Driving Instructor Kat

18/05/2026

I have an audience watching me eat my lunch between lessons today...

05/05/2026

New DVSA guidance on test swapping!

From 12th May, instructors (or websites/swapping apps) will no longer be allowed to book learner tests or arrange test swaps on their behalf.

This guidance explains how test swapping works when learners need to arrange it themselves.

For swapping:
✅ You only need the other learner's booking reference
❌ You DON'T need their name or any other personal data
✅ You both need to be available at the time of the call...
❌ …but you don't need to be together
✅ One learner calls the DVSA, the other waits for the DVSA to call them

To pass the security check, you'll both need to confirm your own details, including:
● Your driving licence number
● Your driving test booking reference number
● Your original payment card details
● Any driving tests you’ve taken before

See the full guidance:

You may be able to swap your car driving test with another learner driver by phone if you both already have a test booked and want each other's test slot.

25/03/2026

Mobile Phones (Your phone can wait)

Your phone will still be there when you get where you’re going. The person in the other car might not be.

Using a mobile while driving is one of the most common causes of serious collisions in the UK, not because people are reckless, but because our brains are wired to respond to notifications. That pull is real. The risk is just as real.

💡 Tip: Before you set off, put your phone on Do Not Disturb or in the glovebox. Out of sight genuinely helps. If you need it for navigation, set it up before you move.

Drive safe. 🚗

24/03/2026

23/03/2026

Huge congratulations to Abbie for passing your test first time in Penzance today! 🎉 A fantastic and well-earned result. Your attitude to learning, road safety, and becoming a confident, real-world driver has been brilliant throughout. It’s been a privilege to be part of your journey. 🙌🏻👏🏻

12/03/2026

Another hard-earned theory pass to celebrate today! Well done, Kayleigh – one more hurdle crossed! 👏🏻🥳💪🏻

10/03/2026

Huge congratulations to Leona for passing your theory test today! A lot of hard work and determination has gone into learning the knowledge and translating it into the theory test format.

So pleased all the effort has paid off today. Time to celebrate! 🎉🥳

04/02/2026

Quiz time! What would you do and why? Leave your answer in the comments. 🙂

🚗 Learner drivers – what would YOU do? 🤔

You’re travelling down this road.
👉 What speed limit applies to you here?
👉 How have you worked it out?

No speed limit signs in sight… or are there clues you should be looking for? 👀
Tell us your thinking in the comments 👇

👩‍🏫 Instructors: we know you know 😉
Get your learners to talk it through — how they identify the limit, what signs or road features they’re using, and why guessing is never the answer.

Let’s see who’s reading the road properly! 🚦💬

28/01/2026

09/01/2026

Learning doesn’t start at 17.
Little passengers are watching — and learning — long before lessons begin. 🚗👀