Wayfarer - learn to drive with a long established Basingstoke driving school with experienced female and male instructors
Contact
- Contact form
- 01256 354789 - office
- 07736 254962 - Bernie text
- 07770 853358 - Richard text
(Please note - we cannot answer calls on lessons. Please use voicemail or send a text - we'll get straight back to you)
Useful Websites
BitingPoint
www.bitingpoint.co.uk is a website I set up for learner drivers, and their trainers.
There is a lot of information about learning to drive, as well as quizzes, forums, and all the latest news.
Check out the links below:
Wayfarer's news
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I forgot to take a photo, Ed! I'll take a snap when you do Pass Plus.
Congratulations on passing first time, today, well done. It was really easy, wasn't it?
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Ok, Jordan. Deep breath, let it out slow, picture yourself behind the wheel of your own car ... it worked! Passed first time - excellent. Oh yes - check your mirrors now and again :-)
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You did it , Lindsey! Passed first time. Easy, wasn't it? I was so pleased for you. Enjoy yourself out there on the road, take care.
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I hope today makes up for England's performances, Ross! Harry for England manager?
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You did it, Anusha! Well done, I was so pleased for you. Just think of all the places you can visit, and photograph, now.
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If you are booking a theory test online, make sure you go to the page linked to from Wayfarer's site - "Online test booking" in the menu on the left.
Google will come up with lots of options, including several scam sites which will book the test for you. It all looks good, until you pay - much more than the £31.00 fee you should be paying.
The website you should be using starts its address with www.direct.gov - anything else is going to cost you!
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Well done Kellie, excellent drive. It's been a lot of fun teaching you, truly a laugh a minute! Cant wait for your Pass plus. Take care out there. Bernie
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Congratulations Tom. Really good drive, calm and steady just as a good surgeon should be!
Hope your exams go the same way, see you soon for Pass plus.
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From October 4th 2010 there will be a new element added to the driving test - independent driving. Full details are in this YouTube video
To allow for the extra time independent driving may take, candidates will be asked to only do one reversing manoeuvre. -
Congratulations, Lisa. A great drive today - and I didn't have to sit in the back!
Enjoy driving, take care out there.
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Congratulations Lydia. A really good drive and passed first time! Well done, you kept a cool head and you did it! look forward to seeing you soon for Pass Plus.
Stay cool.
Bernie. -
Well done today, Sarah!
I was so pleased for you. And you passed first time!
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I hope you get your Mini soon, Daryl.
A great drive today, well done, you only get one chance to pass first time.
Thanks!
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Passed first time, Ben - well done. Thank you for taking your lessons with me, and enjoy driving your Punto.
Good luck!
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From April 6th 2010, examiners will ask all learners if they want their instructor (or accompanying driver) to sit in on the test. Nothing new, really - Bernie and I always ask our customers if they want us to sit in, and about half do. The only new thing is that now you will be asked by the examiner. It's still up to you - after all, you're paying.
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Well done, Matilda - passed first time with only four faults - an excellent drive. Hope the journey to work goes well!
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Congratulations, Josh. You were born to drive, well done today! Passed first time - three faults - brilliant. Not a bad months work from start to finish :-)
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Hi Zoe... you passed! First time!
I was so pleased for you. Thank you and congratulations.
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Great drive today, Liam - five driving faults - one test passed.
You really deserved it. Thanks for taking your lessons with me.
I'll see you for a coffee!
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Well done today, Sam! Two faults - very good. Getting to work should be a lot easier, now, for Dad as well as you...
Hope everything goes well this year, and thanks again for taking your lessons with me.
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Passed first time today, Dan - congratulations!
Thanks again for learning with me. Give me a call about Pass Plus.
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A great drive today, Michael. Thanks for taking your lessons with me, and enjoy your driving - on four wheels instead of two!
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Thank you Frank, you are the first test success of 2010!
I was a bit worried about the weather, but the snow held off and the test went ahead.
You must have driven very smoothly , to only get three driving faults - well done!
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Congratulations, Wei - you passed - first time!
It was a pleasure to teach you, and I wish you safe and happy driving.
Richard. -
Well done today, Amanda. You drove really well and passed first time!
I'll explain to the examiner how the fog lights work in a Seat Ibiza next time I'm up there!
I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a very happy new year.
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Congratulations, Gaurav! Passed first time today, and only two faults - brilliant.
I felt really relaxed sat in the back of the car, I know the examiner (or Auntie) felt safe and secure.
I hope everything goes well with your relocation and trip home.
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Adam drove really well and passed his test first time on Tuesday. I'm really pleased for you Adam, you got it sorted! Well done! It's been a pleasure to teach you, I'm looking forward to your Pass Plus.
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Steve Cawley drove me up to London today as part of his Pass Plus course. It was a very nice drive, Steve coped brilliantly with the motorways and driving in the centre of London.We got to Trafalgar Square, had a quick glimpse of Nelson, and made our way back. As we returned, Steve navigated really well, I didn't have to prompt him at all as the junctions came up.
Although I have a sat-nav in my phone, I think doing Pass Plus it's better to try to navigate the old fashioned way. Any thoughts? Should I show customers how to use the sat-nav? -
There is a website which can automatically check for driving test cancellations - for a reasonable fee.
This could prove invaluable for those desperate for a test date. In my limited experience, it does work.
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One change to the driving test which was due to be introduced in 2010 was that the accompanying driver - probably your instructor - would have to sit in the back of the car.
At the moment, I sit in on many tests, because the candidate has asked me to. But some people don't want me there, and it's right that they should be able to choose.
In a victory for common sense, Lord Adonis (Transport Minister) said that the new proposals "have been reversed to avoid unnecessary regulation"
The only relevant change is that the learner will be asked by the examiner at the start of their test whether they want their accompanying driver to sit in during the test.
Press coverage:
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The Driving Standards Agency are really getting up to date, and using Twitter and YouTube to keep us all better informed.
Their YouTube channel has several videos including "In the Driving Seat" (a fifteen minute drama, aimed at 15-16 year old pre-drivers) and "Are You Ready?" - advice for theory and practical test candidates.
And like Stephen Fry, Britney Spears, Jonathan Ross and Arnold Schwarzenegger (top 50 twitterers) the DSA are twittering all their latest news.
How long before you can book a test on twitter...
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After a test today I spoke to one of the examiners about Basingstoke test centre closing.
Although first proposed to happen about a year ago, it looks like we will be OK until well into the new year - 2010. The unofficial word is that Winchester test centre is being upgraded to take the extra work, and that won't be complete for a few months yet.
(Incidentally, the examiners at Basingstoke are a very friendly bunch, always willing to have a chat and help out if they can. It's a tough job, but they do it really well.)