MEET OUR FRIENDLY TEAM OF INSTRUCTORS
Have a read & chuckle with the questions & their answers
1) What car do you teach in?
2) Which practical test centres do you cover?
3) What do you enjoy most about being a driving instructor?
4) What would be your top tips to a pupil?
5) What's your favourite driving soundtrack?
6) What year did you pass your driving test and what was your first car?
7) What's your favourite food & drink?
8) What was your previous job?
Ossie
1) Ford Puma.
2) Letchworth & Stevenage.
3) I get to meet new people from all backgrounds.
4) Persevere and learn from your mistakes.
5) Disco 70s, Dance in the 80s, House & Garage in the 90s
6) 1990/ Ford Escort XR3i.
7) Turkish / Orange juice or Latte.
8) Fitness instructor.
Alex
1) Volkswagen Polo SE TSI 1.2L.
2) Letchworth/ Stevenage but flexible.
3) Helping pupils to achieve their goals.
4) Be considerate to other road users and be safe.
5) Driving home for Christmas - Chris Rea.
6) 1988, old style Mini.
7) Roast beef, Yorkshire pudding, roast spuds / cup of tea 🍵.
8) Teaching assistant.
Stuart
1) Toyota Yaris.
2) Cambridge, Peterborough and Bedford.
3) Being my own boss.
4) Just try to relax and find a good way to manage any nerves.
5) Dreams by The Cranberries.
6) 1985 / Mini 850c.
7) Indian - but not too hot and San Miguel.
8) Police officer.
Tom
1) Toyota Yaris.
2) Bury St Edmunds.
3) Being your own boss. I enjoy helping pupils learn from their mistakes and help them progress.
4) Relax and be patient. Anticipate and look far and well ahead.
5) Mick Gordon - BFG Division.
6) 2017/Ford Fiesta.
7) Medium rare steak/Water.
8) I was a Document Courier.
Yuri
1) Toyota Corolla hybrid automatic.
2) Stevenage and Letchworth.
3) Providing knowledge and understanding how the driving could be responsible and safety for all road users and your self.
4) Keep practicing.
5) Chill out music and ballads.
6) 1994 in the army, Lada (Russian manufacture).
7) Home made food and beer.
8) Police officer.
Bev
1) Vauxhall Corsa 1.4 in midnight blue.
2) Bedford, Cambridge, Kettering and Peterborough if I really have too 🤣.
3) Meeting lots of lovely people and feeling such a sense of achievement taking a total learner through to their pass.
4) Mirrors, mirrors and more mirrors.
5) No soundtrack as such usually have Heart UK on.
6) 1981 😱 Ford XR3i in Black.
7) A very blue fillet steak and Gin n Tonic.
8) Customer Services Manager for an Awarding Organisation.
Jenny
1) I teach on Seat Arona with automatic transmission.
2) The TC I cover are:
Hendon, Mill Hill, Barnet, Borehamwood.
3) I enjoy teaching pupils the skills to be comfortable with safe driving.
4) My top tips are, Stay calm, plan the road ahead, the importance of looking at the road signs , stay focus and avoid distractions, be patient and stay safe.
5) My favourite singer is Jennifer Lopez.
6) I passed my driving test in January 2013.
7) My favourite food is pizza.
8) My previous job it was teaching.
Frank
1) Ford Puma.
2) Bishops Stortford, Letchworth & Stevenage.
3) Watching my students progress from the moment they first sit in my car, joining in their journey overcoming nerves and taking their photo proudly and deservedly holding their pass certificate.
4) Top tip, relax, keep calm and think what Frank would do.
5) Chris Rea, Driving home for Christmas.
6) I passed my driving test 2nd attempt in 1976. My first car was AUL747B A black mini cooper that cost me £20.
7) My favourite food has to be chicken Jalfrezi with a few ice cold cobra beers.
8) My previous job coming from a mechanical background was as a forklift engineer where I somehow managed to run over my foot breaking it whilst working on a truck.
