Beltin Start driving school

Fantastic experience: I have a license but I hadn't driven in over a decade, and I felt very nervous and lacking in confidence to start again. Nicola was fantastic in helping me pick up driving again - she was always very reassuring, patient and kind as she gently and gradually built up my confidence and de-rusted my skills. Really felt like I've come a long way through our lessons and now feel ready to start driving more independently again. Thanks so much!

Fantastic experience: A massive thank you to Nicola, always been prompt and highly reliable I passed my driving test first time with her 5 stars all the way

Fantastic experience: Both me and my husband passed our driving tests with the help of Nicola. She's patient, personable, and really thorough. Even with my difficult schedule, Nicola always went above and beyond to fit my lessons in. Being able to do a mock test with her husband Kevin, who is also a great instructor, was a huge help before the test. Thank you both!

Fantastic experience: I was taught by Nicola at Beltin drivings school... I moved to Wigan in Aug, and contacted Nicola late July ..she was able fit me easily into her weekly Aug schedules. Was previously let down by my instructor at Nottingham who scammed me off money, made me anxious about driving, and overall wasn’t very confidant at all...I was giving up hope for ever driving. I switched to Automatic with Nicola with the hopes of passing first time and indeed I’ve passed today with 7 minors. Nicolas teaching methods are very book based, her instructions are clear, and she is very patient. She put me ease at driving and taught me the DVLA requirements for safe driving. Her criticism are constructive and she constantly remind you of your mistakes .. so you always know what to work on… She actively took me to Chorley .. so I became familiar with the test routes. She is also very knowledgeable, and up to date with driving guidelines. I will continue to utilise all the safe practical steps Nicola has taught me.. real learning starts now!! Thanks once again Nicola for all the help!!

Negative experience: ADDITION !! Someone in connection to Nicola now seems to be posting fake reviews on her facebook page. This woman cannot be trusted. All necessary evidence has been submitted, but if you want a good laugh check out Sam Chase on facebook (better know as João Pedro Mota). I started my driving lessons with Nicola on Monday the 23rd of January. I had her as my instructor for a total of 79 days. In that space of time, we attempted to arrange 16 lessons. I have been on 5 empty ones, filled with minimal teaching despite being 2 hours long. There has been a supposed “cancellation” on my half, i was originally asking for a rearrangement. Due to Nicola then asking me to prioritise her lesson over me being able to make a living, i decided this was no longer the instructor for me. I did not cancel my lesson with her, i gave her an advanced notice that i would never get into a car with her again. This instructor could not even show me a tenth of the understanding and leniency that i had shown her. I had given her more notice than she had ever given me, more time to find new plans for that day then she had ever given me. I have lost out now on both valuable time to learn how to drive and extra shifts at work due to this woman’s pathetic work ethos and general unprofessionalism. 10 times Nicola had given me less than a days notice for a rearrangement/cancellation of my lesson. 10 times i had lost out on potential extra shifts. 10 times she could not even give me the common decency or courtesy of more than 24 hours notice. In what world does a driving instructors car break on them twice and they still stay with the same car? Despite it costing 2 whole days of lessons, as far as i am aware. A few times i was given less than half an hours notice before a cancellation. This is actually a reportable action on the Gov website, and i have taken this up with the DVLA. I had only put up with her this long due to the lack of auto driving instructors and the fact that i am autistic and generally don’t do well with switching from person to person. But with her continued lack of care for my time and the fact that my life cannot be set around her lesson, i will have to put up with this change. The fact a driving instructor would even have the gall to tell me to refuse a shift/refuse my boss is actually insane for me. I pay for her services and she’s telling me how to act at work? Absolutely not. I don’t like coming to facebook and leaving negative reviews, especially not long ones. But i feel any potential new pupil of hers needs to understand exactly what kind of behaviour they are going to be paying for. The lack of respect for time, lack of professionalism, lack of predictability. Just a generally miserably inadequate behaviour standard all round. Save yourself some time and a lot of money and look elsewhere if you’re looking to learn to drive. Look for an instructor who takes their job seriously. Look for more respect. Look for reliability. If you want to learn how to drive, look somewhere else, because this is not the driving school for you.

