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I learned with Richard over the winter months of 2025/26. He made it a tremendously easy experience throughout the process. During lessons he is calm, reassuring, knowledgeable and on the ball. He really gets you thinking about how you can improve. Outside of lessons he is happy to help, communicative and understanding. Overall, I think I got lucky to land with an instructor who really cares about providing the best experience for learners and this helped me pass first time.

I have had a few occasions where I've learnt to drive and after a couple of bad experiences at test centres with an unprofessional examiner, it completely shattered my confidence where I truly believed I would never pass my test because of the damage they caused to my confidence, after a break due to Covid and just putting it off, I decided later last year a fresh instructor was maybe a good call too and to start from scratch & it was the best decision I've ever made. Just wish I'd have gone with Steph from the start of my learning journey as her teaching methods are absolutely brilliant, & I would probably have passed years ago, she said I was able to drive from day one of me meeting her but she worked on my confidence for the test day as my nerves would cause me to flap & make silly mistakes.

On the day of my test I was seriously considering cancelling due to nerves & flashbacks to the other test centre experiences but she was giving me affirmations and building my confidence right up to the test centre door and I ended up passing in York with only 3 minors.
We clicked so well and she is a huge advocate for her students, her methods of teaching are just brilliant I cant explain how she makes it work. Her feedback is always fair and truthful & you can tell she is just a genuinely nice person in and out of work. My son will be old enough to drive in a few years and he's already said he wants to learn with her too, she takes her job so seriously & educates students on how important it is to be a good driver as its no joke been out on the roads. I am so glad my path crossed with Steph as she will be someone who I will recommend to anybody but also look forward to seeing her around in the future! Thank you so much

Richard Lumby was my instructor. Absolutely class from start to finish. Passed 1st time with 1 minor. Best instructor there is. Absolutely top

Passed today 1st time!
My instructor Richard was patient .understanding and doubled up as a therapist for our weekly lessons.Always on time and trys to accommodate any date changes
Really good with people who have anxiety issues.i I had no nerves at all.when I sat my driving test.If Richard can get me through a driving test he can get anyone through it

Ahmed is calm and patient, providing great lessons and advice that have helped me to pass my test. I work varying shifts and have a lot of other priorities so difficult to plan but he provided a lot of flexibility around my schedule which was very helpful. Thank you!

It has been a great few months with Richard learning to drive. Richard is a great instructor and I have become a qualified driver thanks to him.

I passed my driving test first time and couldn’t have done it without Richard! An excellent instructor, very patient and encouraging, explained everything very clearly which helped me learn very quickly, highly recommend.

I did my lessons with David and I can say that he is very patient, encouraging and has flexible lesson times. He always gave me advice on how to handle driving in real world situations and gave thorough explanations, providing me the opportunity to reflect and point out for myself what I did correctly and what I could improve on, allowing me to understand my own strengths and mistakes so I was able to gain a lot of confidence in driving.

dave kay- absolutely amazing, i passed my driving test first time today! he’s so lovely and easy to talk to and an amazing teacher so calm and supportive, thanks so much !! :)

My instructor Adrian took absolutely all the stress and pressure out of lessons and gave me an environment I felt comfortable in. This really helped me to gain confidence and pass my test first try.

I found Richard when i was struggling to find instructors in York. Not only was he very helpful, he was flexible with lessons according to my needs. I was able to pass my practical test on my first try, thanks to the belief and confidence from Richard

After having trouble at the start of my experience learning to drive and not being able to find an instructor that suited me, I found Dave Kay he’s been absolutely brilliant since the first lesson, has always been patient and wanted the best for me. His set up of teaching was very clear and easy to understand and I would recommend him to anyone so thankyou very much Dave Kay

Had dave as my instructor, and passed with 5 months of lessons. Friendly and great teacher.

I 100% recommended Xpert Driver Training, especially richard

Dave was honestly the best instructor I could’ve asked for, so patient and supportive the whole way. I 100% recommended Xpert Driver Training, especially Dave.

Instructor Richard. Very helpful informative and understanding. Great instructor couldn't ask for anything more.

Instructor: Richard. I started only a few months ago with Richard. He was a really good instructor helped me advance my driving at my own pace. I was well prepared for my test and passed first time, i would definitely recommend Richard to a first time driver such as myself.

After attempting to learn for 5+ years and using multiple driving instructors, I started learning with Ahmed who I passed with first time yesterday after only 3 months of lessons. He was incredibly patient, reliable and an excellent teacher. I was a very anxious driver and did not think I would ever pass. I cannot recommend him enough. Thanks Ahmed!

Dave Kay was a top instructor and was patient and explained things clearly, wouldn’t have passed without him. Highly recommend

My instructor Ahmed was brilliant, he had miles of patience and guided me every step of the way. He was flexible and kind. For anyone looking to learn automatic in York I 100% recommend him and the company.