Thread: driving schools

Other than writing to each and everyone of them asking that they consider using somewhere else, there is nothing you can do to stop them. As you say they have to practice somewhere, so better outside your property than mine........only joking, but am sure you get what I mean.

If it's a public road and they have a valid road fund licence, driving licence and road tax then there isn't much you can do legally, however asking the main offender politely may get a postive response.

Mossy

When I was taught to drive (admittedly many years ago) during the reverse around the corner exercise, I was taught that I was required to stop the manoeuvre if any other vehicle approached and wanted to enter or exit the road and I was to give way. That way I wouldn't hold anybody up. Perhaps it isn't taught that way anymore.

Originally Posted by labrat

is there any way to request that driving schools cut down there use of a particular road

i know they have to learn and i dont want to stop them i would just like them to cut down use of our road for reversing around a corner

As a driving instructor please believe we do appreciate learners can be an inconvenience to other drivers and residents sometimes, and we do all we can to minimalise this. But it helps if you remember that you were a learner once.

Anyway, onto your real question, yes there is something you can do. Pop into the local test centre that covers your area as this will no doubt be the main office that your local driving schools use for their tests. By speaking to the DSA staff there, they will most likely post a notice on the test centre notice board asking instructors to refrain from using that corner/street as much as possible.

It is not a lawful request and can be ignored, but I think you will find it will be 90% successful which might be enough to eleviate your inconvenience.

Originally Posted by gwc1000

I was taught that I was required to stop the manoeuvre if any other vehicle approached and wanted to enter or exit the road and I was to give way. That way I wouldn't hold anybody up. Perhaps it isn't taught that way anymore.

Yes it is still taught that way gwc1000, however, when any of the manoeuvres are being carried out, there is a point on the manoeuvre when it would be impossible to pass the learner car whether the learner wanted to let you or not. e.g the turn in the road exercise pretty much blocks the whole road for most of the time it is being done.

I suspect the entry into labrat's road is relatively tight (being a cul-d-sac) and can't be entered safely whilst a learner is reversing around it.

Originally Posted by MrShed

Bear in mind as well that instructors usually use the actual test routes. Therefore, the "easy" one stop way of doing it is to ask for it to be taken off the test route. I say "easy" in quotes, as I think the chances are amazingly slim!!

I would not hold my breath on this option being successful. We don't only use corners that are on the test routes anyway so labrat's road may not even be on a test route.

Everybody has to learn! If this corner is on the test route then it is only fair that instructors should take their students there. If my instructor told me that he wasn't going to take me to practice on a particular corner because it was an 'inconvenience' to those living there, then I would feel hard done by.

This is not an issue for the instructors. If you have an issue go and speak to your local test centre.

There are many test routes around the country where there may be a peculiarity that sets it apart from your average run of the mill hazard, so it is logical that instructors will take their clients there to practice.

As suggested elsewhere the DSA do put up notices in test centres asking instructors to use other locations but at the end of the day, the location is on the public highway and there is little that can be done to prevent someone from using it for practice.

Originally Posted by MrShed

True, but I'm positive there is a law about parking to close to a junction....

10mtr

Originally Posted by labrat

hmm better warn them then there less than 1 meter away and about a foot and a half from the kerb

I wouldn't panic too much as the 10mtr rule is rarely enforced in residential roads, but being only 1mtr from the corner is taking it a bit far. 4 to 5mtrs (i.e. about a car length) and 6 to 12 inches off the kerb should keep them safe from anyone getting too upset.

so tell me if every unhappy resident parked at every corner then how are learners supposed to properly learn how to reverse round corners?

Originally Posted by angela-27

so tell me if every unhappy resident parked at every corner then how are learners supposed to properly learn how to reverse round corners?

That's why we try not to abuse it too much angela-27 and try to share the problem out fairly around many corners.