November 1st, 2011 Administrator
A pregnant woman was so desperate to take her driving test that she completed it whilst in labour – and then drove herself to hospital to deliver her daughter!
Emma French, 20, had four contractions whilst taking her test in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, but was determined to see it through having waited for it since August.
She kept mum about her contractions to both the examiner and her instructor as she got behind the wheel – despite her partner Neil MacFarlane, 21, brother Scott, 22, and mum Rhonda, 44, all urging her to cancel and go to hospital.
After passing, she drove first to her grandparents’ house to tell them her good news, then made her way to St John’s Hospital in Livingston where she was found to be three centimeters dilated. Her baby girl, Eva, was born six hours later.
Warehouse worker Emma said: “Everyone was telling me to go to the hospital but I had waited so long for my driving test that I was determined to do it.
“I can’t wait to tell Eva this story when she’s older, and it’s definitely one for the grandchildren. And one good thing about being in labour that day, it really killed by pre-test nerves.!
Brave lady!
From : Parentdish.co.uk
Txt-Drive Driving School has never had a pupil give birth on a driving test – but that would be a memorable driving lesson! Haha!! If you would like to book a driving lessons in Bedford with a fully qualified driving instructor then call FREEPHONE 0800 8600 983 or visit our website for more details which can be found here : www.txt-drive.co.uk
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October 28th, 2011 Administrator
Newly qualified drivers should be encouraged to continue learning after they have passed their test, one driving body has suggested.
The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM), the UK’s leading road safety charity dedicated to raising driving standards, has warned that skills learned in the driving test are not enough to deal with real-life driving situations.
According to the institute, all drivers start as new drivers and need to build up their confidence on the road and driving alone gradually. Some drivers may like to continue to learn throughout their driving careers, as new advances and road rules are introduced.
A spokesperson for the IAM said: “We believe that there should be greater encouragement for [drivers] to engage in additional learning beyond their driving test.”
She added that this would in turn give responsible drivers a chance to prove their skills and in so doing lower their insurance premiums.
Furthermore, higher costs of car insurance for young drivers could lead to negative effects on road safety, the IAM also warned.
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September 17th, 2011 Administrator
Following some technical issues with the Txt-Drive Blog – it is now up & running again!!
This now means that the latest bunch of pupils to pass their driving tests in Bedford with Txt-Drive Driving School can be named on the Txt-Drive Blog (which can be found here : www.txt-drive.co.uk/blog).
This week has been REALLY REALLY busy with 80% of Txt-Drive pupils that sat their driving tests actually passing!!
There may well be a NEW Txt-Drive record for the ‘fastest learner’ who passed their driving test in Bedford FIRST TIME with JUST 2 minors in JUST 8 HOURS of driving lessons with Txt-Drive (this is not confirmed yet!). His name is Brad & his twin brother passed his driving test in Bedford with Txt-Drive just days earlier. So DOUBLE celebrations all round!!!
Another 2 pupils that attend (well one just left the Upper Sixth Form in the Summer) Sharnbrook Upper School also passed their driving test FIRST TIME with Txt-Drive. This makes Sharnbrook Upper School pupils have an 89% FIRST TIME PASS RATE with Txt-Drive Driving School….. pretty good!!
If you would like to take driving lessons in Bedford with Txt-Drive Driving School then please visit www.txt-drive.co.uk or call us on FREEPHONE 0800 8600 983 to book driving lessons with a FULLY QUALIFIED driving instructor in Bedford.
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July 9th, 2011 Administrator
A Txt-Drive pupil recently pointed out driving instructors from other driving schools in Bedford (one was a local driving school & the other was a national driving school – both offering 5 hours for £55/£56).
The Txt-Drive pupil then asked what the driving instructor did when they wanted a cigarette. As a non-smoker, I didn’t really know – but me & my pupil said by the looks of things at the time the pupil learning to drive had to wait in the car while the driving instructor had a smoke!! My pupil then said she wouldn’t like it if she was paying for a driving lesson & then the driving instructor took a couple of smoking breaks during the lesson to have a puff. She said even if the time was added on at the end of the lesson – it would be very inconveinient to keep stopping during a lesson for the driving instructor to have a cigarette. My pupil then went on to explain how the car would stink of smoke once the driving instructor got back into the car.
To be perfectly honest I had never really thought about this!! This could mean that pupils learning to drive with a smoking driving instructor may miss out on roughly 5-20 minutes per lesson (depending on how long the lesson was). This is VALUABLE driving time which pupil’s are PAYING FOR!!! Even if it’s just 5 minutes an hour lost over a period of 47 or 67 hours (average time taken to learn to drive with private practice & without private practice according to figures released by the DSA) a paying customer could lose nearly 4 HOURS of driving time & upto nearly 6 HOURS of practice!!!
Therefore if you learn with a driving instructor that smokes & they take smoking breaks during your lesson (& don’t add on the extra time at the end) you could be losing out on roughly £84 – £126 (based on £21 per hour prices) of driving tuition!!! You will then more than likely have to pay this extra to get up to the required driving standard to pass your driving test.
Even driving schools in Bedford which have very attractive introductory prices such as 5 lessons for £55 of 4 hours for £40 etc only need to waste 5 minutes a lesson & over the course of learning to drive you will end up having to pay a large sum of money! What seemed like a good offer at the start may ending up costing more money than you expected!!!
Txt-Drive don’t need to have catchy offers as we have a great reputation for getting people through their driving test quickly whilst making them safe drivers for life & charging a competitive price!!
Txt-Drive driving instructors in Bedford DO NOT smoke & DO NOT take breaks during YOUR driving lessons!! If any problems arise during your lesson then time WILL be added on at the end of your lesson or at a conveinient time for you.
Book driving lessons in Bedford with Txt-Drive driving school by calling 0800 8600 983 FREEPHONE or visit www.txt-drive.co.uk for more info.
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June 19th, 2011 Administrator
An update on the other Bedford driving school which has stolen the content from the Txt-Drive website.
Txt-Drive had to request that the stolent content be removed from the Bedford driving school’s website (we won’t name the driving school or the website at this moment – to save embarassing them!). A small number of changes were made to the website which was using the stolen Txt-Drive content. However there is still a further 8 sections of text which has been taken from the Txt-Drive website.
Txt-Drive is hoping that the website which has used the stolen content swiftly removes it to prevent further action being taken. Txt-Drive has put alot of time & effort into creating a successful website. I’m sure this other driving school would not steal a Txt-Drive car so why has it stolen the content from the website?
Hopefully this matter can be quickly resolved by the stolen content being removed & it’s own unique content being put on their website.
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