10 steps to manage driving test nerves
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Would you like expert help with driving test nerves and anxiety?
Did you know, it is thought that driving test nerves directly affect 44% of learners on their test?
Did you know that 53% of learners fail their driving test?
Our driving test nerves course will help you learn how to calm your nerves and anxiety before and during your driving test in ten steps
Subscribe to the driving test nerves course today and you'll get:
Videos, exercises, hints and tips
Easy to learn techniques that work
Help created by industry experts
This course is automatically included if you have been subscribed to Confident Drivers by your driving instructor or have purchased our Nervous Drivers Calming Kit.
It's great to have a website offering fantastic techniques to assist with the challenges of driving. The website recognises the fact that learning to drive can be stressful and there are strategies to help with this. The website's name, 'CONFIDENT Drivers' is what a learner is aspiring to be, so it's very positive. The techniques also apply to building general confidence in all walks of life, so useful again. Thank you!
- EMMA
This course is automatically included if you have been subscribed to Confident Drivers by your driving instructor or have purchased our Nervous Drivers Calming Kit.
Would you like to find out how to:
Calm your nerves or anxiety before your driving test?
Use simple techniques that work instead of taking medication for your driving test?
Learn how to stay calm and in control during your driving test?
Be as prepared as you can be in advance of your driving test?
Identify any driving weaknesses and plan how to improve them to be test ready?
Who the driving test nerves course is for
Learner Drivers
Does the thought of your driving test fill you will nerves and anxiety? Maybe you have taken a driving test already and failed due to your nerves? This course has been created by industry experts especially for you because the good news is you can learn to calm your driving test nerves and improve your driving confidence to become a calmer, safer and confident driver.
Nervous Drivers
You may have passed your driving test, but still feel nervous or anxious about driving. If so this course can still help. Day six of the ten-day programme is driving test specific, however, the content on the remaining days applies to driving in general, not just driving test scenarios.
Confident drivers has been a really useful tool in changing my attitude to the driving test. I hadn't recognised just how much my negative thoughts about my ability rather than my actual driving ability have been holding me back and putting me off.
- SINEAD
This course is automatically included if you have been subscribed to Confident Drivers by your driving instructor or have purchased our Nervous Drivers Calming Kit.
What is included in the driving test nerves course?
Each step has a different focus for you to explore and try.
Step 1 - Understanding stress and nerves
Step 2 - Breathing exercises
Step 3 - Challenging negative thoughts
Step 4 - Using imagery
Step 5 - Body language and stress
Step 6 - Top 10 reasons for failing the driving test
Step 7 - Confident Drivers coaching wheel
Step 8 - Mind mapping
Step 9 - Mindfulness
Step 10 - Fear of the examiner
How does the course work?
The course is broken down into ten steps. Each step focuses on a different cause of driving test nerves and suggests solutions to help you overcome them. These include videos, techniques to try, hints and tips.
The information in this course can have a real impact on how you feel about your driving and your test if you can commit to setting aside some time over the next ten days to listen to the videos and try out the exercises.
All ten steps are available for you to access immediately and you will be sent an email reminder about each step every day for the next ten days.
If you would like to access the full resources on our website you can upgrade at any time.
“Why did I need this? In short, an instructor had knocked my confidence with a heavy blow for selfish reasons before my first booked test. It took me a while to be comfortable again with myself and in my own car. With my new instructor and their car, I was my true confident self again showing my capabilities. I signed up for the 10-step course. There was enough information and variation to help with what I needed before my imminent test. I used the techniques regularly. (I also blocked everything out in my life - yes! - to do this whilst re-reading all the days.) Breathing techniques, being in the moment with all your senses and shoulder stance proved very useful both before and during the test as well as in the feedback stage. I was positive and calm on the day, not allowing any negativity to take a hold of me. This course was something I needed. It worked for me. Everything flowed for me. I am glad to say I passed on Friday (24th) June. So, thank you!”
Want more help?
