Recommend a driving instructor or school in north inner London

August 18, 2011 5:49 PM

Recommend a driving instructor or school in north inner London (Camden/Westminster area).

It’s come to my attention that I’ve reached my late twenties without learning to drive. In order to rectify this, I’m looking for recommendations of driving instructors or schools. Preferably based on personal experience, as I can search Google or the classified ads myself.

In term of precise location, I live in Camden Town and I work in Aldwych but I am willing to consider other nearby areas if it results in higher quality tuition or a significantly reduced likelihood of someone getting killed.

Despite being more than a decade older than seventeen, I have literally never driven a car or anything like that at all (okay, I went go-karting once; I was terrible). I don’t know if that will make any difference to your recommendation. Since I work full time, driving lessons in the evenings or at weekends would be a huge plus.

I walk to work and I see quite a lot of cars belonging to the Holborn School of Motoring on my travels. While they seem to get good reviews on the Internet, I don’t think familiarity is the best criteria for selecting a driving instructor. Then again, they might be awesome. That’s why I’m asking.

posted by kyten to Travel & Transportation around London, England (2 answers total)

I live in Bloomsbury and used the AA driving school when learning to drive a manual for the UK test. My instructor is sadly no longer there, but they do seem to have a good programme and to be able to supply instructors who will pick you up in central London.
posted by sueinnyc at 6:01 PM on August 18, 2011

Someone I knew had refresher courses (ie she could already drive, but it had been a long time since she passed her test) with Andy's on Kentish Town Road and had no complaints. We're talking 15 years ago though.
posted by ComfySofa at 2:39 AM on August 19, 2011