Driving Instructor Gosport, Fareham, Park Gate and all of Portsmouth

Driving School Portsmouth based welcomes Beth our new Female driving Instructor.
Like many of our qualified Female Driving Instructors Beth covers all Park Gate, Funtley, Warsash, Swanwick, Boarhunt, Uplands, Botley, Hedge end, Locks Heath, Knowle village, Swanwick, Catisfield Segensworth, Wickham, Shirrell Heath, Stubbington, Titchfield, Whitely, and any area in between.

Driving Instructor in PORTSMOUTH.

Fully qualified Driving Instructors offer driving lessons in all all the Portsmouth, Southsea, Hilsea, Cosham, Waterlooville, Clanfield, Horndean and all the areas in between. Male or Female driving Instructor for your 1-1 driving lesson.

We also offer Automatic Driving lessons

Automatic Driving lessons all Portsmouth areas, Gosport and Fareham.

Automatic driving lessons Portsmouth Cosham Paulsgrove, Waterlooville, Horndean, Clanfield Havant, Emsworth, Chichester, Portchester, Gosport and Fareham. ADI Driving Instructors for 1-1 driving lesson. We pick you up from home work or college. Also Manual Driving lessons with a Male or female Driving Instructor
HIGH PASS RATES as seen on our website.

CALL 02392 798999 or freephone 0800 085 3292

Text name to 07817 947654 and we call you back.

ROSPA Driving Instructor Portsmouth

We welcome Phil as our new ROSPA Trained Driving Instructor for all the Portsmouth Gosport and Fareham areas. Phil offers driving lessons, Fleet driver Training, Pass Plus and Advanced driving courses to all pupils.

ROSPA is an independent, registered charity which was created in 1917 in response to an 'alarming increase in traffic accidents' in London. Today, RoSPA promotes safety in all areas of life – on the road, in the home, at work, in schools, at leisure and on or near water. Our aim is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries.

The breadth of RoSPA’s expertise allows us to draw lessons from different areas, schools of thought and approaches to injury prevention. Indeed, this is how RoSPA began its Managing Occupational Road Risk campaign in 1996, which has led to ‘at-work road safety’ being a key priority in the UK’s road safety strategy today. Other examples of RoSPA’s contribution to road safety over the years include the formation of a national network of local road safety committees (the forerunner of today’s local authority road safety officer service), the National Cycling Proficiency Scheme, the Tufty Club, compulsory seat belt wearing (RoSPA’s President introduced an amendment to the Transport Bill in 1981), and the ban on using a hand-held mobile phone while driving.

Safety organisations can be accused of taking safety problems too seriously and encouraging ‘hypersafety’, ‘excessive risk aversion’ and the ‘nanny state’. However, “Absolute safety” is neither feasible nor desirable, since it would come at such cost to our freedoms. Common sense and balance is essential when developing and promoting safety interventions. There are clearly areas where prescription, through regulation, legislation or standards, is essential, for example, the nuclear, chemical or aviation industries. On the other hand, people need to be able to get on with their lives and be free to decide what risks they wish to take, provided they are not putting others in danger.

The difficulty is where to draw the line - too prescriptive, and accusations of the “nanny state” fly around; too casual and people would undoubtedly be forced to take unknowing risks. RoSPA draws the line with two simple questions:

1) Is the intervention proportionate to the risk? If the problem is not that great, steer towards the lighter touch, but if the evidence demands more guidance, consider intervention.

2) What would be the effect on others? Someone who puts only themselves at risk should have the freedom to do so; but if an act can kill or injure others, it must be proscribed or regulated. A solo mountain climber fits into the first category; a speeding motorist the second.

ROAD SAFETY
Great Britain has one of the best road safety records in Europe and the world. Despite massive increases in traffic over the last few decades, the number of people killed on our roads has fallen from around 5,500 per year in the mid 1980s to just over 2,500 in 2008. However, this still means that around 7 people die on Britain’s roads every day.

Road Casualties in Great Britain, 2008
Killed 2,538
Seriously Injured 26,034
Slightly Injured 202,333
All casualties 230,905

Common causes of these unnecessary tragedies include:

Speeding
Over 700 people a year are killed in crashes in which someone exceeds the speed limit or drives too fast for the conditions.