Try our Nervous Drivers Calming Kit for one month for just £27
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Upgrade to access the following resources for the next month:
Four relaxation audios
Three ways to use imagery techniques
A range of breathing exercises and a breathing audio
Positive self-talk tools and techniques to manage negative thinking
Four TFT Meridian tapping videos for different emotions and feelings
A range of Coaching tools and techniques to help plan ahead and change your driving mindset
Two hypnotherapy audios specifically tailored for Driving Confidence and Driving Test Nerves.
You will also get a SIX Week Introduction to Mindfulness course - learning skills you can use in stressful situations throughout your life.
PLUS an extended version of the driving test nerves course with all content immediately available
Our Quick Fix suggestions perfect if your driving test is imminent
A variety of e-learning courses explaining about stress, memory and concentration
Relaxation
Coaching
Hypnotherapy
Mindfulness
Self-Talk
Imagery
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Very satisfied. Easy to follow and very useful tips on breathing exercises and mindfulness.
- MARTINE
This course is automatically included if you have been subscribed to Confident Drivers by your driving instructor or have purchased our Nervous Drivers Calming Kit.
What makes us industry experts?
The website and its resources have been created by husband and wife team Kev and Tracey with some help from hypnotherapist Joline. Kev is a highly experienced driving instructor as well as training other driving instructors to become the best at what they do. Kev is also a personal development coach and NLP practitioner. Tracey is a mindfulness teacher qualified in stress management techniques as well as being a psychology student with The Open University.
Tracey has chosen the most effective stress management techniques and together we have combined our knowledge and experience to apply them to driving anxiety, stress and nerves. We contacted Joline as she has experience helping others to overcome driving anxiety and we loved the sound of her voice on the hypnotherapy audios so knew our users would too. (Hypnotherapy audios only available with paid subscriptions)
Kev and Tracey regularly give talks and presentations to driving instructors on the subject of overcoming driving nerves and worries. We also write a monthly article in DIA's Driver Trainer journal.
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Simple but effective! The website has excellent content and has helped me immensely. I'd strongly recommend it to anyone learning to drive, and even if you're not some of the mindfulness content can be useful :)
- ALEXANDRA
This course is automatically included if you have been subscribed to Confident Drivers by your driving instructor or have purchased our Nervous Drivers Calming Kit.
You CAN overcome your driving test nerves and anxiety
Read more of our reviews from driving instructors on why they recommend Confident Drivers to their students on Trustpilot
I have been using the Confident Drivers website for a year now. It is my go to place of ADI reference when I am assisting a more nervous / anxious client /stressed during their learning to drive journey or test day nerves. The coaching wheel is my favourite coaching tool, my clients love watching their wheel evolve.
Confident Drivers provide an excellent service to both Learners and Driving Instructors. My learners have enjoyed the wealth of information and techniques to help them feel confident when driving or taking their driving test. I am seeing some really positive results in the learners that have used these resources.
Pupils love it and I've found it very useful myself. A great resource for people and not just drivers.
This is a fantastic website, I would highly recommend it for anyone taking their part 3 exam to become a driving instructor. It helped me stay calm and relaxed leading up to my date and assisted with staying positive.
I also use it for my students, they too have found it supportive. Thank you
I own a driving school and we provide access to Confident Drivers for all of our instructors so they can enrol their clients as required. It's an excellent franchise benefit and the feedback has been extremely positive from ADIs and learners alike.
I came across Confident Drivers last night. I then decided to sign up this morning. I am glad I have its FAB, plenty of resources to help me and my students, and well worth the monthly cost.
The Driving Confidence Podcast
We created this podcast for drivers who want to be calm and confident on the road. Whether you are a learner driver, a new driver or have been driving for years, this podcast will help you to beat driving nerves and anxiety and build your driving confidence.
Co-hosted by Kev & Tracey Field, each Driving Confidence podcast episode offers bite-sized information and ideas that are both relatable and achievable to help you manage your driving nerves or anxiety and transform how you feel about driving.
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