Just realised that apart from a couple, all my pupils are students. Should have booked a holiday for next week as they are all back at college from Tuesday and no one knows what their time table is so none can book.
If only I'd been born with brains.

This is why I teach in a petrol driven car instead of getting more miles to the gallon with a diesel.  When I qualified I decided on petrol because when teenagers get their first car it won't be a diesel.
Over the years picking up student from other instructors they've struggled for a time adapting to petrol. Now as a recommendation from students, I taken out, just for one lesson,  two young men who have passed their test, bought a petrol car but keep stalling because they were taught to lift the clutch completely before applying gas.
Surely we should be teaching in the type of cars pupils are going to get when they pass.

PLEASE PAY ATTENTION 

My instructor licence expires at the end of this month August. I applied for my CRB check the beginning of July. My last renewal took about 2 week therefore two weeks ago I decided to telephone and check the progress only to discover I didn't exist.
Had to go through the whole process again, with time counting down to the end of the month I called again today to be told it would probably take until the end of September.
Spoke to the MSA and was told to go ahead with renewing my licence on line. The next problem, I still have my old paper licence so I have to send requested details  to the DVLA who will send me a password and such in 10 to 14 days enabling me to apply for my instructor licence.
Cancellations and holiday meant I wasn't working this morning so have spent four wasted hours trying to speak to someone at the DVSA. The only work 8 till 12. Looks like I'm out of work in a couple of week.
Advice for the MSA, apply 6 months in advance.

In the last couple of months I've had three ladies in their late 60's wanting refresher lessons. The reason, their husbands friends are dying!
All competent drivers who would have benefited from perhap just two 1½ hour drives. Hardest part was convincing them they no longer needed me.