March 17th, 2010 Administrator
A young woman is learning to drive after losing “a golf ball sized” part of her brain in an horrific road crash.
Sarah Phipps was in a coma for three weeks and given a one-in-300 chance of recovery after suffering head injuries while driving her moped to college.
The 20-year-old from New Inn near Pontypool, Torfaen, has had to learn to eat, talk and walk all over again.
She remembers the crash but said she was not scared of driving after being granted a provisional licence.
She was involved in the crash on icy roads three years ago and said she was slightly nervous when she first got back into a car.
“I’ve been in the car a couple of times as a passenger since my accident,” she said.
She said she was determined to start driving herself as soon as possible.
“I’ve always loved driving – it’s your independence,” she added.
She still has vivid recollections of the crash despite losing part of the frontal lobe which affects memory.
She said: “I remember everything, from leaving college to driving along the road and hitting the ice.
“Then I remember just flying through the air.
“The last three years have been hard. I’m determined to get on with my life even though a part of my brain is missing.
Since the crash she has only been behind the wheel of a driving simulator as part of her assessment.
She was granted a provisional licence by the DVLA after passing a medical assessment by her doctors.
Her mother Clare said: “It was a terrible time – we didn’t know how well she would recover.
“While we were in hospital, we saw so many people who would never get better and that was very scary.
“She’s been through so much, but now she just wants to get on with her life. I’m very proud of her. Driving is a very big step”
A DVLA spokeswoman said: “Drivers are required to report any medical condition they suffer which may affect fitness to drive now or at sometime in the future.
“With regard to serious head injuries, there is a minimum period of 6 months required off the road, after that DVLA will need to assess whether the injury has caused any continuing neurological symptoms which may affect safe driving.
“The fitness of most drivers can be assessed on the basis of reports from their doctors but occasionally practical driving assessments are required.
“Once an individual has completed the appropriate time off road they can reapply for their licence.”
From : BBC website
Low cost driving lessons in Bedford with Txt-Drive driving instructors. Learn to drive with a Bedford driving school in a new BMW Mini car. Driving instructors in Bedford will give driving lessons in Bedford. Call Txt-Drive on 0800 8600 983 (FREEPHONE).
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February 28th, 2010 Administrator
Sharnbrook Upper School student Dan passed his driving test in Bedford in February.
Dan, from Oakley, passed with just 6 minor marks. During the driving test in Bedford he was asked to do the emergency stop, left reverse & parallel park.
Along with many other pupils in Bedford, Dan chose to learn to drive in a new BMW Mini with the Txt-Drive driving school.
When Txt-Drive asked Dan if we could have a quote for the Txt-Drive website, he wrote to say : “Thanks for making my driving experience simple & making it easy for me to learn – as I’m not the quickest learner. I’ll definitely be booking Pass Plus with you. Bonus!!”.
Dan stuck to his word & did book himself onto the Pass Plus course with Txt-Drive driving school. He should find that his insurance is alot cheaper now he has gained extra training & skills from Pass Plus.
If you would like to book driving lessons in Bedford with a Bedford driving school which uses fully qualified driving instructors local to the Bedford area, please call Txt-Drive on 0800 8600 983 (FREEPHONE) or text DRIVE to 80039 (standard text rate).
For more information about driving instructors in Bedford visit www.txt-drive.co.uk for help & advise.
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February 5th, 2010 Administrator
Some pupils are being caught out & are paying a company an additional £10 to book their Theory Test!!
It has come to the attention of one of Txt-Drive’s driving instructors that some pupils are paying an additional fee for a company to book a Theory Test on their behalf.
The current price for a Car Theory Test is £31 (February 2010). Some pupils have been paying £40 to book the Theory Test!! This is about 30% more expensive & is TOTALLY UNECESSARY!!
When you book a Theory Test via the Direct.gov.uk website (http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/Motoringtransactions/DG_066356) you can select the location, date & time of the Theory Test at the time you book the test on the website. Apparently some of these websites which book a Theory Test on your behalf won’t tell you the location, date & time of the Theory Test straight away.
We have heard of two pupils that have spent £45 between them in unnecessary booking fees.
The pupils had Googled ‘book theory test’ & did not realise that the website they were using were charging £9 just to book the Theory Test for them – something they could have done themselves for FREE.
Ensure you use the correct website to book your Theory Test & Practical Test. Links to the correct (FREE) websites can be found on the Txt-Drive website.
Theory Test : http://www.txt-drive.co.uk/theory-test.shtml
Practical Test : http://www.txt-drive.co.uk/practical-test.shtml
If you are unsure please check with your driving instructor before you book your tests.
We hope this will help more pupils to avoid paying some unnecessary booking fees.
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February 2nd, 2010 Administrator
Hammad from Bedford passes driving test in Bedford, making just 10 minor mistakes.
Hammad previously had driving lessons with RED driving school before he started taking driving lessons with Txt-Drive.
He passed on his 2nd attempt and was asked to perform an emergency stop, turn in the road & reverse bay park in a car park.
Hammad wrote : “Have a go with Txt-Drive! Seriously I made it only because if their driving instructors Chris & Shahid!! Thank you.”
Congratulations to Hammad!!
If you would like to book driving lessons in Bedford with a FULLY QUALIFIED driving instructor please call : 0800 8600 983 (Freephone) or text DRIVE to 80039 (your standard text message rate).
Txt-Drive driving school in Bedford give driving lessons in new BMW Minis with fully qualified driving instructors that are local to the Bedford area. Check : www.txt-drive-bedford.co.uk or www.txt-drive.co.uk
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February 1st, 2010 Administrator
A BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO ADAM who passed his driving test on Tuesday 12th January 2010 making just one fault!!
Adam, a Bedford Modern School student, passed his driving test FIRST TIME!! On top of that great acheivement, he passed with only one minor mistake!!
Adam wrote : “Chris is a quality driving instructor! I passed first time with only ONE minor & had a great time doing so! Definitely would recommend Txt-Drive to all my mates & will probably be doing Pass Plus soon.”
If you would like to learn to drive with a Bedford driving school, please call Txt-Drive on 0800 8600 983 (FREEPHONE).
Txt-Drive driving school is based in Bedford & have local driving instructors in Bedford. They offer driving lessons in Bedford in new BMW Minis & have student discounts & block booking discounts. Special offers & promotions mean that Txt-Drive driving lessons start from just £12 per hour.
For more information visit their website : www.txt-drive.co.uk.
Compare Txt-Drive to other driving schools & driving instructors in Bedford at www.bedford-driving-schools.co.uk
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