Driving instructors car

Monkeysgomad

Hey, so I'm just wondering when having lessons do driving instructors always have to use their car?
The reason I ask this is because my car is so different to his. First it's diesel his is petrol. Secondly things like automatic lights/handbrake and footbrake in mine and not in his. So when I'm out driving with him,doing the handbrake thing and all that is different because in my car if you come to a complete stop with foot on brake it Turn on itself and takes off itself. My car also cuts on and off at lights his doesn't. So basically it's just a complete different car and I'm wondering would they ever take you out in your own car. ? Thanks

jimgoose

Absolutely. You may take lessons in your own car no problem.

Monkeysgomad

jimgoose wrote: »

Absolutely. You may take lessons in your own car no problem.

Are you sure ? Was going to ask my instructor but said I'd check it out first. My lessons are with Aviva. I thought they wouldn't because they have dual control in the car, where as in my own they wouldn't.

stefanovich

I'd say it would depend on how comfortable he felt being a passenger in your car with your without his own pedals. For sure you will want to be doing the test in your own car so you want to move to doing lessons in your car asap.

Monkeysgomad

stefanovich wrote: »

I'd say it would depend on how comfortable he felt being a passenger in your car with your without his own pedals. For sure you will want to be doing the test in your own car so you want to move to doing lessons in your car asap.

Yes that's what I'm thinking. I had a lesson the other day, and like at the lights in his car I would have car in gear hand on handbrake, where as my car would be off and in nutural so then it's difficult to know the right way to do things when I'm learning in a different car.

stefanovich

Monkeysgomad wrote: »

Yes that's what I'm thinking. I had a lesson the other day, and like at the lights in his car I would have car in gear hand on handbrake, where as my car would be off and in nutural so then it's difficult to know the right way to do things when I'm learning in a different car.

Yes. Seems like you would have quite an advantage in your own car too with all the modern driver assists. No stalling on hill starts for one.

Monkeysgomad

stefanovich wrote: »

Yes. Seems like you would have quite an advantage in your own car too with all the modern driver assists. No stalling on hill starts for one.

Yes which is why I am keen not to be trying to do it in his car with handbrake. I don't know if Aviva will do it though.

stefanovich

Monkeysgomad wrote: »

Yes which is why I am keen not to be trying to do it in his car with handbrake. I don't know if Aviva will do it though.

There is an abundance of driving instructors to choose from. Are you under any obligation to stick with Aviva? Perhaps you need more practice before driving without the dual controls? I'd just talk to your instructor.

Monkeysgomad

stefanovich wrote: »

There is an abundance of driving instructors to choose from. Are you under any obligation to stick with Aviva? Perhaps you need more practice before driving without the dual controls? I'd just talk to your instructor.

Yeah I have my 13 lessons already paid for with Aviva. My driving instructor is moving me to Wilton and on any lessons so far has never used his dual controls. Tbh I am a good enough driver like.

Skatedude

Most instructors would insist on using the instructors car for the first few lessons, and rightly so, The dual controls are there for a very important safety reason.

But you can almost always swap over to your own car once the instructor is happy you are not going to get someone killed.

Monkeysgomad

Skatedude wrote: »

Most instructors would insist on using the instructors car for the first few lessons, and rightly so, The dual controls are there for a very important safety reason.

But you can almost always swap over to your own car once the instructor is happy you are not going to get someone killed.

Perfect thamks. I'm in lesson 4 now so here's hoping soon enough