Dipod - The Driving Instructors Podcast

Show recorded 27/1/20 52 minutes In this show we catch up with some correspondance and look at the changes that will affect you if you are planning to drive in Europe after our exit from the EU.

Rob Cooling gave this 'Electrified' talk at the recent Expo and Conference that was held (very successfully) for the first time at the Heart of England conference centre.

In this talk Rob takes us through a little of the history of electric cars and we peer into the future and find out about the rapid developments that are happening.

Show recorded on 13/12/19 - released 17/12/19 82 minutes In our Christmas edition we look at 20 laws that most drivers and instructors are not aware of, and we hear about the plans for a number of Expos during 2020.

• Correspondence - Cycling
• 20 Things
• Splashing The Cash
• Driving Too Slowly
• Pets On The Hardshoulder
• Frosted Windows
• Ticking Over
• Vagrancy
• Emergency Vehicles
• Parking On The Pavement
• Loud Music
• Swearing
• Drive Through
• Making A Profit
• Early MOT
• Towing
• Examiners Tablets
• Mini Expos Cycling UK Links Safe Overtaking (video) Car Dooring (video) PDF Guides. Other Cycling Issues.

Show recorded on 13/11/19 - released 30/11/19 71 minutes In this marathon length podcast we tackle Roundabouts, voice concerns over new drivers, the use of electronic devices and listen to the Big Learner Relay Choir!

• New Driver Concerns
• Driving On The Motorway
• Bad Weather
• Large Roundabouts
• Smart Motorway Concerns
• Use Of Electronic Devices
• Breathaliser Impementation
• Parking On The Pavement In London
• The Stationary Office
• Big Learner Relay Choir

Show recorded on 14/10/19 - released 12/11/19 40 minutes In this show we look at the importance of being patient and how we get that across to our pupils.

• Can You Be Patient Please!
• Fax Machines
• Light Sequence
• Follow Through
• Lack Of Theory .

Show recorded on 14/10/19 - released 23/10/19 40 minutes In this show we speak to Richard Borges from Intelligent Instructor about the recent Expo 2019 event.

• Stand Feedback
• Busy Times
• Speaker Response
• John Sheridan Interview
• Award Ceremony
• Lynne Barrie Interview Links Conference and Expo 2019

Show recorded on 28/8/19 - released 11/9/19 1hr 11 minutes In this show Mark Magee from the DVSA, explains in detail about the upcoming use of tablets by driving examiners to mark the driving test.

• Digital Driving Test
• Valid MOT and Insurance
• Roll Out
• Tabiet Housing
• Broken Ipad
• Hardware
• The DL25
• IT Health Check
• The Wallet Links Conference and Expo 2019

Show recorded on 28/8/19 - released 8/9/19 42 minutes We are joined in the studio by Mark Magee from the DVSA and in this show we read through our correspondence. The recording ended up being over an hour and a half, so I have taken the initial part of the show and released it here. The the main content which is termed 'The Digital Driving Test' and the reason for Mark joining us, will be released later in this week on the 11th of September.

• EV Presentations
• Climate Change
• Carbon Emissions
• Eco Driving

Show recorded on 11/7/19 42 minutes In this show Nick Elliot and Peter answer some correspondence, talk about many things including Handbrakes, Parking, Idling your engine and old tyres!

• Don't Be Idol
• No Parking
• 10 Year Old Tyres
• Teaching Handbrakes Links Conference and Expo 2019

Show recorded on 11/7/19 37 minutes In this show Nick Elliot and Peter answer some correspondence, talk about the motorway and HGV lanes and moan about cycling mentors!

• Correspondence
• Red Line
• HGV Lanes
• Theory Test Pass Rate Dip
• Cycling Mentors
• Vision Zero Links Conference and Expo 2019