Car care

This is the second car-car project page. The information is (deliberately) basic.

If you are serious about becoming a really good driver you will have already started to get into the habit of daily vehicle checks and completed one weekly check. Remember, as a driving instructor your car is your main tool-of-the-trade and needs to be in excellent condition to survive the daily 'punishment' it will get from learner drivers.

As you are developing your driving skills you need to ensure that you have a vehicle to drive that will not let you down! Even the most modern vehicles still need some driver checks - and even brand new cars get punctures! A puncture 10 minutes before a driving test needs prompt efficient action - or it could end up costing you a fortune...

It's possible that you have never changed a wheel on your current vehicle – or at all. The best time and place to learn wheel changing is on a dry day and on a flat road, car park or driveway – not on a dark night in the rain on a deserted moorland road where there is no phone signal!

The project for this unit is to practise changing a wheel.

Progressive driving instructors will include car care - including wheel changing in their courses. Doing this not only provides your customers with 'skills for life' information, it is also a profit opportunity.

If you have not already done so, print and complete your Training Outcomes Worksheet for this unit.

Next - Read the notes about changing a wheel in Step 2.