Your First Lesson
We take advanced bookings, which can be secured with a small deposit.
At Kerry's Driver Training, our aim is to get you driving on your first lesson.
Your friendly instructor will collect you from your chosen location. They will then check your provisional licence, and carry out a quick eyesite check. This involves reading a number plate from approximately 20.5 metres away. Depending on where you live, they will drive you to a quiet area. It is important to start your lessons in an area away from busy traffic, to help to build your confidence and to keep you safe. On the way, your instructor will give you a commentary drive, taking you through what they are doing. This will include things like mirror checks and changing gears.
Next, your instructor will ask you some questions to try and establish any previous experience you may have. You might not have driven before, but you may have learnt some of the basics from being in cars with friends and family. You may have already used the roads on a motorbike or moped for example.
We then get started on teaching you the cockpit drill, (setting up the seat, mirrors and steering wheel). We're all different sizes, and you need to be comfortable when your driving.
When your sitting comfortably, we'll move onto the controls. Each car is different, so you'll be shown the controls of the car you'll be using for your lessons. The controls include things like, the pedals, gears, and lighs.
When you know where everything is and how to work it, we move on to the best bit, moving off and stopping. Your instructor will talk you through moving off and stopping the car. This will be carried out a number of times, so you get plenty of practise.
Depending on experience, it may then be possible to move on to making left turns.
Everybody learns at a different rate, so all lessons are tailored to individual needs. At the end of your lesson, your instructor will offer feedback, and book you in for your next lesson.
A Taster Lesson
A taster lesson is usually for people who have driven before but may have had a bad experience with another company. You will have the opportunity to meet your friendly instructor, and familiarise yourself with the car. Your instructor will assess your driving ability and can discuss how many lessons you may need before you're ready to take your test. This is an opportunity to try us for a one off lesson to make sure we are what you're looking for.