DRIVE Driving Lessons Kings Lynn

28/05/2026

Copied from another page but so worth reading, makes you think…..

If I told you one group of drivers causes one in five road deaths in Britain, you would probably assume they made up half the people on the road.

They do not.

Drivers aged 17 to 24 make up just 7% of licence holders.

But they account for 20% of road deaths.

That is not a tiny imbalance.
That is a proper alarm bell.

And now road safety experts are pushing for Graduated Driving Licences.

Which basically means:
No late-night driving.
No car full of your mates.
Longer learning periods before you can even take the test.

Straight away, people will split into two camps.

One side saying:
“Good. About time.”

The other saying:
“Oh brilliant, another layer of rules for people who already pay a fortune for insurance.”

But then you look at the numbers again.

In parts of Canada where these rules came in, young driver deaths reportedly fell by more than 80%.

Not 8%.
EIGHTY.

That is the sort of statistic that makes even the most anti-nanny-state person stop and think for a second.

Northern Ireland is already bringing in its own version this October after 164 people were killed or seriously injured in crashes involving drivers aged 17 to 23.

Meanwhile, the Government in England has ruled it out because they do not want to “unfairly penalise young drivers.”

Which sounds lovely in a press release.

But slightly less convincing when one in five road deaths is sitting there staring at you from the page.

Now personally?

Part of me thinks some of the restrictions sound completely over the top.

But then I remember every Friday and Saturday night drive home where some lad in a financed hatchback comes flying towards you at 70mph with four passengers, full beam on, music shaking the windows, and apparently no intention of surviving the evening.

And suddenly the curfew does not seem QUITE so dramatic.

Maybe the uncomfortable truth is this:

Most young drivers are absolutely fine.

But the small percentage who are not…
Are catastrophic.

What do you reckon?
Sensible safety measure or classic British overreaction?

27/05/2026

Show me/tell me questions

You will get one of each on your test. The tell me one is at the start before you leave the test centre and the show me one is during your drive, so the examiner can see that you can use the controls without losing control of the car.

I, and other instructors, will go through these during your lessons and I also go over them just before your test.

However you can help yourself by putting in a search engine, ‘show me/tell me questions for a practical driving test’ and it will come up with the questions and answers that you can then revise.

This isn’t just to pass your test but are the basic things you should understand about your vehicle, to keep you safe and to realise if something isn’t working quite as it should, so you can get it to a garage/mechanic and get it fixed.

Help us to help you by doing some research yourselves and start getting that understanding about how things work 😊

26/05/2026

It’s all been about the guys this month! Congratulations to my May passes ( theres no more going to test in May)

Joshua, Freddie and Archie

It’s been a pleasure meeting you all and teaching you and I wish you all success in your futures. Thank you for choosing and trusting me to get you to test standard and be safe drivers. Take care and enjoy your freedom 😁

26/05/2026

Congratulations to Archie passing your test this afternoon. It’s been a pleasure meeting and teaching you. Good luck for your future in boxing. Stay safe and enjoy your freedom 😁

25/05/2026

Just a little note about going to test:

I know test dates are hard to come by, but this is exactly why it shouldn’t be taken lightly.

If you need to push your test back, it has to be done no later than 10 working days before your test date. For this reason, if I feel, for any reason, that you’re not ready, I will let you know in plenty of time, which might mean you feel that in that time, you can improve enough to be test ready but we have to make the decision based on your driving at that time and we don’t make this decision lightly.

I won’t take someone to test who I don’t feel is ready, just to ‘give it a go’ because that isn’t the safe and responsible thing to do. There are other road users, pedestrians, yourself and the examiner that could be put at risk by doing this, so no, even if it means you have to wait another couple of months, I will not take someone who I don’t feel is ready.

To be test ready you need to be able to drive a route without any help or input from me and have passed 2 mock tests (this could be different to other instructors but this is my conditions) and if you can’t do this, I won’t take you or let you use my car.

I put 100% effort into all my lessons and I expect the same from my pupils. I know we all get ill and that can’t be helped but I am always willing to reschedule asap, starting early or working late, in order to keep you on track. If you aren’t bothered about rescheduling until after another week, or you forget your lesson, sleep in, forget the time etc, then it makes me wonder how serious you are about driving. The app I use gives you a message 48hrs in advance to remind you of your upcoming lesson, if you can’t make it, just message and ask to reschedule. On the day, you get a message advising I’m on my way and then another once I’ve arrived but if you then don’t have the lesson, for whatever reason, with your test just around the corner, you might find me telling you to push your test back if I don’t think you’ll be ready. We will have a discussion about what needs working on, whether you might need to think about extra hours in order to be ready or if we can use your lesson time in a better way (ie could you meet in Lynn if you live further away) so I will try everything first to get you test ready and advising you to push it back really is the last option.

I have a lot of pupils and can’t always move them around to try and get you another lesson. If you’re old enough to take driving lessons and be in control of a piece of metal, capable of serious injury or killing, then you should be responsible enough to manage your diary and remember when your lessons are and make the effort to take them.

