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Martin's driving: June 2013
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Everything you might want to know (and might NOT want to know) about being a Driving Instructor in the Highlands and Moray. Saturday, 15 June 2013. Are you sitting comfortably? I'm not. I'm sat, cross-legged, in a car park, in Harbour Road industrial estate in Inverness (it's a long story. One that I'm about to tell). Actually, it's not that uncomfortable, so I shall begin my epic tale of lust and one man's fight to overcome all obstacles. What car to get? The Alfa Romeo 8C. All of these are more than sl...
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Martin's driving: April 2015
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Everything you might want to know (and might NOT want to know) about being a Driving Instructor in the Highlands and Moray. Sunday, 26 April 2015. Nobody said it was easy. This morning I was looking at my diary and trying to think where I could possibly fit in some training. With 12 more tests in the next couple of weeks, it is going to be a struggle. As we began to head up the A9, the hail had turned to snow, and I mean real. I shall admit defeat and just go to support the others'. 100 days of Mudder.
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Martin's driving: April 2014
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Everything you might want to know (and might NOT want to know) about being a Driving Instructor in the Highlands and Moray. Tuesday, 8 April 2014. Well I'm still here. So, either I chickened out of doing the bungee jump, or it all went successfully. As the day approached I kept expecting the nerves to kick in. I didn't help myself by watching videos on YouTube of other people doing bungee jumps - not a good way to reassure myself. We had to walk along a platform just beneath the bridge, which took us to ...
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Martin's driving: 2014: Fun, floods and facial hair.
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Everything you might want to know (and might NOT want to know) about being a Driving Instructor in the Highlands and Moray. Tuesday, 30 December 2014. 2014: Fun, floods and facial hair. Yet another year flies into history at a somewhat scary pace. A year when I have been very neglectful with this blog (again). As you know, I did my first bungee jump and absolutely loved it. But, apart from Liverpool ripping up the Premiership for five thrilling months, any other 'excitement' has been in lessons. Sometime...
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Martin's driving: July 2013
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Everything you might want to know (and might NOT want to know) about being a Driving Instructor in the Highlands and Moray. Monday, 29 July 2013. On the day of her test the glorious weather had brought even more tourists into Ullapool (although not as many as had been in the village the previous week for the World Skiff Rowing Championships). It obviously didn't matter. At the end of her test she stepped out of my car, proudly brandishing her pass certificate. "I passed! So, tomorrow morning, Matthew is ...
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Martin's driving: Nobody said it was easy
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Everything you might want to know (and might NOT want to know) about being a Driving Instructor in the Highlands and Moray. Sunday, 26 April 2015. Nobody said it was easy. This morning I was looking at my diary and trying to think where I could possibly fit in some training. With 12 more tests in the next couple of weeks, it is going to be a struggle. As we began to head up the A9, the hail had turned to snow, and I mean real. I shall admit defeat and just go to support the others'. Follow me on Twitter.
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Martin's driving: March 2013
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Everything you might want to know (and might NOT want to know) about being a Driving Instructor in the Highlands and Moray. Monday, 25 March 2013. The one that got away. I even get satisfaction from the handful of pupils who have had lessons with me, but then move away before they pass. It is always nice when, unexpectedly, I get a text, call or email from a former pupil, letting me know that they have finally passed their test in Norfolk, Edinburgh, the USA, or wherever. It was horrible driving to pick ...
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Martin's driving: November 2014
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Everything you might want to know (and might NOT want to know) about being a Driving Instructor in the Highlands and Moray. Tuesday, 18 November 2014. How NOT to take a driving test. I've had a few tests recently which have not gone exactly as I would have liked. The first one wasn't her fault. She had a 9:37am test and, the night before, I went to pick her up for her last lesson. That's not "a bit of a problem", that's a major disaster. It's OK", I lied, " we have plenty of time. ". A few days later I h...
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Martin's driving: When the going gets tough......
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Everything you might want to know (and might NOT want to know) about being a Driving Instructor in the Highlands and Moray. Saturday, 1 November 2014. When the going gets tough. I like a challenge. And I get plenty in this job. I asked. She replied that she had taken some lessons, but felt that an intensive course would suit her better. She also said that she hadn't yet taken her theory test, so I suggested that that should be her priority if she really wanted an in intensive course. I totally agree with...
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Martin's driving: November 2013
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Everything you might want to know (and might NOT want to know) about being a Driving Instructor in the Highlands and Moray. Tuesday, 19 November 2013. Wheelie bins and wondrous calculations. Yes, I'm still here and, no, you haven't really missed anything. Actually, you have, but don't worry, it was nothing life-changing. Surely this must be a world record with driving tests? Remind me of your test date" I asked him. OK, so that's a Wednesday," I replied. I knew it was simply because it is only Novemb...