Julie’s Driving School

03/11/2026

17/10/2026

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16/10/2026

🚦 BLUE LIGHTS BEHIND YOU. RED LIGHT IN FRONT.
WHAT DO YOU DO?

You’re waiting at traffic lights when an emergency vehicle approaches from behind. The siren is going, the blue lights are flashing and suddenly you feel personally responsible for rearranging the entire junction.

Take a breath. They need your help, but they don’t need you creating another emergency.

If your light is red, stay behind the white stop line. Blue lights behind you do not give you permission to cross the line “just a little bit”.

Keep off kerbs and pavements, and don’t move into a bus lane you aren’t permitted to use. The pavement isn’t an escape route for your car. There may be people on it.

Check your mirrors and consider where the emergency driver is trying to go. If you can safely and legally make room without crossing the stop line, do so carefully. If there is nowhere suitable to move, stay put. They understand that you cannot make your car disappear.

Emergency drivers are trained to assess the situation. They may use another lane, pass on the opposite side when safe, or wait until the lights change. Sometimes they switch off the siren while waiting so drivers don’t feel pressured into doing something dangerous. That doesn’t mean the emergency has been cancelled.

Once your light turns green, check the junction and move carefully, making room when it is safe. Don’t suddenly swerve or brake because you’ve heard a siren. Predictable driving helps them far more than panic.

There is an important exception: follow a clear direction from a police officer directing traffic. A siren or flashing headlights alone are not that instruction.

You can still face enforcement for breaking traffic laws while trying to help. “I was getting out of the way” does not automatically excuse going through a red light or driving dangerously.

Nobody wants to delay an ambulance, fire engine or police vehicle.
However, pulling into crossing traffic or putting pedestrians at risk could leave them with another incident to deal with.

Help them get through by staying calm, observant and predictable.
Good intentions still need good judgement.

13/10/2026

5 REASONS..... why we won't give you our cars for your Test Day at the last minute ✋️❌️

​Now, this isn't being rude or doubting that you can drive! 🤔

​These reasons are genuinely why we can't just hand over our keys 🔑

​1. Unknown Driving Ability:
It may sound harsh, but if we don't know you or your driving style, we simply can't guarantee you are test-ready or will be safe in a few days or even a week!

​2. Our Cars Are Our Livelihood:
Our vehicles are how we pay bills and support our families 👪. If an unknown driver crashes on test, what happens then ? Our business would suffer💥

​3. Duty of Care:
We owe a duty of care to you, the examiner and the public to keep everyone SAFE. We can't let anyone " just have a go " at the test.

​4. Commitment to Current Students:
What about our regular pupils with tests coming up? How would they feel? It wouldn't be fair to cancel their scheduled lessons for someone we don't know 🙃

​5. DVSA Standards Checks & Pass Rates:
Driving instructors are monitored (which is a good thing!) by the DVSA on pass, fail, and fault rates. Unprepared last-minute test takers risk triggering ADI badge checks, which ultimately could put our jobs on the line! 😮

​It’s never personal... it's about safety and fairness!

MY ADVICE is book in some lessons with an instructor who will advise you if you are ready and consider moving your Test Date for a better & safer chance of passing ✅

13/08/2026

Please pay attention when driving, this poor man lost his life which could have easily been avoided!

🚨 This is the young man who killed a ‘much loved’ dad on the M62 after he crashed into the back of his car while trying to replay a song.

18-year-old Ryan Richardson was not paying attention to the queue that had built up in front of him when he smashed into the 68-year-old victim's Toyota Aygo.

There had been warning signs about likely delays on the approach to that area. Richardson was driving at 59mph when his car hit the back of the vehicle in front of him.

The other car was shunted into the back of the one in front of it, with that vehicle shunted into the back of the next car. The 68-year-old driver of the car in front of Richardson died at the scene from his injuries.

The court heard how the victim's death had "brought lifelong grief and misery" to his family.

During a police interview, Richardson, now 20, said that he was distracted by his mobile phone at the time of the crash because he had been playing music on the car stereo, using a Spotify app on his phone. He was rewinding a song at the time of the impact. The phone was in a cradle, however.

Richardson admitted causing the death of another motorist by dangerous driving. He was sentenced to two years and eight months in a young offenders' institution, alongside a six year driving ban.