Reduce Your Fuel Bills

Now buying my petrol at 119.50p per litre (exc vat) thanks to my business fuel card. It’s usually about 10 – 20p a litre less, but this company even beat their usual discounts with their occasional specials, and this week’s price is one of them! I have used them for a few months now, and

Customer Comments

Since moving the business to Full Licence Holders from Learners, I am putting comments up from pupils to show how they feel the lessons have been helpful. Full Licence Holders only and here they come: “Hilary has been an amazing instructor, very patient, and understanding who has enabled me to gradually grow in confidence with

Retreat time in Lockdown

There was a Chief Honcho from a monastic setup on Radio 4 the other day, discussing how so many people had turned to monasteries for advice on how to be happier during the Lockdown. Generally, the advice (and good it was) is to structure your day into ‘morning, noon and evening’. It helps to write

In the Video ‘ We’ll be together again’

The local ‘4 Heatons Traders Association’ came up with this gem ( I’m on at the end, looking a tad self conscious), presumably to keep us occupied during the Lockdown. It’s tons better than I thought it would be and, the music’s grown on me too! Great fun and I want to do another one

Article in The Heatons Post / Virtual Driving Lesson

The publication is quite new and a nice idea for all things local. This is from the May 2020 edition covering the Radio Interview mentioned on the blog post prior to this one. I’m on page 14. Hilary.

On the Radio again / Virtual Driving Lesson

I was half snoozing / listening along to the Today programme on Radio 4 recently when my ears pricked up at a request for small business owners to phone in and tell how they were adapting during Lockdown. Having done radio a few times, I couldn’t resist the lure of publicity and, yes, I am

New Masks/Online Conference/Going Back to Work etc.

I recently attended an on-line Driving Instructor Show – something that is usually held at a conference centre. Although tentative at first, I followed the instructions on how to navigate my way round, and it subsequently proved to be a great morning out! You could login between 10am and 1pm and click on any exhibitor

When Music and Motoring met (14th Oct 2019)

This is where I spent a most pleasing and informative day as the two professions in which I am involved came together most unexpectedly. I planned the presentations/workshops beforehand due to the number of sessions I wished to attend. The first off was ‘Digital Upgrade’, not to be confused with upgrading of technology, but rather,

My contribution to Creative non Fiction (4th March 2019)

I’ve always felt that what I was writing didn’t fit into any particular genre. Until I went to the recent Northern Lights Writing Conference where I listened to a talk on Creative Non Fiction. It is ‘new’ in the sense that it hasn’t really been recognized ( or labelled ) before but it was a

In defence of Church at Christmas (11th Dec 2017)

I’m not exactly naïve as to the finances of the church, and having being a regular attender ( though by no means of a high position ) I often find myself wanting to criticise the way the system within the C of E functions. I must, on this occasion however, come to their defence. The