Learn with Stacy

26/08/2026

Congratulations to Roan for passing their test today! Roan already holds a US licence, and came to me for help getting to grips with gears and driving on UK roads. When they couldn't get a test on Glasgow, they booked one two hours away in Newton Stewart. This meant that Roan's test route was all unknown roads - an extra challenge, but no bother for them!

Here's what Roan's got to say to learners approaching their test: "I would advise learners to narrate their driving as they’re doing the test. When I did it today, it made me feel a lot more confident and I felt I could elucidate and justify my decisions to the examiner." Excellent advice - narrating your driving helps you to notice hazards, make early decisions, and demonstrate your anticipation and planning skills to your instructor or examiner.

If you're still reading, leave a comment to say well done to Roan! 🥳

08/08/2026

Each quarter, an instructor with Caledonian LDT selects a charity to benefit from the Caledonian Community fund. This month was my turn, and I chose TransActual.

TransActual is a UK-based charity fighting for legal protections and access to necessary healthcare for trans and non-binary people in the UK. Trans rights are being eradicated in the UK thanks to the political lobbying of a few very rich and powerful people, so supporting this cause is critical in preventing deaths and deprivation in the trans community 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

More about the charity here: https://transactual.org.uk/who-are-transactual-uk/

Further donations can be made here: https://www.peoplesfundraising.com/donation/support-transactual

Every quarter the Caledonian Community Fund spins the Wheel of Giving (HT Mrs Caledonian) and donates £250 to the winning instructor's charity of choice.

Learn with Stacy is our latest winner and their charity of choice is TransActual. Well done Stacy! 🙌

24/07/2026

A lot of learners struggle to change gear smoothly, and the solution is almost always to s l o w d o w n when lifting the clutch. Once you've chosen your gear, give yourself a count of three to slowly lift the clutch.

Let me know if this helps!

20/07/2026

A massive WELL DONE to Adam for passing his driving test at Shieldhall today with only two minors!

Adam's journey has been long - after a failed test at age 17, his confidence was knocked and he didn't return to driving for another 15 years. He was my first learner and, when we started, the skills were still there - but the confidence was still lacking. He's absolutely grafted over the last few months to get up to test standard, and also to learn to trust his own skills and judgement.

Here's Adam's advice for others approaching their driving test:

"Having gone through lessons and practice, you already know everything you need to pass the test. Try not to get into your head too much and back yourself. You know what you're doing!

"On the day, you need to start focusing as soon as you're at the test centre and don't stop until after you've got your result from the examiner. It's only 40ish minutes (less than an episode of Buffy), so try to push everything else out of your head until you're done."

I am so, so proud of Adam's success. Glasgow has one more safe driver on the roads!

21/05/2026

Why you should learn to drive, reason number 634: enjoy the drive-thru safari at and give a monkey a ride!

I'm making good use of clutch control to move at a crawling pace here, and using the "squeeze and ease" technique on the brakes to ensure a smooth ride for my roof-top passenger. And I left my roof box safely in the boot and away from the risk of any monkey-business! 😂🐒

Commentary by and



Video description: A black Corsa creeps slowly along the drive-through safari, with the beautiful green Scottish landscape in the background. A brown monkey (a Barbary macaque) is sitting quite relaxed on the roof of the car. A Northern Irish man's voice says through laughter: "You can't drive out with a monkey on the roof!" A Northern Irish woman's voice replies: "What if he wants to go over to Glasgow?"

12/05/2026

Have you ever wondered what a choir would sound like singing My Chemical Romance? Find out this Saturday at the third annual ***rvoices.glasgow Spring concert! I'll be singing with the choir, and I'm also slinging in a raffle prize. Buy a raffle ticket at the interval to be in with a chance of winning a 1.5 hour driving lesson and other fabulous prizes!

Featuring an eclectic selection of homegrown musical arrangements by our amazing choir members and performances from local musical friends, there's something for everyone. Expect lush harmonies, songs of protest, a smattering of camp classics, q***r joy and, of course, something for the elder emos!

