Behind The Wheel

Information about Behind The Wheel
AL2 2QW, St Albans
Opening hours
- sunday: (closed)
- monday: 9h-17h
- tuesday: 9h-17h
- wednesday: 9h-17h
- thursday: 9h-17h
- friday: 9h-17h
- saturday: 9h-17h
Automatic driving lessons in St Albans and Radlett
Our comment from DrivingSchoolsTOP.co.uk about Behind The Wheel:
Behind The Wheel is a highly recommended driving school run by the exceptional instructor, Sarah. With a reputation for her patient and supportive teaching style, Sarah helps her students build confidence and develop their driving skills effectively.
Many users have praised her for:
- Instilling confidence in nervous drivers
- Providing clear communication and thorough explanations
- Using tailored methods to accommodate individual needs
- Helping students pass their driving tests, often on the first attempt
- Offering complimentary motorway lessons to enhance skills
Sarah's lessons are structured to last 1.5 hours, providing ample time for practice and improvement, and are referred to as a great option for learners, especially in a challenging driving environment. With a track record of converting anxiety into competence, she has successfully guided numerous students, including those with prior negative experiences with other instructors, to achieve their driving goals.
While there has been a single notable negative review, the overwhelming feedback emphasizes Sarah's effectiveness and the positive impact of her teaching methods. Overall, it is clear that Behind The Wheel is the go-to choice for anyone looking to learn to drive in the UK.
Behind The Wheel: Reviews
Fantastic experience: Sarah is a wonderful teacher, very good with nervous pupils. If you want automatic this is the one to choose
Fantastic experience: Couldn’t have asked for a better instructor and teacher than Sarah. I was a first time driver in my early thirties and Sarah instilled confidence from the outset, communicating with patience and clarity. I couldn’t recommend highly enough!
Thank you for your kind words -l looking forward to seeing you on your complimentary motorway lesson
Fantastic experience: As a US license holder, I had to unlearn how I was previously taught and relearn how the UK does things. Roundabouts and narrow roads jammed up with parked cars are always a challenge, but Sarah made the whole process easy and quickly identified the things I needed to work on. Our lessons also taught me how to pass both the theory and practical tests. Thank you for all you've done to help me get my new license!!!
Thank you Lisa for your kind words - best of luck with our narrow roads and roundabouts!
Fantastic experience: Sarah was an amazing and lovely instructor, cant thank her enough for everything she did to get me to pass!!
Thanks Jordanna for your kind words - looking forward to your FREE motorway lesson soon
Fantastic experience: I would highly recommend Sarah as an instructor, she is thorough, patient and supportive. Thank you for all your help Sarah.
Thanks Kishan - hope the driving is going well
Fantastic experience: Highly recommend! Approaching my daughter's 17th birthday we um'd and er'd whether she wanted to learn automatic or manual, after some debating and online research we felt automatic cars were a safer option in a busy and hilly city. We found Sarah through recommendation. After an initial phone consultation with Sarah we went ahead and booked our daughter's first driving lesson. Sarah's lessons are 1.5 hours which is the perfect amount of time, Sarah is punctual, flexible (given 6th formers timetables!) kind and patient with her students. I am pleased to say our daughter passed first time just 6 months after turning 17 with only one minor. Thank you Sarah!
Fantastic experience: Sarah is an excellent teacher and I would highly recommend her to any new learner. Her methods in teaching enabled me to think for myself and gain confidence in my driving, whilst driving safely on the roads.
Thanks Katherine for your kind review. Continue continuing driving safely !
Fantastic experience: After years of struggling to master driving, I was fortunate to find Sarah, whose teaching approach was exactly what I needed. Sarah's thoroughness ensured that no detail was overlooked, and it gave me the push I desperately needed. Despite some failed attempts, Sarah's guidance helped me finally achieve success on my fourth driving test! Thank you, Sarah, for helping me achieve this milestone. I am so grateful for your patience, guidance, and expertise.
It was my absolute pleasure to get to know you and to finally achieve your goal with you.
Don’t forget to book your free motorway lesson.
Fantastic experience: Sarah has taken me from an incredibly nervous first time learner to a confident and capable driver. Sarah helped me pass first time with her calm and thorough approach to driving. I would recommend very highly! Thanks for your time and patience Sarah
Louise thank you for your kind words. Don’t forget to book your free motorway lesson.
Fantastic experience: Sarah is an amazing teacher, she is very patient and will let you keep practicing a manoeuvre until you find a method that works for you. This gave me confidence in my own abilities, which being a nervous driver, was exactly what I needed. I highly recommend her!
Thank you Naomi for these kind words. Safe and happy driving
Fantastic experience: Had my first refresher lesson with Sarah today (after nearly 20 years of not driving) and my confidence was so much better than I thought it would be after only 1.5hrs. I did much more than I thought I would: busy roads, through town, lots of roundabouts (my nemesis) and parking. Next up dual carriageways and motorways here I come (never thought I'd hear myself saying that!) I specifically chose Sarah as she's a woman and drives a hybrid (automatic) electric mini and the last car I drove was a non-power assisted manual diesel corsa which was so much harder. I definitely recommend Sarah.
Thank you Rachel, I look forward to seeing you on our next lesson. Keep up the practice!
Fantastic experience: When I first started learning I tried a manual but found this really difficult due to my learning disability so I choose to go automatic instead. I was really nervous to begin with but Sarah was amazing she made me feel at ease in my first lesson and got my confidence up straight away. She was also really patient with me and was so encouraging. I never thought I'd pass my test but she got me through it! Definitely recommend her.
