Having never so much as sat in the drivers’ seat of a car before, I enrolled on a One Week Driving Course (the 48hr Guaranteed Pass), desperately hoping that – with a little determination and some serious dedication – I could pass in time to be driving my wife, two cats and I around to visit everyone for Christmas this year: no longer having to deal with incessant bloody trains! Paired with Sadegh – perhaps the most calm and patient person I’ve ever met – as my instructor, I achieved that end in no time. We began on Sunday 1st November (driving for 6 hours each day), for a total of 8 flexible days, and – on Wednesday 11th (a mere 10 days later!) – I took and passed my test, first time (with only 2 minors recorded). It was – to put it plainly – utterly exhausting: but absolutely, 100%, worth it. It’s difficult to describe just how tiring – mentally and physically – driving for such a solid, condensed period of time actually is: but it certainly prepares you for what’s required in your test. My instructor Sadegh put his absolute trust and faith in me from day one (a rather “throw you in at the deep end: sink or swim” teaching ethos), which I feel worked wonders for my learning curve: I found myself desperately wanting to prove I was worthy of that trust, and aimed to be the best I could each and every time I got behind the wheel – and put my hand on the gearstick – of that little Nissan Micra. As the test centres closest to my area were all booked up, I was sent to Wanstead, in East London, for my test. As anyone who takes a minute to search “Wanstead driving test”, or anything similar, will find: the place has the highest first-time fail rate in the entire country, with negative comments and driving test horror stories in abundance… I was terrified. I felt ready, however: confident and prepared; and I wasn’t going to let anything affect my chances of getting a pass but me. I treated the test the same as any other day: imagined that it was just my instructor Sadegh sat beside me, and that I was simply putting what he’d taught me into practice as i’d done each day for the past week or so. And, to my utter relief, it worked. As a bonus (as if the pass wasn’t enough reward in itself), I was immediately refunded £200 – as promised – for passing first time. The whole thing worked, in fact. I would whole-heartedly recommend it to anyone who is serious about learning to drive. No messing around: just you and your instructor; in a car together for a week; one goal on which to focus; practice; practice; practice… and you’re ready. To all at One Week Driving Course, and to my fantastic instructor… Thank you. Aaron.

So I went to the course twice. I had a 48 hour intensive followed by test which I unfortunately failed, then I went again for an 18 hour with test which I passed. I recommend this company to learn from and they were better than others I had tried to go to. I would say if you go for an intensive ask if it can be broken down- when I did the 48 hour it was punishing at about 4-6 hours a day of driving for 2 weeks. Where as the 18 hour I asked and they helped to break it down and most were 3 hour sessions which for me was about right. The instructors on both courses were very good and helpful and assisted me to work on things that were particularly throwing me like roundabouts. It was a bit expensive but that is to be expected if you want to go on an “intensive” course. My instructors were: 48hour- Steve Chapman (5*) 18hour- Ozzie Bozdag (5*) .

Wow… what can I say apart from Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart to my absolutely outstanding driving instructor. His patience and kindness helped me daily over come my fears and turn them into control and confidence. I could not of done this with without his support. Sayed turned something i was petrified of doing into something I will in time learn to love. Thank you again for everything you did for me. Anyone needing guidance,patience and calmness learning to drive this man is the one you need! Thank you Sayed, bell

Quite pricey, but the customer service is fantastic and extremely helpful. My instructor was ok but I didn’t get to do my test right away due to strikes from the DSA, so I didn’t have my instructor right up to my test.
Apart from that a good company and good service.