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Bristol's A-Class Driving School - DVSA approved and fully qualified driving instructors providing driving lessons across Bristol.
A huge congratulations needs to go out this morning to Imogen Cox for passing her driving test at the first attempt last week. Imogen earned her licence over at Bristol's Avonmouth test centre with just 3 minors, a wonderful achievement.

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February 16, 2026 at 6:37 AM
A survey of 2,019 drivers in March 2020 found that a significant minority of drivers admitted to engaging in certain aggressive driving behaviours often or even regularly. Moreover, a larger share of younger drivers admitted to engaging in aggressive driving.

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February 13, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Driving Instructors Wanted

A-Class Driving School is expanding and we need to recruit extra driving instructors to keep up with demand.

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February 11, 2026 at 6:39 AM
A whopping great big congratulations goes out this morning to Eleanor Davies, who smashed her driving test last week. Ellie cruised to earning her licence first time with a faultless, ZERO minor 40 minutes of driving!

Well done Ellie, see you on the road.

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February 9, 2026 at 6:36 AM
Fun Fact Friday

43% of drivers report being victimised by other drivers who were experiencing road rage.

#FunFactFriday

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February 6, 2026 at 6:29 AM
New Blog Post

We have a small round-up of last year in our latest blog post. Read all about it here - www.aclassdrivingschoolbristol.co.uk/2025-year-review
2025 Year Review
Recap of what happened at a-class driving school in 2025
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February 4, 2026 at 6:39 AM
New Test Route!

This is our first of several new routes over at the Kingswood Test Centre. So if you're over that in that part of Bristol and taking a test soon, this could be worth a little watch to see the kinds of road you could be travelling down come test day.

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February 2, 2026 at 6:41 AM
Fun Fact Friday

According to data by Wired 2010, 13% admitted to applying makeup while driving.

In spite of this, men account for 73% of all road traffic deaths worldwide, three times the rate of women.

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January 30, 2026 at 6:32 AM
Driving test cheating has surged by 47% across England, Scotland and Wales, according to new data.

In the 12 months to September 2025, 2,844 attempts to cheat during the theory and practical test were recorded, a rise of almost 50% on the year before.

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January 28, 2026 at 6:32 AM
5 Star Review!

"... Wil was great at explaining different manoeuvres and how to approach different junctions. Very clear in explanation, and helped build my confidence too. I would definitely recommend for anyone looking to take automatic lessons!"

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January 26, 2026 at 6:36 AM
Fun Fact Friday

In Great Britain in 2022, there were 106,004 reported road collisions, a rate of about 323 collisions per billion vehicle miles.

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January 23, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Juan Manuel Fangio was an Argentine racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1950 to 1958. He won five Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles and at the time of his retirement held the record for most wins (24), pole positions (29), fastest laps (23), and podium finishes (35)
January 21, 2026 at 6:41 AM
A massive congratulations goes out this morning to Indranil Bisuri, who passed with me the other week over at Avonmouth test centre.

Indranil passed first time and with just 3 minors, a wonderful achievement.

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January 19, 2026 at 6:39 AM
Fun Fact Friday

According to US data, even a 10-mph speed increase ups the risk of a crash by 9.1%. (Source: toptests.co.uk/driving-stat...)

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January 16, 2026 at 6:29 AM
Consultation launched on introducing a Minimum Learning Period

As part of the government’s Road Safety Strategy, the Department for Transport (DfT) is consulting on introducing a 3 or 6 month Minimum Learning Period (MLP) for learner drivers.

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January 14, 2026 at 6:39 AM
The biggest of congratulations goes this morning to Emma Thomlinson, who passed her driving test with me just before xmas.

First time and with ZERO minors! She couldn't have been more perfect.

Well done Emma, see you on the road!

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January 12, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Fun Fact Friday

and 7% admitted to having travelled at 100 mph or more on motorways or dual carriageways where the speed limit was 70 mph. (Source: toptests.co.uk/driving-stat...)

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January 9, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Driving Instructors Wanted

A-Class Driving School is expanding and we need to recruit extra driving instructors to keep up with demand.

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January 7, 2026 at 6:44 AM
A big congratulations needs to go out to Erin Trinidad, who passed their driving test with me the week before I broke up for Christmas. She was the third pass I had in the same week and nailed her exam first time with just a few minors.

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January 5, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Fun Fact Friday

A survey of 2,010 UK drivers in July 2020 found that 27% of the drivers surveyed knew what a smart motorway is but did not know the rules for driving on one. Another 25% of the drivers did not even know what a smart motorway is.

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January 2, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Read all about it! Latest blog post on all the big news and rumblings out of the DVSA this autumn.

www.aclassdrivingschoolbristol.co.uk/seismic-autumn-dvsa-news
December 24, 2025 at 9:09 AM
A massive congratulations goes out this morning to Max Simpson who passed their driving test with me just over a week ago. Max had his test cancelled multiple times by the DVSA and when he was able to finally sit it, he passed first time.

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December 22, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Fun Fact Friday

One in five new drivers will crash within a year of passing their official driving test. This is the reason the standard of candidate gong for their exam these days is required to be so high.

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December 19, 2025 at 6:38 AM
The military have been called in to help tackle the driving test backlog.

In the past year the drive to recruit more examiners has only yielded a net gain of 40.

The MoD will loan 36 driving instructors to the DVSA to help clear the backlog. How?

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December 17, 2025 at 6:49 AM
A colossal congratulations goes out this morning to Katie Huges, who passed her test with me last week over at Avonmouth test centre. Katie passed first time with just 3 minors a wonderful achievement.

Well done Katie, see you on the road!

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December 15, 2025 at 6:38 AM