
TJ's Driving Academy

Information about TJ's Driving Academy
TR10 8SG, Penryn
Opening hours
At TJ’s we spend as much time investing in the pupil as is required. We recognise that everyone develops the skills needed to be a safe and confident driver at different rates. Basically, no stone is left unturned. We taylor to the needs of the individual. Patience is the key to success and at TJ’s Driving Academy we give pupils more time and room to flourish. Encouragement, empathy and enthusiasm are my 3 ‘E’ to accomplishment. Constructive criticism is part of the job as is letting the pupil know when they have done something well and not just ‘glossing over’ the issue.
Terms: All pre-paid discounted lessons are non-refundable and are kept in credit for up to 6 months. TJ’s reserve the right to change or postpone lessons for a later date.
Our comment from DrivingSchoolsTOP.co.uk about TJ's Driving Academy:
TJ's Driving Academy is renowned for its exceptional driving instruction, led by the highly esteemed Tony. He is known for his strong commitment to helping students build confidence behind the wheel. Customers consistently praise him for his patience and attention to detail, making the learning experience enjoyable and effective.
Many students, including those new to the area or from different countries, have found Tony's teaching methods to be tailored to their individual needs, ensuring everyone feels comfortable as they learn. His calm demeanor and clear instructions have resulted in numerous first-time passes, which speaks volumes about his professional capabilities.
- Great understanding of psychology and temperament for personalized teaching
- Maintained a friendly and supportive environment
- Highly recommended for both nervous and confident learners
- Exceptional knowledge of the British driving test and routes
While the majority of reviews are overwhelmingly positive, there was a rare instance of a dissatisfied customer who mentioned a negative experience, but this appears to be an outlier among the otherwise glowing feedback.
Overall, TJ's Driving Academy is an excellent choice for anyone looking to learn to drive, with Tony at the helm, ensuring that every student is prepared to hit the road safely. Highly recommended!
TJ's Driving Academy: Reviews
Fantastic experience: Tony is a very patient and brilliant instructor. He really helped me to gain confidence in the car and to trust myself while driving. Not being familiar with the routes as I had only just moved down here he taught me right from the beginning and helped me to understand every road. I passed first time with only one minor!!
Fantastic experience: It was thanks to Tony’s patience and attention to detail that I passed my driving test today. Coming from another country, I had to re-learn how to drive, which was not an easy task! Tony is also calm and very clear in his instructions, I would recommend him without any hesitation. 5/5
Fantastic experience: Very happy with my pass today. Tony has helped me a lot with finally getting there. He’s a great guy, always loves to chat and always has a great smile on his face ready for every lesson. Thanks Tony, All the best.
Fantastic experience: Sometimes learning to drive can be far more complicated than you'd expect! Tony has a great understanding of psychology and temperament and can teach you in a way which personally suits you. This was exactly what I needed as before I had him I was all over the place out of control. Passed my test today with no minors and no faults! Unbelievable! Thanks again Tony!
Fantastic experience: Such a lovely driving instructor! So easy to get along with and is so professional! Perfects everything down to every detail! I would more than recommend Tony! he helped me pass first time and is such a wonderful calm and patient instructor! I'm sad our lessons have come to an end but more than happy with a first time pass!! Thank you so so much Tony! All the best! x
Thanks Poppy!
You’re most welcome!
Fantastic experience: I would highly recommend TJ! Amazing teacher who’s teaches you with what suits you, even little things he makes sure you know which is important. I wouldn’t be this confident if I wasnt being tort by TJ, thank you
Fantastic experience: Tony is a fantastic driving instructor who teaches to an incredibly high standard, providing me with the confidence and skills to be able to pass my driving test first time and be prepared for a lifetime worth of driving. He is very patient and great at explaining the best and safest methods of driving. Could not recommend him enough ! Thank you so much Tony.
Fantastic experience: Tony is an exceptional driving instructor. Coming off the back of little driving confidence he helped me to become a safe, consistent and responsible driver. I couldn't recommend TJ's driving academy enough for first time drivers. Many thanks, Max
Fantastic experience: Having had a few driving instructors before hand, Tony was by far the best. Explained everything perfectly and made sure I was comfortable with all manoeuvres before carrying on. Passed with 1 minor due to Tony’s attention to detail.
Cheers Adam!
Fantastic experience: Really enjoying my lessons with Tony. He's a great instructor. I highly recommend him to anybody looking to learn to drive.
Fantastic experience: Brilliant driving instructor. Tony has been teaching my son Max to drive. He is so patient and calm. Would recommend him to anyone who is learning to drive.
Many thanks Niels!
Fantastic experience: Tony is a very professional, patient and informative driving instructor. Definitely recommend him.
Many thanks Sam!
Fantastic experience: Tony taught all our children to drive and that's four out of four first time! The most important thing however is that there are four skilled, competent and confident drivers on our roads thanks to Tonys skill and expertise. He was communicative, knowledgeable, reliable and professional and we are grateful to him for getting our children 'test ready'. I have no hesitation in recommending Tjs Driving Academy.
Cheers again Vicki!z
Fantastic experience: Tony is an excellent instructor who is teaching two of my children to drive. He is patient, professional and through his lessons they are now very confident behind the wheel and we are awaiting their tests. Tony always responds to me very swiftly when I text him, thank you Tony.
Yes! Success!
Thanks Sarah
Fantastic experience: Tony taught both of my twins to drive a few years ago and is now teaching my youngest daughter. They have all enjoyed their lessons and found Tony to be a patient and excellent instructor. I would thoroughly reccommend TJs Driving Academy
Many thanks Karen!
