26/05/2026
After 17 years of instructing, you would think I had seen it all. Some pupils struggle, some don’t. Some don’t need much help at all, others make you pull on every resource you never knew you never had… over and over and over again. Some creep into your thoughts at 3am as you suddenly have a brainwave of how else to explain clutch control, planning ahead or spiral roundabouts. They all pass sooner or later so long as they don’t quit.
But this one lady has struggled more than any pupil I have ever had. Her culture, background and life experience were all against her ever being an independent driver. And no matter how hard we tried, I questioned whether she would ever get there. But she refused to quit, and she refused to let me quit (and I wanted to on many, many occasions!).
Today, after THREE AND A HALF YEARS of lessons…. She finally reached her goal and PASSED HER TEST. Its landmark days like today and seeing someone like her achieve her goal that keep me going.
Well done to this lovely lady whom I have come to admire so much, and I don’t mind saying this, but for once, well done to me and TopGun Driving School too!
