Crown School of Motoring

1A Sandholme, YO43 3ND, York
Crown School of Motoring
1A Sandholme
YO43 3ND, York
+447739960845

Opening hours

  • sunday: (closed)
  • monday: 9h-17h
  • tuesday: 9h-17h
  • wednesday: 9h-17h
  • thursday: 9h-17h
  • friday: 9h-17h
  • saturday: (closed)

Crown School of Motoring: Reviews

4.6/5 (21 Reviews)
sophie johnson (soph) 9 months ago

Fantastic experience: Loved learning to drive with Ellen - she was as friendly and patient as you could ask for in a driving instructor, and made sure to really take the time to make sure you understood any explanations she gave about anything. I never thought I'd pass my test first time, I was so nervous about driving but Ellen put my mind at rest straight away, Ellen gave me the confidence I needed to get behind the wheel and was so understanding and cheerful every lesson, really makes a difference. I know other people who speak very highly of Alison's lessons as well; both are truly lovely wonderful people.

Ruby Martin 9 months ago

Fantastic experience: Passed first time! I was nervous to start driving at first but Ellen put me at such ease with the amazing person she is, super patient and a great person to learn with. Highly recommend!!

Ian Laverick 9 months ago

Fantastic experience: Great work getting Alfie through his test.

Teach Me Happy 9 months ago

Fantastic experience: Highly recommended inclusive driving instruction.

Crown School of Motoring

And that’s a wonderful compliment coming from such an outstanding school.

Adele Lord-Laverick 9 months ago

Fantastic experience: My son is autistic and also dyspraxic with difficulties with fine and gross motor skills and spacial awareness. Alison at Crown delivers a nurturing and inclusive driving experience and Alfie today passed his test first time. Highly recommend.

Crown School of Motoring

Thank you for your review Adele. It’s been a pleasure teaching Alfie and despite his difficulties, he took to driving naturally.

Elizabeth Alblas 10 months ago

Fantastic experience: Absolutely loved learning to drive with Ellen at Crown School of Motoring! I was so nervous about learning to drive after I’d tried to learn when I was younger and just hadn’t got on with it, but Ellen put me at ease straight away and was always very patient with me if and when I needed to go over any information or ask any questions. I went from a complete novice to a safe and confident driver thanks to Ellen’s teaching. Ellen was always very calm and really helped me to believe in my driving ability, and I always enjoyed our lessons and chats. Truly, I feel privileged to have been able to learn with such a brilliant instructor, and I know people say the exact same of Allison. The best instructors around, I absolutely cannot recommend them enough! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Crown School of Motoring

Wow Lizzie. Thank you so much for the wonderful review. I enjoyed our lessons and despite you waiting for a few years you really did take to driving naturally. I truly hope you’re enjoying your fabulous car. Ellen.

Abigail Boden 11 months ago

Fantastic experience: I can't recommend them enough! I went to Crown to restart my learning after failing 3 times over 10 years ago. Alison was so kind, patient but firm as well and such a fantastic laugh. She took me from an incredibly anxious driver to a confident and safe one in only a couple of months, and I passed first time with only 4 minors. It's a testament to Alison's teaching. She explained everything about the car and how it works, so knowledgeable about every aspect of driving and also a lovely and hilarious person to spend 2 hours a week with! She was always so calm and sure that it really helped calm my own anxieties. I can't thank them enough for helping me get on the roads. Definitely the best around!

Crown School of Motoring

Thank you Abigail for your lovely words. We did have some laughs didn’t we. I still can’t believe you waited ten years but I’m over the moon I could help you get taut independence now. Also pleased I found a great hairdresser for Ellen. Alison.

Andy Harrison 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Although I had already passed my driving test and had been driving for a few years, I was due to attempt my taxi driving test so I booked a 'lesson' with Crown School of Motoring just to iron out any bad habits I'd picked up over the years! I had Alison for a 2 hour refresher, she was great, gave me lots of advice and tips and I would recommend both her and Ellen to anybody wanting to learn to drive. Also, I did pass my taxi test first time! Thanks guys.

Crown School of Motoring

Thank you Andy for your lovely review. I’m glad you passed as it’s great having such a safe taxi driver to use when needed. @langdale Travel

Daisy and Sam gaming Slater 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: The instructor was amazing! Allison was so patient and kind. Understanding of Beth’s needs. We had 2 instructors previously and my daughter was at the point of giving up driving. Allison reassured us and we had one last attempt and thank goodness we did. Beth passed first time with Allison. I can’t thank you enough.

