Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #268745 in Books
• Published on: 2008-11-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 240 pages

Synopsis
Every year over half of the driving tests taken result in failure, often just as a result of nerves on the day rather than due to bad driving. In addition, learner drivers may be spending much more money and time on repetitive lessons than they need to. This book shows you how to pass your driving test stress free and in fewer lessons, saving you lots of time money. Now you need to ask yourself: are you ready for that? If you already feel completely confident in your ability, believe that you can perform all the manoeuvres correctly, drive totally without your instructor's help and guidance, and are totally confident in your ability to pass your test, then don't buy this book because you don't need it. However, if there is the slightest doubt in your mind about your confidence or competence levels, or you think that 'nerves' will get the better of you on your test, then read on, this book has been written especially for you. If you are one of the ten percent of the population who is dyslexic you will know that learning to drive can present challenges for you.Therefore, a specialist chapter has been written for you using multi-sensory learning techniques to make learning easier and much more enjoyable.

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Customer Reviews

Learning to drive for dyslexic and dyspraxic people
I found out about Diane by chance when she phoned the college where I work as a specialist dyslexia tutor to tell us about her book, which includes a chapter for dyslexic and dyspraxic drivers. It was at a time when I had at long last decided to grasp the nettle and try to learn to drive again (it was 23 years since failing my test) so when I found she was reasonably local I asked her to take me on - I told her I would be a challenge because I am dyspraxic. I am now enjoying my lessons and working towards my test with more confidence than before. I bought her book to reinforce my learning - it easy to read, and full of excellent multisensory strategies and self-help ideas including thought field therapy and neurolinguistic programming techniques. For example, by visualising myself behaving like a friend of mine who has passed the advanced skills test, I am learning to feel more relaxed and in control. By using strategies like these, and with the help of Diane herself who puts these ideas into practice during her teaching, I am becoming a more confident and competent driver and defeating those negative thoughts which kept telling me I could never learn to drive! I would recommend this to anyone who is learning to drive, particularly anyone nervous about driving, or who has a specific learning difficulty like dyslexia and dyspraxia.

Can't recommend high enough!
Previously I had been learning to drive on and off for a year or so and had failed my tests on 3 seperate occasions! Feeling frustrated, embarressed and resigning myself to the fact I would never be a 'driver' I decided to give up. That was October 2008, fast forward to October 2009 and I have now passed my driving test with just 8 hours of tuition with Diane Hall!

With her teaching methods and the tapping therapy, I was able to deal with my previous feeling towards the tests and move forward. The main thing though, was that her visualisation techniques and 'tapping' excercises created a positive thought field, reducing anxiety and for the first time I could see myself as a driver and passing my test.. I even felt less anxious on the test itself and in control! I dont know how it works but it is truely amazing... Diane is a witch - what she teaches is pure magic!

Excellent when your Instructor knows you can pass, but you have doubts!
I found this book while searching Amazon for books to help me pass my Driving Test. I'd already obtained the various official DSA Guides on driving and the essential skills, etc but was looking for something more personal. This book was excellent. It helped me get rid of my self-doubt about passing.
It's well written, is easy to read, and puts over ideas and concepts in manageable chunks.
Among many things, it deals with different types of personality including the perfectionist (I'm a mixture!) to whom getting something less than perfect first time is such a kick that they (me!) want to give up, rather than keeping trying.
I also found the Sections on 'The Basics' (why we need to mirror, signal, etc so we understand the logic and importance of it) and the 'Top 10 Reasons for Failure' very helpful.
I have to confess that I left reading it until too close to my Test (I'd set aside a week before my Test to concentrate on Highway code, reading Driving Books and cramming in lessons) to really take advantage of the TFT / NLP exercises in the book, so have no idea how that might have reduced the number of lessons I needed, but despite that, found the book very helpful. It also has a chapter on / for Dyslexic and Dyspraxic learners, which is very interesting as I'm neither, but have been known to press the wrong pedal occasionally, or even have to wave my hand to work out which is left and right (obviously not when I'm driving)!
All in all, I found it excellent - full of common sense and encouragement. I first had lessons 30 years ago and cried with relief when I was told I'd failed! I didn't have any more lessons until last November when I felt it would be a benefit to learn (I'd moved to a poor public transport area). I passed first time (or second if you count 30 years ago!) after 40 lessons, not much practice in between, and thought the examiner was joking when he told me I'd passed!! My instructor was excellent, but this book helped me keep my nerve in between lessons!