16/05/2026
Ever been behind a Learner car and thought βWhat the hell are they doing?, or get out of my way!β
Now imagine you are a pupil with Dyspraxia , severe anxiety, autism , Adhd, or dyslexia (this is just to name a few of the super powers you will come across in my car! )
Itβs worse when you stall at lights and your mind goes to jelly, the car behind beeping the horn is making it worse, the pupil presses the gas hard and lifts the clutch too quickly, luckily the instructor has dualled the pupil and stops them moving off the light has gone back to red!
Then you have the Learner car in front of you, going a bit too slow, pain in the butt, the young girl inside has just apologised to the instructor for not being herself today, but she has just found out her dad has a terminal illness!
Then we have the pupil whoβs, dad has just left her mum, she is fighting back her tears and biting her lip trying her best to keep it together, her test is at the end of the week, she has to pass.
Not forgetting where the speed limits are 20 , we will teach 20, and 20 only, the speed limit is there for a reason !
We are daily getting tail gated on the 20 zones then over taken in the most dangerous scenarios!
(Try driving at 20 in a 20 zone and notice how soon the car stops in an emergency!)
Just a few of the scenarios that I have had as an instructor, there are many more I could relate, my colleagues also have many they could share!
To you, we may just be an instructor giving a lesson, to our pupils, we are a friend, someone they can offload to, a parent figure, a counsellor and an instructor, someone they can trust.
When you are behind a learner car, be kind, patient and try to understand, inside that car is a person trying to give a lesson and maybe a lot more, believe me itβs not as easy as it looks.
(Most of us have dash cameras which are recording every crazy move people make around us , which could be used in evidence if need be..)
Teaching someone to drive, we are teaching an essential skill for life, I like to make it a memorable one, you could help us in the process and be nice when you see a Learner car.
As driving instructors we donβt want to inconvenience anyone we will move out of your way as soon as it is safe to do so. β€οΈ
STAY SAFE.