opportunity to update the statistics of practical tests covering every test taken in my car since I started recording driving test results (in 2012). As I’ve found that the Continue reading →

While most people only use driving lessons to learn to drive, many learners supplement their lessons by practising between lessons (with a relative or friend).  If this is an option for you, I fully encourage it as I personally Continue reading →

Although it is not an option for everyone, where it is possible, I fully encourage practising between driving lessons to gain additional driving experience and to help learners understand that different cars can feel different to drive.  However, it Continue reading →

The waiting times for a driving test have never recovered from impact of the Covid lockdowns in 2020. Before March 2020, the waiting times were about 5 weeks. The earliest test dates are currently over 5 months (24 weeks) away. Continue reading →

Please read this initial statement carefully. The mock test service I offer is a one off session and arranged on the clear understanding that there is no expectation of using my car to take your test in or being accompanied Continue reading →

My business Facebook page was initially designed (many years ago) as a way of advertising my services and promoting my website. The purpose of the page evolved to being a useful platform where I could keep my pupils up to Continue reading →

Since the end of 2021, I have been using the Total Drive App to record details of lessons for my pupils. Each pupil can access the App to view their own profile and see dates/times of lessons, records of payments Continue reading →

Occasionally I am asked whether or not I provide intensive courses (or some people call them crash courses) but I am mindful that the term is open to interpretation. I tend to view an intensive course as having lessons every Continue reading →