LDC Driving School - Karina Foster

Fantastic experience: Karina is an excellent teacher, I highly recommend her, I passed my first driving test today with 3 minor. It was absolutely an amazing experience. Thx Karina

Fantastic experience: Absolutely brilliant driving instructor! Top class teaching! Would 100% recommend. Thanks Karina!

Fantastic experience: Karina was fantastic in helping me pass on my first attempt. She helped to ensure that I was confident in all required topic areas by painting a picture and using some great references that just helped me understand things SO much easier. She also tried to relate to me when I was stressed or feeling anxious and really brought that level of stress down and helped get me back to focusing again. She made it so that I was never worried about asking to go over a topic area again and this was without a doubt how I passed my test. Thank you Karina!

Fantastic experience: Karina is an amazing driving instructor, she’s so calm and explains everything so well so that I understood everything. I always felt so comfortable driving with her and now I’ve passed my test. A massive thank you Karina for helping me along the way I’m sure I’ll see you in the roads!

Fantastic experience: Karina was an exceptional driving instructor and she was one of the nicest people I have ever met. Her approach to teaching made me reflect on my own mistakes, which helped me with my confidence and perseverance. She had been a very valuable teacher in my life and it was a pleasure to learn and pass with her. Thank you Karina!

Fantastic experience: Karina is an excellent teacher, she is very patient, amazing with students with anxiety and a wonderful, kind and empathetic person. I would thoroughly recommend her to anyone looking for a driving instructor, she helped me greatly learn to manage my anxiety and have the confidence to continue driving when I wanted to give up. She is really good at helping students reframe the way they think and always keen to go above and beyond with her students in finding ways to help them learn to drive and perfect manouvres. She has made me enjoy driving and I will always have what she has taught me for years to come! Thank you Karina!

Fantastic experience: Thanks to Karina, I've passed my test and learnt to drive safely and confidently. With her patient, intuitive teaching, she was able to effectively pin-point the roots of my driving struggles, in order to let me drive independently and anxiety-free. I'm so glad I was lucky enough to get such a great teacher. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a driving instructor.

Fantastic experience: I don’t think you could find a better driving instructor! Patient, relaxed and kind. She takes the stress out of learning to drive. Would recommend to anyone!! :)

Fantastic experience: Karina was my driving instructor and was amazing at what she did. She was always calm and explained everything to me whenever I went wrong. It was an extremely comfortable environment to drive in and I will be ever thankful for her.

Fantastic experience: We have had many driving instructors for our 2 daughters, because of covid, and then we found Karina, the most patient, thoughtful and dedicated driving instructor. Nothing was too much trouble. We can never thank KARINA enough for going above and beyond in order to get a fully licensed, safe, confident and happy driver. A rare find AMAZING!

Fantastic experience: Karina is fantastic, wonderfully patient and empathetic. She really took the time to understand any issues I had whilst learning, which made it easy for us to work together to solve them. Furthermore she is punctual, professional and very friendly. As someone who was initially anxious getting in the driving seat, I can’t thank Karina enough for putting in so much effort to help me manage my nerves and turn into a confident and safe driver.

Fantastic experience: Excellent driving instructor!! corrected my driving to be perfect, thank you so much !

Fantastic experience: My daughter did the intensive course with Karina whilst she was home over the Christmas holiday period. Karina was really helpful giving hints and tips for us to do with our daughter before the course started. We were due to start the course in October however my daughter couldn't get home so Karina was very adaptable and changed it to December. She is very thorough and makes sure you are at ease and what I personally liked is she taught my daughter to drive not just get through the test which is important moving forward.

Fantastic experience: I have just passed my test with Karina! I came to Karina after failing my first test attempt earlier this year. I was a bag of nerves but Karina helped me to feel comfortable and confident in my own skills as a driver. Karina is so lovely and has a wonderful way of explaining things so that they just make so much sense! Communications were always great, Karina was always on time and her car was always spotless. Thank you so much for all of your help and wise words which I will carry with me into the big wide world :) Highly recommended!

