Frequently Asked Questions

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Listed below are our most F.A.Q and concerns. If you don't see your answer please call the office now on Tel: 0208 505 8810for an immediate response.

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 I'm 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 normallly 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. Duringthis break your instructor will use this time effectively to discuss with you the progress you have made. Clear aims and objectives will then be set for the afternoon session. After many years of running intensive driving courses we regard this amount of daily tuition as the optimum lesson duration for both client and instructor.This arrangement will also satisfy our own health and safety recommendations.

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 don't 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, it's not what our clients or instructors would expect or deserve.

Q. Lots of my friends learnt to drive and passed their test years ago. I'm worried that I'm 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.

Q. I have a disability. Can I still learn with Select Driving School or take an intensive driving course ?

A. Lot's 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 don't 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 don't 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, nationial and international models, 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 starting 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. Select Driving School are a highly succsessful and increadably popular private driving school and are always over subscribed. Therefore please book as early as you can to secure your prefered dates and avoid any dissapointment.

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.