Congratulations to Clay for passing first time yesterday at Southmead test centre. He passed with just two minors to convert his U.S licence to a U.K one. Well done and see you on the road. Continue reading ...
Posted by Will Dracott on Wednesday, March 21, 2012,
Congratulations to Vicky for passing yesterday over at Southmead test centre. Vicky passed with just 5 minors, an excellent achievement. See you on the road! Continue reading ...
Posted by Will Dracott on Wednesday, December 21, 2011,
Congratulations to Kizzy for passing yesterday over at Southmead test centre with just 5 minors! Well done Kizzy, see you on the road and have a merry Christmas.
Posted by Will Dracott on Saturday, September 17, 2011,
Congratulations to Sadie for passing first time yesterday at Southmead test centre. Dave taught her to drive, he's only been here two weeks and gets off to a flying start. Well done to the pair of you!
Posted by Will Dracott on Wednesday, August 24, 2011,
Congratulations to Laura. She passed yesterday at Southmead driving test centre after taking a two week intensive driving course. Well done Laura, see you on the road.
Posted by Will Dracott on Tuesday, March 30, 2010,
Approved
driving instructor (ADI) check tests in English or Welsh
From 1 October 2010 the
Driving Standards Agency will align the languages in which check tests
are conducted with those used for ADI practical tests.
The part 2 (driving ability)
and part 3 (instructional ability) tests are conducted in English or
Welsh only. Most ADIs who have qualified in Great Britain then continue
to have their check tests conducted in these languages.
The road works and temporary traffics have vanished after the resurfacing, however, no road markings have been laid down yet, so be careful of your position.
Posted by Will Dracott on Saturday, March 27, 2010,
It's all go in Sea Mills. Not more than 100 meters down the hill from the major resurfacing is more resurfacing! Temporary traffic lights in all directions and they are on a 4 way slip. Meaning you could be waiting here a while. Handbrake when waiting is a must, if you are coming up the hill, treat it as a massive hill start, so plenty of gas.
Have a read of how you should be taking this set of traffic lights and why several people have failed here before in the past!
Posted by Will Dracott on Saturday, March 27, 2010,
Shirehampton road, heading up the hill towards Kings Western Road and Blaize is being resurfaced (at last), and due to the nature of the road, being on a step incline and having a blind turn on the sumit, they have decided to put in some temporary traffic lights.
This is all very close to the crossroads on Sylvan Way, make sure you know what is troublesome about this set of taffic lights. Have a read here.
It gives advice to ADIs about how to report suspected illegal driving
instruction.
If you suspect that your instructor isn't qualified, make sure you act. He/she may not be CRB checked and could pose a real serious danger to peoples safety. If they do not have this green badge in their window, they arent qualified.
Posted by Will Dracott on Saturday, March 27, 2010,
The roadworks no longer push you onto the wrong side of the road. An island of bollards and now sit in the middle of the road. Make sure no work men spring out of the centre at the last second, be careful.
Low carbon buses and fuel generated from everyday
waste are at the centre of a £30 million government fund to help reduce
emissions from transport.
The plans form part of the Department for Transport’s wider strategy
to encourage a radical shift to low carbon transport and improve air
quality in our cities.
As part of the funding, local authorities and bus operators will have
the opportunity to bid for...
Posted by Will Dracott on Tuesday, March 23, 2010,
Chief
driving examiner welcomes the publication of scientific study
Chief driving examiner and
director for safer driving Trevor Wedge has welcomed the publication of a
new scientific study into how driving instructors can develop their
coaching skills.
The EU-funded ‘High Impact approach for Enhancing Road safety
through More Effective communication Skills for driving instructors’ (HERMES) project began in March 2007 and was
completed in February 2010.
Consumers are paying an average of £425 each to fix
faults with second-hand cars that are the dealer's responsibility to
correct. A study by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) also found that
many dealers are using illegal disclaimers like 'No Refund'. Make sure
you know your rights when buying a second-hand car.
Posted by Will Dracott on Wednesday, March 17, 2010,
Driving examiner strike on Wednesday 24 March
The PCS union is asking its members to take strike action on
Wednesday 24 March.
If you have a driving test booked for that day, we ask you to
attend as scheduled.
We won’t know the effects of the strikes until the day as not all
of our examiners and staff are members of the union. We don’t know at
this stage who will attend for work, which is why we ask that you arrive
for your test regardless.
The DSA is really trying to push learners into taking their instructor with them in the back on the test. Watch the video and see if it would suit you.
Posted by Will Dracott on Saturday, January 30, 2010,
Just to make it clear to everyone who is learning to drive. Mini roundabouts are there for you to go around, not to go over, or diagonally across. Its called a ROUNDabout for a reason. Go AROUND it. If you don't make an effort to move around the markings on the floor during your exam, you'll fail.
Posted by Will Dracott on Saturday, January 16, 2010,
The area just outside of the hospital in Southmead is under traffic cones. A 3-way traffic light system is in place just by the entrance off of Monk's Park Avenue (the uphill road from the double mini roundabout). Make sure you pick up the signs on approach, check those mirrors and stop where you are told, making sure you're not narrowing the road for on coming traffic.
Posted by Will Dracott on Wednesday, January 13, 2010,
Lessons are off again and so too are tests. With this new blanket of snow, tests are going to be off for a day or too. perhaps with a slight increase in temperature the snow will go by Friday ... fingers crossed
Posted by Will Dracott on Monday, January 11, 2010,
Just spome to the test centre in Southmead and the manager tells me they are hopeful that exams this afternoon should be on. I've been out and about and the side roads are still dangerous, so I assume that the test routes will be jiggled around so no one will be put in harms way. Not many places offer the grip to perform the manoeuvres, but a few do exist, so lessons are back on again for those wishing to get out there!
If you have a lesson coming up, and don't like the look of the streets w... Continue reading ...
This blog is for those taking their driving test in and around Bristol. Keeping you in touch with any route changes, diversions on test routes, severe traffic delays, road works, severe weather warnings, cancellations and DSA updates regarding the UK driving test.
