Invoice Generator Quotation Generator K53 Learners Material Community contributions Business Management Catalogue Catagories Business Settings Account Settings Invoice Settings Terms and Conditions About / Get in touch K53 driver training 39 Tips to Pass your learners and drivers license Finding a good driving school or instructor and making the best of your driving lessons. Teach yourself how to Drive Take lessons from a friend that recently passed Choosing a Driving School or Driving Instructor They are familiar with the K53 driving standard. For them, The K53 observations and rules are a hard habit. Driving schools have the most suitable vehicles for learner drivers. Their vehicles are roadworthy. They have the right insurance. They know the traffic departments test routes. They can advise you where to book and tell you which testing station would have closer testing slots available for you. What to ask a driving school or driving instructor ? Are your instructors qualified? This is an important factor, you want to be taught by someone who is qualified in teaching. Although you can get top lessons and advice from a friend or non-qualified person, it's better to know for certain that the person you are paying is fully informed and competent. In South Africa, being a qualified instructors doesn't really say much as the standards are low and not very strict but this brings across your next question How much experience do you or your instructors have? You want to take your lessons with an experienced instructor. The amount of experience your instructor has with teaching different types of learners will affect your learning and the amount of lessons you need to take to become competent. An experiences instructor will be patient and know how to prioritize your lessons based on your level of driving experience and the type of learner you are. The latter is important because no two learners are the same and what worked you the one, might not work for the other. Will I be allocated the same instructor for all my lessons? You don't want to explain yourself to different instructors every time you start a lesson. It takes a whole lesson for to get comfortable with an instructor and to do this for every lesson greatly impacts your learning. If the instructor doesn't know your weaknesses and progress you will find yourself redoing the same lesson over or spending a substantial amount of time redoing part of a previous lesson just as an evaluation so he or she knows what to tackle next. There are a few well-structured driving schools that keep a record of your progress and monitor your lessons for a number of reasons that benefits you as a learner, this does eliminate the inconvenience of changing instructors as your progress is centrally recorded but they have this monitoring system in place to keep track of the success rate of the instructor and to optimize your lesson and not necessary swap and change instructors. It does help greatly if you preferred instructor is unavailable one time for a genuine reason. Are all my lessons done with the same vehicle? It's advantageous to the learner that all the lessons and the driving test be done in the same vehicle. If you are comfortable in a particular car, try to take your lessons in the same vehicle. It adds less pressure on learner. Usually one car is allotted to an instructor so if you are booked with the same instructor, you should be driving the same vehicle. If not, don't let it bother you too much. As long as your last 2 lessons are with the same vehicle that you would be taking your driver's test with then you should be fine.

Is the instructor familiar with tests route in my area or at the traffic department I have booked at? Your very last lesson should be done on the actual test route that the traffic department uses. It's crucial that the instructor is familiar with these test routes as the traffic department will likely have 2 or more preferred test routes. If you know what lies ahead on your actual test, you will feel more confident on your test day. Advantageous of a driving school A driving school would have an established track record A driving school has a selection of instructors and vehicle, if you aren't happy with a vehicle or method of teaching from your instructor, you can request another. They usually offer package deals that can save you some money They have a manager or owner that you can complain too There's always a backup, if your instructor is running late or unavailable, they can quickly send someone else. The important especially on your test day A driving school has several vehicles and several instructors, if you aren't happy with a particular vehicle or instructor you can voice your complaint and request a substitute. Disadvantageous of booking through a driving school You aren't able to negotiate lesson prices, their prices are usually firm. You don't deal with the owner, your bookings are done via the owner/manager and the lesson is provided by someone else. This can cause some communication problems if the driving school doesn't have a solid system in place. Some driving schools employ inexperienced instructors to save on costs, ask before you book and make sure they are giving you an instructor that has enough experience to teach or has a good track record. If its new instructor they should have effective teaching methods. Advantageous of Private Driving Instructors, owner operators. You deal directly with the owner, there is no middle man They are more open to negotiating a good deal if you are taking a few lessons The lessons are more personal and concentrated, with a driving school you aren't always allocated the same instructor You will always use the same vehicle Private instructors usually concentrate on a particular area. There's a better chance that they will always be on time and they will be familiar with the test routes and examiners at the closest traffic department Disadvantageous of Private Driving Instructors You can't complain to anyone. If you aren't happy with their service you can't change instructors They tend to handle business and bookings during their lessons. You rely on that one individual to always be on time and to be available on the day of your test. If they are late and you do not make your test slot, you fail automatically. Only reply if you are confident in your answer. Check for spelling and grammar. Avoid in-appropriate remarks. If you need more information or clarity, post a comment first . You're commenting on: Avoid in-appropriate remarks and comments. If you'd like to thank the poster, you should cast a vote. If you have a question, ask it here . Avoid in-appropriate remarks and comments. If you'd like to thank the poster, you should cast a vote. If you have a question, ask it here .