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A driving instructor teaches you to drive - from your first lesson through to passing your test, building confidence and safe habits behind the wheel.

A good local instructor who knows the test routes and the roads in your area gives you a real advantage on test day.

Check they hold a green ADI badge (not a pink trainee badge) and ask about pass rates - a reputable instructor will be happy to share theirs.

Portree is the capital of the Isle of Skye and the largest settlement on the island, with a population of around 2,500, sitting on a sheltered bay on the eastern coast.

The town's colourful harbour frontage is one of the most photographed scenes in Scotland and Portree serves as the main hub for services, shopping and accommodation on Skye. The town has a secondary school, a hospital, supermarkets and a range of restaurants and galleries.

Skye's tourism has grown enormously in recent years and Portree feels the effects - the town is busy in summer, with visitors heading to the Old Man of Storr, the Quiraing and the Cuillin mountains, all accessible from here.

Portree is reached by road via the Skye Bridge from Kyle of Lochalsh, about 80 miles west of Inverness. A bus network connects the town to other parts of the island and ferry services link Skye to the Outer Hebrides and the Small Isles.

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Highland is the largest council area in Scotland by land mass, covering more than 25,000 square kilometres from the Cairngorms in the east to the Atlantic coast in the west and from the Moray Firth northward to the tip of mainland Britain at Dunnet Head.

The region takes in an extraordinary range of landscapes - the Great Glen, Ben Nevis, Loch Ness, the Cairngorm plateau, the Flow Country peatlands of Caithness and Sutherland and hundreds of miles of rugged coastline dotted with fishing villages and sea lochs.

Inverness is the regional capital and the largest settlement, serving as the administrative, commercial and transport hub for the entire north of Scotland. Beyond Inverness, the population is spread across market towns and remote communities - Fort William beneath Ben Nevis, Aviemore in the Cairngorms, Thurso and Wick on the north coast, Nairn on the Moray Firth, Dingwall in Easter Ross and dozens of smaller settlements connected by single-track roads and ferry services.

Despite its remoteness, Highland has a diverse economy built on tourism, whisky distilling, renewable energy, forestry, aquaculture and a growing digital sector enabled by improving broadband connectivity. The region's cultural identity is deeply rooted in Gaelic language and tradition, clan history and a strong sense of place that draws visitors and new residents alike.

Transport links converge on Inverness, with the A9 running south to Perth, the A96 east to Aberdeen, rail services to Edinburgh, Glasgow and London and an airport at Dalcross. The more remote communities depend on trunk roads, the scenic rail lines to Kyle of Lochalsh, Wick and Thurso and the ferry services that connect the west coast to the islands.