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.

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.

Driving lessons and a test Pass in Portsmouth

Congratulations to Steven on passing his Driving test with 1st TOP GEAR Driving School in Portsmouth.
Steven James Parsons at 13:01 on 13 July 09

Thank you Mark my driving instructor, for helping me pass my driving test, very much appreciated, can't say how pleased I am at the moment, after about 20 hours (I think it was) enjoyed every minute of every lesson I had with you, will be telling everyone about you and 1st Top Gear! I really am lost for words just so pleased and grateful for all of your help.

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

Vehicle Discount Scheme

How to take advantage of the vehicle discount scheme

Contact your local dealer to see if they have joined the vehicle discount scheme. They will check that your vehicle and the new vehicle you want to buy both meet the rules of the scheme. When the sale is agreed, the dealer will sort out the paperwork and arrange for your vehicle to be scrapped.

The discount is deducted from the price you pay for the new vehicle and will be shown on your invoice when you take delivery of your new vehicle.

The rules of the vehicle discount scheme

The vehicle you trade in and the new vehicle you want to buy must meet certain conditions for you to be able to get the discount.

Your vehicle

The vehicle you are trading in must:

• be a car or small van weighing up to 3,500 kilograms (kg)
• be first registered in the United Kingdom (UK) on or before 31 August 1999
• be registered with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) in your name
• have been registered to you continuously for 12 calendar months before the order date of the new vehicle
• have a UK address on the registration certificate (V5C)
• have a current MOT test certificate before date of order for the new vehicle

The new vehicle

The new vehicle you want to buy must be:

• a car or small van weighing up to 3,500 kg
• first registered in the UK on or after mid May 2009
• declared new at first registration in the UK with no former keepers

Government Scrappage Scheme starts.

From today consumers can drive off with a £2,000 discount on a new car, under the government's scheme to scrap their old banger for a new model.

"Thirty-eight companies have signed up - all the major UK car manufacturers and a number of other companies"

Peter Mandelson

The £300m scrappage scheme, announced in last month's Budget, is intended to boost consumer confidence and kick-start demand for new cars.

Motorists will be spoilt for choice with 38 manufacturers taking part in the scheme covering all the major brands.

The manufacturers who have signed up to take part are: Allied Vehicles, Bentley, BMW, Chevrolet, Citroen, Daihatsu, FIAT, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Isuzu, Jaguar, Kia, Land Rover, London Taxis International, Mazda, Mercedes Benz, MG Motor, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Perodua, Peugeot, Porsche, Proton, Renault, Rolls Royce, SAAB, SECMA UK, Subaru, Suzuki, Toyota, Vauxhall, Volkswagen, Volvo, Koelliker UK Ltd, Iveco Ltd, Chrysler, Renault Trucks UK Ltd.

The £2,000 grant is made up of £1,000 from government with matched funding from vehicle manufacturers. The scheme will operate until March 2010 or until the government funding has been exhausted

New Drivers Act

Under the New Drivers Act your driving licence will be revoked if you build up six or more penalty points within two years of passing your first driving test. You’ll need to reapply for your driving licence as a learner driver and resit your driving test.

Penalty points gained before passing your driving test

Any penalty points you gain before passing your first driving test are taken into account. However, having six or more doesn’t mean your licence will be revoked straight after you pass your test.

Gaining further points after passing your test, taking your total to six or more, will mean your licence will be revoked.

Who’s affected by the New Drivers Act

The act applies to all drivers from, Great Britain, Northern Ireland, the European Community and European Economic Area, Isle of Man, Channel Islands and Gibraltar.

Drivers from designated countries

The act applies to you if you have exchanged a driving licence from a designated country for a British licence and pass a further driving test in this country.

The designated countries are: Australia, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Hong Kong, Japan, Monaco, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland and Zimbabwe.

Getting your full driving licence back

To get your full driving licence back you must first reapply for a provisional driving licence.

You’ll also need to pass the theory and practical driving tests again and claim your test pass.

Pass the theory and practical driving tests

You’ll need to pay for and resit the theory and practical driving tests.

Claim your test pass

After passing your driving test, you’ll need to exchange your provisional driving licence for a full one.

Your driving entitlement for other vehicles

Any other entitlements you had on you driving licence, such as lorry or bus, will only be restored after the approval of a traffic commissioner in the area you live.

The traffic commissioner may request you retake a driving test for those vehicles.After passing your retest

After Passing your Retest

It’s important to remember that passing a retest doesn’t remove the penalty points from your driving licence. The penalty points remain valid.

Appealing against the withdrawal of your driving licence

You can only appeal against the conviction that led to you getting the six penalty points. Contact the convicting court for advice on how to appeal.

Choosing a Driving Instructor.

If you are paying someone to teach you to drive, they must be approved and registered with the Driving Standards Agency (DSA). Only a registered approved driving instructor (ADI) can charge money for teaching you to drive.

