Hi, I’m Karl. I have over 30 years of experience in the transport industry including commercial flying, professional fuel tanker driving and motorsport.
This means I have a wealth of real-world driving experience to share with you during our lessons.
I’ve also been a driver testing officer who assessed people on their driving tests, so I know exactly what they are looking for when you do your test.
I can help no matter what stage of your driving journey you are at:
- Beginner driver
- Pre-test assessments
- Skill building after a failed test
Learning to drive a car
Whether you are getting into the driver’s seat for the first time and working towards your restricted license or have done lots of driving and want to make sure you have exactly the right skills needed to pass your full licence test, I can help.
Every time I take you out for a lesson in a car, I have goals in mind for you.
The first goal is to teach you the skills and techniques that you need to pass the practical driving test.
The second is to use my years of practical experience to make a safe and confident driver.
Use the DrivenNZ training car or your own
When you have a car driving lesson with us, we want you to be as comfortable as possible, so you have a choice of using your own car, or the DrivenNZ dual-control car. The Suzuki Swift is an ideal vehicle to learn to drive in. It’s perfect to learn techniques required (reverse parallel parking) for your practical driving test. Having dual controls provides extra reassurance that I have you covered.
Learning to drive a truck or bus
(class 2,4 or 5)
I can teach you the advanced driving skills required for heavy vehicles, passing on what I have learnt in the ten plus years of driving fuel tankers around the lower North Island. You do need an appropriate vehicle to do class 2 to 5 driving lessons, and that could be supplied by your employer, or we can hire a suitable vehicle for you. See how I can help you with truck or bus lessons.
Driving lessons in the Hutt Valley and Wainuiomata
Being based in Silverstream, Upper Hutt, I am perfectly placed to take students for driving lessons in any of the surrounding areas, including Upper Hutt, Lower Hutt, Petone, Wainuiomata and all the suburbs in between. I often find that when first learning to drive, my students are more comfortable starting on roads that they know, and anything that helps you master the basics is a good thing.
