Passing with Kurt Hopson

24/04/2026

Brilliant Jackson, Absolutely smashed the test today in Darlington, with just the 3 minor driving faults. It's been a long journey for you, but I know you are now very happy to have that new licence and will be very safe on the roads.

Congratulations, and if you see me on the roads, give me a beep 😁🎉🚗💨

21/04/2026

FIRST TIME PASS WITH 1 DRIVER FAULT!

Well done Pypre! Absolutely smashed the test today in Middlesbrough. It's been a long journey for you, but I know you are now very happy to have that new licence and will be very safe on the roads. I will miss the laughs we've had in the car for sure. You no longer have to worry about driving my "heavy car" 🤣.

Congratulations!!! 😁🎉🚗💨

09/04/2026

Congratulations Jasmine! Passing first time in an unfamiliar location of Darlington. Enjoy the licence and your first car when you purchase it.
🚗💨🎊🎉

06/03/2026

WOW! I've finally found a video of this. Unfortunately, a lot of other instructors are wrongly teaching students this. If you do this on your driving test (using a car as a 'shield') you would fail your test!. Here's why: That other learner vehicle in the right lane is NOT going to stop you from being hit, they would be catapulted into you. If you cannot see at a junction, roundabout etc then you cannot go, as you would be trusting that other person's judgement.

The phrase is 'can't see can't go'.😁

06/03/2026

A question I get asked often on driving lessons "what do you recommend for a first car, and what would be cheapest on insurance?".

New drivers in the UK face significant insurance costs, but the right vehicle could cut that bill down

20/02/2026

Another bites the dust!... congratulations Matthew on passing your driving test today in Hartlepool at the FIRST ATTEMPT with just 4 MINOR driving fault. Enjoy the licence 👍🎊🎉🚗💨

19/02/2026

Huge congratulations to Hannah, passing her driving test at the first attempt in an unfamiliar location of Northallerton. Enjoy the licence, Hannah. 🎊🎉🚗💨

This keeps the 100% pass record going this year, and 100% pass rate at Northallerton test centre. 🎉🎊

13/02/2026

Another happy customer! 😁 Well done to Thomas today on passing your driving test on the first attempt. Fantastic job! Wish you the best for the future, and hope you enjoy the licence 😁🎉🎊 🚗💨

06/02/2026

Kurt's in common 😉 (see previous post)

03/02/2026

🌟 DVSA CHANGES 🌟

Changes to driving test booking rules
The rules for booking practical car driving tests are changing to make the system fairer and more secure. These changes are part of the outcome of our consultation to improve the way driving tests are booked.

What's changing
From 31 March 2026 you and your pupils will only be able to change a car driving test up to 2 times (reduced from 6). This applies to all car driving tests booked by you or your pupils.

Swapping tests between 2 of your pupils will count towards this limit, so we’d encourage you to make sure your pupils only book their test when they’re ready to take it.

Managing your availability
You can set times when you're available to take your pupils to their driving tests. This stops your pupils from booking tests at times that do not work for you.

When your pupils use your ADI personal reference number to book their test, they will not be shown appointments at times you've marked as unavailable.

You can set:

morning and afternoon hours you're available for each day of the week
one-off times you're unavailable, such as when you're on holiday
how long you need between one test ending and the next one starting
Find out how to manage your availability for driving tests.

Ready to Pass? campaign
We’re creating new messaging to share with learner drivers through paid media advertising to encourage them to take action before the changes are introduced.

We're also working on updating the campaign toolkit to help you communicate these changes with your pupils.

We will be running webinars later this month to give you the opportunity to talk to DVSA officials about the upcoming changes, learn more about the paid media campaign and the updated toolkit.

We will share dates and details about how to book your place, so look out for future emails. You can also read more about the changes on

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