LDC Driving School - David Doughty

31/05/2022

Massive congratulations to my pupil Katy who passed her practical driving test at East Kilbride Test Centre this morning. All your hard work has paid off Katy and you thoroughly deserve your pass today…TOP WORK! 👍👏

02/05/2022

Congratulations to Sophie who Aced the reverse bay park on her lesson today. When the car wasn’t lining up, she worked her way through it, troubleshooted the problem and put a top fix in place to end up with all four corners of the car in the bay! All her own work too, without any help required from me! Great work Sophie! 👍👏

15/04/2022

The Scottish Government have announced that from Monday the 18th of April, it will no longer be mandatory to wear face masks or face coverings within indoor public spaces. This also applies to driving lessons, practical driving tests and theory tests. However, although the wearing of face coverings will become a matter of personal choice, their use is still recommended.

Whilst Covid-19 infection rates remain high, for the foreseeable future, I will continue to wear a face covering whilst conducting driving lessons and instructor training. This decision will be reviewed regularly and changed at the earliest opportunity when infection rates are far lower. Whereby I cannot force any pupil or trainee to wear a face covering when inside the learner car, I would respectfully ask for everyone’s continued cooperation by wearing face coverings for the time being. Multiple learners and trainee instructors use the learner car and some may have family members or close contacts who fall within the vulnerable Covid-19 category.

Many thanks in advance for your continued understanding and cooperation.

16/02/2022

An amber weather warning is in place for high winds from 4pm today. The warning is severe enough for ScotRail to announce many service suspensions later this afternoon as a result of storm Dudley.

As safety is always the primary concern on driving lessons, there is a chance some lessons may have to be abandoned or cancelled at short notice over the next couple of days. High winds can make driving conditions extremely hazardous and, if the weather is severe enough, it would not be safe or appropriate to conduct driving lessons if the high winds pose too much of a risk.

27/01/2022

For those who may not be aware, significant changes to the Highway Code are being implemented from Saturday the 29th of January onwards.

These changes are intended to set out a hierarchy of road users, providing the greatest protection to the most vulnerable, such as pedestrians, cyclists and those on horseback, for example.

The Highway Code changes will be covered within my driving lessons and all pupils are expected to familiarise themselves with them. If you have any questions regarding the changes, I’ll be happy to discuss them in greater detail on your next driving lesson. I’d also recommend that ALL drivers familiarise themselves with the updated Highway Code as, under certain circumstances, driving procedures/priorities will change.

For example, if the vehicle ahead of you is approaching a junction, please anticipate the possibility of that vehicle coming to a controlled stop on the main carriageway in front of you. They may have to do so in order to give priority to a vulnerable road user (e.g. pedestrian) waiting to cross the road at the junction. Please do not become frustrated at a learner driver doing this as they will be following the correct new procedure, adhering to the Highway Code in order to keep things safe. Allowing a safe & suitable following distance from the vehicle in front of you should minimise any disruption to your journey and help you (and everyone else) stay safe.

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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.

01/01/2022

Happy New Year to everyone from LDC Driving School -David Doughty!

Congratulations once again to all my pupils and trainee instructors who passed their tests in 2021!

25/12/2021

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Happy Christmas and best wishes for 2022 from LDC Driving School - David Doughty!

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27/09/2021

*** FUEL UPDATE ***

As I’m sure you’ll appreciate, fuel for my vehicle is an integral part of being able to deliver driving lessons and instructor training. The panic buying of fuel (and potential supply shortages as a result) could impact my availability for driving lessons.

At present, I have plenty of fuel and supply is available at most fuel stations in/around West Central Scotland. I will do everything I can to ensure my car has sufficient fuel at all times. However, if fuel supply does become a problem, there is potential for your driving lesson or instructor training session to have to be cancelled or postponed at short notice. If fuel supply is an issue, I may have to “ration” the use of my car and give priority to pupils with a driving test booked in the foreseeable future.

I’m hopeful that there will not be any disruption to normal service, but thank you in advance for your cooperation and understanding if your lesson or training session has to be cancelled or postponed.

10/09/2021

18/08/2021

Massive congratulations to Aedan who passed his driving test today at the 1st attempt! Aedan’s lessons were disrupted due to the Covid-19 lockdowns and he had to wait patiently for his test date due to the backlog. However Aedan, you took this all in your stride and thoroughly deserve your pass today. All your hard work has paid off!
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13/07/2021

Earlier today, the First Minister of Scotland confirmed that Scotland will be moving to Level Zero on Monday the 19th of July. However, the wearing of face masks will still be mandatory for the foreseeable future.

Therefore, all of my current Covid-19 safeguarding protocols will remain in place until further notice, including face coverings still being required whilst in the car.

Throughout Scotland, face masks will still be required to be worn throughout all theory and practical driving tests.

ALL my pupils and trainee instructors have been incredibly understanding when it comes to the Covid-19 protocols, adhering to them without question or debate and I’m extremely grateful to you all for doing so.

02/06/2021

Huge congratulations to Georgie who passed her driving test earlier today in her own car! You’ve worked really hard and taken all the delays from the Covid-19 lockdowns in your stride. You thoroughly deserve your pass as reward for all your hard work. I’ll expect a wave whenever I see the red Mini go past! 😂🚘😎