Dana had had some previous lessons with another instructor but then had to stop. She was really nervous when she started taking lessons with me but her confidence came on leaps and bounds after being insured on her partner's car. She passed first time with only 3 driving faults.

Lee had never driven before starting a 2 week, 30 hour intensive course and passed with only 5 driving faults on his first attempt.

Damien passed his test at the first attempt with 7 driving faults and had never taken any lessons prior to staring with me.

Hanna had no prior experience before taking her lessons and was able to get some private practice in-between lessons in her own car (an experience for her mum!). She passed first time with 6 driving faults.

Laurence had learned to drive in Portugal, but had never taken his test. After getting used to the wheel on the wrong side of the car (and the cars where he didn't always expect them!) he passed 1st time with only 2 driving faults.

Scott had some previous driving experience and picked up the skills required really quickly. He passed at the 2nd attempt with only 2 driving faults.

"J" suffered badly from test day nerves. He passed on the 4th attempt with 7 driving faults. He put in loads of effort and I wanted to let him know that this was appreciated.

Luko had a few lessons with another instructor but felt he wasn't progressing quickly enough. He took an intensive course and passed 1st time with 4 driving faults.

Enrique has been driving for many years, but his overseas licence had expired. He had taken a UK test but failed. He took a few lessons with me and passed with 9 driving faults.

Sam started driving as soon after his 17th birthday as he could. He got in lots of private practice with his parents and passed first time with 4 driving faults.

Brian holds a full US drivers licence, but was near to the 12 months limit for driving on it in the UK. He took lessons over a few weeks and passed first time with 4 driving faults.

Stuart took some lessons a few years ago, but had stopped. After getting back into the swing of things, he passed first time with 9 driving faults.

Julia had been taking lessons on and off for some years. She needed to pass her test before going to college to follow a change in career. Once she got over her nerves, she passed first time with 6 driving faults.

King had taken some lessons some years ago. He passed second time with 10 driving faults.

Gareth needed to re-take his test. He passed second time with 4 driving faults.

Anyika holds a full US driving licence and has been driving for about 20 years. She passed first time, with 7 driving faults after some quick refresher training.

Nick had never driven before taking lessons with me, although he had ridden a scooter. He took to driving really quickly and passed first time with only 4 driving faults.

Rowell had taken a test previously in another area, and travelled to the area specially for his lessons. He passed at the first attempt with me, with 6 driving faults.

Alex had taken lessons with a couple of other instructors, but had had to stop taking them when she moved house. Alex really had to work on her self-confidence and when she passed first time, with only 4 driving faults, it was a great achievement.

Ben worked hard to get over a tendency to flap under pressure. He passed first time with only 4 driving faults.

Shawn has held a US licence for about 20 years. He failed his first attempt in the UK in the run up to Christmas, but after a trip back home for the holidays, he came back raring to go and passed at the second attempt with only 3 driving faults.

Alan has been driving for around 50 years, but his US licence had expired. He had taken a couple of tests with other instructors, but felt he wasn't progressing. He passed at the first attempt with me with 7 driving faults.

R had taken lesson, and a couple of test, a few years ago but had to stop driving for a while. Things came back to him really quickly and he passed on his first attempt with me, with 6 driving faults.

Ian had taken some lessons at 17, but had stopped. After getting back into driving he progressed really well and passed at the first attempt with 9 driving faults.

Sally had taken lessons before, but never got to test stage. With young children, she needed to be more mobile, so decided now was the time to take the plunge! She passed second time with 5 driving faults.

Vincent has held an overseas licence for a number of years, but had run out of time to drive on it in the UK. He passed first time, with 6 driving faults, at the first attempt after some refresher lessons.

Lauren learned to drive on the farm and picked up the car control needed to pass her test really quickly. She past on her second test with 6 driving faults.

Nick had to retake his test. After a few refresher lessons, he passed with only 3 driving faults on his first test.

Sam had no experience of driving before starting lessons. He was able to practice with his parents and passed first time with 9 driving faults.

Craig had never taken lessons before. He was able to get some private practice and passed first time with only 3 driving faults.

Sarah had taken a few lessons, but felt an intensive course would suit her better. After a 20 hour course, she passed first time with only 4 driving faults.

Leigh-Anna suffered really badly from test day nerves, causing her to fail her first test, which otherwise could have been a very good result. She didn't let that get her down and came back and passed the second time with no driving faults at all.

Nick had taken some lessons a few years ago, but had not got too far with them. He passed at the second attempt with only 4 driving faults.

Essam has a full international licence, but needed to take a UK test. He passed first time with 5 driving faults.

Dan had never driven before, but picked things up quickly. He passed on his first try with only 3 driving faults.

Emily had driven before in Canada, and had a UK automatic licence, but wanted a full manual licence. After just a little tidying up, she passed first time with 6 driving faults.

David had been taught the basics by his parents and came to me to make sure he was test ready. He passed at the first attempt with 10 driving faults

Liam had never taken any lessons, but had driven a car off-road a few times. He passed first time with 7 driving faults.

Lisa started driving lessons some years ago, but after failing stopped taking lessons. She came to me determined to get her licence and passed second time with 5 driving faults.

Peter came to me wanting to make sure he was ready for his test. He quickly dealt with any issues that needed work and passed first time with 7 driving faults.

Emma had a test booked, but felt her existing instructor wasn't getting her ready enough for the test. She passed on her first attempt with 8 driving faults.

Mark needed to re-take his test. After a few refresher lessons he passed first time with only 3 driving faults.