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Three new driving instructors! We are delighted to introduce three new trainee instructors who are. able to provide driving lessons across Exeter and East Devon. Trainee instructors have a completed a thorough training course with one of our trainers. In the case of Rob it was with Kevin while Susie trained with Christie. All our…

Driving Test Failures 2025 We reported almost exactly a year ago on the latest figures from the DVSA on the main reasons for failing  the driving test. The agency has recently issued its latest report on this. At first glance you could be forgiven that all they have done is re-issue last year’s report! The…

Theory test questions update The theory test questions undergo an update every now and then. Sometimes this is just a tweak in the wording of the questions bit sometimes, as has happened recently, some new questions are added to the bank of questions available to be used. There have been a number of updates in…

What questions should I ask? A lot of people are interested in training to become a driving instructor. But where do you start and how do you know if a training provider is right for you? Sadly we see many people realising too late that they made a poor choice. Both Christie and Kevin, our…

Every year the DVSA publishes the top 10 reasons for driving test fails. I had not realised it is actually 5 years since we published a blog on this so I think it is certainly time for an update. The results for 2024 compared to 5 years ago make for interesting reading! Top reasons for…

Our newly qualified team members! We are delighted to welcome Claire Cross and Barry Austin as newly qualified team members – they are now Approved Driving Instructors (ADI). Both have recently taken – and passed – their final (Part 3) qualifying test. They were both trained by Christie and both gained very good marks.  We…

Not one….not two…..but THREE newly qualified instructors! At present every one of Training Wheelz driving instructors is a fully qualified Approved Driving Instructor (ADI)! We pride ourselves on our training programme for people who want to change their lifestyle and work/life balance for the better and we utilise the trainee licence programme to help our…

Franchise or independent? How do I decide? Franchise or independent? A question that many driving instructors grapple with. This blog post follows on from two previous ones about the choices when training to be an instructor. Now we turn out attention to what to do once you have qualified. I have just qualified as an…

How do I choose my trainer? So just how do I choose my trainer? I have briefly referred to this in my previous blog post – the simple answer is ‘very carefully’! Do your research. What do I mean by this? Don’t just trust page 1 of Google! The national companies with their massive advertising…

The pitfalls and how to avoid them – “beware the cost of cheap”! Have you ever done an internet search about training to become a driving instructor? I have done an internet search today. Page one of Google comes up with statements like these” “Join our award-winning team and we’ll provide our full driving instructor…