There is currently fake news regarding driving unsupervised. Please be aware that you can be fined up to £1,000 and get up to 6 penalty points on your provisional licence if you drive without the right supervision.

It’s illegal for:

your friend or family member to use a mobile phone while supervising you

you to drive on the motorway when practising with family or friends.

You can drive on the motorway with your approved driving instructor.

Anyone you pay to teach you to drive must be either:

a qualified and approved driving instructor (ADI)

a trainee driving instructor.

Jason Tait has been a fully qualified approved driving instructor since 2012

Instructors have to display a badge in their windscreen to prove they’re registered with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). They display:

a green badge if they’re a qualified driving instructor

a pink badge if they’re a trainee

My green badge is on display in my windscreen, please feel free to ask to check it.

Driving lessons

There’s no minimum number of lessons you must have or hours you must practise driving.

How many lessons you need will depend on how quickly you learn.

I keep a detailed log of all driving lessons so you can keep track of your progress.

You can practise driving with family or friends. Anyone you practise your driving with (without paying them) must:

be over 21

be qualified to drive the type of vehicle you want to learn in, for example they must have a manual car licence if they’re supervising you in a manual car

have had their full driving licence for 3 years (from the UK, the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein)

You are fully insured whilst taking lessons with Jason Tait.

Insurance

You need your own insurance as a learner driver if you’re practising in a car you own. Your family member or friend will usually be covered on this.

If you’re practising in someone else’s car, you need to either:

make sure you’re covered by the car owner’s insurance policy as a learner driver

take out your own insurance policy that covers you driving in the car as a learner driver.

You can get an unlimited fine, be banned from driving and get up to 8 penalty points for driving without insurance.