Julie Smedley, DLA Driving School

Fantastic experience: Julie is a great driving instructor, teaching me how to be a safe and competent driver on the road. I had my lessons and learnt to drive in Aylesbury with Julie but due to complications had to take my test in Bletchley, however I still passed first time a testament to Julie and her lessons.

Fantastic experience: Highly recommended driving instructor! Very articulate in her teaching, very understanding and very encouraging. Couldn't wish for more really. As we get on with our lessons, I feel like I have a second mom that nurtures and guides you all the way. Thank you very much for believing in me and part of that made me pass the test. See you around!

Fantastic experience: Julie is an outstanding instructor. She is incredibly patient and explain the basics of driving in a clear manner for her students to understand it easily. She adjust her way of teaching on how her students learn effectively. Learning from her was an enjoyable and rewarding experience. I highly recommend her to anyone seeking for a skilled and experienced driving instructor.

Fantastic experience: I had a driving refresher course with Julie to pick up driving again after a 12 year gap. I am an EU driver, so I was not used to left hand drive and quite apprehensive about having to take up driving again after such a long gap. However, Julie was an excellent instructor - calm and methodical, Julie helped me to get my confidence back up after only a few lessons. Julie tailored each driving lesson to my needs and was incredibly helpful throughout - it was a fantastic learning experience throughout. I could not recommend Julie highly enough!

Fantastic experience: Fantastic instructor, personable, patient, no pressure and I passed first time. Can’t recommend enough!

Fantastic experience: Julie is a great instructor, gave clear advise and was supportive throughout my lessons, highly recommend!

Fantastic experience: Julie has been absolutely fantastic! I'm so grateful to have had such a brilliant instructor! Very professional, friendly, knowledgeable and patient. All that you could ask for! Highly recommended!

Fantastic experience: Julie is the best instructor you could ask for! It was such a great and fun experience learning from her. She is very patient and she lays out the fundamentals of driving clearly. She is very supportive and encouraging and always gave me all the confidence I need to drive safely and smoothly. I recommend her to anyone who's looking for a highly experienced driving instructor.

Fantastic experience: Julie taught our daughter Lily. She passed first time. Calm and patient instructor, who communicates well and provided helpful guidance on when Lily was ready to take her test. Thank you Julie.

Fantastic experience: Julie has been an amazing instructor, very calm and understanding. She always breaks down issues etc in a way that makes it easy to understand how to improve.

Fantastic experience: I don't have enough words to describe how amazing an instructor Julie was for me in all our lessons in the build up to my test which I thankfully passed first time whilst having Julie as my instructor. Her attention to detail and calming manner was exactly what I needed to help me pass my test. If you’re struggling to look for an instructor, look no further than Julie she’s absolutely brilliant. Thank you Julie its was a privilege to have you teach me!!!

Fantastic experience: Would definitely recommend Julie! Very friendly, put me at ease and taught me in a way that was very easy to understand.

Fantastic experience: She gave me confidence and help. And explained very clearly when I had some questions.

Fantastic experience: My daughter (G) passed her test on the first try yesterday; we are really proud of her. Credit to G obviously, but we don’t think that any other instructor could have taught her so effectively as Julie did. After G took a disastrous and pointless intensive course with a repugnant man last year, she had spent all the money she had saved and was left with strong negative feelings about getting behind the wheel and was nowhere near test ready. We agreed to pay for weekly lessons and from the first conversation with Julie had a really good feeling about her. I don’t know whether Julie has done trauma-informed work before, but the way that she dealt with G (kind and calm yet fun and engaging) was exactly what G needed to build her skills and confidence to pass first time - I get the feeling that Julie would adapt her teaching style to whatever her student needed, and I recommend her with all my being to anyone that’s learning. It is said that you remember your favourite teacher for your lifetime, but for G (and us!) that will definitely include her driving instructor! Thank you Julie

Fantastic experience: Julie is the definition of a perfect driving instructor, so patient, motivating and understanding. Definitely recommend:)

Fantastic experience: Julie has been an absolutely fantastic driving instructor, she was always so calm, kind, and patient with me which definitely helped me reach the point of passing my test. I started learning to drive with another instructor before COVID but had to pause for lockdown and then went off to uni, Julie was able to pick up where I was very quickly, she taught me incredibly well and we had plenty of laughs along the way!!

Fantastic experience: Absolutely brilliant instructor. Incredibly patient and supportive, and helped me gain loads of confidence with my driving. Would definitely recommend, particularly if nervous to start driving.

Fantastic experience: Excellent instructor, gave me so much confidence and really helped me

Fantastic experience: Julie has been a wonderful instructor, she is very calm and professional during lessons but is still able to have a laugh, she made me feel extremely comfortable and was able to help me build up my confidence which led me to pass my test. I could honestly not recommend Julie enough.

