We are specialists in manual, automatic, intensive and residential driver training. We believe our reputation within this field is truly first class. Evidence of this is supported by us recently being chosen by James Jagger ( Sir Mick Jagger and Jerry Halls son ) to provide an intensive driving course. I am pleased to say that James successfully passed his driving test first time and after just five days !!
Select Driving School offers a highly succesful tailor-made service for a range of people seeking driver training. Establish in 1992, our instrutors have a wealth of experience in providing fresh and dynamic driver training to attain unrivalled high standards in both tuition and customer service.
Our reputation as a prominent leader within this field has grown year-on-year. However we endeavour to remain small and “SELECT” so that our pupils benefit from a personalised style and approach.
Select Driving School covers London and the Home Counties.
Based in Woodford Green within the London borough of Redbridge. This is a beautiful and picturesque area set near to the historic and semi-rural Epping Forest. A fantastic location ideally suited to driver training.
Whether you are looking to take a residential course or pay-as-you-go driver training you could not find a better base, and yet amazingly we are just 18 minutes from Liverpool Street station.
Way back in the early 1990s Select Driving School was amongst the very first driving schools to offer Intensive Driving Courses. Until that time the traditional way to learn to drive was usually to have one or two lessons a week. This took several weeks, months and in some cases years for learners to reach test standard, often forgetting what they had learnt from one week to the next.
These days spend a few minutes clicking through the internet and you will find numerous driving schools offering such courses. Most, if not all will be cheaper too. This unfortunate attitude of stack them high and sell them cheap has no place in road safety. Select Driving School refuses to compete financially with these other schools, as to do so would inevitably mean having to lower our standards or cut corners. This we are not prepared to do under any circumstances.
Throughout the years we have never forgotten that not only is the shared vision to successfully pass the driving test, but its also for our clients to become safe driviers for life. Whether its concerned parents who wish their children to learn to the highest standard and stay safe on todays busy roads, or more mature clients who are prehaps anxious about learning to drive, Select Driving School will provide you with amongst the very best tuition and customer service available within the UK.
Now in the 21st century Select Driving School continues to offer Intensive Driving Courses and our reputation continues to grow year-on-year. Sometimes refered to as ” The Driving School for celebrities and the famous ” our services are available to anyone who wishes to learn in the shortest possible time and to the very highest standard.
We are happy to provide tuition for clients wishing to learn automatic transmition and have been doing so for over 15 years !
Automatic lessons are fantastic for clients who perhaps have tried manual lessons in the past and have not enjoyed having to constantly change gear and use the clutch, or simply prefer driving an automatic car. Automatic lessons are the modern alternative to learning on a manual. The car will not stall or roll back on a hill and you can never be in the wrong gear !
Not only are automatic cars much easier to learn in, they are also far safer to drive. This is because whilst driving you will be able to keep both hands on the steering wheel instead of having to change gear. Also, this will allow you to multi-task much easier and concentrate more on your driving and the road ahead.
Select Driving School will soon be proud to offer automatic driving lessons in the fantastic new VW Eos. A truly outstanding car with the latest generation DGS gearbox. Volkswagen state ” The DSG gearbox offers a genuine alternative to a manual gearbox because it is able to change gear faster than a manual gearbox and more smoothly than a conventional automatic.
If you are not sure whats best for you please feel free to contact the office for a chat or via email.
In addition to specialising in Intensive Driving Courses, Select Driving School also offer weekly driving tuition. Lessons may be taken in one hour, ninety minute, or two hour slots. We are happy to offer this tuition seven days a week
If you feel an Intensive Driving Course is not for you and would rather undertake weekly tuition, please call or email the office now to make your booking.
Weekly lessons are ideal for clients who are not in a hurry to learn and wish to take advantage of our pay-as-you-learn scheme.
Q. What documants do I need to start my driving lessons or intensive driving course ?
A. You must hold a current provisional licence. This may be the new photographic style or older style with a valid passport. If you are not in possession of your provisional licence please call the office now on Tel: 0208 505 8810 so arrangements may be made for the paperwork to be sent to you.
Q. Do I need to have passed my theory test before I can start my intensive driving course or driving lessons ?
A. No, you do not need to have passed your theory test prior to starting your intensive driving course or driving lessons, however you will need to have a valid theory pass certificate prior to taking your driving test.
Q. Can I take my intensive driving course or driving lessons at a date and time suitable for me ?
A. Yes, in most cases Select Driving School will tailor your intensive driving course or driving lessons to best suite your requirements. This can be over just a few days or weeks. Please let us know at the time of your booking or further enquiry.
Q. Will I share my intensive driving course with another pupil ?
A. No, Select Driving School will only ever offer private one-to-one tuition. Again, this worrying trend by some schools to offer this type of course has in our opinion little to do with enhancing the learning experience of the client, and everything to do with maximising the profits for the school. Select Driving School enable you to learn in a comfortable and private environment where you will learn to drive by activly doing and not by watching.
