Smarter than driving Instructor

As a driving school instructor not only do I possess many years of experience on the road, but I've taught hundreds of provisional licence holders how to drive and prepare for the UK practical driving test and thus I've seen all of the tricks in the trade, and thus I'm not surprised when some of these learner drivers think that they are smarter than their driving instructor.



When it comes to passing the DSA practical driving test, knowing what the examiner is expecting during the 40 minutes of the test, or determining if a provisional licence holder is ready or not, you will never be smarter than a department of transport approved driving instructor, and I strongly suggest to listen to any advice you are given by an ADI.

Fears of being ripped off

I know many learner drivers have fears of being ripped off by a driving instructor, and there are many cases where learners have been taken for a ride by those teaching them to drive, but you can reduce the chances of that happening by using the learner drivers record available on the DSA website to track your progress, remembering that each lesson should have been used to learn or practice a skill mentioned in the booklet.
If you feel your time is being wasted going over skills you have reached a skill level of 4 or more and nothing new is being introduced, have a word with your instructor, if there is no change, look for someone else.

Being smart means knowing your individual ability, working on your weaknesses with your driving instructors help and being consistent in your training.
I have seen a lot of provisional licence holders who I've trained to a level where I say okay let's book a driving test, because if you keep making the progress you are currently doing, you will be ready in 6 weeks, they get a date booked and once they get the DSA appointment letter in the post, start to slack off with their lessons, thinking they can still pass!
Many people want to save money, and therefore cut back on having professional tuition, but don't even have any private practice either, so how are they going to realistically keep up those skills that have been learnt.

If you really have money problems be honest with your instructor, I have given discounts to regular consistent clients who have had driving tests booked to help them keep thier driving skills current.

Don't try and kid yourself about being smarter than a driving instructor by hidding weaknesses, as you will only go and fail the dsa test, and have to spend more money not only for lessons, but booking another driving test.