Refresher courses

Not driven for a while or lost your confidence? Refresher courses are designed to help you gain the confidence to be driving in all types of road conditions at your own pace. Tailored to suit the needs of each driver as an individual. 

Examples:       Reverse parking or night driving lessons available.  

Pass plus

The training is divided in to six sessions of one hour each, at least five of which should be taught on the road. The practical sessions cover driving
In town

• In all weathers

• At night

• On dual carriageways

• On motorways.

Special attention will be paid to the drivers attitude to other people on the road, their perception of hazards and the need to practice positive driving techniques. Did you know? Newly qualified drivers are more at risk in the first year after passing the test than at any other time in their motoring career! They can be as much as two seconds slower than a practiced driver in recognizing danger and one in five will have an accident.

Pupils who reach the required standard can get a substantial discount on their motor insurance premium from companies supporting the scheme.

Flying Colours can advise you how to claim a 50% discount on your Pass Plus Training. Please contact Flying Colours for further information.

Advanced Driving Tuition

Over 85% of all traffic accidents are caused solely by driver error. Little, if any, further tuition is taken by drivers after passing the basic “L” test. Tuition can cover; driving in adverse conditions, reading the road and reaction to hazards in a planned and systematic way, smooth progress, good concentration and above all increased safety for all. Flying Colours will help you to develop your driving skills taking you to the desired standard for sitting the Diamond Advanced Driving Test.

Company Driver Assessment

The course is structured to the business needs of the company. Course aim is to identify and report driver strengths and weaknesses. Correctly identify, analyse and remedy weaknesses to improve driving skills.

• Driver assessment & debrief

• Driver improvement coaching

• Knowledge of driving theory

• Attitude training

• Hazard awareness

All of the points above will help your drivers plan their driving, can reduce drivers stress and is an investment in their training and development. Promote your business by making a positive contribution to road safety in a well-driven vehicle. Please contact Flying Colours for more details. 

Taxi Driver Driving Tests

The Driving Standards Agency has introduced a test specifically designed to examine the standard of new applicants for Hackney Carriage and Private Hire licences. Reflecting modern driving practices and conditions, the standard is set higher than the learner driver test and includes specific elements relating to the safe conveyance of passengers. Five councils now require potential taxi drivers to take this test. 

Taxi drivers benefit from an increased credibility because of the official certification. Benefits for the local authority include the ability to provide positive consumer protection and a quality audited service to the community, in addition to better-prepared and safer taxi drivers. Set a precedent and be one step ahead of your competitors. Train with Flying Colours. Please contact Flying Colours for further information.

Towing and reversing your Boat, Caravan, Horse Box or Trailer

This training can be carried out with your own car and trailer at a location of your choice. Alternatively trailer and car can be supplied and training carried out at the training centre. The course topics covered are:

• Towing regulations

• Weight distribution

• Experience

• Driving technique

• Safety checks

The 6 Steps to getting your licence

• Provisional licence – You must hold a valid provisional driving licence before you sit your theory test or drive on the road. Ask for an application form D1 at a post office or contact Flying Colours. When you receive your licence, sign it. It isn’t valid until you do.

• Eyesight test – You must be able to read a vehicle number plate with letters 79.4mm  (3.1inches) high at a minimum distance of 20.5metres (about 67feet). If you need glasses or contact lenses to read the number plate you must wear them during the test and whenever you drive.

• Test booking – Flying Colours can make all test arrangements so that a mutually suitable test time can be booked. The appointment card will be sent to your own address

• Theory test – This comprises of 35 multi-choice questions of which a minimum of 30 must be correct. Make sure you have all the necessary documents with you. You’ll need the signed driving licence and photo identity eg Passport, student ID, or both parts of your signed photocard licence.

• Practical test – You need to demonstrate that you can drive safely, complete the set exercises and demonstrate through your driving, that you have a thorough knowledge of The Highway Code. You will need to bring your theory test pass certificate, appointment card, the signed driving licence and photo identity eg Passport, student ID, or both parts of your signed photocard licence.

• After passing – You will be allowed to drive without “L” plates, unsupervised and on motorways. It takes a lot of practise to become a skilled driver. Pass Plus and Advanced driving tuition are highly recommended can be arranged with Flying Colours.

Learner and partly trained driver Tuition

Each driving lesson is well structured. What I mean by structured is I set a lesson plan with objectives that are attainable with some effort from the pupil.

The lesson plan

• Set objectives

• Attain objectives

• Debriefing at the end of the lesson

• Recap main points

• Set the scene for the next lesson

This will give you a framework to help you develop your driving skills at an accelerated rate.

Partly trained drivers will be assessed and their driving skills developed by identifying strengths and weaknesses giving feedback on where learning or improvement has taken place. Flying Colours train using the Core Competencies, that is, fault identification, fault analysis and giving remedial advise on where to improve.

Care with nervous pupils

Care is taken with all pupils to ensure learning can take place. I feel it’s important that nervous pupils are helped to perform to the best of their ability. Learning can be fun in the right environment. See hall of fame for pupil’s feedback. (Link Hall of Fame)

Intensive Courses

An intensive course will help you get your driving licence in a much shorter time than weekly lessons. I offer intensive courses – usually spread over a few weeks giving you concentrated tuition with the practical test at the end of the course.

There is no easy guide as to how many hours of driving tuition you will need. We are all individuals with different rates of learning so the number of hours required would depend on several factors.

2002 free books offer.

The price for courses a) and b) include the following books.

These books can also be purchased from Flying Colours please contact me for further information.

Simulated Tests