Helping you drive with confidence, one lesson at a time.
Welcome to The Driving School South West, a team of highly motivated and fully qualified driving instructors who are passionate about delivering exceptional driving lessons. We take pride in being patient, friendly, encouraging, and fun, ensuring that your learning experience is enjoyable and productive. Our lessons are tailored to suit your individual learning style, enabling you to progress quickly and gain confidence while looking forward to and enjoying your driving lessons. Based in Paignton, Devon, we provide driving lessons throughout the South West, including Torquay, Preston, Paignton, Brixham, Totnes, Newton Abbot, and the surrounding areas.
Our Services
At The Driving School South West, we offer a comprehensive range of services to cater to your driving needs:
1. Driving Lessons: Our driving lessons are structured to best suit your learning style, ensuring that you make fast progress, gain confidence, and enjoy your driving lessons. We use modern, high-spec tuition vehicles fitted with dual controls for maximum safety. Our friendly and highly qualified male and female driving instructors are CRB checked and undergo regular ongoing training.
2. Instructor Training: If you're interested in becoming a driving instructor, we offer instructor training to help you achieve your dream. Our expert trainers will guide you through the qualification process, ensuring that you become a skilled and confident instructor.
3. Theory Tuition: We provide free theory tuition when you learn with us. Our theory tuition covers the two parts of the test: the multiple-choice questions and the hazard perception test. We'll help you understand the format of the test, the types of questions you'll encounter, and how to effectively prepare for both parts of the test.
4. Special Offers: We regularly offer special deals and discounts on our driving lessons, such as our current offer of four lessons for 160. Keep an eye on our website and social media channels for the latest offers and promotions.
Our Aim
Our aim is simple: to teach you how to drive safely, correctly, and confidently while making quick progress each driving lesson. We strive to ensure that every driving lesson you have with us is a happy one, filled with patience, encouragement, and confidence-building techniques.
Driving Instructors' Reviews
Excellent Experiences with Driving Instructors
The majority of reviewers praised their driving instructors, particularly Gavin and Daniel, for their exceptional teaching skills, patience, and professionalism. Many students passed their driving tests with minimal faults, and some even passed first time with zero faults. The instructors were commended for their ability to tailor their teaching styles to individual students' needs, making them feel confident and at ease during lessons.
Instructors' Strengths
- Gavin: Patient, professional, and able to tailor his teachings to individual students' needs, making them feel confident and at ease during lessons.
- Daniel: Polite, strict when needed, and able to build confidence in students, making learning fun and enjoyable.
Driving School Experience
Most reviewers were extremely satisfied with their overall experience with the driving school, praising the instructors' expertise, clear instructions, and ability to accommodate individual needs.