First time pass. Well Done Rebecca Edge, shouldn't say I'm sorry to lose her but I am. She's never missed a lesson, from the very first  lesson she was determined to listen and learn to get to her test as quickly as possible and it showed, she passed with just 3 minors.
Just a small thing Rebecca, one of your minors was for????
Remember you were a learner once!!!!!! tut tut..

Should be putting up a photo now saying 'passed first time'.
My first fail this year, was hoping for something I'd never done in all my 14 years and have a year without any fails.

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Goodbye Amy Russell, Amy passed her test then last night did the last of her Pass Plus. Now you really are a SAFE DRIVER stay that way.
You can still keep in touch with us on F/B where you will get all the latest information from the local police very much like the bit below. 
Good Luck for the future and be safe.

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Green School of Motoring I remember the bet. I won!!

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Donna Riley That paragraph is a credit to you Sean and your skills .well done Amy x

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Amy Russell What can I say? It's been one hell of a ride! July 2013 I sat in Clio and embarked on a journey. There's been laughs, bets, dogs in the road, wazzacks on the road and plenty of stories. You taught me an invaluable life skill and I am so proud that I have done it. Thank you so much for everything Sean. Sad that it's over but ready to take on the world! Take care x

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Passed students pay attention, a certain insurance company has launched a new telematics  policy enabling young and inexperienced drivers to save on their insurance cost. Its a 'black box' installed in your car which provided feedback via a web based dashboard or mobile.

Drivers who notch up positive driving style scores also earn quarterly cash on a pre-loaded visa debit card.

After speaking to a young man whom I told you about a short while back he thinks the 'black box' is great. That's coming from a 20 year old not your old fuddy duddy instructor who's always going on about 'safe driving'.

Give it some thought, yea!

Had to turn down a young man because he's not available when I am. He thinks his instructor is ripping him off, he's had 40 hours, not done any maneuvers or emergency stop. Been on the easiest roundabout in the world, (slip road off to the first exit) once. Said he's fed up of driving the same route every week!
I get mine to do a 'turn in the road' on perhaps their third lesson. Admitted it's more me than them, but they leave that lesson thrilled to bits ready to inform all their mates why it isn't called a three point turn. The lad has passed his Theory and wants another instructor to assess him. I agree with his thinking.

Two phone calls this week and I had to decline them both.
No.1 "I've had six hours of lessons, passed my Theory yesterday and booked my test but my instructor has let me down" Can't think why.
No.2. 10pm "Do you teach in Ashton?" Yes. "I'd like to speak to the instructor" Can't disturb me watching Montelbano so my wife asked for a number so I could call her today. She noticed it was an Oldham number, out of my area and questioned it.  "I want to take my test in Ashton because I've been to Failsworth 8 times and they don't like me and my friend said the testers at Failsworth are crap."

Amy Russell my ex-pupil  passed her driving test against all odd, a few weeks ago, the day after her Nan who she was very close to died suddenly.
She  has just won a £100 shopping voucher in "Safe Driving for Life's"  PASSFACE competition.
Well Done Amy.

Another first time pass, well done Chelsea Street

Just turned down a new pupil, wanted hourly lessons for his wife at 7.30am. I explained I don't start until 9.30 that way pupils are having to sit in the rush hour traffic.
He said he booked and paid for 3 hours  first  lesson free, with a chap who runs a Nationwide school,  but the instructor didn't turn up. When he complained they said it would take 9 weeks for them to look into it.

Nearly at the end of another year, my 14th and I still haven't learned anything. Because I'm old and lazy I probably only work part time compared to you young fit instructors. But as in every New Year I'll start with more gaps than pupils because I let them all take their test before Christmas instead of doing what a lot of instructors do and make sure I have work to come back to in the New Year. 
Think when they all pass that will be half of my work gone.

I find this time of the year ideal for teaching an emergency stop. I know a nice quiet, wide road that is always covered in fallen wet leaves. They have all been warned about the dangers of wet leaves when discussing emergency stops whatever the season.
They are all under the impression we instructors just like to talk and tell stories, until that is, they do their first emergence stop on wet leaves. After their first skid the comment is usually,  "That was scary, didn't believe you it would do that."
I take great joy reply, "See it's not just because I like the sound of my own voice."
Eventually we are able to bring the car to a stop safely and they go and tell their mates about about the skidding they've been doing, not about how they are able not to skid.