
GDL Driving School

Information about GDL Driving School
Opening hours
- sunday: 8h-20h
- monday: 8h-20h
- tuesday: 8h-20h
- wednesday: 8h-20h
- thursday: 8h-20h
- friday: 8h-20h
- saturday: 8h-20h
Driving School
Our comment from DrivingSchoolsTOP.co.uk about GDL Driving School:
GDL Driving School is known for its exceptional driving instruction, led by the highly regarded instructor, Grant. Clients consistently praise his patience, calm demeanor, and professionalism, which help create a comfortable learning environment. Many students have experienced significant improvement in their driving confidence and skills, often passing their tests on the first attempt.
Highlights of GDL Driving School include:
- Highly experienced and friendly instructor who builds confidence in students
- Patient and understanding approach tailored to individual needs
- Commitment to ensuring students feel comfortable and prepared for their tests
- Flexibility in scheduling lessons to accommodate busy lives
- Strong track record of first-time pass success
While there have been some concerns regarding scheduling reliability, Grant’s focus remains on providing a thorough and supportive learning experience. Overall, GDL Driving School stands out as a top choice for those looking to learn to drive or improve their driving skills.
GDL Driving School: Reviews
Fantastic experience: Grant is a lovely teacher who has gone the extra mile to help me with my confidence and pass my test! No question is too stupid and such a great person to be around altogether. Would HIGHLY recommend!
It was a pleasure teaching you. Happy (safe) driving.
Fantastic experience: Very good instructor, easy to learn with and patient. Recommend highly!
Thanks Harry. It was a pleasure teaching you. Happy safe driving.
Fantastic experience: Grant is a great instructor and overall a great person, he's easy to understand and doesn't overcomplicate anything, he's also very polite and is really friendly, highly recommend for anyone to learn!
Thankyou. It was a pleasure to teach you.
Enjoy driving (safely).
Fantastic experience: I Would highly recommend grant any day of the week. A patient knowledgeable driving instructor. Helped me pass first time
Well Done, Lewis. Happy Driving.
Fantastic experience: Excellent instructor! Grant is always polite, calm and respectful. He helped me go from no driving experience to a pass on my first try! He built up my confidence, recognised areas of weakness and focused on them. Highly recommended.
Thankyou.
Fantastic experience: Absolutely amazing instructor, Grant is always so patient and understanding. Also, he’s a great laugh! Would recommend him to everyone!
Thankyou.
Fantastic experience: Amazing teacher. Never had an issue always shouts or makes you feel uncomfortable and makes sure to have you ready for your test. This allowed me to pass first time
It was a pleasure teaching you. Thankyou.
Fantastic experience: I recently purchased a new car having driven the old car for 16 years & found I was struggling with handling the new car which impacted my confidence, I decided I needed help so contacted Grant & so glad I did, he was very calm & reassuring, he listened to my concerns & helped me to regain my confidence to drive the new car, he,s very positive & I feel so much better, thanks Grant!
You're very welcome Mary.
Glad I was able help. Safe confident driving.
Fantastic experience: after previous bad experiences with other instructors unsure if i ever wanted to drive again, Grant was a big help in boosting my confidence and assuring me i could pass my test. he has been brilliant to me, very calm and polite and got me my first time pass !!!!
It was a pleasure teaching you. Happy (safe) motoring.
Fantastic experience: Grant was an amazing instructor, made me feel very comfortable as he is calm and patient, and never was rude or disrespectful towards me in anyway shape or form. He helped me pass first time. I would highly recommend him.
It was a pleasure teaching you. Enjoy (safe) driving.
Fantastic experience: Very Calm and collected, would highly recommend to anyone learning
It was a pleasure teaching you. Happy safe driving.
Fantastic experience: Grants calm and casual demeanour helped me gain the confidence I needed to pass. So happy with the service he provides and would recommend anyone to go with GDL Driving School.
It was a pleasure teaching you. Safe driving.
Fantastic experience: Grant is really helpful and gives you great confidence, A+
Thanks Billy, it was a pleasure teaching you. Enjoy driving!
