Driving Force School of Motoring
Welcome to driving Force School of Motoring website. On this site you will find lots of information, all of which is very relevant to you if you want to learn to drive and pass your driving test. Driving Force School of Motoring is one of the largest driving schools in stockport, so if you learn to drive with us you have the security and professional driving tuition you would expect from a larger company.
Driving Force is a well established family run business based in Stockport. Our instructors are highly experienced patient professionals who will get you through your driving test as quickly as possible. If you prefer a female driving instructor we will always have one available.
We always have offers and discounts available including block booking discounts and student discounts. We also offer a crash course (not the best name for it!) quick pass course, intensive driving lessons and an intensive driving course. These are the best way to get cheap driving lessons, call us now to see what new offers are available.
Driving Force School of Motoring is constantly updating its driving instructors with the latest information and legislation on all aspects of tutoring and law for road users. We are dedicated to making you a safe driver for life - not just passing your test! Your driving instructor will also tutor you for your theory test and hazard perception test. Your driving instructor will also help with the 'show me tell me' questions which can be downloaded FREE from this site. All of this will help you pass your driving test and get your driving licence fast.
When you are taking driving lessons wth any driving school you need to be sure that your driving tuition is correct for you - you must enjoy your lessons otherwise you will not progress. So our driving instructors will tailor your driving lessons to suit you. If you are looking for driving lessons in stockport or south manchester give us a call - you won't be dissapointed...
Because of our commitment to quality driving tuition we currently have a first time pass rate which is 18% above the national average.
NEWS!
A woman in Manchester failed her driving test for splashing a pedestrian by driving through a puddle! The woman taking the test was told she should have stopped to exchange details with the man she splashed who was waiting at a bus stop. The examiner said that her actions constituted a traffic offence.
TRUE!
On completion of her practical driving test, the examiner aksed the woman on test what signs she would expect to see on a country road? The woman answered 'eggs £1.20 a dozen' (this was the only time we saw an examiner laugh!)
New element in the practicle driving test effective Oct 2010
Independent driving: the facts
Independent driving will become part of the practical driving test in Great Britain in October 2010.
It's tasking the candidate to drive for about 10 minutes, either following a series of directions, following traffic signs, or a combination of both.
To help the candidate be clear about where they’re going, the examiner can show them a diagram too.
It doesn't matter if candidates don't remember every direction, or if they go the wrong way - that can happen to the most experienced drivers.
Newspaper reports
The claim in some newspapers that independent driving would lead to a fall in the driving test pass rate is based on early research where conditions did not reflect the eventual design of the new element of the test.
Subsequent trials with a larger number of participants and more closely reflecting the conditions in the planned new test showed no significant fall in the pass rate.
Video shows independent driving
DSA has published a short video on its YouTube channel explaining more about independent driving.
Watch the video on YouTube.
Disqualified drivers face international ban
From today, UK drivers disqualified for serious motoring offences in Ireland will no longer escape punishment when they return home, under a new law. The ban also extends to Irish drivers disqualified while in the UK, who will find the ban enforced when they return to Ireland.
International action on disqualified drivers
The new law means that if you are banned from driving in the UK, you will be banned in Ireland, and vice versa.
The measures are the result of a deal agreed between British, Irish and Northern Ireland ministers.
The new law is the first practical step to recognise driving disqualifications in Europe under the terms of the 1998 European Convention on driving disqualifications.
Road Safety Minister Paul Clark said: "We’ve cut the number of deaths and serious injuries on our roads by 40 per cent since the mid-1990s – that’s more than 19,000 fewer deaths or serious injuries in a year. This means we now have some of the safest roads in the world.
"But we need to continue to work to make our roads even safer and if a UK driver commits a serious offence while in Ireland it is right that their ban should still apply when they return home.
"From today this new law will ensure that disqualified drivers are not able to escape their punishment and so keep dangerous drivers off the roads."
Seat belts advert shows deadly consequences of not belting up
A hard-hitting THINK! campaign reminding drivers of the potentially fatal consequences of not wearing a seat belt was launched today by Road Safety Minister Paul Clark.
The £1.3 million campaign shows that if you have a crash without wearing a seat belt you actually experience three crashes, even at everyday speeds like 30mph. First, your car crashes and stops. Second - because there's nothing to stop you moving - your body carries on and hits the inside of the car. Third, you stop but your internal organs keep moving, hitting the inside of your body and can rupture under the force of the impact.
Paul Clark said:
"If you are involved in an accident while not wearing a seat belt then your body experiences a series of three collisions damaging vital internal organs. This campaign reminds drivers that - no matter how short their journey or how slowly they are driving - they are risking their life if they set off without putting their seat belt on.
"I hope this campaign will help everyone realise that they need to belt up every time they get in a car."
You are twice as likely to die in a crash if you are not wearing a seat belt and about one life could be saved in Britain each day if everyone always wore a belt.
The THINK! campaign - which includes television, radio, cinema, and outdoor advertising - is based on detailed research into people's seat belt wearing habits which showed that people are less likely to wear seat beats on low speed, short journeys on familiar roads, even though they are still risking their lives in these cases.
The advert is so realistic and graphic it can only be shown after 9pm. An edited version will be used for earlier showings - describing but not showing the damage to internal organs.
Watch the edited version here, or visit youtube.com/dsagov.
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