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Learner Driver Support Blog
The Excelerator Learning Service,
The ability to produce a variety of custom learning aids ( see picture above ) in response to changing regulations, feedback and ideas from industry experts, associations, examiners and learners and from giving lessons on local roads each day. Helps to put across important information about road safety and preparing to pass the practical test quickly and clearly, to make driving practice as productive as possible. There aren’t many activities as complex as driving, that can have such serious …
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Learner WebSite Data Bank
Excelerator belives a good driver should never stop learning and niether should a learning provider. We will continue to collect and present information aboput learning to drive, and learning to drive and pass you driving test in this area and present on-line at www.excelerator.co.uk Network learning, means sharing successful learning techniques with others asap, As an instructor or coach, I'm always learning to from seeing how new learners react and progress from similar information presented to them and seeing how different approaches can make a big difference. Excelerator …
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Lesson Tips
- Try to look smart and take teacher an apple :-) - Hello and welcome to Excelerator.co.uk While learning about the serious business of road safety, we hope you'll enjoy learning to drive with us. Benefiting from the Excelerator blend of extra support on-line to compliment your in-car practice. Services include, video tutorials, covering driving techniques, manoeuvres and local junctions, with an ever-growing database of learner Q&As and lesson feedback. As well as information on your own private password protected pages, to help you make the most and best progress. - If …
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Plan Your Approach
Approaching Junctions & Approaching the Test ( see Recap sheets below ) Give yourself the time to look, assess, decide and act. Always preparing to stop but looking to see as you approach if you can go. Remember if in doubt, don't pull out. Plan to progressively reduce your speed, preparing to stop but looking right, ahead and left to see if you can go. - MSM/PSL MSM = mirrors (center + door mirror ), signal, manoeuvre (PSL = position, speed, look ) - Plan where to start reducing your speed perhaps for reasons of vision to help you assess the junction …
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Video & Online Support
Video optimised learning to drive from the comfort of your own home but seriously, you can watch the clips as often as you like at no extra charge. - You can leave any questions you have as comments, to any of the Posts on this blog. - you'll find 2 menus on this website, the top one for page overviews of main topics, The lower Menu 2 for collections of posts & comments on topics. Use the category and tag-word 'clouds' (lists). Click one to see all posts/details relating to a category on the site. Also you can enter a word and search the site for all pages, posts and …
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About Excelerator.co.uk
Parts of this new site are being updated, where you see an * on the menu option. It means that page is currently being updated or reconfigured. Thank you for you patience. The Main Menus PAGES MENU 1 = Main Page / topic overviews POSTS MENU 2 = Posts / articles, Use the comments box, for your feedback / questions & instructor responses Here's a short video that demonstrates how to use the features of this site to help you find the info you're looking for. http://youtu.be/MpQA7ZIhfFQ Excelerator Special Offer ! We are always looking to …
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HOW TO USE THIS SITE
If you are looking for driving lessons and particularly if you are looking for driving lessons in one the areas between Poole and Bournemouth, Parkstone, Brankscombe, Lilliput, Canford Cliffs, …
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PASSWORD PROTECTED PAGES
What are they ?
LEARNER PAGES are private password protected pages.
To allow your instructor to give you some feedback on some of the main points of your lessons
To help you to continue to learn …
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WHATS NEW
Congratulations Rachael ! Wow, a great result !
I think of this as my best learner's pass result, so far ! ( 2 minors really, nationally a top result! )
Although strickly speaking its not the 1st 3 minors, pass I've had. One minor fault was very …
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The Roller Skate Effect
With clutch down essentially the car becomes a big heavy roller skate.
Using the handbrake in situations when the car is stopped will hold the car still, when the clutched is pressed down to change …
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Roundabouts & Lanes
The importance of a good approach
I always like the idea of, 'the slower you approach roundabouts the faster you pass through them' and 'Prepare to stop and look to go'
On your test and during …
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A Meeting Situation
Meeting situations are largely about your awareness and forward planning but also about the judgement of others !
As you approach a 'tunnel' of parked ahead cars, you need to assess the situation …
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Test Pass ’3 minors or Less Rollover Bonus’ currently at £60!
My first ever learner pass was with 3 minors and my average learner pass rate is currently 4 minors.
I'm now putting £20 into …
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The Left Reverse – when to straighten up ?
How can you tell when to start straightening up in the new road, on a left reverse ?
Pic 1. Starting position …
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New Series Of Custom Diagrams
In an effort to keep improving the learning experience Excelerator can offer and to combine text-book and real life learning examples, I see daily.
I'm learning how to produce …
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New Downloads of RECAPs – for play back on your mobile phone
I'm starting to prepare RECAP MP4s designed both as introductions to new topics
and to help you with revision of topics for when your test date is approaching.
This NEW feature is being developed …
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In Car Data System
I'm continuing to custom build this data system to make quickly available reference photographs, diagrams and video clips to illustrate learning points that come up during lessons with one student to …
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PASSWORD PROTECTED PAGES
What are they ?
LEARNER PAGES are private password protected pages.
To allow your instructor to give you some feedback on some of the main points of your lessons
To help you to continue to learn and progress in between lessons and to help you prepare to make the most of each, next lesson.
This …
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CONTACT DETAILS
Contact Us
For Driving Lessons in the Poole and Bournemouth Areas
Special Offers available in the Lilliput, Canford Cliffs, Sandbanks, Brankscombe area.
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Tim Hunkin
BA(Hons), ADI, DIA, AIM, Pass Plus
Tel - 01202 701108
If I don't answer, please leave …
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THE POM ROUTINE
Use this routine every time you are going to move off.
The safest time you can move away is straight after you have complete looking all around the car. So Prepare the car to move, so that all you …
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Customer Service
Perhaps the best way to make contact quickly is by text on 07708 328778
- or leave a message at 01202 701108
- or email to tim@excelerator.co.uk
As a member of the DIA
Driving Instructors Association.
I have agreed to abide by their following code of conduct :
I will not mislead the …
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