Minar Driving School

Fantastic experience: very thorough instructor, highly recommended

Negative experience: If you want to pass asap and are taking your lessons and driving serious I would definitely not recommend Minar and his services. He has poor communication skills and is not a man of his words. I spoke to him on the phone and was so shocked at how soon he could book me in (the next morning) and he dealt with cash in hand but I had to find out it was too good to be true. He had a problem with his vehicle this morning and rather than informing he switched his phone off and didn’t get back to me. I called him at 5pm later that day and he explained to me the situation which was reasonable for a cancellation but it was no reason to not communicate with me. Anyways we rescheduled for 2days later for a 2hour session at 11am and I called him 5 mins before the agreed time and the phone rung but no answer. I called him 42 throughout as my friend who had been doing lessons with him insisted this as spamming his phone will be the only way he would answer as he witnessed this in the flesh. Still no answer. Wouldn’t recommend and I would have been at the very least satisfied if he had given me a heads up and communicated. Not good for business yet I cannot comment on his teaching.

Negative experience: Very very rude person

Negative experience: Highly Unprofessional!!! Avoid at all costs. Always late for training lessons by 30 mins or longer. Was late even on the day of my driving test and had double booked me with someone else, which caused me a significant amount of issues and additional costs. Took me down a closed road with construction in spite of signs. Got yelled at by construction workers, as a result. All on the exam day minutes before the test. Unnecessarily stressful. Unforgivable! Cancelled a few times. During each session, takes breaks or goes to pick up other learners, which cuts into the actual driving time for the session. Usually you get 1.5 hours driving time during a 2 hour lesson. But still charges for 2 hours. If you bring this up with him, his response is “Life is not perfect”. Coaching was unclear and contradictory, which led to an unfavorable outcome, even though I’ve driven for 20 years before. Confusing instructions, which makes drivers tense during sessions. Would absolutely not recommend!

Negative experience: Although Minar is a lovely man and very polite. His professionalism, communication and lack of understanding is poor. I booked lessons Aug 2021 with the intent of passing end the year or sooner which was pre discussed and agreed it was possible. From August 2021 and the end of 2021 I had received ONE lesson with Minar because there were multiple cancellations with multiple excuses - to list a few - He had a punctured tire that morning - He was too far to collect me - put in the wrong address in GPS so wouldn't make it on time to the lesson with me - He accidently booked me a week ahead and now can't make the lesson for the day we had agreed. Although it happened on a week to week basis I decided to continue with him the year after due to the convenience of having Sunday lessons and had "a plan". Our first lesson back again in 2022 we are meant to have a 2 hour lesson, I wait for him and he is late. I try calling multiple times, to none he answered, instead I get a call from a woman named Zara who said she was running late and will come and collect me for my lesson with Minar. None of this was discussed prior, nor did I even know he had other people working with him, nor did he ever previously explain that something like this could potentionally happen. Zara who works with Minar, admitted to me she had no idea of the lesson either. I had the lesson with Zara and it was good, discussed with her to have her for future lessons which was happy to go forward with. Next thing I get a call from Minar saying lessons are with him and no explanation as to why that even happened. He also said due to so many cancellations he offered me a 2 hour lesson for the price of one but when I had brought it up, he did not remember the conversation that was had. Which was strange. After deciding to part ways he had the nerve to say I didn't part on good terms with him and cut me off from speaking and said he hopes I find a good instructor. I definitely say find a driving instructor who will be consistent especially if you're serious about passing and a instructor who will communicate all changes with you. Not a great experience and hope this can improve for any future learning drivers.

Negative experience: Poor communication and service , paid for services and never heard from him for over a month, still haven’t got the service I paid for.

Negative experience: Update: I called following their reply here. In short, the gentleman on the phone tried to downplay or dismiss the points in my criticism and when he couldn’t he expected me to be patient and lenient because Mr. Minar is old. Far from sympathetic to my bad experience. I texted him my bank details to transfer the refund as he requested but haven’t received anything. It’s been 3 weeks. I even send a reminder last week. Very disappointing customer service. ———— Original: I had my first lesson today. I’m not going back. Here’s why: - Mr Mohammed minar called to say his gps isn’t working and cannot locate my address. I had to go find him at a ten minute walk nearby shop. - he had a learner in the car (shouldn’t happen in the lockdown) - he dropped her and later counted the half hour drop off as part of my lesson. - he was not wearing a mask throughout - no sat nav in the car and no air con. It was 26 degrees hot - car made squeaky noise and when I brought it up he laughed it off saying the car is worth only scrap. I didn’t feel safe - he used his mobile phone several times to text while I was driving. Dangerous and unprofessional - I’m not going to comment on his teaching coz it was one lesson but I didn’t feel comfortable with his teaching nor safe in his car - the day before I sent a confirmation. He didn’t remember me and requested to reschedule to a different time on the same day. During the lesson a student called who he forgot he had a lesson with and apologised like he did with me and asked to call him later - he only wanted cash at the end of lesson I had hopes to do my lessons with minar school but a big disappointment especially that my test is in five weeks and now have to find a new instructor.

