Driving Schools

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

Directory of motorcycle training providers

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

Related pages in the Journal

• Garage Services in and around Bradley Stoke

Motoring news from The Guardian