My driving instructor is making me nervous but it’s only 5 weeks until my test

I have been learning to drive with my driving instructor since I turned 17 at the beginning of the year. Apart from the odd comment every now and then, he has been fine. However lately, more so throughout my mock tests he has been shouting at me a lot when I make mistakes. This has been making me very nervous and I feel my confidence going down every week. I now dread my lessons even more because the more he shouts at me the more mistakes I make, making it go round in an endless circle and I have heavily debated changing instructor. My only issue is my driving test is only 5 weeks away and I don't really want to have to wait 4 months to get another instructor, but at the same time I'm really struggling with the thought of continuing with him. Especially with how the mock tests have been going. I'm now not really that confident that I'll pass my test which will then mean more lessons with him. With how close my test is, I don't know if I should just continue my lessons with him or it it would be better to wait a bit longer to finish my driving lessons with another instructor. I'm so close to being done which is what's holding me back from changing instructor so late but I'm really tired and frustrated of being shouted at and spoken down to every week. I'm torn on what to do.

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Craigallen

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Original post by Student_2502

I have been learning to drive with my driving instructor since I turned 17 at the beginning of the year. Apart from the odd comment every now and then, he has been fine. However lately, more so throughout my mock tests he has been shouting at me a lot when I make mistakes. This has been making me very nervous and I feel my confidence going down every week. I now dread my lessons even more because the more he shouts at me the more mistakes I make, making it go round in an endless circle and I have heavily debated changing instructor. My only issue is my driving test is only 5 weeks away and I don't really want to have to wait 4 months to get another instructor, but at the same time I'm really struggling with the thought of continuing with him. Especially with how the mock tests have been going. I'm now not really that confident that I'll pass my test which will then mean more lessons with him. With how close my test is, I don't know if I should just continue my lessons with him or it it would be better to wait a bit longer to finish my driving lessons with another instructor. I'm so close to being done which is what's holding me back from changing instructor so late but I'm really tired and frustrated of being shouted at and spoken down to every week. I'm torn on what to do.

Just picture them naked. Even better use there face on a nude body on your computer. Or have a glass of wine that always works. Maybe make it vodca so they can't smell it on your breath. Your a new driver your allowed to make mistakes. That's what learning is.

Deep breath 321 just do it.

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slartibartfast4

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Original post by Student_2502

I have been learning to drive with my driving instructor since I turned 17 at the beginning of the year. Apart from the odd comment every now and then, he has been fine. However lately, more so throughout my mock tests he has been shouting at me a lot when I make mistakes. This has been making me very nervous and I feel my confidence going down every week. I now dread my lessons even more because the more he shouts at me the more mistakes I make, making it go round in an endless circle and I have heavily debated changing instructor. My only issue is my driving test is only 5 weeks away and I don't really want to have to wait 4 months to get another instructor, but at the same time I'm really struggling with the thought of continuing with him. Especially with how the mock tests have been going. I'm now not really that confident that I'll pass my test which will then mean more lessons with him. With how close my test is, I don't know if I should just continue my lessons with him or it it would be better to wait a bit longer to finish my driving lessons with another instructor. I'm so close to being done which is what's holding me back from changing instructor so late but I'm really tired and frustrated of being shouted at and spoken down to every week. I'm torn on what to do.

Learning to drive should be a two-way conversation, and your instructor should NOT be shouting at you. Tell them how it's making you feel and ask them to stop. If they don't, then you really should think about changing

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StriderHort

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Original post by slartibartfast4

Learning to drive should be a two-way conversation, and your instructor should NOT be shouting at you. Tell them how it's making you feel and ask them to stop. If they don't, then you really should think about changing

Yup, it's one thing for them to get a bit agitated and raise their voice if frustrated, but past a point like any employee or worker they need told it's unacceptable. Push comes to shove you're the client hiring them, they don't get to kick off like that and be sure of keeping their job imo.

Bit of a tangent, but I feel lots of people (esp after getting payed off/let go from other jobs) get into driving instruction as a kind of default, they can handle the technical aspects but many just have zero people skills or patience.

My driving instructor is making me nervous but it’s only 5 weeks until my test

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