A SPECIAL NOTE FOR PARENTS
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Learning to drive is an exciting and challenging time for your son or daughter. |
| We also appreciate that it may be a considerable financial investment for yourselves. |
| Not only do we go to great lengths to make sure that lessons are planned |
| efficiently and never wasted, but also welcome parental involvement |
| at every stage of the learning process. |
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| Parents are key stakeholders alongside our pupils |
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“Practice makes Perfect” |
| We are keen for parents to sit-in during lessons and contribute to the feedback |
| afterwards so that they can confidently offer additional practice from home. |
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| Joining in the end-of-lesson feedback |
| All our instructors hold current certificates from the Disclosure & Barring Service |
| and work to the highest degree of professionalism. |
| Even if you are unable to accompany your son or daughter on their lessons, |
| you can be assured that they are in the safest hands. |
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| We understand that you will have real concerns about what happens after the test |
| and whether your son or daughter will be safe on the road. |
| Government statistics show that poor use of mirrors, lack of effective observations |
| and failure to anticipate the actions of other road users contribute to well over |
| half of the most common reasons for car crashes. |
| It is no coincidence that these types of faults also appear in the list of most |
| common reasons for failing the practical driving test ! |
| The national pass rate for the practical test is a little over 40% and the figure is even |
| lower for first-time passes. The fact that all our instructors achieve far better rates |
| than this is testimony to our policy of never recommending a test until we believe a |
| pupil is ready and armed with all the skills they need for driving on their own. |
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| Effective observations at junctions are crucial |
| Drive-Rite supports Somerset Road Safety's Engage Programme for novice drivers: | ||
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| The Engage Programme is worked seamlessly into our regular lessons and provides |
| pupils with two very important tools: |
| An awareness of the factors that can place a driver at risk, for example |
| being late, feeling tired or even dealing with peer pressure from passengers. |
| Developing the ability to continuously evaluate and improve your own standard |
| of driving - your instructor won't be with you to provide guidance |
| after you have passed your test! |
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| We are able to offer specialised training at any time after someone has passed |
| their test and popular topics include motorway driving, coping with the dark |
| and adverse weather conditions or even dealing with city traffic. |
| We encourage new drivers to consider these options. |
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