Before you can start driving you will need:

• To be 17 years old.
• To have a Provisional Driving Licence.
  To get a licence collect an "Application for a Driving Licence Form", D1, from a Post Office or collect one from our office, complete it and send off to Swansea. You can apply up to three months before your 17th birthday.
• To book lessons.
  You will need your provisional licence before you can actually take any lessons, although you can book them any time.

In order to obtain your FULL driving licence you will need to pass both your theory and your practical tests. The Theory Test should be booked shortly after starting your driving lessons and your Personal Driving Instructor will advise you when you should book your Practical Test.

Mock theory tests can be taken on the DSA website at: www.dsa.gov.uk

The best way to learn to drive is to take regular lessons spread over several weeks. Those pupils who use the 'one lesson per week' approach often take many months to learn to drive. While this method spreads out the cost of learning to drive, it can also be more expensive because its easy to forget from one week to the next the things that you have already learned. As a result you take many more lessons before you reach test standard. It's a bit like taking two steps forward and one step back.

Since we all lead very busy and active lives we will arrange your Driving Tuition around your life. Lessons can take place in the morning, afternoon and evenings with many of the Instructors teaching over the weekend.

A Few Top Tips for Passing Your Test

1. Experience and Previous Pass Rates tells you a lot about your Driving School / Instructor.
2. Remember that the cheapest lessons are not always the best.
3. Value for money is what counts.
   a. Block Booking Discounts.
   b. Back up Instructors when your Instructor is ill or on holiday or your Instructor’s car breaks down.
   c. Choice of cars.
   d. Manual and Automatic cars.
   e. Does your Driving School help with your Theory and have materials available to help you study for your Theory Test?
   f. Motorway Tuition.
   g. Pass Plus Courses.
   h. Overseas Licence conversion.
   i. Refresher Courses.
   j. Does your Instructor’s Insurance provide a replacement car in the event of a crash?
4. Are Dual controls fitted to your tuition vehicle?
5. The length of your lesson.
   a. Some driving schools offer lessons that are less than an hour long. Making the rate look lower than it really is.
   b. Pick up and drop off to suit you.
6. Make sure your Driving Instructor has a green badge on the windscreen to prove they are a fully qualified Driving Standards Agency Instructor.
7. Make sure your Instructor keeps a record of your progress and follows the official Driving Standards Agency syllabus.
8. Start to study for your theory test as soon as you have started your practical driving lessons. You need to pass your theory and hazard perception tests before you can apply to sit the practical test.
9. Don’t book your Practical Test too early. Agree with your Instructor when to apply for your Practical Test Its best to take at least an hour a week, preferably two, of regular lessons with a Fully Qualified Driving Instructor. Remember you want to Pass Yours Test on your First Attempt.
10. Ensure your tuition car is available for your test day.

Hourly tuition rate : from £18.95 , Lessons of 60, 90 and 120 minutes are available.

The structured syllabus gives you the extra experience you need. helping you become a more skillful driver The course teaches you how to develop a Positive Driving Style which is both enjoyable & safe. The additional experience gained by a Pass Plus Course will help reduce the risk of being involved in a car crash. When you successfully complete the course, the Driving Standards Agency will send you a certificate which can be used to claim an insurance discount.

1 hour __________   £20.90 5 hours _________   £99.00 – £19.50/hour 10 hours ________   £195.00 – £19.50/hour 20 hours ________   £379.00 – £18.95/hour Pass Plus ________   £150.00 (– after test course)

We are able to supply the latest Theory materials including CD-ROM’s necessary to pass the Theory & Hazard Perception Test.