Abby thanks for you very kind words!
Fantastic experience: Sarah is an excellent driving teacher and I had a really great experience with her. She comes up with a lot of different tips and tricks to help you remember everything you need to know to pass the exam. She is also very thorough in her teaching so you can rest assured you know everything that you will need to know. With her help, I passed my practical exam on the first try! She is also very pleasant and patient. I would highly recommend her to anyone needing a driving instructor.
Thank you Sarah for your kind words.
Happy motoring!
Fantastic experience: Just got home from my lesson today and just wanted to say a massive thank you. As someone who has had to give up driving a manual car due to health reasons, I was anxious to say the least. Sarah allowed me to build my confidence and skills over 1.5hr automatic driving lesson and I returned home confident enough to book a collection date for my new automatic car. Definitely recommend :)
Fantastic experience: I really enjoyed the extra lessons I had with Sarah, she made things extra clear. She was helpful, kind and very professional. The driving handouts she gave me were excellent with so much information for me to recap before my test. Thank you Sarah
Fantastic experience: Sarah is the best instructor EVER and just a lovely person 10/10 from me :)
Fantastic experience: Sarah is an excellent driving instructor. I came to her for refresher lessons and can’t recommend her highly enough. She’s great at explaining things really clearly and her supportive, constructive approach has really helped build my confidence to get back on the road! Thank you :)
Fantastic experience: I have been having lessons with Sarah since January and i am over the moon with the progress I have made in such a short amount of time. I had a very bad experience with a previous instructor who completely put me off driving for 5 years. As soon as I got in the car for my first lesson with sarah, she had the patience, calming presence and caring nature that I needed. I came away from my first lesson absolutely beaming. I have gone from having a fear of driving, to now being excited for my next lesson. Being dyslexic, I sometimes struggle with picking things up, but Sarah is able to explain things in a way for me to help things click. Every week I am given homework with learning aids from Sarah to help prepare for the next lesson which has also massively helped. If you are a nervous driver, someone who has had bad experience before or just want to give automatic a try, get in touch with behind the wheel! Best thing I have done!
Thanks Megan for your lovely words. I look forward to Mondays for our lessons
Negative experience: After the post that has been posted from the person that runs this particular driving instructor I suggest no one books with her.make your own mind up.
Chammelle have you taken lessons with me? Do you know me? I do not know you, so why are you putting a negative review about me and my company?
Do you intentionally want to give a good business a bad name?
Fantastic experience: Sarah assisted our son with driving lessons and he passed first time. Thanks Sarah for your patience, knowledge and for giving him the confidence required to be on the road. I would highly recommend!
Fantastic experience: Sarah is such a great instructor, she was really patient and really helped me improve my confidence with driving! Definitely recommend her, I have tried multiple instructors before Sarah and none of them were as helpful or as patient.
Fantastic experience: Sarah is an amazing instructor. I really recommend her. I passed first time.
Thank you Kat, hope the driving is going well
Fantastic experience: Sarah is an amazingly kind and patient instructor. I was recommended Sarah by a friend but was not expecting such support and help. She helped my son gain confidence in his ability to drive. The result is he passed first time, we are both delighted but more importantly she has made him into a very safe driver who I trust to drive responsibly at all times. Thank you Sarah, you were wonderful.
Thanks Jacky for your kind words
Fantastic experience: I passed my driving test in just 12 lessons with Sarah, she is such a good instructor! She is very professional, patient and I recommend her highly. Thank you Sarah!
Fantastic experience: I had a great experience with Sarah. She is very professional and really cares about making sure that you are ready to take the test. Her feedback was always spot on, and she helped me work on maneuvers and perform them at the required standard. My test went very smoothly and exactly as Sarah described it in our lessons, so I had no surprises and passed. Thank you for the excellent prep!
Fantastic experience: Sarah is a calm and confident instructor. I have made rapid progress in my lessons with her which have been both informative and enjoyable. She has increased my confidence levels and would highly recommend her to anyone who is looking for a calm, kind and knowledgeable instructor.
Fantastic experience: Sarah has taught my daughter to drive, she is nervous and was struggling in a manual car, she has really given her the confidence to believe in herself and she’s become a really competent driver. Would thoroughly recommend . Thank you Sarah
Thank you Grace for your kind words. It was great to get to know you and to help you gain your independence on the road! Good luck for the future
Fantastic experience: I was an incredibly nervous driver and Sarah's patient and positive approach was amazing. She calmly but firmly took me out of my comfort zone on each lesson but was also respectful of my feelings and worries. I cannot recommend Sarah enough.
Fantastic experience: Sarah is brilliant. My daughter suffers with nerves but Sarah was calming, reassuring and encouraging. My daughter's confidence grew quickly and she soon began to believe that she can do it. Sarah is very professional, knowledgeable and approachable and the lessons often went on longer than the time allocated. I completely recommend her for a driving instructor.
Fantastic experience: Sarah is great, very professional. She is very organized and would normally ask me what do I know want to learn and want to cover before each lesson. I had passed my test many years ago- Sarah truly helped me in my refresher lessons - boost up my skills and confidence behind the wheel. Highly recommended
Fantastic experience: Sarah is a friendly and reliable instructor, highly recommend
Fantastic experience: Sarah is an amazing instructor, taking a drive through motorways, into london, amazing at confidence boosting and improving skills post test!
Negative experience: Sarah is not a good instructor, she is not patient and she doesn’t give you confidences, I am happy I found another instructor and pass my test
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