Fantastic experience: Highly recommended! Tony is a brilliant instructor and knows everything there is! Managed to pass first time with no minors thanks to this genius!!! 100% would recommend!
Fantastic experience: Thoroughly enjoyed my time with Tony, he is such a good, patient teacher, made me feel at ease the whole time I was under his instruction. Couldn’t speak highly enough of him. Thank you so much Tony, I don’t know what I would have done without your help!
Fantastic experience: Tony is fantastic, I highly recommend him. If you are an individual that struggles with attentiveness and attention to detail then TJs school is the school for you. I struggle particularly with dyspraxia, knowing my left and rights and roundabouts. He let it be known that being able to drive does not happen over night but if you are willing to put in the time you can do it. He was very patient when explaining and correcting my (many!) test-critical mistakes, helping me understand the serious and responsible attitude that driving requires. I really enjoyed my time with this school and the phrase “Slowly slowly catch a monkey” will stay with me forever, I cannot recommend him enough if you want someone who doesn’t just see you as an income and instead really puts in the effort to adapt their teaching method to your personality. Tony is your driving guru! REMEMBER: PEEP AND CREEP!
Thank you Kia!! Not sure who exactly as you’re under an alias. But again thank you so much. I’m totally grateful for that review. Cheers!!
Fantastic experience: Highly recommended!!!
Fantastic experience: Tony was a fantastic instructor, was patient and made you feel at ease at all times. Was always willing to help and offered a great level of expertise which led me to a first time pass starting from 0 hours of driving experience. Highly recommend.
Negative experience: Unreliable, inconsiderate and disrespectful.
Who are you???
C Cassiopeia.
This is clearly is a total stitch up as I’ve never clapped eyes on you let alone teach you to drive. I think you are talking about yourself.
Have a nice life Miss Carcass.
Fantastic experience: Tony is a great driving instructor, very patient. I was not a natural driver and did require a lot of support, which was always forthcoming. I would definitely recommend him to anyone who is nervous or not confident! We worked hard and eventually got there and I am now a confident driver thanks to Tony.
Fantastic experience: Passed my driving test at my first attempt!!! Tony is extremely efficient and is a master for eye for detail. His lessons are informative with his extremely helpful understanding of the Cornish roads and potential routes for the driving test. Without a shadow of doubt I'd recommend him for driving lessons as he is on point with his thorough knowledge of the British driving test and his effective driving experience of decades.
Fantastic experience: Cannot recommend TJ's Driving school enough! Previous to Tony I had a negative experience with another instructor. He rebuilt my confidence, and I passed first time with him. He is kind, patient and caring and was always on time, flexible around my university timetable and taught me everything to be a safe and considerate driver. Thank you Tony!
Fantastic experience: After stopping driving for a few years due to going to university and before that failing my test multiple timesand due to having two past awful instructors that obviously couldn’t teach non natural drivers and put me too early in for my tests, my sister passed with Tony so I thought I’d give his lessons a try. I can never fault Tony, he is always on time, always on the ball and always firm but very calm and fair and has finally got my confidence back in driving and actually taken the time to really help me succeed within driving, even if it means going over and over things he never gets frustrated or annoyed about having to repeat himself sometimes. I hope to be passing my test soon as he’s actually made me feel ready and confident to pass my test and become a safe driver. I honestly don’t know how anyone could fault him. After having two awful instructors, it’s great to have a fab one like Tony to correct all those errors! 100% recommend
Fantastic experience: When I first started learning to drive I had a very bad experience with a certain driving instructor which destroyed my confidence. However as soon as my first lesson with Tony started I felt at ease as he is a very calm and patient guy. I don't think I could have passed with any other instructor. 11/10 Would recommend to anyone. (Good taste in music too)
Fantastic experience: Where to start? Tony is a friendly professional driving instructor with a smile, Tony always arrived early, ready for my lesson Very confident and reassuring in his teaching, Tony believes in his students which helps him get the pass success he has and is also a huge confidence booster for pupils / ex pupils like myself. Tony is a local face so if he bumps into you while walking in your local town he will definitely say hello and ask how your doing. He is also a great lover of football which makes a good conversation, and a ice breaker for those who don't like to talk much or are just shy or nervous. Tony has the most update knowledge on the highway code as well as update test knowledge. I wouldn't go anywhere else but TJ driving school.
Fantastic experience: I've found Tony to be a great driving instructor, very patient and has really given me confidence to take my test in the next few weeks. I would recommend him to my friends
Fantastic experience: Passed first time! Tony was very knowledgeable and encouraging. Highly recommended. X
Negative experience: I had a lot of lessons with this guy and he never even took me to Camborne where the test is. Just repeated the same driving around Falmouth. Didn’t do any manoeuvres with me. Cost me a fortune. He always smelled of alcohol as well as if he’d been drinking the night before and was really grumpy and snappy. I went with BSM with a lovely guy called Charles and what a difference he was! Really taught me the things I needed to know and very quickly. I passed first time!x
Thank you for your insight into learning to drive with TJ’s. For the record, I showed you total respect at all times. I don’t drink before lessons; never have done. You only had 10 hrs with me which were paid for by the company you worked for at the time. You couldn’t afford any further lessons and therefore we parted company. You clearly have been put up to writing these comments which are totally untrue. For the first 10 - 14 hrs I always keep my students in Falmouth because that’s where you learn all the nuts and bolts of driving; manoeuvres come later down the line between hrs 15-20.. or when I feel the pupil is ready.
You’re very welcome.
Fantastic experience: Great driving instructor!!! If you want to learn how to drive safely and correctly to pass your test TJ's driving academy is for you!!! I passed first time with Tony! Highly recommend to all!!
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