What Our Students Say About Us

Had lessons with Julian Barker after having a few with other instructors and Julian was the best to have. Very patient and understanding. Passed 1st time with him. So happy. Thank you Julian.

I started my lessons in September 1st week and passed my practical in October 15th. That says the quality of service they provide. My instructor was Usman and he is very knowledgeable and patient.

Amazing Learning Experience With Julian Baker. I just passed my driving lesson today and I want to express my appreciation to Julian Baker! He is amazingly calm and patient which creates a great learning experience. If I were to describe him briefly, I’d say he’s like a fabulous schoolteacher you wish you had at school. Funny saying that since I learned he was a schoolteacher in the past! No lesson is ever boring either with his politely talkative attitude making you feel comfortable throughout. Highly recommended 5 star sessions throughout my driving time.

Sir Waqas is an excellent driving instructor. Despite having years of driving experience in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, I needed guidance to adapt to UK driving standards. He was incredibly respectful, patient and understanding of my concerns, helping me build confidence, stay focused and improve my driving habits. With just a few lessons, I passed my UK driving test on my first attempt! As a Pakistani woman, I especially appreciated his respectful and supportive approach. I would highly recommend him, particularly to Muslim women who may feel hesitant or nervous about learning to drive. You can feel comfortable, respected and confident learning with him.

I passed my driving test with Kev! Before learning with Kev, I'd had a bad experience in a car after a previous accident, and a past instructor who left me feeling even more anxious. Kev has been amazing from the very start. He's calm, builds your confidence at a pace that's right for you, and knows exactly when to nudge you because he can tell you're ready. I used to be really anxious, but Kev taught me practical techniques to calm my nerves, and he's made me a calm, considered driver in general. He's also brilliant at giving constructive feedback and helping you improve over time. Within a busy year I've gone from nervous passenger to driver, and I still can't quite believe it! Not only did I pass, I feel confident and genuinely excited to drive. Thank you so much, Kev!

Vasseem Rashid is a great instructor! Very patient, supportive and professional. He helped me build my confidence and prepared me really well for my test. I passed thanks to his guidance. Highly recommended!

I couldn’t be happier. I passed my test first time with Usman. He was patient, calm and knew exactly what I needed to work on to prepare for the big day. I can’t thank him enough. If you’re looking for an instructor, look no further.

My instructor Usman Qadir has been brilliant. I am a very anxious driver but Usman has always lead with a supportive, encouraging and patient approach. He would ensure to explain and brake things down for me to clearly understand them. Any areas that would need improvements he would make sure we spent time working on them. I’ve had a great experience with 1st Driving School from start to finish and passed first time today all thanks to Usman! Would highly recommend him as a driving instructor!

Keith Fok is a fantastic instructor who is dedicated to helping you drive safely and comfortably! I would highly recommend him.

Vasseem is a top bloke - very patient and kind. Helped me pass 1st time, couldn’t recommend him more.

I had Andy as my instructor for 8 months. I passed first time through Andy’s brilliant instructions and constant positive feedback. I had very good lessons with clear advice on how to pass and support when it got challenging.

I had a great experience with this driving school. I had no driving experience at all when I started, and I passed my driving test in an automatic car on my first attempt with Julian Barker as my instructor. Julian is patient, thorough and professional. He always gave me useful feedback that helped me improve. He was also flexible with lesson times which made it easy to fit lessons around my work schedule. I would definitely recommend him and the driving school!

It has been a fantastic time being taught to drive by my instructor Gav, I had never been behind a wheel before. I've loved every lesson I've had. He made me feel safe all the time and at ease. I will be forever grateful!

Julian helped me prepare for my driving test, which I passed thanks to his guidance. So glad to have finally passed and got that milestone ticked off! Thank you, Julian!

Very relieved to have passed my driving test first time today with the help of Gavin the instructor. I cannot recommend him enough. Coming to learn to drive in my late thirties, I was quite anxious but he was great at putting me at ease and building up my confidence as a driver.

