Just Drive with Jacky

14/05/2026

Well done to Katie for passing your theory test today with flying colours!!

11/05/2026

Today's yay!! An early start for me, waking up WAY before my alarm because I was so worried I'd sleep through it... but it was worth it!

Well done Christian for passing this morning with just a handful of faults. You worked hard to achieve this, and you totally deserve it. Even one of Exeter's brand new examiners said you drove well.

Good luck with your apprenticeship and thank you for choosing me to finish off your learner driving. Wave when you see me!!!

17/04/2026

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14/04/2026

Well done to Amelia for passing her theory test this morning!

19/03/2026

No one denies it's expensive to learn how to drive, but it is fairly comparative

People often focus on the price of lessons, but what really matters is affordability relative to income.

In your example:
• Weekly wage: £30
• Lesson cost: £12
• That’s 40% of your weekly income (nearly half, not just a third)

Compare that to today:
• If someone earns, say, £400–£500 a week
• And a lesson is £40–£45
• That’s around 8–11% of weekly income

So even though lessons look more expensive now, they’re often much more affordable proportionally than they used to be.

09/03/2026

Today's yay is to Ella! Well done for passing your test this afternoon, at Newton Abbot, with only a small smattering of driver faults. I was sitting in on the test and held my breath on one very unexpectedly tight turning involving a wall but you handled it like a pro!!

I've known Ella since she was but a babe so it's been a particular pleasure to teach you and see you reach this milestone.

Good luck with your job interviews, and let me know when you want victims for nail stuff because I'll absolutely let you loose on my hands!

So pleased for you

19/02/2026

Big congrats to Hope for passing her theory test today, at the first time asking! Well done :)

11/02/2026

Cody has now driven for 12 hours. He wanted to give bay parking a go. He said he didn't think he would master it today but wanted to see how it was.

This was his fourth reverse bay attempt, with no help from me. I think this is pretty impressive!

10/02/2026

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27/01/2026

What a way to say that a little bit of rain (torrential at one point) was not going to get in your way! A fabulous pass with just one tiny little driver fault for a stall!!!!

To say you were a reluctant driver is probably an understatement but the minute you realised that a) you knew what you were doing and b) you had a purpose to actually get a licence, there was nothing stopping you!

Brad lives in Exeter but is doing an apprenticeship in Taunton so this is going to make his life so much easier, and thankfully didn't let a tiny little thing like a named storm get in his way.

Enjoy your trip to see Manchester United play "in real life" and good luck with your apprenticeship.

19/01/2026

Jess has only had a handful of lessons but this car park is where she finishes her lesson. She wanted to drive into a bay but I suggested a reverse and she accepted the challenge... and nailed it (even with very faded lines). Her sister has a very similar photo from a couple of years ago for a lovely parallel park