City School of Motoring

28/04/2026

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….Driving Test..

Have you ever noticed all those passes and happy faces on every driving instructors page - including mine?

While it is great to see those happy faces it is really important to be aware of the hard work, and sometimes tears, it takes to get that test pass. It's a moment worth celebrating, and that's just what we do. We celebrate!

But what about those who don't pass? The driving test is not an easy thing to do.
Each and every pupil who takes their driving test battles nerves, excitement, sometimes self doubt, and a hundred other emotions..... it can sometimes end in a failed test.

If it wasn't such an insensitive thing to do I would put their picture on my page too and celebrate their bravery for trying so hard to pass. Especially knowing they are planning to put themselves through it all over again.

Behind every pass is a pupil who didn't pass.
And what about the instructor?
What about me?
Truth be told, when I watch my brave pupil drive off with the examiner I wish for nothing other than a happy ending.
Seeing your efforts result in victory is incredibly special, the very best feeling. Sitting with a pupil who didn't pass is heartbreaking.

I don't have a 100% pass rate, no instructor does.
But what I do have is you at the centre of my driving world.
When you drive off to start your test I want to put your smiling face on my page, and if it's not today it will be next time.

Don't give up - you've come so far.....

You will do this!!

27/04/2026

09/03/2024

I’ve been told a few times my job is easy….
All I do is sit and tell ppl where to turn blah blah blah…..

Ok let me enlighten you a little.

I had to take 3 tests before I was recognised as a driving instructor.

I have to deal with pupils who….
Cry, laugh when they’ve nearly killed us, don’t bother coming our for their lesson, cancel as I’m pulling up outside their house or go AWOL for weeks then expect their space to still be there when there ready to start back up !

But still I smile and carry on.

I have to deal with parents asking why it’s taking so long, booking tests without asking if their child is any where near ready and then expecting me to just let them “have a go”

But still I smile and carry on.

I have to deal with other drivers putting my pupils under pressure, doing dangerous manoeuvres around my pupils, while I’ve got to keep the pupil calm.

But still I smile and carry on.

I have to adapt each lesson to suit each pupil.
Some get stressed when they can’t grasp something, others just give up, some just don’t understand…. I have to think and find another way to get it across so they understand

But still I smile and carry on.

I have pupils with anxiety, ADHD, physical disabilities, mental disability’s and a whole other range of conditions…. But I do everything I can to help them and adapt.

But still I smile and carry on.

That is just a snippet of what a driving instructor has to do to do their job!

Could you explain how and why you do EVERYTHING you do when you’re driving? Right down to the smallest detail? Miss that tiny little thing out that’s the difference between them understanding and not!

So before you tell me job is easy ask yourself could you do it? Could you stay calm when an over bearing parent is giving it you large?
Could you stay calm when the pupil doesn’t stop the car and you have to have the reactions of Jackie Chan to keep you and everyone else around you safe ?
When you e pulled up to pick a pupil up after getting up extra early to accommodate them for that lesson then they cancel last minute and you could’ve stayed in bed an extra hour.

All these things are a thing in our world and plenty of other things too.

But still I smile and carry on because when that 1 pupil passes and you see that smile, tears of joy, you get that text saying they got a new job because they needed to drive to be able to take that job…. I know I make a difference to ppls lives…. So I smile and carry on….

But….

My job is no where near easy.

29/02/2024

Do you want an intensive driving course?(you won’t get one with me). Then make sure you know what you’re letting yourself in for.
This young man paid over £2,000 for 45 hours (including the test) from this company who don’t have any instructors.. They take your money then try and find someone willing to do the work
Obviously failed and the examiner abandoned the test for safety reasons

28/03/2023

How to fail your driving test.
Undertaking is dangerous and you can have points and a fine

15/03/2023

15/03/2023

28/07/2022

A few 2022 passes