September 18th, 2010 Administrator
Congratulations to Zach from Bedford who passed his driving test in Bedford on Wednesday.
Zach took driving lessons in Bedford with Txt-Drive driving instructor Chris who is a local Bedford driving instructor. Zach had personal recommendations to use Bedford driving school Txt-Drive & Bedford driving instructor Chris from his brother Tom & friends Roland and Nikki. All 3 of the recommendations Zach received came from old Txt-Drive pupils that had ALL passed FIRST TIME!!!
Zach had just 22 hours of driving lessons in Bedford & passed his driving test on his second attempt – getting just 2 minor marks on the test!!
To book driving lessons in Bedford with a local driving school & local Bedford driving instructors call Txt-Drive driving school on 0800 8600 983 (FREEPHONE) or visit www.txt-drive.co.uk or www.txt-drive-bedford.co.uk or text DRIVE to 80039 (charged at your standard text rate). You can request a FREE call back from one of our Bedford driving instructors by filling out the online form on the www.txt-drive.co.uk homepage.
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September 8th, 2010 Administrator
You’ve probably seen those local & national driving schools offering 5 lessons for £55 or 5 lessons for £56?
They may seem like a good deal at first – but look deeper into the figures & they aren’t that cheap after all!!
The DSA suggest that learners require 44 hours of professional driving lessons with a qualified driving instructor before passing their driving test. These 44 hours are in ADDITION to 23 hours of private practise with a parent therefore 67 hours on average before you pass your driving test.
So looking at a large local driving school which offers 5 driving lessons for £55 it means you would pay £874.00 for 44 hours of driving lessons including the 5 for £55 (£21 per hour after the initial 5 lessons). Looking at a national driving school which advertises a similar offer of 5 lessons for £56 you would end up having to pay £873.05 for 44 hours (including the 5 for £56 & then £20.95 for each additional hour).
Txt-Drive would only charge £825 for the 44 hours of driving lessons. This includes our offer of buy one hour, get one hour free (valid on the first lesson only) & our cheap low cost prices!! We are the best part of £50 CHEAPER than the driving schools which offer 5 lessons for £55 or £56!!!
If you did not have any private practise then you would be looking at 67 hours of driving lessons before passing you driving test (according to average figures from the DSA).
With the 67 hours of driving lessons in mind the local driving school offering 5 lessons for £55 would charge £1357 & the national driving school would charge £1354.90!! Txt-Drive would charge just £1270 for 67 hours!! This is up to £87 CHEAPER than the local driving school!!
Txt-Drive prides itself on offering EXTREMELY good value for money!! We use the BMW MINI car for driving lessons in Bedford & are still cheaper than the large local driving school which also uses the MINI.
Don’t be fooled into what seem like ‘cheap’ driving lessons! Sit down & take your time to calculate how much driving lessons could cost you! Many of our competitors use cheap prices or special offers such as the 5 for £56 to draw you in & then hope you will continue to pay the higher rate of driving lessons!!
So if you want cheap, low cost driving lessons in Bedford with FULLY QUALIFIED driving instructors & want to learn to drive in a BMW MINI, then Txt-Drive is the driving school for you!! Call us on 0800 8600 983 (it’s a FREEPHONE number!) or request a FREE call back by leaving your details on www.txt-drive.co.uk or text DRIVE to 80039 (charged at your standard text message rate) & we will then call you back.
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August 18th, 2010 Administrator
BOROUGH libraries are helping people get into the driving seat with a free online practise test.
The service is offering learner drivers to have a go at the Theory Test Pro online – a highly realistic simulation of the driving theory test which allows people to test their knowledge ahead of a real test.
The full set of official questions, Highway Code and hazard perception clips are all available free of charge.
The website – dudley.gov.uk/libraries – can be accessed from any computer, whether at home or in the library but a library card and PIN is required to log on. People should follow the link to online resources.
Councillor David Simms, cabinet member for housing, libraries and adult learning, said: “This is a great learning resource for people learning to drive and best of all it’s free to use.”
From : Dudley News website
Bedford driving instructors from the driving school Txt-Drive can offer help & advise on the DSA Theory Test which you will be required to pass before you can take your practical driving test in Bedford. Txt-Drive driving school in Bedford offer driving lessons in Bedford from just £12.00 per hour. Visit www.txt-drive.co.uk or call 0800 8600 983 (FREEPHONE) for more information or to book driving lessons.