Crown School of Motoring

I am so pleased you approached Crown. Beth’s potential was noticeable right from the outset and she deserves that licence. Well done to Beth and yourselves for not giving up. No one should feel like there is a barrier to learning. Congratulations to Beth.

niamh C 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: great instructors, i had Allison amazing at building my confidence and easy to talk to making me feel more relaxed and capable

Crown School of Motoring

You were more than capable Niamh. You are a lovely driver and I hope you continue to enjoy your driving. Thank you for the review.

Noah Allenby 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: absolutely amazing instructors and people, helped me pass first time and in such a short amount of time. highly recommend!!

Crown School of Motoring

Thank you Noah. Really proud of how well you’ve taken to driving and how hard you worked to get passed so quickly. Well done.

lily 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Such a lovely pair of instructors and people in general. I had Ellen, she was very patient with me and very calm when in the passenger seat which helped me so much when learning to drive. I highly recommend them!!

Crown School of Motoring

Thank you so much Lily. You did so amazingly passing really quickly. Hope you’re loving your car.

Robin Fletcher 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Passed first time, very helpful and patient instructor in Alison. Would certainly recommend

Crown School of Motoring

Thank you Robin. So happy that you’ve gained that licence. Enjoy.

Grace Huddleston 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Passed first time, amazing driving instructors who are really friendly and supportive. So thankful i chose them and couldn’t recommend enough

Crown School of Motoring

Thank you Grace for the feedback. You’ve done amazingly passing in well below average timing. Enjoy your freedom. Alison and Ellen

Josh Levy 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Best instructors in the area. Wouldn’t pass first time without them.

Crown School of Motoring

Thank you Josh. You did amazingly Really hope you’re enjoying your driving

Joseph Nelson 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Extremely nice people, Helped me so much to get through my driving test. Highly recommend.

Crown School of Motoring

Thank you for the lovely reply Joe. So pleased for your pass. Hope you get that insurance sorted soon :)

Alice Bell 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Passed first time, came from another instructor, couldn’t have been anymore helpful, so lovely and patient! Thank you guys !

Crown School of Motoring

Thank you Alice. We are so pleased for you. Can you believe you only had 20 hours of lessons with Crown, yet your previous instructor was driving for part of your lessons. All you needed was that confidence boost. Well done.

Elton Walker 2 years ago

Negative experience: My daughter had been on their waiting list for about 9 months then to be told they cannot fit her in so beware if your on the waiting list

Crown School of Motoring

We have never said that we can not fit your daughter in. We advised you that a Beverley or Hull instructor may be better but we could do 2.5 hour lessons from Bishop Burton due to the travelling into York. We also have not yet been given your daughters availability for this term yet.

Benice ChatterTon 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: After trying another instructor first we decided to move to Ellen and the change in our daughters driving was huge she actually wanted to go out driving and Ellen worked her magic having a first time pass and one very pleased daughter! We even had to buy a new car the same day as the pass Thanks Ellen and Alison!!

Karen Lee 2 years ago

Negative experience: Gave us a date then didnt turn up for the lesson. They said that they had given the date but thought it was the next day? Then rebooked for the following week, didnt turn up saying we hadnt paid in advance, despite saying we could pay on the day. Totally unreliable, wouldnt hand any money over to them in advance. Untrustworthy

Crown School of Motoring

Dear Karen.
Firstly, No instructor will come out to a lesson before having payment.
On 5th May 2023 at 11:57, you emailed us asking for our bank details as you said your sons dad was going to make payment for the block of ten hours (despite you saying in your review that you wouldn't pay us in advance, thats exactly what you asked if you could do). Yes we made a genuine mistake with the start date and we telephoned Nathan that day and apologised perfusely and said we would be there for him the following Tuesday (today). That same day i messaged your son asking to confirm if you were making payment by bank transfer or cash and he replied bank transfer. I then asked him to please make payment to secure his slot for next week. (All our students pay at least a week in advance to secure their slots). Your son never replied and did not contact us back therefore his slot this week was used. We would have been more than happy to start the week after if payment had been received, however your sons text message to us was rude, so we therefore made the decision to not offer your son a future slot. You have now retaliated by trying to tarnish our extremely good reputation with false claims and false accusations. I have the emails and text messages saved as proof that we have followed our terms and conditons and you will find soon that other instructors operate exactly the same way.
We ask the same from all of our students and it would be unfair to treat you differently to others. Some students have paid 3 weeks before their first lesson to secure their weekly slot as all instructors are very busy. Best wishes for your son in his driving.

Kayleigh Paterson 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Passed first time with Crown School of Motoring; would highly recommend. I'm naturally a very anxious person but Alison put me right at ease and has been a fab instructor. Will miss our chats! Thank you so much for putting up with me!

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