ADI PDI lesson plans.

                Training to become a driving instructor? We got lots of great downloads available at WWW.FINELINEDRIVINGACADEMY.CO.UK including full lesson plans which you are more than welcome to download and use. We also provide lessons to help you successfully qualify for your ADI badge, these are set at £25 per hour and we provide extensive help for parts 1, 2 and 3. Why pay over inflated prices from the national driving schools, when you can pay £25 for quality well constructed lessons at WWW.FINELINEDRIVINGACADEMY.CO.UK.  Just visit the website and navigate to the ‘PDI/ADI PORTAL’ for more information.

Driving lessons in west London

                If you live in Hayes, Southall, Hillingdon, Uxbridge, Hillingdon, Denham, Heston, Hounslow, West Drayton, Colnbrook, Ealing, Greenford, Acton, Hanwell, Ruislip, Northolt, Cowley or Iver and would like to start taking driving lessons, call Fineline driving academy on 0800 689 9558/07446 350 220 for a free introductory driving lesson. Find out why we are so recommended by our successful clients and what gives such a good reputation in the West London area. Also, visit WWW.FINELINEDRIVINGACADEMY.CO.UK for lots of useful info about driving including instructional videos and downloads.

Driving test stories

We always listen to our website visitors, and we’ve recently received a lot of people asking us to divulge information regarding driving test stories where our instructors have accompanied the learner and therefore are able to give a first hand account of the test. The aim of these articles are to help potential learners be more aware of the things examiners look out for on driving tests, and through past experience we have realised that many learners are taken by surprise when they fail for a particular reason due to not being prepared. At Fineline driving academy, we carry out very realistic mock tests whereby a different instructor will take your mock test in your normal vehicle and conduct it in an identical manner to the real examiner. The same marking sheet will be used, and the mock test will be slightly longer and more difficult to ensure you are more than ready for the test, this is all done at our normal rate of £20 an hour and backs up our ethos of providing premium driving lessons at affordable prices!

Case study 1

                At minute 17 of the driving test, the candidate approached a mini roundabout and instructed to take the first exit. The roundabout in question was a very tight roundabout, the left exit was not visible on the approach and anything coming out of the exit was also blocked. The candidate selected 2^nd gear on the approach and upon realising the tightness of the exit, slowed down too much for the selected gear resulting in a stall, additionally slightly passing the middle line of the road onto the opposite traffic. The outcome of the test was a fail with 1 serious fault and 5 minor faults.

Remedy – Upon approaching the roundabout and not knowing what is coming out of the exit due to it being very enclosed, the candidate should have selected 1^st gear to ensure the car moves at a much slower speed. The examiner explained in the debrief that anything could have been in the new road, and if unaware of what is in the new road then selecting first gear would have eradicated the fault and the candidate would have passed.

                Case study 2

                The candidate if asked to park in a suitable place at minutes 7,14,32 of the test. When asked to park by the examiner, the candidate failed to check the mirrors and signal each time and therefore resulted in a fail outcome.

Remedy -  When parking, always check the centre and left mirrors before changing direction to check any road users or obstructions will not be affected by your parking. On one occasion, a following car was taken by surprise by the sudden slowing down of speed and moving over without indication.

                Case study 3

                The candidate joins a 3 laned A road where the speed limit is the national speed limit (70mph), upon entering the carriageway, the candidate joins the middle lane and only moves to the left lane when asks to leave the next junction. At one point a following vehicle is quite close behind to our vehicle. The test resulted in 1 major fault for lane positioning and 4 minor faults.

Remedy – When driving in a carriageway of more than 1 lane, always keep to the left unless overtaking or turning right. The examiner explained that due to being in the middle lane, we caused a problem for other vehicles causing them to overtake/undertake which could all have been avoided by driving in the left lane.

Premium driving lessons at affordable prices

At Fineline driving academy, our instructors have a vast history of driving tests and can tell you the ins and outs of driving tests carried out using our instructors. We regularly meet and discuss how to improve of customer relations to ensure your driving lessons are always value for money and at the utmost quality standard. We would love to push the idea of providing ‘cheap driving lessons in west london’, but we don’t think this reflects the quality of the services we provide, and thus our ethos is to ‘provide premium driving lessons at an affordable price’. Our lesson prices are fixed at £20 per house and £70 for car rental + an hours lesson on the test day, as well as a free introductory lesson, just to show you what were about without you parting way with your hard earned cash!. So if you are ready to get your license, need help with your theory/practical or fed up with your current instructor then give us a call on 0800 689 9558/07446 350 220 and well be more than happy to help. Alternatively, visit WWW.FINELINEDRIVINGACADEMY.CO.UK  and request a callback or send us an email at enquiries@finelinedrivingacademy.co.uk , you can also follow us on twitter or join us on facebook.

‘Car Deaths Around the World’ infographic released

A new infographic which shows the level of car fatalities around the world was released by the UK’s life insurance broker Lifequotes4u.

The infographic illustrates in great detail the difference in car deaths in different countries throughout the world, including figures that cover the total number of car-related fatalities per year, as well as the death rate per every 100,000 vehicles on the road in a given country.

According to the infographic, the top five countries with the highest total number of car fatalities each year are: India (133,938), China (68,000), Indonesia (39,253), Brazil (37,694) and the United States (33,808).

When the figures are recalculated based on a rate per 100,000 cars, the top countries with the highest numbers of car fatalities are Ethiopia, Central African Republic, Kenya, Sudan and Angola.

On the other hand, infographic shows Iceland (12), Madagascar (45), Singapore (249), Norway (267) and Sweden (270) as the countries with the lowest number of car accidents fatalities.

Based on the rate of fatalities per 100,000 cars, the five countries with the lowest rates of car related deaths are Iceland, Japan, Sweden, UK and Germany.

The infographic figures show that the UK has less than half the number of car fatalities per 100,000 cars when compared to the USA, and 6 fatalities (per 100,000 cars) a year less than Canada. Furthermore, it shows that the UK has 2.5 less fatalities a year per 100,000 cars than France and a similar figure to Germany.

According to the infographic, 430 deaths in the UK were caused by speeding, and 430 more were caused by inexperienced driving. Drink driving caused 250 deaths whilst 300 people died from not wearing a seatbelt.

A lack of car insurance was not specifically pointed out in the infographic, however 300 deaths were caused by careless driving, and overall, the highest number of car-related deaths was due to drivers losing control of their vehicles.