Recent surveys indicate that nine in ten learners who passed both theory and practical tests first time were taught by an instructor. A fully qualified approved driving instructor (ADI) must display a green certificate on the windscreen of the car while teaching you. Some trainee driving instructors are granted a licence so they can gain experience before their qualifying examination. In this case, the trainee driving instructor must display a pink certificate on the windscreen.

DSA is responsible for maintaining and checking the standards of all approved driving instructors (ADI), who to qualify must:

• have held a full driving licence for at least four years
• pass a much tougher theory test than the one learner drivers take
• pass a strict driving test
• reach and keep up a high standard of instruction. The standard of tuition given by the ADI is regularly checked by a supervising examiner from DSA
• be registered with DSA
  
• display an ADI identification certificate on the windscreen of the tuition vehicle.
  

  You should take advice from your ADI on:

  • all aspects of driving
  • what books to read
  • when to take your test
  • how to practice

  DSA, as a government agency, is not allowed to recommend an instructor. We suggest that you ask friends and relatives to recommend someone they know. You could also look in a local business directory for ADIs in your area. Try and choose an instructor who:

  • has a good reputation
  • is reliable and punctual
  • has a car that suits you

Uk Licence Holders

UK licence holders

You will need to take a theory test if you want a licence for a new category of vehicle, for example, if you have a car licence and you want a motorcycle licence you will need to take a theory test.

If, however, you want to upgrade within a vehicle category you will not normally need to take a theory test, for example, if you have a full automatic car licence and you want a manual car licence you will not have to take a theory test.

It is your responsibility to make sure you have the correct licence for the vehicle you are driving. If you are unsure if you need to take a theory test please contact the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) or the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA).

My driving lessons and i passed the Practical Test Portsmouth

Louise Barraclough Capper A very many thanks to 1st Top Gear Driving School Portsmouth for employing such proffessional personel. As a female learner driver who didn't neccessarily want to be instructed by a male, Tom came (and definately comes) highly reccomended. He made me feel at ease from the very first lesson. His sense of humour, calm and proffessional approach to instructing, got me through when i doubted if i would ever get there. Tom, thank you very much for everything you have done.

Welcome to another two new Driving Instructors Portsmouth

A warm welcome to our driving instructors in Portsmouth who covers all areas of Waterlooville, Havant, Bedhampton, Langstone, Leigh Park Emsworth, and Hayling Island.
Our 2nd new driving Instructor is covering all the Portchester, Gosport, Fareham, Stubbington, Lee on the Solent, Hill Head, Titchfield , Warsash and all the areas in between.
I am sure you will be extremely happy working with 1st Top Gear driving School and all our driving Instructors in the areas of Portsmouth Gosport and Fareham.

Train to be a Driving Instructor

Training to be a driving instructor in Portsmouth with

www.1sttopgear.co.uk

To become an ADI driving Instructor you must successfully complete a three part qualifying examination:

* a Theory test;
* a Practical test of your driving ability; and
* a Practical test of your ability to instruct


You must take and pass all three parts of the examination in this order and the whole examination must be completed within two years of passing the theory test. If you have not completed the examination within this time you must start again from the beginning and pass each part again. This period cannot be extended for any reason whatsoever. But you are allowed to take the test of ability to instruct after 2 years has passed if the application was made before the expiry date. If you pass that test you are deemed to have done so within the 2 years.

You are only allowed 3 attempts at each of the qualifying examinations. If you have not passed after 3 attempts you must wait until the end of your 2 - year period before you can re-sit the qualifying examination, starting with the theory test.

Find a good independent ADI trainer who will let you pay as you go, after passing part 2 you can apply for a trainee licence and teach for payment for 6 months whilst training for and passing part 3.

1st Top Gear Driving School Portsmouth

www.1sttopgear.co.uk

02392 798999
Free phone 0800 085 3292 or text your name to 08717 947654 for a call back


1st Top Gear driving school Portsmouth offers driving lessons to all clients in Portsmouth Southsea, Eastney, Fratton, Northend, Buckland, Hilsea, Cosham, Port Solent, Waterlooville, Horndean, Clanfield, postal code areas including Leigh Park, Havant, Hayling Island, Westbourne, Southbourne, Emsworth, Rowlands Castle, Gosport, Fareham, Hill Head Stubbington and Lee on Solent and Whiteley. Our Registered, professional, friendly, patient, Adi Male and Female driving Instructors offer driving tuition in Manual and Automatic cars with 1-1 driving tuition to suit your needs not ours. We offer discounts to Students, NHS, Armed Forces, New Beginners and Block Bookings.
Have you passed your driving test and wish to gain more confidence, why not participate in Pass Plus to cut your driving insurance costs. Or maybe you have not driven a car for a while and wish to gain more confidence with our Refresher Lessons or Motorway tuition.