It’s an exciting milestone in your life – beginning the process of taking driving lessons is the start of some real independence. It’s an event that you might have looked forward to for some time. Many of us see learning to drive as the key to other things, such as being able to get to the job we want more easily or visiting family and friends who don’t live close to us.
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The vast majority of people learning to drive are young and often have to fit in their lessons to a schedule, either due to a job or when in school or college. This schedule can often result in drivers fitting in lessons when possible, perhaps at the same time on a weekly basis.
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The role of the handbrake, foot brake and clutch pedal when it comes to stopping your vehicle temporarily can cause enormous confusion. When you stop at traffic lights, for example, is it best to use the handbrake and keep the car in gear, engage the clutch and accelerator simultaneously to keep the engine at “bite” point or adopt a completely different combination of actions?
If you’re learning to drive, it’s a near-certainty that you’ll stall your car at some point. Until you’ve become comfortable with the pedals and learned the technique for driving, it can be quite difficult to keep the engine going at all times – particularly when you are stationary.
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Wimbledon Driving School
The Long Lodge
265 – 269 Kingston Road
Wimbledon,
London, SW19 3NW
Phone: 0800 511 8800