Parents’ guide to Lincoln driving lessons

Teaching your kids to drive? In Lincoln, driving school Driving Works is here to help.

At Driving Works we believe parents bring great benefits to their offspring’s driving lessons by getting involved in the whole learning process. From selecting a driving instructor to providing practice in the family car, your guidance can boost confidence and overall driving ability in what is essentially a stressful time for any student.

Driving Works encourages parents to play an active role in choosing your child’s driving school, for complete peace of mind. Is the instructor a fully-qualified ADI (Approved Driving Instructor)? Does the driving school have a high pass rate? Is the instructor easy to get on with? Do the driving lessons cater for beginners, as well as experienced learners? Is the driving school car modern, safe and reliable? Are the prices competitive, and are there any discounted packages or driving lesson deals?

Keep a regular eye on your child’s driving lessons, ensuring they’re making good progress as the days or weeks go by. Make sure, too, they take time to study the theory of driving, and understand the need to be safe on our roads.

Driving Works encourages parents to sit in on their children’s driving lessons in Lincoln. From time to time we’ll invite you to come along for the ride, which will help you to appreciate the latest driving techniques and test requirements – as well as allowing you to see how smoothly your child is learning to drive.

What’s more, if you fancy providing a few hours’ tuition, this is the perfect opportunity to understand the learner’s needs and any particular areas of driving in which they could improve. Driving Works believes that extra practice with family and friends will not only advance a student’s driving experience, it will also increase familiarity with different cars and in turn boost their confidence – an essential element to getting a driving licence.

Parental advice for Lincoln driving lessons

Get involved from the outset.
Read our top tips for choosing a driving instructor.
Maintain your peace of mind by ensuring your driving school employs only fully qualified ADIs with CRB checks.
Sit in on driving lessons in Lincoln with Driving Works, to watch your child’s progress.
Give your child extra driving tuition with practice in the family car.
After passing their driving test, encourage your kids to take a Pass Plus course to improve their driving skills for life.

Teach your kids to drive

You must be over 21 years of age, and have held your own full driving licence for a minimum of three years.
The learner must be at least 17 years old, and hold a provisional driving licence.
Your car must be road-legal, with full insurance to cover a learner driver.
Your car must be fitted with L-plates front and rear, removed when the learner is not behind the wheel.
The learner must not drive on a motorway.
Practise on a variety of roads in varying weathers and traffic conditions.
Try giving some lessons at night.
Practise those all-important manoeuvres.
Be prepared to take control of the car if you feel there is any chance of danger to you, the car or anyone else.
Keep calm and remain patient at all times.
Do not argue. If you feel like shouting, stop the car and relax. Remember, everybody was a beginner once.
Stay safe.
Have fun!

Hello, I'm Martin

“Hi! Driving Works is run by me, Martin. I’m a fully-qualified driving instructor with two decades’ experience behind the wheel, many of which as a DSA ADI (Driving Standards Agency Approved Driving Instructor). I like to think of myself as a people person. I’m easy-going, patient and approachable, but using positive reinforcement I’ll push you just enough to get the best from your driving. I’m confident that Driving Works can make a positive start to anyone’s driving career.
I hope to meet you soon.”
Martin