SaM Approved Driving Instructor

01/12/2025

Huge congratulations to Philip!

Hamed passed his driving test at Morden Driving Test Centre on his very first attempt — with only a few driving faults!

His test included the ‘tell me’ and ‘show me’ questions, following Sat Nav for the independent driving section, and reverse parking on the road manoeuvre.

Fantastic job, Philip — all your hard work paid off!
All the best from Sam Adi, your driving instructor, and everyone at Apex DS!

01/12/2025

01/12/2025

Huge congratulations to Akeem!

Hamed passed his driving test at Morden Driving Test Centre on his very first attempt — with only TWO driving faults!

His test included the ‘tell me’ and ‘show me’ questions, following Sat Nav for the independent driving section, and reverse parking into a bay and forward out manoeuvre.

Fantastic job, Akeem — all your hard work paid off!
All the best from Sam Adi, your driving instructor, and everyone at Apex DS!

20/11/2025

DRIVING TEST CHANGES:

Via Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency

We’re making some subtle but meaningful changes to the practical driving test.

You may have seen that we have been trialling changes to the driving test at 20 driving test centres.

As part of the trial, learners drove on routes containing more high-speed, rural roads during their driving test, where location allowed. Now, we are rolling out the changes to all driving test centres in Great Britain from 24 November 2025.

As well as increasing the amount of time spent on higher-speed roads, we are:

✅ reducing the number of stops during the test from 4 to 3
✅ lowering the frequency of emergency stop exercises from 1 in 3 tests to 1 in 7
✅ adding flexibility to the independent driving segment, allowing it to run for the full duration of the test

These changes are designed to help improve road safety by better replicating the conditions motorists face in the real world. They won’t affect the skills needed to take a driving test.

18/11/2025

Huge congratulations to Rona!

Rona passed his driving test at Mitcham Driving Test Centre on his very first attempt — with only a few driving faults!

Her test included the ‘tell me’ and ‘show me’ questions, following Sat Nav for the independent driving section, and reverse into a bay and forward out manoeuvre.

Fantastic job, Rona — all your hard work paid off!
All the best from Sam Adi, your driving instructor, and everyone at Apex DS!

04/11/2025

Type of Sensors

04/11/2025

Huge congratulations to Hamed!

Hamed passed his driving test at Morden Driving Test Centre on his very first attempt — with only TWO driving faults!

His test included the ‘tell me’ and ‘show me’ questions, following Sat Nav for the independent driving section, and pull off the right and reverse manoeuvre.

Fantastic job, Hamed — all your hard work paid off!
All the best from Sam Adi, your driving instructor, and everyone at Apex DS!

04/11/2025

Lights

04/11/2025

Huge congratulations to Monica!

Monica passed his driving test at Mitcham Driving Test Centre — with only a few driving faults!

Her test included the ‘tell me’ and ‘show me’ questions, following Sat Nav for the independent driving section, and pull over to the right and reverse manoeuvre.

Fantastic job, Monica — all your hard work paid off!
All the best from Sam Adi, your driving instructor, and everyone at Apex DS!

04/11/2025

Different Types of Tires

04/11/2025

Huge congratulations to Eric!

Eric passed his driving test at Mitcham Driving Test Centre on his very first attempt — with only 3 driving faults!

His test included the ‘tell me’ and ‘show me’ questions, following Sat Nav for the independent driving section, and forward into a bay and reverse manoeuvre.

Fantastic job, Eric — all your hard work paid off!
All the best from Sam Adi, your driving instructor, and everyone at Apex DS!

04/11/2025

When to Replace Car Parts