Monday, 20 May 2019

Motorway driving lesson

Motorway driving with Sharla

I was contacted by a past pupil who wanted a motorway lesson.  This is the video from the hour lesson.
For more video  www.youtube.com/c/JamesTravis
Or checkout my website www.drive-travis.co.uk

Thursday, 16 May 2019

In the wrong lane approaching a roundabout

Wrong Lane At Roundabouts

As a learner driver finding yourself in the wrong lane approaching roundabouts or whilst on a roundabout can be stressful.
This great video will guild you thorough what you can do to avoid any dangerous driving when finding yourself in the wrong lane at the roundabout. 
This video will give you two simple safety tips to drive safely.
www.youtube.com/c/JamesTravis for more video on learning to drive

Friday, 26 April 2019

Budget Action Camera 4K

Budget Action Camera 4K Jeemak UHD M5
Budget Action Camera is the Jeemak 4K UHD  M5.
I have used the raw footage from the recordings.
A great looking camera that comes with lots of extra accessories.  The push buttons on the side and front are easy to use.
One of the first things I turned on was the  Image stabiliser, which I thought done the job when I was driving around. It also comes with built in wifi which you can link to the free app.



Wednesday, 3 April 2019

It's Your Driving Test

It's Your Driving Test

It's your driving test is a short video giving lots of advice and tips to help you on your driving test day.
Good luck on your driving test and I am hoping this video helps you.  Safe driving

Monday, 25 March 2019

How to correct your Bay Parking Faults

How To Correct Your Reverse Bay Parking Faults

This weeks video we look at how to correct your reverse bay parking faults.  We focus on your positioning in the parking bay and how to do simple adjustments from the left or right of the parking bay.
Feel free to like and share this video and if you want to checkout more video like this, then this is the link to my YouTube channel  www.youtube.com/c/JamesTravis

Friday, 22 March 2019

WIN a year's car insurance: Learner driver


Win a years car insurance: learner driver research trial

DVSA is supporting Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) to help improve the safety of young newly qualified drivers through the Driver 2020 trial.

We need you

You can apply to take part in the trial if you're currently learning to drive and are under 25 years old.
If you take part, you might get some free training, e-learning or be asked to download an app to help with your learning.
You will be asked to complete several surveys after you pass your test, which you will be paid for.

What can you win?

All learner drivers taking part in the research will be entered into a prize draw to win either a years free car insurance, an iPad or shopping vouchers.

Research aims

Driver 2020 aims to identify which training, education and technology-based approaches give the greatest benefits to the safety, skill and confidence of young newly qualified drivers.
In a world-leading piece of research, TRL will be gathering information from more than 14,000 young people over the 3 years of the project.
https://driver2020.co.uk

Friday, 1 March 2019

How to drive on Motorways. Beginners

Motorway driving for beginners

A short video aimed at the newly qualified driver who is wanting more advise on driving on motorways for the first time.
You can find lots more video for learner drivers who are starting out on their driving lessons at www.youtube.com/c/JamesTravis

Friday, 12 October 2018

Teach your kids to drive

Teach your kids to drive

The time is coming when your son or daughter reaches their 17th birthday.  Driving lessons are one of the obvious things that the son or daughter would like to start and you will be thinking that's a great idea.  Then you check out the local driving instructors in your area and you also decide to help your child with some private driving lessons in your own car.
This short video from my YouTube channel is an introduction into what mum or dad need to be thinking about.

Friday, 28 September 2018

Changes of driving test times

Test centre
Changes to driving test timings
To make sure our driving examiners have enough time dedicated to their training and development, from 10 October 2018 we'll be changing the testing schedules for driving examiners on one day a week.
This will help us to deliver a better service to customers and provide more opportunities for our staff to develop their skills.

How this will affect testing

To build in this extra time for our examiners, you’ll see some small changes to the test times throughout the day.
The training and development time will be on the same day every week. During the rest of the week, examiner schedules will remain unchanged.
We’ll continue to deliver the same amount of tests on the day the development time is scheduled as we do now.
You should contact your Local Driving Test Manager if you have any questions on the change to schedules.

Thursday, 19 July 2018

The driving school for "flying cars"

The driving school for 'flying cars'

Media captionThe Kitty Hawk Flyer's makers say they aim to eliminate traffic
It seems just about everyone has been launching a flying car lately, but the Kitty Hawk Flyer stands out for one big reason: it’s here today.
Specifically, it’s in Las Vegas, flying over a big lake. 
This is where Kitty Hawk - a company owned by Google co-founder Larry Page - has set up a small hangar and training facility.
It’s where new flyers learn the ropes, a process that currently takes a mere 90 minutes. Most of it is spent rehearsing what happens if something were to go wrong. 
The training begins in a basic simulation, a computer game that teaches you about the two controls you need to worry about - one switch to control altitude, and a small joystick to handle direction. 
Then you move on to a real Flyer that is strapped to the ground, an exercise designed to remove any nerves you might have about being in the vehicle. 
And then you practice getting out in an emergency. The team has set up a ball pool to rehearse getting out of the craft if it happens to land upside down on the water.
And then you’re good to go.
Sadly, the company wouldn’t let me try it out the Flyer for myself. For now I’d have to stand on the shore and watch Brittney Miculka perform manoeuvres over the water.
Ball pond simulating Kitty Hawk Flyer landing on water

Thursday, 5 July 2018

Driving Examiners to check MOT and Tax

Traffic sign to motorway
Changes to the DT1: checking for MOT and tax
Driving examiners will now be using a new mobile search app to check if cars used for driving tests have a valid MOT and tax.
Most people won't have to worry as instructor cars should have both valid tax and MOT.
Only cars which examiners have reasonable concern with will be checked, and it will not change how long the driving test is.
If a car is found not to have either a valid MOT or tax, the test won't go ahead.
Read the updated DT1 driving test form

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