Fantastic experience: I took my driving lessons with Mr Minar in 1983 and passed first time even though I had not been in a car before my lessons with Mr Minar He is one of the best teachers ever friendly understanding and has a lot of patience and gives you the confidence to become a good driver Great guy

Negative experience: Just got dangerously overtaken by this ‘so called’ driving instructor at a T-Junction, believe it or not! I followed him up to a set of traffic lights and stopped next to him. I told him he shouldn’t be allowed to teach if that’s his style of driving. He gave no apology and simply replied with a sarcastic “yeah, you can do better”. Avoid!!

Fantastic experience: The world is a much safer place because of Minar. If you need bad habits beaten out of you, road safety drilled into your head, and you need to learn how to drive in London quickly - if you are actually signing up to pass your test on a tight schedule and not just reaching out for a precious pep talk, then Minar is your man. He is unrelenting. He knows exactly what he’s doing to you. You will despair and you may even cry. But by the time you take your test, nothing will phase you. After a double lesson per day for one week, I passed my practical driving test at Mill Hill test centre with only two minor faults (you are allowed 15). At the end of the test the examiner said “Please don’t ever change the way you drive, it was an absolute delight being your passenger.” I had to send my brother the confirmation email, which listed the ‘only two minor faults', so that he would believe me. When I told everyone back home in my country I was going to take my UK driving test everyone laughed. My brother famously sits as my passenger with his hand on the handbrake and my friends sigh with relief whenever we arrive safely at our destination as if a rocket has landed. I needed the best teacher for the worst possible student. I had terrible and dangerous habits that seriously needed to be whipped out of me before I took my test. I had never driven in a country with laws you have to follow, speed limits that anyone takes notice of, road signs at every turn, traffic lights that reliably work, fellow drivers that pay attention to the rules, pavements people don’t drive on, and traffic enforcement officers who care about road safety as opposed to bribes. My country is changing quickly for the better, but when I took my original test no one seemed to care whether I could or couldn’t drive. I can’t thank you enough, Minar! I will forever have your brilliant instruction running though my head as an excellent monologue whenever I am behind the wheel.

Fantastic experience: He is a very nice driving instructor and very friendly and I passed first time with him and he made me understand all the driving techniques and made it easy for me and he taught me very well in my driving lessons and I had a great driving experience with him.

Negative experience: This instructor disappeared on the day of my test and didn't event pick up the phone. So i've lose my slot, money and time ! Also he can often lose their temper which is not good for learners.

Negative experience: Not a good instructor at all always made me drop off his other student all the time which is not proffesional and gets very angry when making a mistake.

Negative experience: Minar is so unreliable. He did not show up to my lesson twice as well as my test day because he’s not vigilant with his time & schedule. I hope you remember me... Ps, Abdul ( the one you had an appointment with last Thursday at 12pm and 2pm, which u didn’t show up to any. And my test was the following Monday at 2:22pm which u also didn’t show up to)

Fantastic experience: My son learnt to drive with Mr Minar and said he was fantastic throughout. Mr Minar was excellent at quickly establishing his "weak-spots" focusing on those to ensure resolution. As my son is only 17 I was the one organising lessons and I found Mr Minar to be very accommodating, so despite obviously being very busy he always managed to fit in lessons. Most importantly, Mr Minar was great at building up my sons confidence. He passed his test and is now driving independently. A big Thankyou to Mr Minar for helping my son to achieve this milestone.

Fantastic experience: I recently obtained my driving license with Minar who was an excellent instructor. He is extremely patient and always helped keep me calm while driving. His vast experience and knowledge allowed me to quickly learn the rules of the road, which prepared me very well for my test.

Fantastic experience: Minar has been excellent with me and I have successfully obtained my driving license as a result. He’s also very kind and offers his experience whenever he sees fit. Definitely recommend!

Fantastic experience: I successfully passed my Driving Test 1st time thanks to Mr Minar. I was taught exactly what needed to be taught and learnt exactly what I needed to learn I’m now a 5 Star driver.

Fantastic experience: I failed twice with my last instructor. Mr Minar was able to turn around my weaknesses with absolute precision and make them into strengths. Clearly his experience came through. He has his little catch phrases and they stick in your head. They helped me through my test. He sat with me during my test. Gave me the confidence and was very reassuring. A true motivational speaker. Something others (my last, and others-so iv been told) lack. He came through recommendation. His wisdom and bespoke teaching technique catered for my understanding. At times when I just did not understand, he was very patient-bless him!, and broke things down. What a legend! No question was a stupid question. And his conversations always put me at ease, as if I was driving with my favourite Uncle-who could learn a few things from him! Haha. If you don't take on his driving lessons, then all I'd say is, good luck!! Brilliant service and excellent teaching methods. Thank you Mr Minar and the Minar driving school for everything.

Fantastic experience: Minar Sb. is a very thorough instructor. Helped me pass first time around. Highly Recommended!!!