Driving Lessons and Driver Training in Tameside

Manual driving lessons for complete beginners and learners who already have experience behind the wheel. Each lesson is planned around your current ability and progress, so you understand what you are learning, why it matters and what you need to work on next.

Best for: Complete beginners and learners continuing their training

• Cockpit drill, controls, moving off and stopping
• Junctions, roundabouts and meeting traffic
• Structured tuition with clear objectives and progress reviews
• DVSA test manoeuvres, including bay parking, parallel parking and pulling up on the right
• Independent driving using road signs, directions or sat nav
• Test preparation once your driving is consistently at the required standard
• Safe, confident and independent driving beyond test day

New to driving? Read what happens on your first driving lesson.

Motorway lessons are available to learners in ALD’s dual-controlled car with a DVSA-approved driving instructor, as well as full licence holders who want to develop their confidence and motorway skills.

Best for: Learners and full licence holders who want safe motorway experience

• Joining safely from slip roads
• Lane discipline and correct positioning
• Overtaking and returning to the left
• Variable speed limits, gantries and smart motorway signs
• Red X signs and what they legally require
• Safe following distances in different weather conditions
• Driving safely around HGVs and understanding their blind spots
• Emergency areas and what to do following a breakdown
• Planning ahead and dealing safely with missed exits

As a former HGV Class 1 driver, Paul has extensive professional motorway experience. This provides a practical understanding of lane discipline, forward planning, vehicle blind spots, safe following distances and sharing the road with larger vehicles.

Practical training for drivers who tow trailers for work or leisure and want to improve their safety, confidence and manoeuvring skills.

Best for: Drivers towing trailers for work or leisure

• Coupling and uncoupling safely
• Pre-journey safety checks
• Understanding towing weights and limits
• Safe loading and load security
• Mirrors and rearward visibility
• Road positioning and wider turns
• Increased braking distances
• Speed limits and restrictions that apply when towing
• Trailer stability and responding safely to snaking
• Reversing and manoeuvring in confined spaces

Car and trailer training is provided in two-hour sessions costing £76. Before booking, contact ALD so we can discuss your licence entitlement, experience, training goals and the vehicle and trailer setup to be used.