Welcome to Carrie! We are delighted to introduce Carrie Barker, the latest addition to our driving instructor ranks. Carrie will be delivering driving lessons in Cullompton and Exeter. At present she is restricted to Mondays only whilst she is on her trainee licence. She has made an excellent start and is well on her way…

Is it worth me training to become a driving instructor? Maybe this is something you have been considering for a while? Or possibly you are only now thinking about a change in career? There is a very informative article on the smallbusiness.co.uk web site that goes into a lot of detail about the process of…

One of the more frequent questions we get asked is ‘how many hours do I need to pass my driving test?. It is also probably the most difficult question to give an accurate answer to as well. There are many factors that will affect how long it takes you to acquire all the skills required…

What is an intensive course? Generally this will be a course of driving lessons taken in a relatively short period of time, usually 1-2 weeks. You will need to have both a provisional driving licence and have passed your driving theory test in order for an intensive course to work for you. Some companies offer…

After a three year absence due to Covid and its aftermath, the Big Learner Relay for BBC Children in Need (CiN) returns in a big way this year. Starting in Aberdeen on November 7th, hundreds of driving instructors with their learners will be relaying a CiN top box around the country, finishing up at Goodwood…

Highway Code changes – Part 2 Further to our first blog post on the changes to the Highway Code this post covers two of the main changes – junctions and cyclists. Junctions The changes to the Highway Code have placed the ‘Hierarchy of Road Users’ at the heart of the changes. This means that the…

Changes to the Highway Code You are probably aware of changes in the Highway Code (the full amendments can be found by clicking on this link) that came into effect from Saturday 29th January. A lot of people – some driving instructors included – seem to be getting very alarmed at what these changes might…

I thought it would be a good idea to share with you my review of 2021 and our plans for 2022. We ended 2021 with almost as much uncertainty as we entered the year. Fortunately (so far) it seems we will not be heading for another lockdown – which was the case this time last…

Our You Tube channel has a playlist which gives some help with dealing with some of the trickier places that it is possible you could go on your driving test. We do not just take you on test routes once you are ready to drive in Exeter – we much prefer to help you become…

We are proud to announce we have been awarded the title ‘South West driving School of the Year 2020/21’ by the Prestige Awards Christie and Kevin received the award at a ceremony at Escot House in June. The Prestige Award judges had this to say in awarding Training Wheelz their 2021 ‘South West Driving School…