Instructor quotes; BOB and TOM

OK we all have them!! It helps you remember
For checking the mirrors remember to look out for BOB and TOM

Left mirror BOB - boy on bike
Right mirror TOM - twit (or worse) on motorbike

a daft we thing - but remember it and you may just save a life

Motoskool in Paisley

Here is the team in their motoskooL sponsered kit.

motoskooL has also agreed to write a monthly driver eduacation feature for the Paisely daily Express and the Renfrewshire World so please keep an eye out for us there and if there is any advice you would like covered in a feature then please let us know

Motoskool and the community

As motoskooL is currently based in Paisely we like to support the local community

Motoskool.net are proud to be support Gleniffer Thistle boys club

Also, as well as our website and all the helpful hints and tips in this blog motoskooL is also just about to launch a monthly advice article in the local newspaper.

motoskool quick tip: Driving instructors on their mobile phones

A driving instructor on a hand held mobile phone is breaking the law!
On a hands free phone - you are paying for their time, you should be getting their 100% attention!

Crash courses

This is something I will come back to again, but it is something I feel is so important that I though I would make a quick mention of it right now.

People often ask me if I will do a crash course for them.

This means they start learning on the monday and sit their test on the friday.

The short answer I give to this is 'NO'

The longer answer

What is the point??

Everyone who has ever contacted me has not yet passed their theory test.

So they have to study for this test and sit it which depending on the area you are in will probaly take about a week - often more.

Then you have to book your test.

In Paisely and Glasgow the waiting lists are at least 6 weeks.

So roughly you have at least 2 months before you can really take your test.

Why sit about twiddling your fingers for 7 weeks only to then cram everything into 1 week.

That is very hard for you and it is very hard for your instructor (actually I just heard about a pupil on the monday of her intensive course was happy because she had been 'let off early' at 1pm, She had paid for the instructors time for the full day!!)

It is very tempting to rush into learning, but this is a skill for life.

You are building up the same types of pathways in your head as you did when you learnt to walk.

Your mind needs time to rest and process the information between lessons.

If you have an urgent need to pass your test quickly then 2 or 3 2 hour lessons a week over the course of a couple of months will give you the best chance.