Marcus Hale
ADI 481203 · teaching since 2011
Teaches the whole test route network around Colwick in his sleep. Patient with stallers.
- Car
- Vauxhall Corsa, manual
- First-time passes
- 81%
- Covers
- City centre, Sneinton, Bakersfield
Instructors and cars
The people in the passenger seat.
Five of our 14 instructors are below, with the area they cover and the car you would be learning in. Ask for one by name and we will fit you around their diary rather than the other way round.
Priya Nair
ADI 512884 · teaching since 2014
Our automatic lead. Half her pupils come to her after a bad experience elsewhere.
- Car
- Toyota Yaris, automatic
- First-time passes
- 84%
- Covers
- Beeston, Chilwell, Wollaton
Danny Okoro
ADI 469017 · teaching since 2016
Runs most of the intensive courses. Calm on a bad day, which is the whole job.
- Car
- Ford Fiesta, manual
- First-time passes
- 76%
- Covers
- Arnold, Mapperley, Gedling
Sofia Brennan
ADI 533476 · teaching since 2018
Nervous-driver specialist, and the one to ask for if motorways worry you.
- Car
- Volkswagen Golf, manual
- First-time passes
- 79%
- Covers
- West Bridgford, Clifton, Ruddington
Rachel Duffy
ADI 504991 · teaching since 2013
Teaches evenings and Saturdays, so shift workers and students can actually get a slot.
- Car
- MINI Hatch, manual
- First-time passes
- 80%
- Covers
- Hucknall, Bulwell, Basford
The cars
Small, light, and replaced every three years.
Corsas, Fiestas, Yarises, Golfs and a MINI. All fitted with dual controls, all on business insurance that covers you from your first lesson, all valeted on a Sunday.
- Reversing camera switched off until you can do it without one
- Air conditioning that works, which matters more than you think in August
- Automatic learners get the Yaris or a second Corsa, never a swap mid-course
Test centres
Where we put learners in, and what to expect.
Waiting times move week to week. We check all four when you are close to ready and take the earliest date that suits your instructor.
| Centre | Postcode | Typical wait | Centre pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham (Colwick)Our main centre. Roundabouts on the A612 catch people out, so we drill them. | NG4 2JT | 9 weeks | 52% |
| ChilwellQuieter routes, tight residential turns. Good first choice for automatic learners. | NG9 6DQ | 11 weeks | 57% |
| WatnallRural sections and a fast A611. Shortest waiting list of the three most weeks. | NG16 1HR | 7 weeks | 55% |
| LoughboroughWorth the drive when Colwick is booked out. We take you there and back on the day. | LE11 5QR | 6 weeks | 58% |
Pick your instructor, then pick a slot.
Tell us who you would like and which evenings work. We will confirm within two hours.