Negative experience: Completely unreliable. We have spent months mucking about with him. Cancels last minute and then doesn't rebook for another day, you see him for your next scedualed lesson the following week. When we asked to book 2 lessons a week, he refused. When we had a holiday and wanted to move the lesson to another day that week so my son didn't miss out again he said he would sort it out on their next lesson then told him they he would do it the week before the hokiday then said he was fully booked. (Had given him nearly 3 weeks notice) All of the missed weeks have made it extremely hard to keep momentum. I raised my concerns that my sons confidence wasn't improving and could he book extra lessons (he allowed this once during half term but then cancelled on him again a week or so later) My son has had more weeks of being mucked since moving and he has now told my son to find someone else (i'm assuming this is due to us being in benfleet now and why all his recent lessons kept getting cancelled last minute) This has spanned 6 months Hundreds of £'s spent on sporadic lessons only to keep being let down. Save yourself the money and headache and book in with a someone reliable.
I was very disappointed to read your review. I have always strived to ensure that my learners are treated with fairness and respect.
Learning to drive is not just about mastering a basic skillset. It can also require building up enough self-confidence to ultimately face the road alone. For some of my pupils this can end up proving a long journey which requires a patient, understanding and respectful approach. I do not enter into any new learner relationship lightly and will always quickly adapt to cater for each pupil’s strengths and weaknesses – this, of course, includes remaining as flexible as I can be to meet individual needs with respect to booking dates/times since a regular schedule of lessons is key to ultimately qualifying as a confident well-skilled driver.
My online reviews will attest to my flexible, patient approach, and I wish your son well with his future driving ambitions.
Fantastic experience: Grant was an amazing instructor, made me feel very comfortable as he is calm and patient. He helped me pass first time. I would highly recommend him.
It was a pleasure teaching you.
Fantastic experience: Grant helped me get my license first time! He is an amazing instructor with the highest of standards I couldnt have done it with ang other instructor! Highly recommend!
It was a pleasure teaching you.
Fantastic experience: Was really struggling with another driving instructor but after a few lessons with Grant all of my questions were cleared up, really helpful and passed first time with him
It was a pleasure teaching you.
Fantastic experience: After having a hard time learning to drive with my first instructor a friend recommended to me Grant at GDL Driving School. I had lessons from Grant for a few months and passed first time with only 2 minors. He was so incredibly patient throughout, would always squeeze a lesson in for me with my busy work schedule and would always explain the mistakes I made calmly. Overall, a really genuinely, friendly teacher couldn’t recommend him enough!!!!
Thankyou, Ciara. It was a pleasure teaching you.
Fantastic experience: Great guy very passionate and patient 100% will get you a pass.
It was a pleasure teaching you.
Fantastic experience: Grant was an absolutely amazing driving instructor and thanks to him I managed to pass first time. Thank you Grant for your wonderful lessons.
It was great teaching you. Enjoy driving!
Fantastic experience: friendly, professional, reason i passed 1st time :))
Well done! It was a pleasure teaching you.
Fantastic experience: Grant is a great guy and also a great instructor with so much patience. He really makes sure you learn properly so that you dont waste anytime and makes the best chance of you passing first time. You won't go wrong with choosing GDL 5*
Thanks Liam, it was a pleasure teaching you.
Fantastic experience: Passed first time with Grant top class teacher
Fantastic experience: Grant is an excellent instructor and would highly recommend him to anyone! He is patient, encouraging and calm. I passed first time with him and he has given me the tools to be able to drive confidently!
Fantastic experience: Grant is very proffesional and very friendly throughout the driving lessons and very keen for the students to pass. I passed my test today first time with only 3 minor faults thanks to him!
Fantastic experience: Great instructor got me a first time pass Friendly and a nice
Fantastic experience: Fantastic Instructor, calm, patient, professional. Needed some refresher lessons, he gave me great confidence.
Fantastic experience: Grant is a fantastic instructor and I would highly recommend him! I went to Grant from another instructor who I wasn’t doing well with, and Grant really helped to make me feel more confident and he helped me to understand and correct my errors. I passed first time with him!
Fantastic experience: Grant is a great teacher I had really good success with driving with him would highly recommend
Fantastic experience: Grant is such a lovely and reassuring instructor! After passing my test in August, I still struggled with confidence in my driving and he was recommended to me for some refresher lessons. I had mine today, and I already feel so much more at ease on the roads and have learnt new driving techniques! He has the patience of a saint and I feel so much more confident in my driving. Thank you, Grant!
Fantastic experience: Am not in the habit of writing reviews on the Internet (just dont seem to have the time!) but just wanted to say that I cannot recommend GDL Driving School highly enough. It is not that common to find a driving instructor who is as patient and as thorough as Grant and under his tuition I was able to find the confidence and skills necessary to pass my test. Since learning to drive, I have recommended a couple of friends to GDL Driving School who are making good progress.
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