Team Young Driver Training

28/04/2026

Happy New License Day to Ruby who has only gone and passed her driving test on the first attempt with just ONE driver fault, which is not easy by any stretch and joined the Team Young Wall Of Fame 💪😎

Like all learners it has been a journey of many struggles and some big hurdles for Ruby to climb and conquer. Throughout we have made many changes and adapted lessons to create a style of learning that suits Rubys needs for best progress. 🏋️‍♂️

Every leaner is unique, an important part of the process to developing their skills and getting them over the finish line with a good level of competency to be safe drivers is for me to distinguish what each learners needs are so I can adapt lessons to suit the learning style that works best for them...
That might not be what the learner themselves realise they need! 🤯

Thankfully Ruby put her trust in my expertise and took all my advice, we made some big changes to make her lessons work best for her and ultimately not only did it get her over the finish line faster but it got her over it with an absolutely outstanding result. 🤩

Ruby you have developed into an incredibly capeable driver with ninja reaction times and a level of awareness that some qualified drivers can only dream of having! 👌

We've had struggles and we have had highs, we've laughed, had sing songs and put the world to rights and I have believed in you every turn of the wheels, I'm gonna miss your happy character and seeing your big smile every week!

Dont disappear because you owe me a coffee meetup!, YES you can have a brownie! 😂

Enjoy your car, always be amazing and drive SAFE, you're definitely...

Team Young Forever ✊

17/03/2026

Respect going out to Olivia who became a Team Young Legend by passing her driving test today on the first attempt! 🙌

This one was an extremely special and emotional moment for me to witness.
To say me and Liv have shared a crazy journey would be a complete understatement.
Liv had a very unfortunate and traumatic start to her learning to drive journey when only a small amount of lessons in we were involved in a pretty scary accident while we were parked at the road side.
One minute we were discussing how a roundabout works and the next a van driver who was not paying attention smashed straight into the back of us at speed, completely writing my car off and giving us a free ambulance ride to hospital! 😫

An experience that would put even the most bravest of people off continuing to learn how to drive... but not Liv!
A month later she was back in the driver seat frightened and hyper aware of other drivers around us but she was determined she was not going to let what happened stop her from gaining a license! 💪😎

Today with very shaky hands and some heavy last minute anxieties she went out and proved that all the stress she has had to overcome was worth carrying on for! 😎

In a very weird and what felt like a cruel twist of fate the examiner asked Liv to pull up at the roadside on the very road our accident took place!
It was a pretty surreal moment and felt like the universe was just giving her a little reminder of what she has overcome to get where she is today! 🤨

Liv, you are and will always be a very special and unforgettable person to me and I honestly cannot put into words just how thankful I am that you trusted me enough to continue learning with me after we shared such a horrible event! 😇

You're amazing, truly braver then you know and I am going to miss you an enormous amount.
Keep being the overly aware driver you are and dodging the crazies who dont respect the road in the way you do. 😎

You might not need me anymore but you're definitely...
Team Young Forever ✊

25/02/2026

Olivia secures a spot on the Team Young Wall Of Fame after passing her test on the first attempt 💪😎

Well done my little onion!!
I gave Liv that nickname because in the time I have spent helping her learn how to drive and perfect her skills she has brought me close to tears on many occasions with proudness!
In fact there has been times we have both literally sat at the roadside drying our eyes! 😭

We have shared some very emotional moments to get to this test and I feel absolutely privileged that Liv has trusted in me enough to share those moments with me 🤗

On the day the route Liv had felt like all hell suddenly broke loose, it was awful, there were lots of situations to deal with on the road that would have tested the most experienced driver to their last nerve! 🙉🙈

To handle the nerves and deal with every tricky situation was genuinely nothing short of amazing to witness and I was absolutely left speechless at how Liv managed to keep herself calm and commentate herself through it! 🤯

Liv you have one of the biggest hearts in the universe and you have worked so hard for this moment, I am so so proud to be the instructor that could help you reach your goals! 🙏

I will miss our lessons more then you could possibly imagine... I wont miss you almost having me in tears though! 🙈😂

Now go enjoy that license, your zest for exploring and being independent!

You are...

TEAM YOUNG FOREVER ✊

24/02/2026

Alex joins the Team Young Wall Of Fame after passing his driving test on the first attempt 😎

This is a tough one to put down in words, when I picked Alex up for his first lesson he made a very profound impression on me, we discussed his reasons for wanting to learn to drive and he shared with me some reasons that where personal to him, it was clear to see sitting next to me was somebody who was ready to enter a new phase of strength and determination in their life! 💪

The challenge to make that happen was GAME ON, we got a plan together and we focused on setting goals and smashing them, something which Alex made look easy while picking faults in everything he did during the process, but always reaching and exceeding the targets he set for himself.

