Bennetts Driving School Reviews 

After reviewing different driving instructors in Coventry, to embarked on my journey of learning how to drive with no prior driving experience. I came across Bennetts and decided to give it a try with David Watson in Coventry. It is the best decision I have ever made, even though I was worried about going for the test when I was not ready. He told me patiently, I am not ready, but when you are ready, I will take you for the test, which makes him just good. I enjoy my time with him. He is so patient and professional also takes his time to explain things clearly. Passed today on my first attempt. I could not ask for a better instructor than David. I am very grateful for his support, and I will recommend him to anyone looking for a driving instructor in Coventry.

Only rating this 1 star, due to the price. I did not have a good experience with Nick, located in the Gloucester area. I booked my first lessons with him after having a little bit of experience before hand. Firstly, he arrived 5 minutes late on my first lesson, and took 10 minutes driving, taking time out of my lesson. I booked a 2 hour starter lesson to start off with for context.

Secondly, when we did finally stop, he said to get into the drivers seat, and proceeded to tell me the basics which is fair. However, the tone in which he did this I did not like at all. He spoke down on me and spoke to me as if I was a 10 year old, and said every question wrong is more money I owed, in some respects it was okay, but other times when I was actually driving it distracted me and got on my nerves.

Thirdly, when we finished, we finished 10 minutes early and then drove home, getting to my house 5 minutes early when my lesson was meant to finish longer.

Moreover, when we arrived back at my house, his demeanour was not good, and when my mum came out and spoke about further lessons, he spoke very sarcastically. We went to book some more lessons, and they were only meant to be 1 hour, as he said the following week, 2:15 to 3:15.

Moving onto my second lesson (which would ultimately be my final lesson with him) he picked me up at my house, late again, and took 25 minutes driving!! Taking time out of a lesson I am paying for. After this, this is where I felt very uncomfortable in the car with him during this lesson.

Next, when we eventually stopped so I can get into the driving side, he spoke to me very sarcastically and rudely, and i made some minor mistakes , not “setting the gas correctly” and moving over to the left to allow for a car to get past, and he did not just speak to me in a lower tone and settle it. No he did not. He shouted at me, and grabbed the wheel firmly and pushed it, knocking my confidence and not wanting to drive with him.

Furthermore, he was not patient, and when we were doing small junctions, he told me to stop, secure the car, set the gas correctly, and then move off , taking 2 minutes. Then, he wasn’t really paying attention and he was checking his phone a few times, and when I asked about is it this turning here he would be sarcastic. When I accidentally let off the clutch to quickly as well he would shout at me, and he also got in a mood if I took my foot off the clutch in first gear.

Then, he actually let me drive home instead of him driving, so I finally got more value out of the lesson which was not much anyway, and while doing this he was telling me to use one hand to turn round corners, and at one point when we were driving told me to take both hands off the wheel and cross them to show me the car would not turn. This shook me up visually and I was not happy.

I had 2 more lessons booked with him and I wanted to cancel them, so I messaged him, however he did not get back to me so I had to contact Bennett’s directly. I would not recommend Bennett’s to anyone as it seems their instructors have no patience and also cancel all the time, as my cousin has had a similar experience in Gloucester with constant cancellations. I would not be recommending them to anyone stay clear.

In a different picture, I am not happy that he took almost an hour out of driving time altogether in 2 lessons because he was driving. He was also incompetent when teaching me as he had no patience for when I would eventually stall or not use the gear stick how he wanted me to hold it. I was paying nick to teach me how to drive not to talk for half an hour. Also, in my first lesson, he took 20 minutes just to explain how to use my mirrors and move my seat, and also went on to talk about how mirrors work because he was marking gcse physics papers that week. It really got on my nerves.

I also forgot to mention for my second lesson, as i mentioned previously it was meant to be an hour, he actually booked me for 2. I confirmed it when I booked it with him after my first lesson and he said it would be an hour. When in an actual fact it wasn’t. That was very cheeky and took most of my money away from affording any more lessons. And also made me feel anxious of whether or not further lessons would all be booked for 2 hours.

On a different note, his car was very dirty, as it had lots of mud in the footwell and on the doors. Made me feel disgusting.

I would not be booking with Bennett’s again and I’m unhappy that almost an hour was taken away from my driving lessons and experience due to an incompetent driver who cannot trust people and talks down like they are 10 years old.

A big thank you to Dharmesh from Bennett’s Driving school. I passed my test 1st time with him! He is an amazing driving instructor and explained everything clearly and calmly and happily repeated instructions when I needed.