Fantastic experience: I cannot recommend Karina enough!! She is an amazing instructor. Karina is calm and understanding, she is always on time and will even run over lesson time to help you. Karina has taught me how to be a safe driver and how to react when something doesn’t quite go to plan. She explains things very clearly and even uses pictures to help me understand. Karina makes lessons fun and interesting, I will really miss having lessons every week :( massive thank you Karina for helping me to pass my test, I couldn’t have done it with out you!

Fantastic experience: Karina is an amazing instructor. Really cators for your own personal needs. Very understanding and amazing to laugh with. 100% recommend.

Fantastic experience: I will start by saying what a lovely Lady Karina is, She understood right from the start that I learn a bit slower than others and have personal issues going on, and she took the time to listen to me, explain things if I needed more explanation and she really put me at ease, the majority of the time, it did not feel like a lesson, it felt more like a general drive with a friend, I passed my test today and without Karina's help and patience I would not be where I am now, she is very understanding, and I never felt pressured in any of my lessons, if something wasn't going right, we then spent the next lesson working on that until I understood, with LDC Karina explained that there is a workbook and DVD to go with the lessons and in my opinion these are a must have, Due to Covid I had gone almost a year without any lessons, but as soon as I was back in the car with Karina again all my fears went away, as she makes you feel safe and comfortable, the main thing I want to stress is that Karina goes at your pace rather than hers, if you need an extra few lessons on a certain subject, she will help you just on that subject until you feel comfortable to move on, I would definitely recommend her and as an added bonus, her car is lovely to drive :D Final words - A Big big thank you to Karina, I wouldn't be the driver I am today without all of your help and understanding, Thank you

Fantastic experience: My daughter has recently passed her driving test first attempt. It’s all down to Karina, she has been the most wonderful, patience, professional instructor she could have had. Karina always arrives for the lesson on time if not early, she never cuts time from the lesson in fact she seems to run over permanently. Also she came and met My daughter well before the lessons were due to start as an introduction which really put her mind at rest. She felt she already knew her before getting in the car for the first time. When Covid restrictions were lifted for Driving schools Karina went above and beyond to cleanse her car after each lesson, we were very impressed. A really big thank you Karina, I would and do recommend you to everyone.

Fantastic experience: Karina has been brilliant - I only wish I had started learning to drive with her, rather then my previous instructor. Within just two lessons I had gone from fearing and dreading getting into the car, to looking forward to it and wishing the lesson could not end. She is calm, explains things clearly and with each instruction she gives the reason why she is asking me to do that and the impact it has on other drivers. With each lesson her communication has been faultless, no time is wasted with chitter chatter that, I found with my previous instructor, distracted me. Every single lesson she has been minimum 10 minutes early and, with my consent, she is happy to run slightly over, ensuring what we had planned to cover in the lesson has been covered and making sure that I feel comfortable and happy with the skills taught, always encouraging me to ask questions if I feel the slightest uncertainty, which she answered every time succinctly and thoroughly. She took the initiative to find me a test date and book it for me before I went to Uni and she the prebooked lessons in the preceeding week so I had a lot of opportunity to practise and I felt test ready. After having lessons with Karina for a short period of time, I passed my test first time and I feel confident to drive safely on the road. I would definitely recommend Karina to anyone looking for a driving instructor - I wish I had found her sooner!

Fantastic experience: I first joined Karina after around 11 hours of driving experience back at home before coming to university for 2nd Year. Having been working with Karina for just under a year, my driving has gone on leaps and bounds. Karina's attention to detail and method of active learning within LDC is perfect. She is very accommodating and understands what needs to be worked on, but giving a lot of responsibility to the student to take control of their learning experience. Even after my test was cancelled due to the Coronavirus lockdown and my driving confidence being hit because of this long break, Karina remained very professional, optimistic and positive, and this was a big contributor into me passing my test first time with only 2 minor faults. As well as getting me to pass my test, I now feel confident on the roads after test thanks to Karina's teaching. If any one is looking for an instructor in the Loughborough area, I'd definitely recommend Karina without a shadow of a doubt.