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August 18th, 2010 Administrator
The AA is offering affordable insurance cover to learner drivers, which could prevent them from needing a debt management plan in the future.
Learner Driver Insurance is now available for just £3 a day for 28 days of full cover or £2.73 a day for any subsequent 28-day periods recommended by an instructor.
Through this new insurance, young drivers will not have to pay out a fortune to protect their cars from accidents. Repairs alone could lead to the need for a debt management plan.
Simon Douglas, director of AA Insurance and the AA Driving School, said that many parents are put off adding their child to their own insurance policy as this can amount to hundreds of pounds.
He said: “It’s vital that young drivers gain as much experience as possible while learning, in addition to their formal driving lessons.”
It is hoped that the new insurance will encourage adults to teach their youngsters how to drive as this can help them pass, Mr Douglas added.
Student James Hayes was quoted a total of £17,000 in order to insure his £2,000 Vauxhall Corsa so he may benefit from Learner Driver Insurance.
From : Money Debt & Credit website
The PASS PLUS course can also help to reduce your car insurance. Past Txt-Drive pupils that took driving lessons in Bedford have saved upto £450.00 on their car insurance. To take the PASS PLUS course, contact Txt-Drive driving school in Bedford on 0800 8600 983 (FREEPHONE).
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August 4th, 2010 Administrator
Drivers are risking fines, disqualification or jail because they do not know the rules on supervising learners, according to the AA.
The motoring group’s survey of 19,000 members suggested nearly a quarter did not know it was illegal to use a mobile phone while out with a learner driver.
Nearly one in 10 respondents was unaware falling asleep was not allowed.
The law states that somebody supervising a learner driver is effectively in control of the car.
The AA said that in one case a supervisor was jailed after the learner was involved in a crash that killed two people.
It said many learners benefited from time spent with more experienced drivers, but suggested short driving courses for supervisors might be needed.
The AA/Populus survey suggested drivers were also breaking the law by drinking, sending text messages, or failing to wear their glasses while on practice runs with learners.
Some 23% of respondents did not know they would be breaking the law by using a mobile phone while supervising a learner.
And 13% were unaware of the need to wear glasses if they used them when driving themselves, while 9% did not realise that falling asleep in the passenger seat was illegal.
A total of 4% of respondents who had supervised learners admitted breaking at least one of these laws. The figure rose to 22% among supervisors aged 21 to 24.
The president of the AA, Edmund King, said the issue was highlighted by a case in which a person who was supposed to be supervising was over the drink-drive limit.
“This is where the legal point is quite serious because you are actually deemed to be in control of the car, even when you’re supervising. And in fact there has been a case where tragically the learner driver actually had a crash, two people died and the supervisor was actually deemed responsible and actually went to jail.”
Reducing risk
AA Driving School director Simon Douglas said: “Learners who build on skills they gain in formal lessons by practising with family or friends have a better chance of passing their test and are likely to be safer behind the wheel.
“Yet drivers often lack confidence or don’t know their responsibilities when supervising learners
“Many are passing on bad driving habits or even risking a run-in with the law.”
Road safety charity Brake said it wanted to see the minimum age for accompanying drivers raised to at least 25.
Katie Shephard from the charity said: “It is vital that learner drivers gain suitable supervised experience behind the wheel, to ensure their safety and the safety of other road users. Accompanying drivers should also be registered as ‘approved accompanying drivers’ by completing a questionnaire to prove their suitability, which could be checked by their insurer.”
Duncan Vernon, road safety manager for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, said there was “no doubt” those who supervised learner drivers would benefit from being given more information about how best to teach.
“All-round good practice should involve better co-ordination with approved driving instructors, as well-planned private practice can be invaluable,” he said.
“It gives the novice more experience in all kinds of conditions, thereby reducing the risk of them being involved in a crash once they have passed their test.”
From : BBC website
If you want to learn to drive in Bedford with a FULLY QUALIFIED, LOCAL, FRIENDLY driving instructor, in an insured BMW MINI then call Txt-Drive driving school in Bedford on 0800 8600 983 (FREEPHONE) or text DRIVE to 80039 (standard text rate) or visit www.txt-drive.co.uk to book driving lessons.
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