Intensive Driving Courses in Chingford

I took the 30 hour 5 day course with one week and I found it to be the most helpful thing I have done. I was able to pass first time within a month of turning 17. Thanks One Week and to my instructor Rick Wright.

Based my 10hr previous experience with an instructor and 15 hours in my partner’s car, I booked a 30hr – 5 day course, starting on a Monday with the test on the Friday. The booking process was simple and quick and I was assigned my instructor, Stephen Lee, within a few days of booking and sent confirmation of my test date and time on pretty much the same day. Stephen called to arrange my hours the week before my course – he was very friendly and calmed my pre lesson nerves and assured me that he would be able to help me build my confidence. And he definitely did just that ! Stephen picked me up on the first day and talked with me about my past driving experience and having assessed my ability / nerves then had me going through the basics, threw in a couple of manoeuvres and by the end of the day had me driving around Chelmsford with something close to confidence. On days 2 and 3, my confidence had grown enormously, thanks to Stephen’s constant support and coaching. He was very patient with my nervous breakdowns on roundabouts and dual carriageways and by the 4th day they had pretty much stopped altogether. The 4th day, Stephen had me carry out 2 mock tests, which he deliberately made difficult to give me a realistic idea of what I was going to face on my test. I failed both of these, but we then spent time talking about the mistakes and how to avoid them. On the morning of my test (Friday 1st December), Stephen picked me up early and throughout the morning kept me calm and focused – the test wasn’t until 1:35 so we had time to polish up manoeuvres and work on the mistakes from my mocks. At 10am, we got a call to say my test was cancelled. We carried on with the rest of the lesson, going over the requirements for the new test as it was now booked for the following week where the test would be in the new format. Stephen was so positive throughout and reminded me that this allowed me more practice time with loved ones over the weekend which was a real bonus. We arranged to have a couple more hours before the test on the Wednesday the following week in which I was able to show Stephen much more confidence and, incredibly, pretty calm nerves. Stephen had prepared me really well for the expectations of the new format of the test even though it was brand new. I passed first time with 7 minors! Thank you so much Steve! You were amazing! Could not recommend enough!

Nick Lush was a great instructor. He made me feel very comfortable and confident from day one, and was very easy to speak with and ask questions of. He had complete faith in my ability throughout even when I didn’t which was so helpful and his positive attitude was always welcome. I would absolutely recommend the driving course with Nick if anyone asked and am so chuffed I decided to give it a go even though I was so nervous at first, passing my test has made such a huge difference to my life. Thank you! :).

I’m not personally keen on manuals so decided to try and pass in an automatic. Norman was a fantastic instructor, really patient and made me feel extremely confident on the road. I did a 30 hour course over 4/5 days and whilst it was intensive, it was fantastic. As long as you apply yourself, concentrate and have self confidence you will get 100% benefit from it. There’s no better feeling than