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10
Good Reasons for taking Driving Lessons.A
Guide for the I |
by:
Robin
Piggott |
In a driving context, most of the decisions
that you take and the techniques that you
employ, will have both an economic and a
safety impact. The decision to take driving
lessons is really a simple one but one that
will have far reaching consequences well
into the future. Most, if not all, poor
or dangerous habits in today's drivers stem
from the lack of professional tuition at
the outset. In this second in a series of
articles designed to assist today's learner
drivers we will have a look at the benefits
in taking Professional Tuition.
1.Taking lessons will greatly improve your
chances of staying safe and accident free
since providing you retain what you have
been taught, you will be probably better
than many motorists who have been driving
for considerably longer. Lack of sufficient
training, or even no training at all which
is common in Ireland, will inevitably lead
to accidents at a very early stage in the
driving career. Accidents are to be avoided
at all costs. After all isn't the safety
of the driver, the passengers and other
road users the paramount priority?
2.A course of lessons at the start of your
driving career and not one month from your
Driving Test, will give you the confidence
you need to continue the learning process,
and will form the foundation for safe motoring.
3.Taking a course of lessons will give you
the chance to be accepted by an insurance
company for your first Insurance policy.
In fact most companies will insist on a
minimum number of lessons completed by a
recognised school, before a son or daughter
will be admitted onto a Parent's policy.
4.On a very topical note, the Irish Insurer
Hibernian, in conjunction with the Institute
of Advanced Motorists, has extended its
successful Ignition scheme to provisional
license holders since January 2005.Learner
drivers that pass the one hour driving assessment,
will be offered a 21% reduction on their
insurance. This is a substantial reduction
for any new driver, particularly young males
under 25 years of age, and well worth achieving.
Just being in the possession of a provisional
license will not suffice to pass this test.
A course of lessons will be needed in order
to achieve the required standard and the
test should not be booked until quite a
high level of both competence and confidence
has been reached.
5.Passing the Department of Transport Driving
Test, sooner rather than later, will result
in further reductions in already high Insurance
costs. Lessons taken just before the Driving
Test will not cut it in today's Test environment;
there is just too much to learn if one wants
to be successful first time out.
6.The long waiting list for the Irish Driving
Test is a great inconvenience for many learner
Drivers and also their Driving Instructors.
The long wait is accentuated by the huge
numbers of learners who do not prepare adequately
with a professional school and then are
forced to re sit their Test sometimes several
times over. Career aspirations can easily
be affected if the journey to a full License
is overly prolonged.
7.Obtaining a full driving license promptly
will speed up the reduction in your insurance
premiums via your annual no claims bonus,
providing of course you are not involved
in any accidents.
8.As a fully licensed Driver you will have
much greater opportunity to shop around
for a competitive insurance quote, since
there are only a very few companies who
will insure provisional license holders
and then only at a huge premium.
9.As an addition to item number 4 as a fully
licensed Driver, you may apply for the more
advanced Hibernian Ignition course, providing
you are in your first five years of driving
.This is a full day course, the cost of
which can be recouped, if you pass the practical
driving assessment at the end of the day.
The reduction in insurance premium for the
successful candidate can be upwards of 30%,
so again very worthwhile .Drivers in this
category should take a refresher course
with a driving school to ensure that any
bad habits or techniques are eradicated.
Once again it is worth pointing out that
the length of your driving experience is
not a guarantee of success unless you started
on the right foot to begin with!
10. If, in the early days of your working
life you are unlucky enough to find yourself
jobless through either, takeovers, cutbacks
or closures, a full Driving License will
enable you to pick up an interim job very
quickly while you regroup and examine your
future options. There is a shortage of drivers
to fill current vacancies in Europe, particularly
in the commercial sector so there are great
opportunities for young qualified drivers
who have been well trained.
Both career and promotional opportunities
abound for the fully licensed driver in
any organisation. Faced with two candidates
of similar qualifications, an employer will
naturally favour the person with the full
license pretty much every time.
About the Author
Robin Piggott is a professional Driving
Instructor who runs a School in Limerick,
Ireland. The many benefits in taking Driving
lessons are both obvious and not so obvious.Please
check out his web site.
http://www.astralmotoring.ie
http://astralmotoring.blogspot.com
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