I had David Watson from Bennett’s as a driving instructor and couldn’t have asked for a better person to teach me. I learnt everything really easy as a nervous driver before I’ve gained all my confidence and now enthusiasm for cars from him. Passed first time and it’s all down to his patience and way of teaching how to drive. Definitely recommend him to anyone looking to drive first time lessons or people that have took a gap from learner like myself. Really really great instructor and will miss the fun of lessons!

David was amazing. He was recommended to me by family and was an incredibly amazing instructor. I passed second time with him and he was knowledgable about the routes! I highly recommend him to anyone looking to learn!

Dharmesh is a brilliant, calm, polite, patient, and very resilient instructor.

During my lessons, I often make silly mistakes repeatedly, but he corrects me without making me feel stupid. He gives me confidence and makes me feel like I can do this. You get the sense that he genuinely wants you to succeed. Dharmesh is a wonderful instructor and I would recommend him to everyone. Choose him, and you will pass!

My driving instructor was Stephen trimnell helped me pass first time with one minor highly recommend

I learned with Stephen Trimnell. He taught me to a very good standard. I would recommend him to anyone learning to drive.

Thankyou so much to Mr. Dharmesh from Bennett’s Driving school. I passed my test 1st time with him! He is an amazing driving instructor and made me feel really comfortable! Extremely supportive and compassionate. He is a very thorough instructor and helped me to pass my test !
Thankyou so much !!
From,
Dhara

I had Steve as my instructor and he was really great and encouraging throughout the whole purpose and always on time for the lessons. Would definitely recommend for anyone learning to drive.

Gabor isn’t the best instructor, rescheduled my lesson on a day I had an exam and when I said I couldn’t make it he refused to reschedule or refund. After 8hrs of doing the same thing over and over again I would say go to someone else. Stay clear of this

Thank you so much to dharmesh, amazing experience and passed 1st time. Very good instructor and taught me a lot within only a month

David Watson, yes he is that instructor you need, if ur stuck in ur driving or struggling to pass. Hi, I am samrin, I just passed my test today in Warwick test center with 3 minors it's all because of David's teaching. He so much more knowledgeable than any one I ever met, by the way before meeting David through Bannets driving school, I changed 2 to 3 instructors who were good but lost patience for my repeated mistakes in roundabouts but believe me David so so patient and understanding not even once he got upset or scream, David kept on teaching me patiently till I succeeded my motor way speed and confidence was praised by my examiner today it was all because of David and his well maintained car. I want to say much more praise him more and more but I stop here and thank David Watson again thank you 🙏

👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 Brilliant service

I’ve just passed my driving test, and I couldn’t have done it without my amazing instructor, Dharmesh! I was learning around Colindale, with my test at the Mill Hill centre, and Dharmesh made the whole experience smooth, positive, and confidence-boosting from start to finish.

He’s incredibly knowledgeable, patient and genuinely wants his students to succeed. No matter how many times I repeated the same mistake, he would calmly guide me through it without any frustration. His ability to explain things clearly and in a way that makes sense really helped me improve with every lesson.

Dharmesh is also very flexible with scheduling, which made it easy for me to fit lessons around my routine. His rates are very reasonable too. One of the best things is that he knows the test routes inside out, which gave me a real advantage and helped ease my nerves on the day.

I had a fantastic experience learning with him and honestly couldn’t recommend him enough to anyone looking for a skilled, professional and reliable driving instructor. Thank you, Dharmesh, for all your guidance and support!

Wendy has been amazing! So patient and accommodated all the difficulties that we faced.
She gave me the confidence I needed to pass. I highly recommend her.

Thank you so much to Dharmesh, truly an amazing teacher. He always made sure that I understood concepts thoroughly and always planned routes as per my requests. In 25 lessons he moulded me into a safe and confident driver.

Would definitely recommend him to anyone in the Pinner area.

Terrible experience, they cancelled 2 times the driving mock test and I have my driving test in just 1 week!! How little seriousness in that company, I don’t recommend.

Thankyou so much to Stephen Trimnell from Bennett’s Driving school. I passed my test 1st time with him! He is an amazing driving instructor and made me feel really comfortable! Extremely supportive and compassionate. He is a very thorough instructor and helped me to pass my test !
Thankyou so much !!
From,
Samantha

David is a lovely driving instructor who has helped both me and my sister to learn everything we needed to know to pass, i would definitely recommend him and can’t thank him enough.