A  survey  by  leading   insurance  companies  revealed  that  70%  of motorists  sometimes  feel  fearful  behind  the  wheel.  Key  triggers  for stress include driving abroad (36%), travelling on unfamiliar roads (25%) or driving at night (21%)

From watching my mum, sister and family friends learn to drive and then  pass their tests,  I  realised that driving was something  I always wanted to do and couldn’t wait to get into a car and pass my own test. Driving provides me with a sense of freedom to explore the country and allows me to escape when having a bad day. Through my own love of driving  I  decided  that  I  wanted  to  teach  others  so  they  too  could experience their own sense of freedom and escapism.

In my job I come across a variety of people some like me who can’t wait to pass their test so they can go out to visit friends or drive them to the local fast food outlet on their lunch break. There are others though who feel anxious about driving and see it as a necessity, an ends to a means or a skill they may need later on in life when a partner or spouse is unable to drive.

These  people tend to feel  isolated, embarrassed and convinced that everyone else is a more confident driver than they are. This isn’t actually the case and in fact confidence around driving can differ because of so many factors such as  being  in an accident  or  under  going stressful times.

Being anxious about driving can become a vicious circle, drivers can become  flustered,  which  means  that  they  are  more  likely  to  make mistakes. This then can   knock their confidence further so they try to avoid similar situations and in some cases people can give up driving altogether.

At www.turnwright.co.uk  we  constantly  adapt  our  coaching  skills according to the person we are teaching and try to help them as much as we can to over come their fears and anxieties. For more information or to book a driving lesson visit our website at www.turnwright.co.uk, call 07983554711 or send us an email at Jonwright1977@gmail.com.