Driving lessons in a Covid 19 world

How can I take driving lessons with Covid around?

Driving lessons have had to take a back seat now for almost 100 days thanks for Covid 19. Unless you were a key worker with a test booked in that is. For the vast majority of people, it's seen huge blows to their plans on getting their licence. Driving tests have been cancelled and suspended numerous times over lock-down due to the Corona pandemic. However, it was announced last week that lessons can resume as of July 4th. But how can driving lessons take place in a Covid 19 world?

It's all about the PPE, ignore the distancing

Social distancing is killed any possibility of driving lessons concurring over the last 4 weeks. It's impossible inside a car. In my Fiat 500, students and I have around a 50cm gap, shoulder to shoulder. Covid doesn't look like it's going anywhere anytime soon, so we're going to have learn how to live with it. This is why social distancing for lessons has to be ignored and PPE is king.Here's what were going to be doing in terms of keeping our clients as safe as possible over the coming months until the world returns to normal.



• Please wash your hands with soap and water just before your driving lesson.
• Have some kind of face covering. No mask, no lesson.
• We will call you when we're ready. Coming up to your house and knocking, chatting with family members increases the risk of transmission, so for the time being, please be ready for a call and come on down when it's time.
• You'll enter a car that has been fully sprayed down with antiseptic aerosol from it's last class. External door handles too.
• If you're able to bring a pair of your own, clean rubber gloves, great. If you don't have any, they will be provided for you at a rate of 50p per pair. Gloves are also mandatory.
• Speaking face to face needs to be kept to a minimum.
• Windows down as much as possible to keep the environment fresh and air circulating.
• At the end of the class please dispose of your gloves responsibly and wash your mask before using it again.
• We recommend changing your clothes as soon as you get back inside your home.
• My day will be split into two. Two hours of teaching in the morning, then two hours in the afternoon. This gives me a chance to deep clean the car in the middle of the day, eat at home and change my clothes.