First Driving Lesson

Your Experienced Local Driving Instructors for the West Midlands

The SDS Difference

95% of pupils would recommend us to friends & family.
We offer crash courses 7 days a week.
Automatic and manual driving lessons.
Excellent pass rate
Experienced DVSA approved instructors.
Female & male driving instructor.
Block Booking Discounts.
Modren Heman-duel controlled cars.
Home pickup & drop off.
No car sharing, 1-to-1 tution.
Weekend & evening lessons without extra cost.

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Many learners are surprised to find themselves feeling a little bit nervous on their first lesson for first time. Feeling a bit Nerveous before your first driving lesson is to be expected. Every driver on the road today has been where you are right now
When you pass your test in a manual car you are licensed to drive both manual and automatic cars.

It helps if you know what you first driving lesson will involve beforehand, so make sure you prepare. You’ll pick things up much easier if they’re familiar to you and you feel confident about what happens next.

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The Pickup

Your driving instructor will have arranged a pickup location with you – most likely your house, or outside your school, college or work. You don’t need to get behind the wheel just yet! Your instructor will pick you up and drive you to a  quiet street free from traffic – the ideal place for you to get to know the basics.

Learn The basics

Our Driving Instructor will help guide you through your first driving lesson. Our Instructors will show you all the controls of the car and how to move away to begin driving. While parked, your instructor will talk you through the DSSSM cockpit drill – how every motorist should start their journey:

Doors securely closed?
Seat in a comfortable position?
Steering position ok?
Seatbelts on?
Mirrors adjusted?

Getting to know the car

Now your instructor will talk you through the car control’s, including your ABC – accelerator, brake and clutch. You’ll learn how to operate the indicators, mirrors, handbrake and the gear stick.

Move off & stop safely

Depending on the length of your lesson, you should now get the chance to actually drive. Don’t worry about making mistakes as your tuition car is fitted with dual control and your instructor can control the car if you doing any mistakes.

Before you get going, your instructor will talk you through some of the driving basics, which may include:

Moving off – this is a phrase you’ll hear a lot. It means getting the car and gears ready for driving off from a stationary position
Clutch control – how to find and operate the clutch, including finding the bite point
Signalling
How and when to change gear
How to stop the car – ways that you can use the brake, handbrake and clutch to slow and stop
Basic parking – tips for how to park at the kerb

End of lesson

End of lesson your instructor will then drive you back to your drop off point and you can have a discuss about how the lesson went, and what you’ll cover in the next lesson. Explore Driving Lessons Perry Barr. First Lesson, SDS Driving School is based in West Midlands and Offers competitively priced and Quality driving lessons.

Why Choose Us for Your First Driving Lesson?

We understand that learning to drive is an investment in your future, many driving schools will take advantage of this and charge you a larger sum than necessary; not us.

BEST SAFETY MEASURES

Our Instructors are Highly Trained in the latest Safety Techniques & Rules of the Road.

EXPERIENCED INSTRUCTORS

All our Instructors are DMV Licensed, mentally and physically fit and have decade or more of Instruction History.

MALE & FEMALE INSTRUCTORS

We offer lessons from both male and female instructors, ensuring you feel safe and comfortable during lessons.

PERFECT
TIMING

Now is the perfect time to start your In Class, Online or Behind The Wheel Training.

AFFORDABLE FEES & PAYMENT PLANS

We know this process can be expensive. So we constantly monitor our competitions pricing. We allow you to decide when and how you want to pay. We accept all major forms of payments.

ENTIRE WEST MIDLANDS REGION

Covering Tipton, Sedgley, Dudley, West Bromwich, Wolverhampton, Smethwick, Oldbury, Walsall, Birmingham, Solihull, Wednesbury and surrounding areas.

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