When you go to test in my car, it’s not just you that is being assessed, it is also how well you’ve been taught and the examiner takes my badge number and the test result is recorded against that. If I take pupils to test that aren’t ready, not only have I wasted the time of the examiner, you and me, but also the opportunity for someone else who is test ready, to have that test. It’s taken a lot of time and effort for me to gain my instructor badge and I’m not going to risk losing it because a pupil wants to ‘just give it a go’, it’s not because I can’t be bothered or don’t care.

Of course it’s only my opinion that you’re not test ready and you’re more than welcome to see if there’s another instructor that can fit in a load of lessons before your test and take you to test, if they feel you’re ready, but just be aware, if another instructor also feels you aren’t ready, they won’t let you use their car either. The other option is to use your own car or another car you can make use of, as long as you have the insurance and a suitable person to take you to the test centre.

I always have your best interest at heart and will not suggest rescheduling your test unless I feel it’s absolutely necessary.

Thank you for your understanding and helping to keep your lessons consistent in order to get you test ready ☺️

22/05/2026

Congratulations to Freddie passing his test this afternoon. Huge thanks to his mum too for taking him out in between our lessons, it was a massive help. You got the result you deserved, good luck with your future ventures. Stay safe

19/05/2026

I don’t just teach you to pass your test, I teach safe habits for life. I don’t teach you to park in a bay feet away from anyone else, I’ll teach you to park in between 2 cars because I want to know, once you’ve passed your test, if the only space left in a car park is between 2 cars, you’re confident to use that bay and I’ll also teach you to parallel park between 2 cars where there isn’t a huge gap.

The driving test, for me and most other instructors, isn’t about just getting you to a standard where you can drive on your own, it’s about making you think about what else is happening around you and how you’ll deal with it, how you think about that blind bend, the hill you can’t see over, keeping you and others safe!

Safe driving for life

18/05/2026

Just because you pass your test, does not mean your are a brilliant, careful, safe driver. It means you passed the minimum required to be able to drive alone but there’s still so much to learn and understand about driving, driving at speed, when tired, not feeling well etc and the consequences these can have.

A teenager whose dangerous driving caused the death of his friend just days after passing his test has been jailed.

Max Greenhouse, 17, died when the Vauxhall Corsa being driven by Joe McCaldon lost control and smashed into a wall on Fir Tree Lane in Aughton, Lancashire. Two other passengers were injured in the crash on 11 December 2024.

McCaldon was sentenced at Preston Crown Court to four years' in prison after being convicted of causing death by dangerous driving and two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

The 18-year-old, from Lydiate on Merseyside, was also disqualified from driving for eight years.

The court heard how McCaldon, then 17, had passed his driving test only six days before the fatal crash.

McCaldon picked Max up before collecting two other friends aged 16 and 17 and driving to nearby Clieves Hill in Aughton.

He later drove away from Clieves Hill, speeding down a country lane before losing control and crashing into a farmhouse's stone wall shortly after 21:00 GMT.

Witnesses described hearing a bang as the car struck the wall before McCaldon shouted: "I need to get out."

The teenager and his three passengers all suffered serious injuries and were taken to hospital, where Max died.

A subsequent police investigation found McCaldon would have been travelling at 57mph or more.

The bend where he lost control of his vehicle could easily have been navigated had he have been driving within the 40mph speed limit, police said.

Max was described as a "loving boy" in a family statement.

"He had his whole life ahead of him - his plans, his dreams, his future all taken away in an instant."

They said Max "was a caring boy who brought so much warmth and kindness into the lives of everyone who knew him.
"The actions of one individual have torn our world apart in a way that words can barely describe.

"No sentence can ever make up for the loss we now live every single day.

"There will always be an empty space in our lives where he should be at home with us, laughing with his friends, growing into the person he was meant to become.

"We hope this case serves as a stark reminder of the devastating consequences dangerous driving can have.

"One reckless decision can destroy lives - not only for those directly involved, but for the families and communities left behind.

"Max deserved the chance to live his life.
"That chance has been taken from him - and from us forever."

Det Sgt Joe Ghigi, of Lancashire Police, said: "McCaldon's choice to drive dangerously, without care for those in his car or around him, took his friend's life.

"McCaldon has not only deprived Max of his life, but has significantly impacted the lives of his friends who were also in the car, and his own life too."

16th May 2026



📸 - Max Greenhouse

11/05/2026

09/05/2026

Driving on any road, always take that extra look for a motorbike

Heading to the North West 200 today? Motorcyclists are one of the most vulnerable groups on Northern Ireland’s roads.
Drivers - Before pulling out, turning, overtaking or changing lanes, actively search for motorcyclists. Don’t rely on a quick glance. Because a motorbike is much smaller than a car, it can often be closer and travelling more quickly than you think.
Remember, pillar blind spots in a vehicle can obscure an approaching motorcyclist.
Riders - Don’t assume you’ve been seen; your safety is your responsibility too. Always be alert to hazards and be ready to take action.


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