Q. I want to do an intensive driving course, but Im worried that it may be too much driving each day.
A. It would be unrealistic and dangerous to expect any learner drivier ( or experienced driver ! ) to drive all day, every day and learn new skills to a high standard. Because Select Driving School will only ever offer private tuition your intensive driving course day will be limited to four hours. Throughout the day both you and your instructor will have a short refreshment break, in order to provide a comfortable and efficent learning environment. This arrangement will also satisfy our own health and safety recommendations. After many years of running intensive driving courses we regard four hours tuition as the optimum lesson duration for both client and instructor.
Q. I have noticed some schools offer more driving each day. Can I learn with Select Driving School and increase my daily hours ?
A. It is highly unlikely that we would offer you more than four hours driving each day. Remember you dont share then day, you will be doing all the driving. Even three hours will comfortably be the equivalent of driving from London to Wales ! Would you really want to then turn around and drive all the way back to London again and do that every day? Remember what we said under our heading Intensive Driving Courses Information Select Driving School will not emulate the working practices of other driving schools, its not what our clients would expect or deserve.
Q. Lots of my friends learnt to drive and passed their test years ago. Im worried that Im now too old. Do you have an upper age limit ?
A. Select Driving School welcome clients of all ages. The vast majority of our clients tend to be more mature. Providing you are fit and well we are more than happy to teach any pupil irrespective of age. We regularly teach pupils in their thirties, forties, fifties and older. This is especially true within London. We offer off road tuition to young clients over the age of fourteen and from seventeen on road. All driving licences require renewal at age seventy.
Q. I want to learn with Select Driving School but worried that you may not cover my area.
A. For intensive driving courses please see our areas covered section of this site. We pride ourselves in being flexible. Select Driving School is based primarily in Woodford Green / South Woodford, London. Situated on the central line and just 18 minutes from Liverpool Street station, London, we are very popular with clients who prefer to travel to us. The area where we teach locally is a fantastic location away from the stress of London traffic. Nearby we have three very nice test centres, two are semi-rural. Sir Mick Jaggers son James recognised this opportunity and travelled to us for his intensive driving course and passed first time after just five days !
Q. I have a disability. Can I still learn with Select Driving School or take an intensive driving course ?
A. Lots of people with disabilities can and do learn to drive and pass their test. Please cal the office on Tel: 020 8505 8810 to discuss your requirements.
Q. Can I learn in an automatic car, and do you charge any extra for this ?
A. We are more than happy to teach in our automatic car and have been doing so for over fifteen years. There is no extra charge for automatic tuition. Why not view our new automatic car on this site. The fantastic new VW Eos will soon be joining our other tuition vehicles. This stunning car will be easy to drive as well as stylish. Believed to be the only tuition Eos in the country, another example of what sets Select Driving School appart.
Q. I have found some schools cheaper than Select Driving School. Why is this ?
A. Yes, this may be true and we make no apology for this. Select Driving School will be more expensive than most. We are not a cheap driving school and dont pretend to be. We and our clients feel that Select Driving School will offer you amongst the highest level of professional driver training and customer service available within the UK. We dont have standard intensive driving courses. Each intensive driving course is bespoke and tailored to your specific needs. Using a highly successful and recognised driver training syllabus we will guide you through your course step-by-step. This approach together with extensive experience will ensure you are thoroughly prepared prior to taking your test. This will give you the best possible chance of passing first time and ultimately saving you money in the long term. Many of our clients come to us having been miserably disapointed elsewhere, and have gone on to be successful. Whilst not always the case remember, you generally get what you pay for. Referances and testimonials are always readily available.
Q. I am not familiar with Select Driving School. How do I know I will receive a high standard of tuition and customer care ?
A. We are happy to provide numerious testimonials / references from passed clients, all of whome have come from a wide spectrum of society. Our enviable client list has included James Jagger ( Sir Mick Jagger and Jerry Halls son ) senior civil servants, doctors, teachers, lawyers, PA to senior members of parliament etc… We have also provided intensive driving courses / driving lessons to clients associated with nationial and internationial corporate organisations. For example:- A London premier league football club, the banking and financial services, television and film, and a world class oil, gas and petrochemical company.Select Driving School are also full members of the Motor Schools Association of Great Britain. Reg No 020667
Q. I want to learn with Select Driving School and take an intensive driving course. When will I have to pay for my tuition ?
A. All intensive driving courses are secured with a deposit of one hundred pounds. Nothing further is paid until fourteen days prior to strating your intensive driving course, or immediately if your requirements are urgent and you need to start within fourteen days.
Q. I want to learn with Select Driving School and undertake an Intensive driving course. How soon can I start ?
A. Please call the office now on Tel: 020 8505 8810 for up to date start dates and further information. Our office hours are 7 am to 10 pm every day.
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