Negative experience: The driving instructor and her husband are Defected her husband could not teach my daughter properly sometimes he did not turn up he would make excuse after excuse which left my daughter really upset. The driving instructor's husband is a Racist so don't bother learning from him if your black or brown. They charge too much money for a lesson I made my daughter stop her lessons with them. Because enough was enough. Then I found her a new driving instructor where after some month's my daughter passed her driving test first time. and know has her own car.

Fantastic experience: I learnt to drive when I was 17 and failed my test, and didn’t pick it back up again until a couple of months ago with Kevin. I’m now 29 and can say that Kevin is a great teacher, much better than my previous, and is not out to mug you off and won’t take you to test before you’re ready. He’s also a nice guy and easy to chat to. Their price is on the upper end of the scale but I found his way of explaining things very understandable and he took a lot of the difficulty out of manoeuvres and driving safely in general, so I didn’t mind paying a bit more than some other instructors. Having passed my test with only 2 minors, I feel genuinely confident, safe and comfortable on the road. I also had 2 mocks before my test with Kevin’s wife, Nicola, who is also a driving instructor, in the car and they proved invaluable to help iron out all my final mistakes before the test. This unique service came at no extra cost and I felt it was a great addition to their overall learning experience. Would highly recommend. Thank you Kevin and Nicola. Joe

Fantastic experience: Had an amazing time with Nicola and passed first time with 3 minors. Nicola made the entire lesson period super lovely. She’s just an amazing person . Highly recommend!!!!

Fantastic experience: My driving test was 1 week away and I managed to get in contact with Beltin Starts Driving School. Within the hour I had a response for a lesson for the following three evening’s. Without the help of Kevin with his great and understandable teaching I wouldn’t have passed, so I couldn’t thank him enough for the time he put towards myself in such short notice. I would highly recommend for a great and easy understanding on how to drive!

Fantastic experience: Amazing, couldn’t be grateful enough for all the help I got during my lessons, very patient and gave me great advice, would 100% recommend

Fantastic experience: Honestly the best service I could have asked for. I passed first time with this driving school, both the instructors are kind, supportive and welcomeing, they create an amazing learning environment, I was made to feel instantly comfortable. They were extremely reliable and always punctual. Both Kevin and Nicola were patient, calm and polite when teaching (unlike my previous instructor). I truly enjoyed being touch by them and 100% could not recomend them enough.

Negative experience: Started learning with kevin i cannot speak on behalf on nicola but I have been ignored twice for over week when trying to find a date and time for my lessons he also let me know that id been over paying but only when someone had interupted our lesson to ask for a number to be fitted in with driving lessons and Ive had lessons cancelled on me last minute because of football games or ''mortgage calls'' my test is booked for 5th august and ive not had a lesson in 2 weeks time. I would not recommend at all when I text kevin asking why i had heard nothing from him he said he had not been well and didnt work due to weather I then went on to say it would of been nice to be told as it is very unprofessional to not reply to the people that are paying for your service he then said he cannot fit everyones hours in I gave him my availabilty for multiple days and still waiting on a response from thursday the 21st July. Im only now writing this because I have no faith in getting a reply or a lesson I cannot even imagine test day - completely let down.

Negative experience: Too many last minute cancellation, unprofessional and unreliable.

Negative experience: Not reliable and will cancel on you last minute.

Fantastic experience: I learnt with Nichola and passed first time in just a few months. Nichola is so calm and thorough and made me feel so relaxed from my first lesson where I was really nervous. Highly recommend

Fantastic experience: I would like to thanks Nicola Georgina Boyle for all the hard work she's doin preparing me for my driving test today 1st time pass xx

Fantastic experience: Very friendly, patient and concise teaching. Would highly recommend!