Address: Golf Centre, Borrowash Rd, Spondon, Derby DE21 7PH, United Kingdom
Phone: +441332360750
Rating: 5.0
based on 421 reviews.
Instructors and Staff
Pros:
"Both instructors were absolutely amazing."
"Fantastic, knowledgeable and approachable instructors."
"The staff at Shires are friendly, knowledgeable and experienced."
"The instructors too, give constructive criticism, with the aim of making you primarily a safe rider who will be able to demonstrate their skills for the examiners on test."
"The whole team were super friendly, professional and all great teachers."
"Shaun, Ash, Leo, Andy and Colin are a credit to the Shires organisation."
"The instructors I worked with were all awesome, very knowledgeable and genuinely nice blokes."
Cons:
"Nothing matters to them except money, horrible school and instructors, never recommend it."
"I was this school for 3 times the instructor didn’t teach properly, I rode a motorbike with the instructors for 6 hours with all the mistakes but they didn't warn me about anything."
"Although I found Shaun a thoroughly pleasant bloke, there was far too much chat and not enough teaching and time on the bike."
"The only negative experience for me was at their practice centre / public car park with some of the manoeuvres (cornering) done on a public roundabout, to me the whole space felt very cramped and uncomfortable."
Training Experience
Pros:
"Karl made the training easy and fun, we moved at a pace that suited everyone."
"The training sessions always start and end on time and you get your full hours of riding on the road for what you paid for."
"The whole journey from CBT, through MOD1 to final MOD2 was very enjoyable."
"They broke the training down into manageable stages which made the whole process a lot easier."
"The course gave me more confidence in slow riding skills which included slalom, hazard avoidance, figure of eight, and u turn with correct use of rear brake and emergency stop technique."
"Training was instructive but also fun, a good day out on motorbikes in a relaxed but purposeful fashion just as it should be."
"The lessons are well structured, focussing on one aspect of riding at a time."
Cons:
"Only criticism (minor) the headset was a bit crackly when out and about."
Customer Service
Pros:
"All I can say is what a GREAT team right from making the first call to the office to book my CBT."
"The amazing Holly in the office made booking really easy and worked with me to arrange dates that suited me."
"Holly was brilliant arranging everything and providing fantastic communication checking in with me along the way."
"Also thank you to Paul who sorted out my MOD 1 and MOD 2 tests dates very quickly."
"Having pre-booked exam slots at sensible times also took a lot of hassle away from me."
"My theory test, CBT, Mod 1 and 2 training and tests all taken care of for me and rebooked at very short notice."
"Jo in the office is also very friendly and has been very patient with helping find times to train with my busy schedule."
Cons:
"Had to phone up a second time because I never received a conformation email."