Along the way Alex shared a lot of his life and self doubts with me, he took some very brave steps to be done with the old version of himself and bring out the strong self belief that's always been hiding in there 👏

Every lesson has been an absolute pleasure to see you grow in confidence and ability Alex and to see the shock on your face when you got that result was worth every bit of work we have done, your reaction was so funny to see, you literally could not believe what you had done 😂

Thank you for choosing me as your instructor, to share your journey with you and to witness your success was an incredible moment for me, an extremely well earned win!

Keep that Team Young determination going and show em what you're made of Alex,
Enjoy the privilege of your full license and keep those standards high 🙌

Team Young Forever ✊

24/12/2025

A very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all Team Young Students and their families past and present!

It's been a tough year for us all, with test waiting times hitting an all time high right across the country and the extra pressure that has put on students to pass on the first attempt to avoiding having to wait ages for another go you have all dealt with that added pressure as best as you can and I am immensely proud of you all for giving it 110% every lesson and not letting the system grind you down! ✊

Special thanks to the students who have given me Christmas gifts, I truly appreciate you doing that for me, I never expect gifts from any of you as it's my job to take care of you all but when it happens I am truly grateful, so thank you so much 🙏

Extra special mention goes to my student Olivia...
Back in August during her lesson she was very unfortunate to be in the car parked at the roadside when a van driver wasn't paying attention and smashed directly into the back of us at speed completely writing my car off and injuring us both in the process!
Such an experience could be enough to put a learner driver off driving for life!
Not only has Olivia been brave enough to get back behind the wheel in my new car but she has managed to turn such a horrible experience into an amazing level of awareness and has in the short time since developed her skills into an incredible level! Olivia you are a Team Young Warrior and I am immensely proud to be your instructor.
I literally can not wait to see you get your pass certificate in the new year after all you have been through, you deserve it more then anybody 👏

To all my Team Young Legends out there on the road I miss you all, you better be behaving the way I taught you to 😂

2026, more Team Young Legends are coming for their passes ✊
And a new instructor may be joining us, watch this space... 😎

But first, LETS PARTY!! 🥳

Big Love
Craig @ Team Young

13/12/2025

We need to talk about the sheer lack of intelligence and common sense of entitled drivers on our roads and their abusive behaviour towards learner drivers!

This is not ok and has sadly become so common that it leaves us with no choice but to submit footage of all the poor drivers that create danger on our roads to the police, resulting in regular prosecutions being handed out!

Here is an example caught on camera today during a lesson, my learner is waiting to exit a junction turning left but can't see as another car has stopped directly at the driver side of us waiting to turn right and obstructing the view completely (which you can see later into the video)
The impatient driver behind became totally enraged with this expecting my learner to just pull out into a live lane of traffic without being able to see if anything was coming!!
Something I would NEVER let a learner do as we don't teach people to take risks and put themselves or me in danger!

The road was very busy and it meant we had to wait patiently until the learner could see properly and be sure it was safe to proceed.
You can actually see the driver of the Mini also struggling to see at points, yet screaming at us to go! 🙄

As you can see when the learner does proceed the driver of the Mini behind did NOT observe the junction properly and followed us out like a complete idiot directly into the path of another oncoming vehicle, this resulted in them then having to accelerate hard up behind us to get out the way of the car behind.
The driver then decided we weren't going fast enough and thought it acceptable to give us a load of offensive hand gestures!, eventually speeding past us while hurling abuse at us!

Where is the common sense?..
The "L" plate roof box should be enough of a clue for other drivers to figure out the driver is "LEARNING" to drive, we wouldn't have to display such message if the person driving was capeable of driving like a qualified driver, they would have a full license if that was the case.

Common sense should make you realise the LEARNER will likely move off slower than a qualified driver.

They will likely accelerate slower than a qualified driver.

They might brake suddenly and hard unlike a qualified driver.

Your abuse only makes the learner more over cautious, stressed and usually SLOWER!

It doesn't matter how much that angers you or how much abuse you give us, we will NOT allow the learner driver to break the law and speed just because you want us to!
We will NOT allow the learner to exit a junction they can not see is safe until they can be sure it is SAFE to do so!

If you behave this way around us the footage WILL be submitted to the police and I can assure you Humberside Police DO prosecute as they inform us on what action is being taken against the offending bad drivers we send in!

