Porthleven Driving School

15/10/2026

Congratulations George on passing your test with just the 2 minors. Only been 8 years since you started, but you got back on to it and made it happen. Have fun delivering Shoals Brewery b**r around Cornwall now!!

13/10/2026

Early morning pass for Chloe today. Well deserved after putting in the hard work, came away with just the 2 minors. Congratulations.

09/10/2026

3rd time's a charm for Niamh this morning. A brilliant drive to pass your test with just the one minor. I think you found the only examiner who talks more than you. So happy for you and enjoy being out and about in your Corsa. See you on the road .

05/10/2026

Congratulations Ellen on passing your test today. A brilliant result that will help you out so much. Good luck with the house move and see you on the road.

23/09/2026

Congratulations to Grace who passed her test first time yesterday. A brilliant drive after putting so much pressure on yourself to pass. Kept your composure and smashed it with just the 3 minors.
Enjoy your freedom and see you on the road.

14/09/2026

Congratulations to Aimee for passing this morning with zero minors. A lovely and accomplished drive according to the examiner. Safe motoring and see you on the road!!

08/07/2026

A very satisfying pass this morning up at Camborne. Congratulations Myah on your first time pass!!
Only the 6 minors and a lovely safe drive. Proud Dad moment for me 😁

27/06/2026

Congratulations to Monty for passing his test yesterday afternoon with just 2 minors on one of Cambornes trickier routes. Been a long time coming Monty, well done.

16/06/2026

Spaces coming up, get in touch to join my waiting list 🙂

🚗 🌟SLOTS AVAILABLE HELSTON🌟🚗

We’ve got a few lessons available in the Helston area due to recent test passes! 🎉

Whether you’re just starting out or getting ready for your test, now’s the perfect time to get on the road.

📍 Helston & surrounding areas
✅ Manual lessons
✅ Patient, professional tuition
✅ All experience levels welcome

Message us today to secure your space before they’re gone! 🚗💨

05/06/2026

Thank you to the lady who took her time to call me on Wednesday and leave a message about when it is appropriate to put my headlights on when driving. Alot of people would take this as critisim but it got me thinking as to when is it appropriate to pop the lights on. As far as I was concerned, yes it was a showery day, but visibility was good, we were in an urban area doing slow speeds and my daytime running lights were on. So when is a good time to put your lights on during the day?

Rule 115 Highway Code: " You should also - use dipped headlights or dim-dip if fitted, at night in built up areas and in dull daytime weather, to ensure that you can be seen.

Rule 226 Highway Code: "You MUST use headlights when visibility is seriously reduced, generally when you cannot see for more than 100 meters (328 Feet). You may use front or rear fog lights but you must switch them off when visibilty improves."

So as you can see its a little open to opinion as to when to switch them on with rule 115. How do you define dull? But you as the driver need to be able to judge when it is going to help other road users and help you to be seen.

Always learning :)

Signals, stopping procedures, lighting, control of the vehicle, speed limits, stopping distances, lines and lane markings and multi-lane carriageways, smoking, mobile phones and sat nav.