DB Driving School

17/08/2026

The latest additions to Monday Club! And this is a new one: Both passed on the same day at exactly the same time! 😎

Now, unfortunately I haven't suddenly discovered a way to warp time and space: Isabella took the test in her own car, while Lewis took his in mine.

Two incredible results for two lovely individuals with just 3 driving faults between them. I've loved teaching both, and it's really sad to have to say goodbye to them on the same day - but it was also amazing to celebrate their successes at the same time in the car park!

Wishing both of you all the very best in the future, and safe driving! 🚗

16/07/2026

Don't use any test finder or cancellation apps! The only way to find a driving test is through the GOV.UK website by logging in yourself.

How unofficial apps and social media target learners looking for earlier driving test slots, the risks, and how to protect your booking.

08/07/2026

Orwell Bridge on the A14 pretty much every day? 🤔

This is the cause! 🤦‍♂️

🕑 Keep a 2 second gap, don't tailgate.
❌️ No harsh or sudden braking.
⏩️ Aim to maintain your speed steadily.

⬆️ As you're going uphill onto the bridge, aim to not let your speed dip if the traffic ahead allows. If you slow down, everyone behind you has to as well!

18/06/2026

The public deserve to know how the car driving test service is really performing 🔍.

Today, we've published detailed data on driving test waiting times on GOV.UK and we’ll continue to share this each month.

This includes:

⏱️the actual average waiting time between booking and taking a driving test

📅the total number of appointments that DVSA has made available over the next 24 weeks of the booking window

📈 the percentage of tests that are still available to book in the booking window

🔟the number of weeks until at least 10% of weekly test appointments at a centre are still available to book (currently referred to as the ‘average waiting time’)

✅We’re doing this because the National Audit Office said our data should more accurately show the experience of learner drivers.

💪This work builds on the action we've already been taking. Since June 2025, we've conducted close to a quarter of a million extra car driving tests — and changes to the booking system now mean it's against the law for third parties to book tests on someone else's behalf tackling those who sought to hoover up tests to resell at inflated prices.

👉Find out your local test centre’s data: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/driving-test-and-theory-test-data-cars -driving-test-waiting-time-and-availability-data

01/06/2026

A great way to end last week, with a fabulous test pass for Karthiga. A perfect example of not giving up during your test. Convinced that she'd failed, she still stayed focused and completed the test, with the examiner wondering why she was so worried!

Remember: Examiners aren't looking for perfection, they want to see safe drivers who know how to use the road. That mistake that you may think had cost you your test may not be as bad as you thought!

And thank you Karthiga for the lovely review too! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

19/05/2026

That's now three ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reviews from all of my pupils who passed their tests last week!

If you know anyone who is looking for a driving instructor in the Ipswich area, you know where to direct them!

17/05/2026

Just time at the end of the weekend to reflect on this last week, and what a week it was! Three driving tests, and three superb first-time test passes! Congratulations to Rafaels, Harry and Ethan, and as always many thanks for the wonderful reviews! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ It's been a pleasure guys, and safe driving out there.

28/04/2026

It was a really early start this week - 6am pick up on Monday for the first test slot of the day! But it's results like this that make it all worthwhile.

A fantastic drive with just one driving fault registered - and that was before he'd even left the parking space in the test centre: An understandably nervous left foot slipping off the clutch, stalling. 😂 But after a deep breath, a faultless drive!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

23/04/2026

What do these signs mean? 🤔

If you came across this scene whilst driving, what would be your thought process? Would you think "60mph"? Because that's the national speed limit isn't it?

Sadly, that's why a disproportionately high percentage of incidents resulting in serious injury or loss of life involving young, newly qualified drivers happens on higher speed roads, often rural, just like this. Lack of experience, overconfidence, peer pressure, showing off, excess speed...

In 2024, roughly half of the incidents resulting in death or serious injury for young drivers happened on rural roads, and they were 5 times more likely than in an urban setting.

And most often, no other vehicle was involved. A split-second misjudgement. A bend that tightens. A blind crest in the road. Darkness with no street lighting. Anything. No time to correct, no time to avoid.

Those signs are NOT telling you that it's ok to drive at 60 mph. They are telling you that a previous speed restriction has ended. The legal speed limit does then default to the national speed limit, but YOU are the only one who can then choose what speed is sensible and appropriate for the road you are on.

Read the road ahead of you. What can't you see around the next bend? Are you prepared to react to whatever may occur in front of you? Who or what is coming the other way? How fast are they going?

Rarely do the answers to these questions mean that 60 mph is remotely appropriate in an environment like the one in the photo. Think, and be safe.