Alan Bush Driver Training Ltd

Negative experience: Complete waste of time, I do not recommend this instructor unless you would like to drive for 10 metres over half an hour of talking also he told.me not to look at the speedometer even though the dashboard is meant to be part visible when driving

Fantastic experience: Mike is absolutely fantastic!! Really put safety on the road first in every lesson and I passed my test first time today!! I’m pleased with his service and definitely recommended!!

Negative experience: When I took on Alan as a driving instructor, I had 40 hours of lessons already under my belt. I went travelling for 4 months and came back to live in a new area so I needed a new instructor. I found it odd that in the first 2 hour lesson we were still driving around the cassioberry estate and by the 3rd lesson we still hadn't left. Alan was assuring me that I wasn't safe enough to drive and I totally lost all my confidence. I was about to give up when my boyfriend gave me a pep talk and told me to look for a new instructor. I also found out my theory test was running out on the 31st October so I knew I had to make the time worthwhile. I found an instructor (Absolute Driving School - on Facebook) and Julie was amazing. With a block of 10 lessons I had a test booked and passed with 2 minors a week before my theory was set to run out. Now, I want to be clear about why I am writing a bad review because Alan has many good reviews. If you're new to driving and have only experienced Alan as an instructor, you might not be concerned about how slowly things progress but you can't learn if you don't get pushed and Alan is all about progressing at the speed of a snail. I'm sure his students pass with great results but only after spending ridiculous amounts of money and time and I believe after being taught how to be scared. It's important to be cautious and aware of hazards but learning to be a scared driver won't get you anywhere. I don't recommend Alan at all and I hope people who use him and read this will notice that if they feel the same, they should move on. Driving around an estate in circles is a waste of your money and time. Remember I passed with 2 minors...for Alan to have let me do a driving test I would have gone past my theory expiry date and I'd probably still be driving around the estate today.

Fantastic experience: Really good service, calm, thorough, positive encouragement! Even if youre making the odd mistake all he does is explain where you need to improve and make sure you learn from your mistakes by constant reinforcement of mirror checks! And everything you need to know! Passed first time with ease! Thanks mike!

Fantastic experience: Thank you Mike! Such an amazing instructor with great patience and experience. Couldn’t thank and recommend you enough.