Learning to Drive
We offer a range of courses to meet your needs as a learner driver.
• Pass Plus | Motorway | Hourly | Intensive | Residential •
• Refresher | Towing | Fleet | Theory | Nervous Drivers •
Before we can start giving you lessons you must be at least 17 years old and have a UK provisional licence. If you do not yet have a provisional licence then forms can be optained from your nearest Post Office. Forms can take up to 10 days to process so if you are old enough and want to start learning, then fill a form in now.
Pass Plus
Plus Plus is a training scheme for newly qualified drivers. This specially designed course by the Driving Standards Agency (DSA), with the help of insurers and the driving instruction industry, helps you;
- Gain quality driving experience safely
- Build on your existing skills and knowledge
- Reduce your risk of being in a road crash
- Save money on car insurance premiums
- Boost your confidence
- Show you a positive driving style that is both enjoyable and safe
There are six practical modules:
- Town driving
- All weather driving
- Driving out of towns
- Driving on dual carriageways
- Driving on motorways
- Night driving
We prefer one day pass plus courses which enables you to gain valuable motorway experience with an instructor who is also a member of The Institute of Advanced Motoring (IAM).
Motorway Tuition
Learner drivers are not allowed to drive on the motorway.
This means that although you are legally permitted to drive on the motorway when you pass your test, you will not have the experience of the skills needed.
Are motorway tuition covers the following:
- Joining the motorway safely
- Learning the speeds and distances for safe motorway driving
- Understanding how to use the motorway lane system
- Overtaking other vehicles safely
- How to get assistance on the motorway
- Leaving the motorway safely
Hourly Lessons
If you are not in a rush to get your driving licence then perhaps hourly tuition is for you. With just one or two hours driving tuition each week, you can learn at a leisurely pace. You take your theory and practical tests when we agree that you are ready. There is no fixed time scale with hourly lessons and you can take as long as you need.
Intensive Courses
If you have failed your test or just want to get your licence in a shorter period of time why not choose are intensive driving courses. We have various durations of intensive courses available and the one you choose will depend on how much driving experience you have. We offer intensive courses which are usually spread over a one week period, giving you concentrated tuition with the practical test at the end of the course.
Residential Courses
If you would like to get away from it all and learn to drive in different surroundings then try one of our residential courses. They run on a similar time scale as our intensive courses and include several hours a day, every day and then you take you practical driving test at the end of the course. With a residential course you have the added bonus of being away from home, away from your daily distractions and staying in comfortable accommodation. At the end of each day you can relax in your new surroundings and enjoy a holiday whilst you learn to drive.
Refresher Courses
We offer tailor made refresher courses for drivers who have not been behind the steering wheel for quite some time.
* PLEASE NOTE: Powys County Council are working with local driving instructors on a mature driver scheme for people over 55 and paying part of the cost for tuition.
Powys County Council
Sarah Morris, Senior Road Safety Officer
Tel: 01597 826979
Email: [sarah.morris@powys.gov.uk]
Website: [www.powys.gov.uk]
Towing Training
To be able to tow a trailer or caravan you now need to take a towing test.*
* All drivers who passed a car test before January 1st 1997 are still entitled to tow trailers until their licence expires.
If you passed your driving test after January 1st 1997, you may now need to pass a seperate test (licence category B + E) to tow a trailer or caravan weighing over 750kg MAM (Maximum Authorised Mass).
Nervous Drivers
If you maybe consider yourself to be a nervous driver, then we also offer courses specifically designed for you. All of our driving instructors specialise with nervous drivers and are very patient and friendly.
If you would like to discuss any of these courses in more detail please call me on 01544 350263 or use the contact form on the website.
