Ash Vale

Your first driving lesson in Ash Vale – What to expect?

learn to Drive in Ash Vale Your Blue School driving instructor in Ash Vale, Surrey will pick you up from your home address, school or place of work. Your trainer will then ask you how you want your training course to work. What to you would like to prepare for how to study for the theory test, there will be a lot going on in your first lesson, so a two hour session is usually the norm. You will driven somewhere quiet away, from busy streets, so you do not have to deal with any complex traffic situations on your first lesson. learn to Drive in Ash Vale

The following suburbs and surrounding towns and suburbs such as Mytchett, Farnborough, Aldershot, Blackwater, Camberley are all populated with a variety of drivers not just in their own vehicles but, tradespeople in their vans, trucks, HGV’s, buses, taxis and let’s not forget cyclists, motorbike riders and the ever present pedestrian, trying to get to work or school.

Don’t worry if you forget anything, your instructor will use a drivers record of progress, which keeps a track of all that you have done.

Car control can be a lot to take in at first – it’s all about physical motor reactions, which sometimes require a new range of skills, response times and hand-to-eye co-ordination skills. Even a simple procedure like moving off involves dealing with the clutch, gears, handbrake, indicators and checking the mirrors – it’s like you’re in multitasking overdrive. But don’t worry, your instructor will go over these areas time and time again until you gradually begin to do more on your own.

Don’t be afraid to ask questions, that’s what your instructor expects, and will encourage you to do, if you don’t ask you will never learn. But don’t worry if this makes you uncomfortable – hopefully you’ll relax as you become familiar with the situation.

It is recommended that prior to taking your test you should have had 40 hours in-car tuition with a qualified driving instructor and then another 25-30 hours practice with friends or family.

We have quite a few driving instructors in and around the Ash Vale and Camberley area that will design a driving course that suits you and will prepare you for all of the driving modules that will get you ready for the theory and eventually the driving test. All of our driving instructors are fully qualified DVSADI’s this means that they are Driving & Vehicle Standards Approved Driving Instructors, and that they have been police CRB checked.

These tips are provided in conjunction with Blue School of Motoring – a Ash Vale driving school that gets results for learner drivers.

We strongly recommend that all candidates prepare thoroughly for the test. To help prepare we recommend The Highway Code, relevant books from our Essential Skills series and Know Your Traffic Signs. The official theory test books and Apps contain the multiple choice questions. The Apps show screens similar to those used in the multiple-choice part of the test and information about hazard perception.

Being a safe driver with good hazard perception skills means being able to use speed correctly, keeping the correct distance between yourself and other road users, scanning the road effectively, anticipating and planning for potential hazards.

All these skills can be taught effectively. You should prepare with a ‘Blue’ professional instructor as part of a structured programme of on-road tuition, the recommended driving syllabus.

Good luck with your driver training programme, and don’t forget if you need any help, just ask.

Learning to drive in the Ash Vale

area is a great opportunity as there so many different types of driving conditions and varying road systems to experience that are covered in the Highway Code and the National Driving Standards. The Ash Vale Borough has a population of about 6,000 and this is growing every day, so the road systems are at peak hours very busy and demanding places to drive.

When you enter the Surrey Heath Borough from either east or west and head towards the town centre you immediately encounter a sprawling suburban mix of driving conditions from roundabouts, dual carriageways, motorways, heavily built up housing estates, pedestrian crossings, to T-Junctions and crossroads, where you meet a wide variety of road users.

The following suburbs and surrounding towns and suburbs such as Mytchett, Farnborough, Aldershot, Blackwater, Camberley are all populated with a variety of drivers not just in their own vehicles but, tradespeople in their vans, trucks, HGV’s, buses, taxis and let’s not forget cyclists, motorbike riders and the ever present pedestrian, trying to get to work or school.

All the above require a high level of concentration

so you should be able to demonstrate the ability on how to apply a systematic approach to driving, such as Mirrors, Signal, Manoeuvre Position, Speed, Look (MSM-PSL). This is a core foundation skill that all our clients at Blue School of Motoring are taught on day one on our training courses. MSM-PSL also requires the ability to forward plan and how to balance and combine the demands of safe driving and the principles of eco responsible driving.

Some of the driving course modules that you will cover with one of our driving instructors in the Ash Vale area are listed below:

how to select a suitable position on the road

where you may not drive, for example on the pavement, hard shoulder or in cycle lanes

what lane discipline is and why it is important that your position on the road may be affected by a range of factors including weather, road and traffic conditions

the importance of

scanning the road ahead for reasons to change your position, such as roadworks

taking timely action to reposition yourself

how to use a safe, systematic routine in time to change position safely and responsibly

how the performance and handling of your vehicle will affect your ability to overtake safely and responsibly

where you may and may not overtake.

We have quite a few driving instructors in and around the Ash Vale area that will design a driving course that suits you and covers all of the driving modules that will prepare you for the theory and eventually the driving test. All of our driving instructors are fully qualified DVSADI’s this means that they are Driving & Vehicle Standards Approved Driving Instructors, and that they have been police CRB checked.

The driving courses we offer vary depending on your experience, if you are a beginner then the ADI(Approved Driving Instructor) will start from the beginning for you and work on the basics, if you are more experienced then the course will be based on what you already know and perhaps become more advanced. We use coaching methods in our teaching so it will always be a joint decision on how the course is structured for you.