"I've been a driving instructor for 12 years, having previously trained and worked with a national driving school (BSM) where I came third in the ‘Instructor of the year’ competition in 2001. I started working with Michelle in 2002 and joined miniscuLe in 2006 which has been a great experience. I have a methodical teaching approach and limitless patience, even at the hairiest of moments! I know my subject too and should be able to answer almost any question about driving.

I love my job! Tailoring lessons to each individual pupil, watching how a nervous first-timer becomes a confident and assured driver, seeing the look on people’s faces when they realise they are driving for the first time – it gives me great job satisfaction. It’s also great to see former pupils out on the roads cruising around in their own cars after they’ve passed the test with flying colours. Driving as well as they’ve been taught, of course!

You could call me a driving geek as I love anything to do with vehicles. This extends to my hobbies which include mountain biking, motorbikes, trucks, cars and motorsport. In fact, I once entered a national racing competition to win a season’s entry to a motorsport team and got through to the quarter finals. Unfortunately I was scuppered by the rain! When not driving, I also enjoy snowboarding, scuba-diving and juggling."