03/12/2025

Fun day for Team Young 😎

Lots of ground covered including a drive from Hull to Bridlington and back for learner Summer who did absolutely amazing at practicing following signs and sat nav and then a quick lesson on how to jump start a car after the battery had gone flat on hers! ⚡

Ellie who drove to Hornsea via Bilton putting her skills of faster speed and bendy country roads to the test, she also blagged me to make a quick stop for some chips and gravy from the seaside chippie for all her hard work!🍟

And there was even time to meet up with Team Young Legend Dylan (who passed his test a few weeks ago) for a cheeky Costa and a spin in his new car, driving to his usual pro standards and showing me how high the score on his black box is, keeping his insurance costs as a new driver down and most importantly keeping safe on the road💪😁 ☕

Very proud of you all, keep putting in 110%,
don't do it for me, always do it for yourself!
I believe in you all and when you need my help...

I GOT YOU 🤝

10/11/2025

Immensely proud to welcome Dylan to the Team Young Wall Of Fame after passing his driving test with only 2 minor faults 💪😁

This one actually stings for me as I feel like I'm losing a limb!
Dylan has made such an impact on me over his learning to drive journey, he is without a doubt one of the most likeable characters I have ever had the pleasure of teaching and as much as he may not realise he has reminded me every lesson at to why I'm as passionate about my job as I am 😎

From the very beginning Dylan had a complete and often frustrating self critical view of himself and his abilities, always wanting to be the best he could be while being completely unaware of just how capable he actually was, he was never happy with himself even when he was doing amazing!
I was determined to make him see the potential in himself and get him the proof in the form of a driving licence 💪😁

When we haven't been going over every minor driving detail to get Dylan the perfection he strives for we have been busy laughing at his ability to spot a number 6 bus from a mile away or debating on what the worlds best biscuit may be 🤔

To see Dylan get that win yesterday will stay with me forever, it was a happy moment I've been longing to see for a while but in true Dylan fashion on the journey home he said to me "I did alright I suppose... but I should of done it without any minors", I could of literally strangle the kid right then and there 🙉🤣

Dylan I'm gonna miss our lessons a great deal, for the love of god PLEASE let this be the start of you seeing your own potential, keep wearing your heart on your sleeve and being the amazing guy you are! 😊

Keep those standards high every drive!

Team Young Forever ✊

07/11/2025

A lack of experience combined with taking risks is a recipe for disaster!

Friends never intend on causing the death of their friends but this sadly happens way more then it should, leaving devastation and hurt for everyone's families involved!

Take care of your passengers, respect their lives and everybody elses on the road, you might think it won't happen to you but if you increase your risks by driving dangerously you risk finding out!

https://news.sky.com/story/teenager-sentenced-to-five-years-for-causing-death-of-17-year-old-friend-by-dangerous-driving-13464858?fbclid=Iwb21leAN7RI9jbGNrA3tD_mV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHt9kxsg_xkMpjfKL6ss-gplapjtlCEu3lIepKdeTqsjLiypYrIsYJIDVQ99D_aem_LiTxvTU41G9vufVDnCXdEw

Josh died after the car he was travelling in - driven by friend Corey Cooper - crashed into a barrier in Sheffield in November 2023.

23/08/2025

Hi everyone, I just want to say a big thank you to all my learners, fellow instructors and everybody else for their understanding, kind words and support during what has been a very stressful time!

For those unaware, recently during a lesson we were parked up at the roadside when a van driver wasn't paying proper attention and smashed straight into the back of my car completely destroying the car and resulting in myself and learner having to get a free ambulance ride to the hospital! 😔

As always I have done my absolute best to make sure those learners who had tests booked didn't fall behind or have to cancel their tests and I've still managed to get everybody to thier tests who are ready!

Around keeping on top of that, running a second business, wasting endless hours of my time on the phone to insurance companies, solicitors, medical experts, being a husband and a father to my own family my inbox has fallen behind somewhat and I'm currently doing my best to make my way through all the lesson enquires I am receiving,
If you have messaged me please bare with me I will get to you and thank you for your patience 😊

Thanks all
Craig @ Team Young ✊

20/08/2025

Congratulations and celebrations going out to Maddie on passing her driving test 🎉

I honestly don't know where to start with this one 🙉
It's been some journey, a long time coming!
Maddie started with me when she was at college and then she landed herself a spot at a university away from Hull, instead of training with another instructor there she decided to save up lots of torture to put me through everytime she was at home on leave 😂

I honestly don't know if that's because she loved her lessons with me or she just got so much pleasure out of watching me suffer 🤔

Maddie loves to talk, unlike my car her mouth doesn't have a limiter!
As a result I've learnt a lot about her and I feel absolutely blessed to have been the instructor she chose to stick with on her learning to drive journey when she could of taken her custom to the city her Uni is in! 🥰

We've battled through struggles, tackled every hurdle, we've laughed a lot but to see the tears of joy when you got the result of a pass made me so proud of you Maddie, you wholeheartedly deserve every bit of that driving license 😎

Keep making yourself proud and try not to tell too many bad drivers off on the road 😂

Thanks for letting me guide you to a pass

Team Young Forever ✊