Testimonials. I decided that it would be benificial to take an advanced driving course in order to be an all round safer and more aware driver on our ever increasingly busy roads. I chose to go with John Hughes not knowing what to expect and he did not disappoint. His teaching methods are quite clearly tried and tested, all things that were said to me were in a way that the average road user could understand. I felt I was becoming more aware of my surroundings all the time throughout my course. I became a more confident driver without even realising it,Ii was seeing things happening all around me and well in advance, this made me most importantly a safer driver. Its not a hard course to take but the benefits are monumental, by just tweaking little things you can achieve amazing results, things like better fuel economy and less tyre wear to name a few. I would highly recommend anyone thinking of bettering themselves by taking an advanced driving course goes with John, John is an outstanding coach, and a great bloke. Martin B. Sandbach.
John I would like to send you a huge thank you for the courses you run for us here at the Yellowduckmarine. Your Defensive Driving course was well presented and did in fact highlight a trend of driving that we all were not aware of. Apart from the less aggressive driving which helped us reduce our accident rate we also benefitted from a small increase in MPG. Your points along with the explanation as to why we should adopt a better way of driving brought about a good discussion between “long in the tooth” drivers and ended up with a group not so much split but more aware that even they can be taught a lesson in driving. So well done for that. A big Thank You From the YellowDuckMarine.
I bought a new car as I thought the fuel costs of running my previous vehicle were too high. I invested in a diesel car. However, I was disapointed with the economy. I got speaking to John who suggested that maybe my driving style was the reason for poor economy and would I like to invest in a fuel saving driving course with him. I like the majority of drivers thought my driving was fine. After some thought I decided to contact John and take him up on the offer. I didn't really think that he could improve my driving style and fuel economy. When I met John for the course he had already selected a route for my initial drive. This route lasted about 20 minutes and covered a variety of everyday driving situations on wide selection of road types. After this first drive my average mpg was about 40mpg, which is what I was roughly acheiving before. John then talked to me about my driving style and pointed out areas in my driving that were wasting fuel. We then started on the second part of the course were John was coaching me and pointing out were I could save fuel. I always thought that to save fuel I would have to drive slower. This wasn't the case John just made me drive smoother, and if anything I was faster. After about half an hour I was now averaging 50mpg, and at the end of the session it was up to 52mpg. This was using the same types of roads and conditions as on the initial assessment. I had improved by 30%. After the course I thought I wouldn't be able to maintain that sort of level. John said even if I only save on average 10% it is still the equivalent of about one months fuel. Even at this type of saving the course would have paid for itself within two months. On some journeys I have been making for work I have averaged over 60mpg. I would encourage anyone wishing to reduce the cost of motoring to invest in a course with John. I would recommend John, for his knowledge, coaching style and laid back way he explains things to you. Dr. Mike Rotherham (MSc;PhD;CPsychol) BPS Chartered Psycholog
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