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My instructor was the late, great Larry Logan (who also taught both my brothers).

 

Very much 'old school', his lessons were an absolute pleasure. He was foul mouthed and sometimes racist but he was also very funny.

 

Nearly every lesson would see me having to stop outside a beer-off so he could buy his large bottles of beer (2 and 3 litre plastic bottles, tasteless no doubt but very cheap also).

 

He had loads of sayings: "Hug this corner like you would your girlfriend." He'd then reply to his own comments as if it were I saying it "Oh, but I haven't got a f-in girlfriend!" He'd also say we'd better get to the Hallamshire Hospital A & E as I had just burnt his arm off driving too close to a parked car.

 

We'd do three point turns but whilst in mid-flow he'd tell me to put the handbrake on whilst he told me all about his daughter Lisa (whom I knew from school) and the things she had got up to last night "calling me a f-in pig, the cow." Traffic would build up either side but was he bothered?

 

His car would be full of smoke (he was a chain smoker) and lessons cost £8 (this was 1986/7). The sod never quite told me when I was ready for my test and so I had more lessons that I should have, but they were fun.

 

I took my test in May 1987 and passed first time. I felt liberated (as one does when passing a driving test) but also quite sad because that ended our association. I saw him a few times in the Rising Sun, Nethergreen but was saddened to hear that he passed away a couple or three years back.

 

yep, that `was ``Grampa`( Larry) he was quite a character!!! He was a bloody good driving instructor,The Best! He taught all his family to drive including me ( daughter Lisa ) and my partner of 24 yrs. Sadly he didnt live long enough to teach our children. people still come up to us and talk about my Dad, and its lovely that they remember him with such affection, remembering his stories and all his funny sayings. Larry is gone, BUT, will NEVER be forgotten.xxx Larry Logan 1923-2000 xxx

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My driving instructor was Bert Fell and I passed first time in thick fog at Handsworth on December 1971. Still remember things he taught me.

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that man was my dad! i had the ferraris then...................

 

and yes, he always gave more than an hour to EVERYONE, that's why we had to go to bloody butlin's for holidays while the other instructor's families went to Spain or somewhere exotic (for those days!)!

 

he really enjoyed it tho, and I passed first time so can't complain!

 

I think this instructor was my uncle ted he was a club singer as well my aunt minnie was his sister and my mum May Hague my cousin mary is aunty minnies daughter she is about my age

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Took mine at Sharrow Test Centre - can't remember if it was 1969 or 1970. I do remember that I had exactly thirty one hour lessons at 25 shillings each. I had no other practise as nobody in my family had a car. Luckily I passed first time.

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I used to work with someone who took his test in a Morris1000 Traveller. The examiner informed him he would be testing him on emergency braking, after telling him he should brake when he slapped his leg with his clipboard my colleague was on a hair trigger. The examiner gave the signal and he had already braced himself with his head well back, the brakes were duly applied with great gusto, unfortunately for the examiner the rear bench seat flew up and the metal edging slammed into the back of his head! In great pain he told the driver to head back to base where he quickly wrote out a pass certificate!

 

No, don't laugh...

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My husband taught me to drive and I passed 1st time in 1984.

He also taught our daughter and son and they too both passed 1st time. :thumbsup:

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Dronfield School of Motoring, I seem to remember that was the name and the man's name was Ray Noble. The lessons were 22/6d and I had two a week and as I worked on permanent nights my lessons were always in mid-day. I think I had about 25 lessons which my workmates thought was a lot but my thinking was you can't have too many and I passed 1st time at the Sharrow Lane centre. I enjoyed my lessons with a really likeable man and also enjoyed my test. This was in 1969 but I gave up driving some time ago.

 

Ray ~ if you are out there drop me a line.

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passed my test with Ted Black driving school with a instructor called Mr Stapelton years later he taught my daughter The lessons were 5shillings then 7and 6 and finished at 10 shillings 43yr ago My daughters lesson were £3 50p at the start

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I think this instructor was my uncle ted he was a club singer as well my aunt minnie was his sister and my mum May Hague my cousin mary is aunty minnies daughter she is about my age

Well then, Hague, I think that makes us cousins!

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Well then, Hague, I think that makes us cousins!
Yes It does Hello hope everyone is well and Uncle Ted is keeping well sad to hear about aunty Minnie :( my maiden name was Susan Hague my married name Susan Reid and I now live in Scotland

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stan wainwright taught me to drive in 1969. he was based om imfirmary road in those days xx

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Derek Lee from totley taught me in 84 in a ford escort. I think it was £6 or £7 per hour so it was a good job I Passed first time. He used to puff on his pipe throughout lessons!

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