James Ellis Driver Training

Just finished a fantastic work shop "Driving Test Nerves" with Diane Hall and Chris Allsopp. As a driving instructor I see a whole spectrum of emotions during a lesson (good bad and everything in between). These emotions can be useful, but sometimes they can inhibit learning and effect performanc...

Wearing a mask during the practical and theory tests are now a personal choice. As your driving instructor, I will unreservedly respect your decision. The training car will always be cleaned between lessons ( I see this as good hygiene and will now be general practice).

Here are the bullet poin...

This guide explains the top 10 reasons people fail the car driving test in Great Britain.

You need to be a good driver to pass the driving test. This guide gives examples of the types of mistakes people make during their test.

The Highway Code: 8 changes you need to know from 29 January 2022
Rules for all types of road users will be updated in The Highway Code to improve the safety of people walking, cycling and riding horses.

During the practical test you will be asked a question about the vehicle and asked to carry out a task whilst driving. Here are a few videos to help explain a some of the questions/tasks.

Hello Customers.
The Driver Training industry is processing information from the announcement made on Sunday 10th March. At the moment the industry is still in a similar position regarding safe working practices. As you are aware we are unable to carry out our work and maintain 2 metres for soci...

If you have a test coming up and you want to go over the Show Me Tell Me questions.
Here is a short video of the "show Me" questions. The vehicle is a Peugeot 208.

To all my customers.
Following the DVSA’s announcement to close test centres from Friday 20.03.20 for 12 weeks and with the recommendations from the Government regarding social distancing, I have decided to suspend lessons.
I will be in contact with you all to discuss your individual training pr...