I could not have chosen a better place to begin my journey. I have gained confidence, I am more comfortable being on the road even in busy times. Lessons learnt, positive outcome and family continuity with 1st Driving School. Many thanks.

Keith is an amazing driving instructor—patient, professional, supportive, and always so clear with his explanations. From my very first lesson, he made me feel comfortable and helped me build my confidence step by step. Thanks to his excellent teaching, guidance, and encouragement, I'm so happy to say that I passed my driving test first time! I'm genuinely grateful for all his hard work and support. If you're looking for a driving instructor who really cares about his students and helps them become safe, confident drivers, I would highly recommend Keith. Thank you so much, Keith, for helping me achieve this milestone!

Honestly couldn’t recommend Gav enough! He made me feel super comfortable and believed in me even when I didn’t myself. He explained everything in such an easy way and was always encouraging when I made mistakes. Thanks to Gavin's help, I passed first time! I’m so grateful for his support and would 100% recommend him to anyone learning to drive.

If you want to pass your driving test at first attempt, 1st Driving School it is the best with the best Instructor, Julian. He was very patient with me from my first lesson and I passed first attempt. Julian you are the best keep it up, thank you so much.

Gavin is an amazing instructor! I knew nothing about driving we started from scratch. Lesson were great really helpful the most important thing that he was supportive throughout the whole journey. He has a great level of patience and encouraged me to be confident in my driving. All of this helped me build my confidence and yesterday I passed. I couldn’t have done this without him. I would highly recommend booking lessons with Gav.

I honestly couldn’t recommend my driving instructor Zabina enough! Today I passed my driving test, and although I’m absolutely over the moon, I’m also genuinely going to miss my lessons with her so much. From the very beginning, she has been absolutely amazing. She is such a kind, patient and comforting person, and she always made me feel at ease, even when I was nervous or doubting myself. Every lesson was something I genuinely looked forward to because she made learning to drive such an enjoyable and positive experience. Zabina never made me feel embarrassed about making mistakes and always encouraged me, supported me and helped me build my confidence. Her patience and reassurance made such a huge difference to me, and I honestly don’t think I could have asked for a better instructor. Passing today feels amazing, but it’s definitely bittersweet knowing I won’t have our lessons anymore. I’ll genuinely miss seeing her and having our chats every week! She has been such a lovely part of my journey, and I’ll always be grateful for everything she has taught me and for believing in me.

Raset was a very good instructor, went through the basics with me and made sure every error made was given another chance on trying to fix on each lesson.

Steve was a brilliant teacher, very calm and understanding and great at explaining everything. Highly recommend, I had a great experience learning with him!

Great service, easy to book lessons, instructor always on time, receive progress report on the app and directly from instructor. My daughter passed first time. From My daughter - my driving instructor is very nice, he can be strict but fair, I enjoyed my lessons and really pleased my mom found him through 1st Driving School. I never thought I would come on so quickly driving with confidence and passed first time.

100% recommend. Very thorough and always felt it was a personal approach to learning. I was very nervous but after 1 lesson I felt very comfortable and confident.

From Nervous to Confident – First Time Pass! I genuinely couldn’t recommend Zabina enough! Passing my test first time with only 1 minor is something I’m so proud of, and honestly couldn’t have done it without her. From my very first lesson, she was so kind, patient and reassuring, and she always made me feel comfortable behind the wheel. We covered and practised everything I could possibly come across on my test, so when the day finally came, I felt genuinely ready, confident and prepared. What I loved most was how supportive she was throughout the whole journey. She always knew what I needed to improve on and encouraged me every step of the way, even when I doubted myself. Every lesson helped me become a much more confident and capable driver, and I’m so grateful for all the time and effort she put into helping me get my first-time pass! Thank you so much Zabina, I truly couldn’t have asked for a better instructor!