Drink Driving
Over 450 people a year die in crashes in which someone was over the legal drink drive limit.

Seat Belt Wearing
Nearly 400 lives each year could be saved if everyone always wore their seat belt.

Careless Driving
Over 400 deaths a year involve someone being ‘careless, reckless or in a hurry’.

At-work
Around one third of fatal and serious road crashes involve someone who was at work.

Inexperience
Over 300 newly-qualified drivers and their passengers are killed in car crashes a year.

Road safety is one of the most important areas of RoSPA’s work. As almost all road crashes involve human error, ranging from simple mistakes to deliberate dangerous and illegal behaviour, our key issue is the need to improve the standard of driving and riding. RoSPA supports a twin-track approach of making it as easy as possible to use the roads safely and responsibly and voluntarily and willingly comply with road traffic law, and of increasing the likelihood of catching, and the punishment for, those who choose not to do so.

RoSPA:

* Raises awareness and provides advice, help, training and information for all road users and the general public
* Provides road safety education resources and guidance
* Provides advice and guidance, practical products and services to help employers manage their occupational road risk
* Supports the work of other professionals and practitioners in road safety
* Supports the development and implementation of national road safety strategies

Polish Driving Lessons Instructor Portsmouth

We welcome Anna to 1st Top Gear Driving School our fully Qualified ADI Driving Instructor who covers all Portsmouth areas for your 1-1 driving lesson from home work or college. If you are looking for a Polish driving Instructor call us.

Witamy Anna do 1 Top Gear Driving School nasze pełne kwalifikacje ADI Driving Instructor, który obejmuje wszystkie obszary Portsmouth za 1/1 lekcji jazdy do domu z pracy lub uczelni. Jeśli szukasz polskiego instruktora jazdy zadzwoń do nas.

Uturn for mandatory sitting in on test

Plans to force driving instructors to sit in on their pupils L tests have been put into reverse according to a report in the daily mail on the 12th October.
The controversial plan introduced by the Government's much hyped Learning to Drive consultation has now been dropped according to the mail. The Department for Transport has now ruled that Candidates will be encouraged to take an observer who could be a parent, friend or an Instructor to help them understand feedback from the examiner and tailor further learning.

Toyota iQ banned on test by the DSA

The DSA has announced that the Toyota iQ is not being accepted for driving tests with an immediate effect. According to the DSAs technical standards department the thick B and Cs pillars and rear porthole windows prevent the examiner from being able to see clearly at angled junctions.

Their advice to any instructors who owns an iQ needs to part exchange it for another car should contact their local Toyota dealer

Driving lessons theory test DSA

Taking your theory test

The multiple choice part is delivered using a touch screen computer and the hazard perception part records your responses through the use of a computer mouse button.

If you pass one part and fail the other you'll fail the whole test, and you'll need to take both parts again.

The questions in each multiple choice test vary according to the category of vehicle you're hoping to obtain a licence for eg a motorcycle theory test will contain specific questions that don't appear in any other test.

For the hazard perception test there are no separate versions for different vehicles, the items are drawn from the same pool, and each vehicle category takes the same test. However the pass mark is different for different categories of tests.

Lorry and bus multiple choice and hazard perception tests are booked and taken separately.

Part one - multiple choice

Before the test starts you'll be given instructions on how the test works.

You can also choose to go through a practice session of the multiple choice questions to get used to the layout of the test. At the end of the practice session the real test will begin.

A question and several answer options will appear onscreen and you have to select the correct answer to the question by touching the screen. Some questions may require more than one answer.

Some car and motorcycle multiple choice questions will be given as a case study. The case study will show a scenario that five questions will be based on. The subject of the scenario focuses on real life examples and experiences that drivers could come across when driving.

You can navigate between questions and 'flag' questions that you want to come back to later in the test. After the multiple choice part you can choose to have a break of up to three minutes before the hazard perception part starts.

multiple choice test types

Category	Time allowed	Passmark
Car and motorcycle	57 minutes	43 out of 50
Lorry and bus	115 minutes	85 out of 100

Part two - hazard perception

After the break you'll then be shown a short tutorial video clip about how the hazard perception part works.

