Jake Burnyeat

I just recently passed with Emlyn on Monday 3rd October 2022 here’s a bit of my story. I have got learning difficulties and I had to wait above 8 months to get my provisional license. So I first met Emlyn at my house he come over to introduce himself we had a bit of a laugh and went over a few things and give me a book about driving. My 1st lesson I was so nervous we went for a drive he drove there and then we pulled up and he let me take over the wheel and let me drive back home which was awesome I was driving for most of the lesson. I passed in an automatic, I had had a lesson in a Manuel car with a different instructor before I met Emlyn. It didn’t go well and I didn’t drive half the time I did with Emlyn.

Emlyn never shouted at me once during our lessons and always had me smiling and laughing during our lessons. Fast forward a few lessons he taught me so many new things about driving and made me come above my fears. It was about my 20th lesson on and he kept pushing me to do my theory test he was always telling me to study and was teaching me the highway code while we were driving. It took me 4 attempts to pass, my 1st one I failed by 1 mark and my other 2 by 1 and 2 marks. By my 26th lesson I passed my theory got 48/50 right, without Emlyn I wouldn’t have passed or had the motivation without him, he picked me up at my lowest when I didn’t think I could do it and he believed in me all the time and never gave up on me.

Day after I booked my practical I was super lucky to had it 11 days after I passed my theory. On the 27th lesson he took me on a few test routes around Stafford and it helped me so much, he took me on a 3 hour lesson. 28th lesson come day of practical my test was at 11.11 he picked me up at 8.30. He settled my nerves we went over a few manoeuvres to make sure I’m ready and tested me on the eyesight test and show me and tell me questions and then we made our way to the test centre. I manage to get the tell me question right and the show me question right. I manage to do my manoeuvre safe enough and once I finished the driving I was driving back to test centre so nervous. I manage to pass with 3 Minor driving faults. I was over the moon I definitely wouldn’t have done it without Emlyn and I can’t say thank you enough he has changed my life and will always be grateful. My sister now is going to be taking up lessons with him in the future.