Alice Whittaker

I absolutely loved having Siobhan as my driving instructor. I think it’s great how she explained things with such clarity during the drive, not just leaving all the feedback for our chat at the end. This really helped me improve my understanding and build my confidence as my driving progressed. I also think that having a woman as an instructor really suited me because I felt very at ease throughout, and it was really nice to get on with Siobhan as a person. I also appreciated that Siobhan was always very positive and encouraging, we never ended a lesson that made me feel disheartened or worried for the next lesson. I liked that she would give me options about what we would do in our next lesson depending on my confidence. I think this is very good because we would make good progress but I never felt overwhelmed by the new thing I was learning, so I definitely think the pace of lessons was very good.

I started learning with Siobhan throughout the summer, and then I went to uni for 3 months and hadn’t driven at all in that time. But the quality of Siobhan’s teaching was so excellent that when I came back to continue my lessons before my practical test, we just picked up where we left off and it didn’t affect my progress at all. Whilst I was at uni I didn’t even consider getting a new instructor whilst I was there because of how excellent Siobhan’s teaching is.

I found the LDC workbook incredibly helpful at critiquing my driving and evaluating any areas for improvement. It was an essential aid in preparing for my practical test because it breaks down the driving test into sections and explains it all in detail. I didn’t find the LDC theory resources too helpful, purely because I was very nervous for the hazard perception part of the test and I would have preferred more examples to practise with. However, the workbook and website were very helpful.