The hazard perception part is also delivered on a computer but you respond by clicking a button on the mouse. You'll be presented with a series of video clips which feature every day road scenes. In each clip there'll be at least one developing hazard, but one of the car/motorcycle clips will feature two developing hazards.

To achieve a high score you'll need to respond to the developing hazard during the early part of its development. The maximum you can score on each hazard is five.

You won't be able to review your answers to the hazard perception test; as on the road, you'll only have one chance to respond to the developing hazard.

hazard perception test details

Category	Video clips	Developing hazards	Pass mark
Car and motorcycle	14 clips	15	44 out of 75
Lorry and bus	19 clips	19	67 out of 100

At the end of the test

At the end of the hazard perception part of the theory test you'll be invited to answer a number of customer survey questions.

You don't have to answer the questions if you don't want to, and any information given is anonymous and confidential. The survey questions don't affect the result of the test.

When you have finished the test you may leave the examination room. Once you have left the room, you'll not be allowed to enter it again. You'll then be given your result by the test centre staff.

For lorry and bus candidates once you have passed both tests you will also receive a pass certificate letter by post.

Learning to Drive with 1st TOP GEAR DRIVING SCHOOL

1st Top Gear became established in 1997 and remains a very Professional Driving School covering all the Postal codes areas from Southsea to Petersfield, Havant to Chichester Gosport Fareham and Lee on Solent Titchfield and Hill Head.
Our Professional Male and Female Driving Instructors offer you the full hour or more from home work and college.
If you are looking for Automatic or Manual driving lessons in any of these areas and Discounts call us on
02392 798999 or 0800 085 3292

you can even send a Text to 07817 947654 and we call you back.

Automatic Driving Test Pass in Portsmouth

Congratulations to Leanne on her driving lessons in Portsmouth and Passing her Practical Driving Test 1st Time and only 3 minors in an Automatic car in Portsmouth.

Leanne Daniel
Thanks Bill and co! You were a truly amazing instructor. I never thought I would be able to drive with all my health problems, but you were patient and forgiving and got me through. I was very lucky to have you as my instructor, and my examiner, Dave Kemp was a really friendly guy too and put me right at ease. I'm glad I chose 1st top gear and highly recommend it, it's a great school, and the teaching is top class! Thank you for everything Bill. I promise to keep safe and slow down!!

Driving Instructors Accompany Clients October 2010

Instructors To Be Required To Accompany The Candidate On Test From October 2010

Following consultation with the public and ADI industry,
the benefits of the instructor accompanying the candidate on test have been
recognised.

The Minister has announced that, as from October next year,
instructors/accompanying drivers will be required to accompany the candidate on test.

Accompanying Drivers to Attend Test Debriefs

Accompanying drivers whether ADI or unqualified supervising driver will be required to sit in on all car Practical Tests and the test debrief from October next year as part of the DSA's Learning to Drive Consultation.
Other Key Proposals to be introduced over several years include
The continued roll out across Great Britain of the

New Pre Driver Safe Qualification in Safe Road Use.

Introduction of a partial credit for the theory test for car drivers awarded the new pre driver qualification in safe road use.

Introduction of case studies into the theory test for learner car drivers and moped/motorcycle riders with the next refresh of the question bank.

The trial of a new 3D Hazard Perception Test.

We Teach You Learn You Pass

Since we started back in 1997 1st TOP GEAR Driving School has become one of the leading Driving Schools throughout the Portsmouth to Petersfield, Gosport, Fareham, Lee On Solent over to Emsworth and Chichester areas.
We pride ourselves on our High Pass Rates and the recommendations we have received. Check out our FACE BOOK link on our website.
Our Automatic Driving Instructors and Manual Driving Instructors have worked hard to maintain our quality reputation with a Higher than National Average Pass Rate.

You to can join in our success at 1st Top Gear Driving School by calling 02392 798999 or Text your Name to 07817947654.
www.1sttopgear.co.uk