5DAY Sidcup Intensive Driving Courses

Negative experience: Not recommended. Be wary that you only get about 4 hours practical driving a day and my instructor was horrible, I began to dread every day I had to spend in the rust-bucket Nissan Micra with him but 3 days into it, you're just wanting to focus on learning to pass so you push through. I practically had an anxiety attack at one point due to his attitude and had to pull over. I saw a similar review from someone on here and I wonder if it was the same instructor. 5Day's reply to that review questioned why the student didn't mention it sooner, which is disgusting. He was patronising, sarcastic and failed to mention important things that contributed to me failing my test. A one hour mentoring lesson was offered to me with him following my failure - I ran a mile from the idea. 5Day get a 2 because the customer service which is good but the actual experience for me was not value for money at all. I also got a refund for the test rebook service as they were unable to secure me another test. Not necessarily their fault with the crazy wait times but something to be aware of - they do not have priority access to test dates they just search on your behalf, which for me yielded nothing. I'm continuing my lessons with another instructor who is breath of fresh air. Shame he doesn't work for 5day.

Negative experience: Please read this before you book with 5Day for your driving test. I did a 5Day driving course back in August 2023 in the Sidcup Centre. The actual course is a good idea and I felt the best way for me to learn to drive would be doing a week of back to back driving, which 5day provided. However, what they do not tell you is that you will be waiting ages for your test… My 5Day instructor at the time was providing all of us on the course with false hope of people who had done the 5Day course and then had their driving test the next week. This was definitely not the case for me. I feel that what 5Day is really lacking is that you do the course over the five days and then that’s it. No more lessons or practicing, they just wish you “luck” at the end of the course and it’s done. You go onto a waiting list for a test date and have no idea when this will be, they can only tell you what number you are on the list. What do they expect for learners to do the whole time they are waiting for their test date? I waited 9 months for my driving test…. how could you expect anyone to just do the course, wait 9 months without any lessons and then just pass their driving test! I had booked this course to have the week of intensive driving and then have my test shortly after, in fact I believe they advertise that you get your test “quicker”, which would be an absolute lie. Overall, I was very disappointed with 5Day. I had spent a lot of money on this course and it really did not deliver to my expectations. I hope that anybody who is looking to do a driving course will read my review and take this into consideration. I do not want any other young learner drivers to book this course with high expectations. So, after having the 5Day driving course in August 2023, I did not have my test until April 2024!!! I passed my test first time, but it is only down to my own hard work after practicing driving every week with my family for the whole 9 months I was waiting for my test. I really do think that things need to be changed with the process of 5Day course and I am very disappointed after spending a lot of money on this course.

Negative experience: Couldn't book an intensive course on the website as it seemed faulty, very frustrating, will book with another company.

Negative experience: Very odd and aggressive driving instructors. Was a passenger in a car happily following them with no issues and of course space for a Learner. I guess it was the instructor driving and he started aggressively shouting something at me through closed window. Peculiar behaviour not what you’d want from an instructor

Negative experience: Hi, I would like to book driving lessons with you, as I live near you BR5 4BW . I would like to know the prices and when I can do that?

Negative experience: Theory lessons absolutely useless waste of money, just download the "Theory 4 in 1 DSL" app. The teacher just made us do that app for 2 hours everyday. Lessons over priced find a driving instructor will be cheaper. - as requested the reference number SD-ZWJGD I attended this course and it was awful total scam.