Michelle Beckett at RED Driving School

02/09/2026

Hurry Spaces are now available grab them while you can

17/08/2026

🚗 “WHY WON’T AN INSTRUCTOR JUST TAKE ME TO TEST IN THEIR CAR?” 🚗

We get asked this more often than you’d think — especially when someone’s own instructor or car suddenly isn’t available.

The simple answer is: because we’re putting our own professional licence on the line too. Not just our car.

When we take a pupil to test, the examiner records details including the instructor’s ADI badge number and the vehicle registration, and our pupils’ test results contribute to the information the DVSA holds about our performance.

So if we haven’t taught you, we simply don’t know your driving standard.

We don’t know your observations, judgement, control, decision-making or how you react under pressure. A quick hour before your test isn’t enough for us to confidently put our name, car and professional reputation behind your driving.

And there can be consequences for us.

If concerns are raised about an instructor’s standards, they can be called for a DVSA standards check — an assessment of our ability to teach safely and effectively.

An ADI has limited attempts to demonstrate the required standard, and ultimately our registration as a driving instructor can be at risk if we repeatedly fail to meet it.

That registration is our livelihood. It’s what legally allows us to provide paid driving tuition.

So when an instructor says they won’t simply lend their car or take someone they’ve never taught to test, they’re not being awkward or trying to make you spend more money.

They’re protecting their pupil, the examiner, other road users, their car, their professional standards and their livelihood.

We want you to pass — but more importantly, we need to know you’re safe enough to deserve that licence. 🚦💙

10/07/2026

Congratulations to Samuella Vas on passing your driving test today Guildford Driving Test Centre with just 3 minors. Well done I wish you many years of happy safe motoring

27/06/2026

Congratulations to Stef Pickering on passing your driving test today Guildford Driving Test Centre with only 3 minors. I am so proud of you, you have worked so hard for this. I wish you many years of happy safe motoring 🎉🍾🥂🚘👏🥳👍

26/06/2026

04/05/2026

When looking for a driving instructor, it’s a good idea to start your search early, as many instructors are in high demand. Leaving it until just a couple of weeks before you want to begin can make it harder to find availability, so planning ahead really helps. It’s also worth checking that your instructor is either an Approved Driving Instructor (ADI) or a Potential Driving Instructor (PDI). A genuine instructor will be happy to show you their credentials if you ask

25/04/2026

25/04/2026

Congratulations to Thomas Barrs Hayes on passing your driving test on the 2nd attempt at CTC wishing you many years of happy safe motoring