Beginners
Beginner – 1st time behind the wheel.
What you need to bring with you on your first lesson:
Provisional UK Driving Licence.
Glasses ( if required).
Sensible driving shoes (no flip flops).
Lesson Fees.
Your instructor will take your personal details and make a note of your licence. You will need to read a number plate at a distance of approximately 20 metres/67 feet. If you cannot do this then you will be unable to start your lessons until you have had your eyes checked by a qualified optician.
Your instructor will drive to a quiet location . Your first lesson will be to familiarise yourself with the cars interior (cockpit). If time allows you will also get to start the engine and move off and stop. You will probably be driven home by your instructor. Your next few lessons will also be conducted in a quiet area. As you progress the area will widen to gain experience to cover more complex subjects.
At the beginning of each lesson your instructor will brief you on the content of the lesson and set achievable goals for your ability. At the end of the lesson your progress will be assessed and you’ll discuss what to expect on your next lesson.
You will follow the DSA Syllabus. To begin with the subjects will be introduced to you one at a time to give you time to digest the information . You may find that in the early stages of your training you will have to go over the subjects several times (practice makes perfect). As you progress the level of instruction will reduce until you can do it on your own. You will then move on to a new subject and the process begins again.
In my experience the longer lesson provides the time to learn and get to grips with a new subject which is not always the case on shorter lesson times. This often means that too much time on the next lesson is spent going over the previous subject.