Driving Schools Barnes (SW13)

Our driving school proudly serves the Barnes (SW13) area with automatic and manual driving lessons. The information below is intended to help you develop your driving skills further in the key driving competencies and has been provided by our DSA-licenced driving instructors. We hope you find it useful.

Areas to do controls/Moving off & Stopping 

It is best to start this subject on a quiet road like Lowther Road.

Left/Right turns and emerging at T-Junctions 

WDS recommend doing a circuit which starts on Barnes Avenue, turns left on to Boileau Road, then if we follow the road to the left we are on Nowell Road.  At the end of Nowell Road we can emerge left on to Kilmington Road and right on to Stillingfleet Road.  We can then turn left back on to Barnes Avenue.  This allows the learner to practice steering, MSPSL and Peep and Creep techniques.

Crossroads 

The crossroads of Station Road, Mill Hill Road and Rocks Lane can be used to illustrate priorities and the extra observation applied at crossroads. This junction can also be used to provide instruction on the methods of turning right-to-right at a crossroads.

Roundabouts

The roundabout where Verdun Road and Barnes Avenue come together; can be used to illustrate priorities, methods of positioning and the appropriate signals for a given exit.

Pedestrian Crossings and use of Signals 

Driving down Upper Richmond Road there are plenty of crossings which can be used to demonstrate the various different types of crossings and the rules applying to road markings. Planning issues can also be addressed on this route.

Areas to do manoeuvres 

The  Reverse around the Corner exercise can be carried out where Suffolk Road meets either Parke Road or Berkeley Road. The parallel park can be done in Suffolk Road. The Turn in the Road is easily demonstrated on Barnes Avenue.

Local test centres

According to the DSA's website (in order of proximity to SW13) these are the closest test centres to the Barnes area,

PLEASE NOTE THESE ARE OVERALL PASS RATES FOR THAT TEST CENTRE, NOT WIMBLEDON DRIVING SCHOOL.

1.Morden.    Overall pass rate   2005/6    49.06%
2.Isleworth.  Overall pass rate   2005/6   42.73%
3.Tolworth.   Overall pass rate   2005/6   43.85%
4.Greenford  Overall pass rate   2005/6   31.96%

WDS is a driving school covering the Barnes (SW13) area.

We also provide motorway and night time driving experience as well as theory and hazard perception.

If you are looking for expert driving tuition in Barnes (SW13), contact us now for further details.

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