Fantastic experience: Really amazing instructor , helped me pass first time today and motivated me throughout . Would defo recommend

Fantastic experience: Julie was absolutely fantastic with me! I had tried driving lessons previously but it just didn't mesh with me, however Julie was able to turn that around. She really catered to my learning style, had a great approach to help me understand any issues that came up, and was an amazing chat to boot. Not only has she helped me get to the point where I passed first time, but she also got me to the point of enjoying driving - no longer dreading it or viewing it as a means to an end. I cannot sing Julie's praises enough

Fantastic experience: Julie is a fantastic driving instructor, incredibly calm person. I fort I couldn’t do it as I suffered dyslexia Julie supported me all the way with everything. Thank you so much Julie for everything you have done

Fantastic experience: Big up Julie!! Fantastic instructor and I am very grateful for everything she taught me! She made the learning process very easy and worth every penny. Would highly recommend to anyone!

Fantastic experience: Julie has been the best driving instructor I could have ever asked for to teach my daughter. She formed a relationship with my daughter so she felt comfortable and at ease to learn. She passed her driving test today and was a little emotional to say bye to Julie. I cannot thank Julie enough. Would definitely recommend Julie to anyone.

Fantastic experience: Absolute gem, couldn’t ask for a better experience. All thanks to her for my first time pass! Genuinely, an amazing woman inside and out with fantastic teaching skills!

Fantastic experience: Julie was very professional and thorough, yet friendly. At quite short notice she was able to fit me in for several lessons around Aylesbury giving me expert guidance that helped me pass first time. Would recommend. :)

Fantastic experience: Julie is an amazing instructor, I first approached Julie after she was recommended to me by a friend who had recently passed her test, I was struggling with my previous instructor and in just one lesson with Julie, my driving had improved rapidly, i felt so much more confident after just one lesson, Julie is great at breaking things down and making sure that the lessons go at the pace you need, it is clear she is extremely knowledgeable and doesn’t want to see anyone shy away from driving, she is super encouraging and it’s all thanks to Julie that i passed first time! I couldn’t recommend her enough!

Fantastic experience: Helped me to pass first my test first attempt, really enjoyed my lessons

Fantastic experience: Learning to drive with Julie honestly couldn't have been better. She was so friendly, motivated, and knowledgeable. It was obvious that she really loves what she's doing and cares about every individual she teaches. Personally, I struggled a lot with nerves before my test and when learning something new. She was so good at taking things one step at a time, whilst also allowing me to progress - I really don't think I could have gone on this journey with anyone else.

Fantastic experience: Great driving instructor, gave me confidence in everything in my driving

Fantastic experience: Amazing teacher couldn’t ask for any better. I would definitely recommend :)

Fantastic experience: The perfect driving instructor, was so patient teaching me and always understanding and calm if I made any mistakes. Would recommend to any level of learner driver, whether you’re totally new or need some practice before your final exam.

Fantastic experience: Best driving instructor! I had a couple of instructors before and driving just wasn’t clicking for me but a few lessons in with Julie I felt so much more comfortable and I improved massively. She’s so lovely and breaks everything down in a way that makes driving simple. I don’t think I would’ve passed without her.

Fantastic experience: amazing, taught me not only to pass the test but also to be safe by myself.

Fantastic experience: I wouldn’t have passed without Julie’s help. Shes one of the best people I’ve ever had in the car with me. She’s calm, honest and so so patient. I don’t think I would have ever had the courage to go for my test without her reassurance. Thank you julie !!

Fantastic experience: Learning to drive with Julie was an amazing experience all around. She was very calm, if you ever made a mistake she would go through what you did wrong and how you could do it differently next time. She helped improve my confidence a lot and was lovely to speak to. Highly recommend.

Fantastic experience: Julie is an incredible driving instructor and person in general! She approaches teaching in a fun yet very effective way and makes driving easy with her useful tricks and techniques. I could not have had asked for a better driving instructor thank you! :)

Fantastic experience: When i first started driving having julie be my instructor was key to me becoming confident on the road. When making a mistake julie would calm me down relax me more about what i’m doing so i could focus. Julie is the main reason i passed my driving test and i couldn’t have done it without her. I would highly recommend julie to become your driving instructor!

Fantastic experience: An amazing driving instructor, I would recommend her to everyone:))))

Fantastic experience: I really enjoyed my lessons with Julie, she is so lovely and encouraging, and really helped me gain confidence in my driving! Her patience and understanding make her an amazing teacher, and her lessons are thorough and very well thought out. An all round great instructor!

Fantastic experience: Julie is an excellent instructor - kind, calm, patient, knowledgeable, methodical and so well organised. My daughter was very nervous about learning to drive, but Julie's fantastic teaching instilled her with the confidence and the skills she needed to pass her test first time. Julie took time every lesson to review skills learned and agree next steps so that my daughter knew exactly what she had done well and what she would be learning the following week. This meant that when it came to test time, she was totally sure she had practiced everything as much as she possibly could. I would thoroughly recommend Julie to anyone looking for a driving instructor.

Fantastic experience: Highly recommend! Julie’s a smashing instructor and really built my confidence up during lessons

Fantastic experience: Can’t recommend Julie enough, very patient and really brought up my confidence

Fantastic experience: An amazing friendly driving instructor who helped me get such good confidence behind the wheel and supported me in passing my theory and driving test.