Fantastic experience: I was recommended Karina as a driving instructor by a friend after I was given an emergency driving test at short notice. Karina went out of her way to accommodate me and make sure I was ready in time for my test, which resulted in me passing first time. I couldn’t be happier, Karina really helped build my confidence and make me a better driver, and the LDC workbook really helped cement everything in my mind. I definitely recommend Karina to anyone learning to drive.

Fantastic experience: Karina Foster has been an exemplary driving instructor willing and capable to answer theory and practical questions in regards to driving. Where necessary she has been flexible and accommodating with booking lesson times as well as the substance of the lesson to cater to the requirements. This enabled me to express my opinions on what I wanted to learn and have control of my studies. She ensured I felt comfortable and safe before I attempted a new task and would change lesson before if I felt uncomfortable. The LDC website that provided quizzes ad hazard perception enabled me to study and practice the questions which the teacher can use to help improve lesson .The LDC work book give me a clear structure and tick box of where I need to develop and improve and improved my moral when seeing the ticks of what I have achieved . The information was informative and was useful to use in conjunction with the LDC website. The time keeping was punctual or early and after the lesson ample time was given to debrief of the lesson.

Fantastic experience: Karina was great in helping to build my confidence around driving. She has helped to overcome my fears and I now feel confident to drive on my own! Very highly recommend!!

Fantastic experience: 1st time pass!!! Thanks so much for helping me to pass 1st time! I found the whole LDC concept of learning to drive brilliant, especially the workbook which really helps you to make progress much quicker. The DVD's are great too if you want a visual demonstration as well. Thank you again!

Fantastic experience: Used Karina Foster as a driving instructor and passed first time within 3 months, she's incredibly patient and will go out of her way to help you out. Would recommend to anyone!

Fantastic experience: 1st time Pass. Karina is an excellent teacher. Would highly recommend.

Fantastic experience: I LOVED IT! I recently completed a week intensive driving course with Karina and passed first time. I throughly enjoyed the lessons with her and she made me feel extremely relaxed and comfortable in the car. At the start of the week I had little confidence in myself and driving but by the end of the week I had gained so much confidence and was able to drive independently. Karina was very understanding when I struggled to grasp some areas of driving and happily went through these again using different techniques in order to ensure I was confident before moving onto the next topic. Karina definitely had more faith in me than I had in myself and I am so happy that I chose her as my instructor. I found the LDC system and work book really useful. Before I started driving I had very little knowledge of how to drive but this book made learning to drive that bit easier. It explained things in a basic way and even had mini tests to ensure you understood what you had just read. I especially found the book useful for test preparation. The book contains the questions and answers for the ‘Show me Tell me’ questions and even shows you what examiners are looking for when you are on test. I would honestly recommend the LDC system when learning to drive and moreover this, I would definitely recommend Karina.

Fantastic experience: Karina is absolutely a brilliant instructor, she's always super punctual and her constructive explanation and analysis made lessons goes amazingly well for me to understand how to react properly in different situations, her lessons not only taught me how to pass the driving test but more importantly how to drive safely every time when we're in the car, I'm sure these lessons would help me keep away from the accidents in my future driving.

Fantastic experience: Karina, is an excellent driving instructor, she has really helped me to develop my confidence and driving ability in ways I could not have imagined. She is always very punctual, flexible, calm and very constructive, in terms of pushing me past my own expectations as a driver, she definitely has a keen desire to teach and support her students to become the safer drivers of tomorrow. I with all certainty recommend her to any and all out there looking to start learning to drive, as a learner driver it's vital to have a great instructor and in my personal opinion Karina is second to none, she loves her job and knows her profession, the roads, how the car works inside out, this has really come across from the lessons I've had with Karina, thanks Karina.

Fantastic experience: Karina is a brilliant driving instructor, she makes you feel comfortable in the car and is always on time and flexible with her lessons... definitely could not have passed without all her help!

Fantastic experience: Thank you Karina for getting jake my son through his test very grateful for all u did x

Fantastic experience: Karina is very easy to get on with and she is a good teacher and easy to learn from and was never late to a lesson.