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25/3/2013

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Short Notice Driving Tests in Surrey
At our School now covering the areas of Kingston, Wimbledon, Raynes Park, Roehampton, Southfields and Twickenham.

Grab your first beginner driving lesson in the Richmond area. #RichmondDrivingSchool #DrivinglessonsinRichmond  in the Richmond area. #uponthames #west london #lessons #schools #instructors 

We offer high quality yet affordable driving lessons in Richmond and near the following South London and Surrey areas, 
  • Balham
 
  • Battersea
 
  • Bromley
 
  • Chiswick
 
  • Clapham
 
  • Croydon
 
  • Ealing
 
  • Earlsfield
 
  • Kingston
 
  • Merton
 
  • Morden
 
  • Putney
 
  • Roehampton
 
  • Raynes Park
 
  • Southfields
 
  • Tooting
 
  • Twickenham
 
  • Wandsworth
 
  • Wimbledon
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We will help you pass your driving test the first time.

Driving Schools in Surrey provide quick and last minute driving tests, including cancelled tests in the local London Area. If you are finding it difficult to book a quick driving test in London then give us a call.
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We can find you a driving tests date at a local Surrey Driving Test Centre within 28 days.
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Get Driving in Richmond Upon Thames

23/3/2013

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Learning to drive in a busy area like Richmond Upon Thames offers several key benefits for new and beginner learner drivers:

1. Exposure to Complex Driving Scenarios - Richmond's mix of residential streets, town centers, and major roads exposes learners to a diverse range of driving environments, road layouts and hazards. This variety helps build comprehensive skills for navigating complex traffic situations, merging, roundabouts, and many more.

2. Gain Confidence in Challenging Conditions - Practicing in a bustling area like Richmond allows you to gain diverse experience and extra confidence driving in heavy traffic, busy intersections, and other demanding scenarios under the guidance of our instructors. This prepares you well for real-world driving after passing your driving test.

3. Local Instructor Knowledge - Driving instructors from RDS have intimate familiarity with the area's roads, traffic patterns, and potential trouble spots. Our local expertise ensures your training accurately reflects the conditions you'll face when driving independently which will ultimately help you pass your driving test.

4. Develop Defensive Driving Skills - The higher traffic volumes and unpredictable situations in Richmond necessitate learning defensive driving techniques like anticipating hazards, maintaining proper following distances, and sharing the road safely with other vehicles including motorcycles, cyclists, scooters and pedestrians.

5. Comprehensive Training for Any Environment - By learning to drive confidently in Richmond's challenging road conditions, you'll be well-prepared to handle driving anywhere, whether it's quiet residential streets or hectic city traffic. Richmond has everything to offer and learning to drive here makes a well rounded and confident driver.

Learning to drive in a vibrant, high-traffic area like Richmond provides invaluable real-world experience that builds skills, confidence, and a defensive driving mindset. The local expertise of RDS driving instructors ensures your training thoroughly equips you for motoring in any environment, anywhere and any how.

We have the Best Driving Instructors at our Schools in Richmond, Surrey and South west London. Book your driving lessons today and save money on your first driving lessons and block bookings!
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Book your first Driving Lesson in London

23/3/2013

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Richmond is an excellent place to learn how to drive for several reasons:

1. Diverse Driving Environments - The local area of Richmond offers a mix of residential streets, busy town centers, and major roads like the A316 and A205. This variety exposes learners to different driving scenarios and helps build well-rounded skills for navigating complex traffic situations and varied road layouts and situations.

2. Local Knowledge and Expertise - Driving instructors from RDS have intimate knowledge of the area's local roads, traffic patterns, and challenging hazards and tricky road layouts and awkward spots. Our local familiarity ensures your driver training accurately reflects the real-world driving conditions you'll face when driving independently. Additionally our driving instructors at RDS know all the local test routes used by driving test centres and examiners. So you can practice these prior to taking your driving test.

3. Patient and Adaptable Instructors - RDS prides ourselves on having patient, adaptable instructors who excel at teaching nervous drivers. Our instructors calm demeanor and personalised teaching approach helps new drivers build confidence behind the wheel.

4. Comprehensive Driver Training - RDS offers a structured curriculum covering all essentials like vehicle control, road rules, parking maneuvers, and emergency procedures. This thorough training fully prepares you for the driving test and real-world driving. See our Driving Progress Check Sheet used by al our driving instructors

5. Flexible Lesson Scheduling - RDS Richmond Driving School accommodates evening, weekend, and intensive course schedules to fit your learning needs. 

Learning to drive in a vibrant area like Richmond provides invaluable experience navigating complex road environments under an instructor's guidance. With our local knowledge and focus on safety, Richmond's Driving School (RDS) equips new drivers with the skills for a lifetime of confident motoring.

|Book your first driving lesson with us. We also offer great deals on block bookings. Book 10 or 20 driving lessons and get substantial discounts or your driving lessons in London.
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Practical Driving Test Hints, Tips and Advice

23/3/2013

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RDS provides the following driving test hints and tips:

1. Richmond Driving School (RDS) can provide quick and last-minute driving tests, including access to cancelled test slots in the local London area. This allows learners to book a test date sooner than with most other schools.

2. RDS have preferential access to driving test dates at many local London test centers like Croydon, Hither Green, Isleworth, Morden, Mitcham, Tolworth, Wallington, and Sutton. This increases the chances of securing an earlier test slot.

3. If a learner has recently failed their test due to a minor mistake, RDS can swiftly book them an emergency retest date, sometimes within a couple of weeks.

4. Before a rescheduled test at an unfamiliar test center, RDS offers a refresher lesson to familiarize the learner with the local area, hazards, and test routes. This can help boost confidence and preparedness.

5. There are lengthy waiting time for a test date elsewhere, contacting RDS can potentially get you a date in the next couple of weeks or sooner.

So in summary, the key driving test tips revolve around RDS's ability to book last-minute and short-notice tests, provide refresher lessons on local routes, and secure early test dates at various London test centers through their preferential access system.

Please use this blog and forum to ask, provide hints, tips and helpful advice for passing your practical driving test or any other aspect of learning to drive in London. 

Common Driving Test Mistakes

Here are the most common mistakes to avoid during the driving test:
1. Poor Driver Observations at Junctions
Poor Observation is consistently cited as the top reason for failing the driving test. Learners often fail to properly observe left and right when approaching junctions, roundabouts, slip roads, and crossroads before proceeding. Ensure you check your mirrors, blind spots, and creep forward if needed to get a clear view before emerging.
2. Not Checking Mirrors When Changing Direction
Failing to check mirrors before signaling, changing lanes, turning, or overtaking is another frequent mistake. Get in the habit of checking your mirrors regularly, especially before any change in direction or speed.
3. Incorrect Vehicle Positioning
This includes not being in the correct lane, straddling lane markings, cutting corners, and improper positioning when turning right at junctions. Practice maintaining the proper road position in different scenarios and at different junctions and road layouts.
4. Improper Response to Traffic Lights and Road Signs
Learners often fail for running red lights, ignoring stop/yield signs, speeding, driving in bus lanes illegally, or not following signs and their instructions. It is recommended to study road signs and markings thoroughly.
5. Poor Vehicle Control
Common issues include stalling, coasting, harsh braking, mounting curbs, not having control during maneuvers like reverse parking, and lack of steering control around bends and roundabouts.
6. Moving Off Unsafely
Not performing proper observations with mirrors and blind spot checks before moving off is a very frequent fault.

By being aware of these common driving test mistakes and practicing to avoid them, you can increase your chances of passing the driving test on the first attempt with RDS.
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