Welcome to The Bradley Stoke Journal’s guide to driving schools in and around Bradley Stoke. Find out about what you need before you can learn to drive and how to choose a driving school or go straight to our Directory of Driving Schools.
Facts about learning to drive:
- Before you learn to drive, you will need a provisional driving licence (minimum age: 17).
- To qualify for a full driving licence, you must pass a theory test and a practical test.
- The average person has 40 hours of tuition before taking the practical test.
Advice from the UK government:
If you are paying someone to teach you to drive, they must be approved and registered with the Driving & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). Only a registered approved driving instructor (ADI) can charge money for teaching you to drive.
Recent surveys indicate that nine in ten learners who passed both theory and practical tests first time were taught by an instructor. A fully qualified approved driving instructor (ADI) must display a green certificate on the windscreen of the car while teaching you.
Read more: Directgov – Choosing a driving or riding instructor
Directory of driving schools
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Oasis Driving School
Bradley Stoke
Tel: 07932 160127
Website: www.oasisdriving.co.uk
2nd2none Driving School
Bristol and surrounding area
Tel: 0333 772 9642 or 07985 448593
Website: 2nd2none Driving School
Church School of Motoring
Bradley Stoke
Tel: 0800 0435246
Website: www.churchschoolmotoring.com
Let’s Go Drive.com
Based in Yate; covering South Gloucestershire, Wotton-under-Edge and most of Bristol
Tel: 07971 198008
Website: Let’s Go Drive.com
Bennetts Driving School
Driving lessons in Gloucestershire; also covering Bristol
Tel: 0800 7832314
Website: Bennetts Driving School
Sparkies Driving Skool
Bradley Stoke, North Bristol and South Gloucestershire
Tel: 07908 425054
Website: Sparkies Driving Skool – Arrive Safely
Driving Lessons Agency (DLA)
Independent Bristol driving school (based in Little Stoke)
Tel: 0800 0731773
Website: Driving Lessons Agency
Robbie’s Driving School
Driving lessons in the Bristol, Bath and W-S-M areas
Tel: 0800 5872754
Website: Robbie’s Driving School
Pass Time
Patient, reliable, female instructor
Tel: 07702 602034
Bubble Driving School
Driving school covering Bristol and South Gloucestershire
Tel: 01454 884244 or 07855 943849
Website: Bubble Driving School
Streets Ahead
DSA approved lady driving instructor
Tel: 07832 383363
Website: Streets Ahead Motoring School
Miniscule
Quality driving lessons in Bristol, Bath, Gloucester and Weston-super-Mare
Tel: 0800 043 1840
Website: Miniscule Driving School
Intensive Driving Course
Intensive driving courses in Bristol; established 2004
Tel: 07872 175310
Website: Intensive Driving Course Bristol
Drive2us.com
Driving lessons in the Bristol and Bath area
Tel: 0117 932870
Website: Drive2us.com
First National Driving School
Bristol and South Gloucestershire
Tel: 01454 616 337
Website: First National Driving School
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Learn Two Ride
CBT approved; based at Aretians Rugby Club, Station Road, Little Stoke
Tel: 01454 888069
Bristol Motorcycle Training Centre
Full time, purpose built training centre with all facilities; residential courses
Old Gloucester Road
Hambrook
Bristol
BS16 1RS
Tel: 01454 776333
Website: Bristol Motorcycle Training Centre
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