Hi, my name is James and I recently passed my part 3 instructional ability test at Burton test centre. I started my course in 2011 just before Christmas with the AA. I was assigned Chris as my trainer and once I had my books and spoke to him on the phone, I met up with Chris to talk about the course and the revision I had been doing.

Straight away I found Chris to be a very friendly and helpful trainer, after going through the revision books and meeting Chris a few more times I put in for my first test (Theory and Hazard Perception), which I failed on the Hazard Perception. I met up with Chris again and after receiving advice on how to do better on the Hazard Perception Test I put in for the test again and passed.

I then started my Driving Ability part of the course, I found Chris to be a very good instructor and very patient when mistakes were made, also giving me good advice and practice tips and after about 12 hours training I put in for the test and passed. When

I then started the Instructional part of the course I didn't have a clue and found it very difficult, but again Chris was very patient and helpful and I slowly improved over several weeks and after a lot of hard work and a lot more instruction from Chris I put in for my first test which I failed. This was down to nerves and a very silly mistake. I put in for my 2nd test and after some more training, I passed my test on the 17th of December 2012. I honestly thought I had failed on my phase 1 but even so, did my best on the 2nd phase and after a short wait at the test centre found out that I had passed with a 5-5.

If you really want to become a driving instructor and your willing to put a lot of hard work in for yourself then I would recommend Chris to be your trainer. My advice is don't give up even if you think you have failed, keep going and do your best because you never know till you get back to the test centre. Cheers, Chris for all your help and support.

James.