Concert tickets (£10/6): https://www.outsavvy.com/event/35189/spring-concert-2026

07/05/2026

This is my heartfelt plea to the drivers of Glasgow: please behave normally* around learner drivers!

* Of course, we appreciate a bit of extra room and patience, and always be prepared for learner drivers to do unexpected and unpredictable things.

Stay safe out there!

Video description: a white person with a brown bob is wearing octagonal glasses and speaking directly to the camera. They are wearing a green cardigan, and they gesticulate with a tattooed hand wearing black nail varnish. In a Scottish accent, they say:

"This is my heartfelt plea to the drivers of Glasgow: please behave normally around learners! Of course, we appreciate a bit of extra room. We are likely to be doing unexpected and unpredictable things on the road as the learner gets used to the mechanics of the car and the rules of the road, and we appreciate your patience when we're not quite confident to take a gap as small as you would. But today, I was approaching a roundabout with a learner. We were working on our clutch control, being ready to spot our gap and join the traffic and, you know, kind of predict the flow of traffic round the roundabout and slot in, keep everyone moving. Somebody stopped on the roundabout and flashed us to try and let us out onto the roundabout in front of them, and it's really doing the learner a disservice. They [the learner] thankfully didn't go - we held our ground and I said 'just wait', and waved the person on and shook my head. Because part of learning to drive is also learning how to predict what other cars are going to do. When you approach a roundabout, you're watching not just the indicators, but the body language of the car, how it's positioned, looking at people's faces through the windscreen: 'what are they looking at, do they look like they're about to come off, right I'll wait, I'll go after them.' Half of that skill is being able to predict what the traffic is going to do; based on the rules of the road, and based on experience of watching and being part of the traffic." Continued in first comment.

05/05/2026

Instead of giving driving lessons on Saturday 16th May, I'll be preparing for and performing with Q***r Voices Glasgow in our annual Spring concert!

WHEN: 7pm, Saturday 16th May

WHERE: Fotheringay Centre, 57 Fotheringay Rd, Glasgow G41 4NN

WHAT: We'll be singing hits from Chappel Roan, Cher, and My Chemical Romance, a stunning rendition of Loch Lomond, and more. We'll also have two short performances from local singer-songwriters, plus a bake sale and sober raffle at the interval.

HOW: Tickets are £10 or £6 for concessions, and can be bought through Outsavvy (incurring a small booking fee):

https://www.outsavvy.com/event/35189/spring-concert-2026

If you'd like a preview before committing, check out our performance of Believe by Cher at the Burrell Collection Pride celebration last summer: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLiFNUzNOpB/?igsh=MThzemVieHk3cDhlNw==

Join us for our annual spring concert, featuring a variety of popular songs performed by Q***r Voices Glasgow. The choir are delighted to also be joined by special musical guests Orla Noble and Julie Ann McCambridge. Wheelchair accessible venue. All welcome. Concession tickets available for disabled...

28/03/2026

Hi! I'm Stacy (they/she), and I'm a trainee driving instructor with Caledonian LDT. I live and work in Glasgow, offering driving lessons in the southside and west end.

I've been training for over a year and passed enhanced theory and driving tests to get here. Now I've got my wee Corsa with the dual controls installed and the heated seats turned on, ready to take learners out on the roads of Glasgow. If you're a brand new learner who has never sat behind the wheel, or an experienced driver looking to brush up on technique or tackle nerves: I can help with a person-centred approach and a centre console full of (vegan) sweeties.

Before I started training to be a driving instructor, I was an English teacher; so I'm expertly qualified in teaching, learning, and coaching people to retain and apply new information. I have an easy teaching style, focusing on building my learners' confidence as much as their skills.

I also have AuDHD, which makes me a safe and patient teacher to other neurodivergent folks and people with specific access or learning needs.

Interested? Fill out Caledonian LDT's contact form and ask for Stacy : https://www.caledonianldt.com/contact-us/