Arthur
1) Honda Jazz hybrid automatic
2) Letchworth, Stevenage & Cambridge.
3) Transferring the knowledge and attitude of being a safe and responsible driver
4) Sit back, relax and drive on.
5) Smooth Jazz,& any radio station for traffic information
6) 1992/ Toyota Corolla.
7) Japanese & Hong Kong food / Water & Green Tea.
8) Bank Manager.
David
1) Toyota Aygo.
2) Letchworth- preferred, but can do Stevenage and Cambridge.
3) Meeting people.
4) Safety and observations are number 1.
5) Mix of music from the 70’s to present.
6) 1976 - Ford Anglia ( like the one in Harry Potter).
7) Steak and lager.
8) Swimming Coach.
Artur
1) Ford Focus.
2) Bedford.
3) The freedom and flexibility of teaching and driving and its rewarding seeing my pupils pass their test.
4) Stay focused.
5) Anything Rock & Roll.
6) I passed my test in 2018 and my first car was a Ford Fiesta.
7) Tacos & Coconut water.
8) I was a warehouse lead
Liton
1) Ford Puma.
2) Norwich.
3) Meeting new people.
4) Could be funny. Could be stressful.
5) R&B music.
6) 2002 and the car was a Suzuki Swift.
7) Any food, vegetarian and drink is orange juice.
8) I was a horse handler and trained people to become horse handlers.
Olivia
1) Toyota Yaris automatic
2) Bishops Stortford, Enfield & Loughton
3) Having the opportunity to help people become a safe & confident driver.
4) Stay calm & ensure you are fully focused.
5) Pop & dance tunes.
6) 2007 / Seat Leon.
7) Pasta & white wine.
8) Travel agent.
Rob
1) Kia Picanto.
2) Letchworth, Bedford, Bletchley and Leighton Buzzard.
3) Doing this job allows me to do something I enjoy, plus help others to achieve something they enjoy. There is nothing better than seeing one of my pupils pass their test and how it changes their lives.
4) Take your time, relax and enjoy the experience. It's doesn't matter how many lessons you've taken, you'll always learn something..
5) New Order, Bloc Party, Artic Monkeys. Deep Melodic House Music.
6) 1988 / Datsun 240K (Showing my age here!).
7) Chicken stir fry / Pepsi Max.
8) Pub Landlord.
Emma
1) I teach in a 2018 Vauxhall Corsa who I’ve named Maggie.
2) I cover Bedford test centre.
3) Nothing is more enjoyable than seeing my learners achieve their goals. It’s an honor to be part of the journey there.
4) Don’t rush! Learning to drive is a life skill. It’s okay to take the extra time to get things right. It will be worth it in the end.
5) Anything Whitney Houston.
6) I passed my driving test in January 2019. My first car was a Volkswagen Golf named Agnes.
7) I could survive on lasagna for the rest of my life. My favourite drink is apple juice.
8) My most recent one was as a caregiver for the elderly.
Kate
1) Mini Cooper.
2) The test centre I mainly cover is Bishop Stortford , but I Am happy to go to Stevenage, Loughton, Chingford and other local test centres to Harlow.
3) I really enjoy getting to know someone, teaching and developing a new skill with them. Watching them develop to test level- Being present when you pass your test is an amazing feeling, all the hard work between pupil and instructor paying off, knowing I’ve helped changed someone’s life in some way for the better.
4) Don’t rush into a situation, take your time, set you and the car up ready to deal with what you are driving though at that time, and don’t hold onto negative situations learn from them and move literally forwards.
5) I have so many music choices anything with a good beat that I know the words to.
6) I passed in bishop Stortford with 2 driver faults in 2004 and three weeks later got my first car which was a ford KA.
7) Quite like a good Chinese, but really it all depends on what I crave that week.
8) Jobs I worked before was a garden centre and a pub, I still work the pub one day a week now as I enjoy the environment and people I work with.