Winter Driving - Driving Sessions

Winter Driving - Driving Sessions

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Choosing a helicopter school is one of those decisions where location may appear to be everything, and the schools that are closest are clearly the ones to start with. But you're going to be working with them for some time to come, so it's got to be right, not just close. A nearby operation that doesn't work for you is no good. Check out the helicopters, the equipment, the hangarage (they do have a hangar, don't they?), the people, the tidiness, the state of the airfield, the loos, the firefighting facilities, and the cafe or local sandwich shop.

The office of fair trading (the OFT) are currently investigation into the matter of fuel prices and seeing who is to blame. They want to look at whether the lower crude oil prices are being reflected at the pump to see if the retailers are taking an extra cut or if supermarkets and oil company practices are making it difficult for independent retailers such as Shell and BP to compete by forming an alliance. Other areas they will be looking into are the lack of competition in rural areas and the price co-ordination of road fuel markets in other countries to see if they're relevant in the UK. However an area that won't be investigated is the taxation of fuel, some say that a true investigation into fuel prices can't be done without looking at the fairness of taxation on fuel.

Let's get the most obvious reason out of the way first. A car is a big, fast, dangerous machine that regularly leads to fatal accidents. Every day people are involved in crashes and there are deaths on the road. Driving lessons can't stop accidents from happening (otherwise they wouldn't be accidents!) but they can make you as safe as possible on the roads. Your driving instructor will make sure that you know how to drive safely, and you won't pass your test unless you do so. You'll only pick up bad habits once you're no longer under the car of your driving instructor.

Pack the car with some cricket stumps or football and take the family to the park. By taking part in exercise with your children, you will be helping them to get fit.

In order to teach people to drive for money instructors have to be registered by the Driving Standards Agency (DSA). This is the government organisation that regulates the industry and conducts all driving lessons watford tests. When an instructor begins teaching they are issued with a certificate that contains their name and photograph as well as an expiry date. This certificate has to be displayed by law on the windscreen of the training vehicle. Trainee badges are Pink in colour and have a big triangle on one side. Fully qualified instructor certificates are Green and have a large hexagon on one side. Be sure to check the details if its an instructor you don't know.

The only method I know to avoid this kind of error is to take each road in hundred metre stretches. Look down the length of the road and assess the possible hazards. Look at, and take notice of all the road signs, they are there to help. And if in doubt about what lies ahead, ease off your speed and have a better look. I don't know of any failure due to 'excessive' observation at junctions.

Now I'm not saying that trainee instructors are all bad, I was a trainee myself once, and i employ a couple myself, but they may not have the knowledge of the more experienced fully qualified instructor. Training of instructors driving lessons watford is not as strictly controlled as the training of learner drivers and therefore standards of trainees differs hugely. Many of the larger national driving schools that advertise on the TV use a lot of trainees and they are not legally obliged to inform you that this is the case. So check before you book and if you are not happy with having a trainee teach you ask for a fully qualified instructor. If this is not possible look elsewhere.

The final reason to learn to drive is that a driving licence is the most useful form of ID. If you're trying to buy alcohol, your student card won't be accepted as identification, but your driving licence will. If you're applying for a bank account, you can use it as ID too - in fact, everything that demands a photo ID, or something with your address on it accepts your licence, so it's a very useful card to have in your wallet.

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