Before you have your first driving lesson

On June 8th 2015, the DVSA scrapped the paper counterpart of the driving licence. As you will still need to supply proof that your licence is valid and you are legally allowed to take lessons, you need to produce the appropriate information on your first lesson.

Go to https://www.gov.uk/view-driving-licence, and follow the instructions.

You will need:

• Your Provisional licence Number
• Your National Insurance Number
• Your post code

When you have filled in the details required click on: share your licence information BETA

Then go down the page and click on: Create a code

Then go to View, print or save your licence information

Print all pages and bring them with you to your first lesson, and also bring your Provisional Licence. Thank you!

Why having a two hour lesson each week will save you time and money

Any lesson will be structured to a pupil’s individual needs. It will allow for consolidation of previous topics and progression onto new ones.

It will also be constructed so that the pupil remains interested and motivated, without becoming tired and losing concentration.

This can be achieved by structuring the lesson into 20 minute segments.

• The first 20 minutes of any lesson should be a re-cap of earlier lessons, a drive to a suitable training area and a settling down period.
• The last 20 minutes of any lesson should be a debrief and evaluation of the progress made, a return to be dropped off and a wind down.
• In one hour this leaves only 20 minutes for the introduction of new topics. In a second hour there is a further 20 minutes.
• In a two hour lesson, even when the lesson is structured to allow a breathing space it permits three x 20 minutes of learning.

With a commitment to regular training and by taking two hour lessons, a pupil could reduce the number of hours by up to one third.