Connect Driving School Reviews Summary

Instructor Quality

Pros:

• "Basil really likes his job and he welcomes you smiling 99% of the time which makes all the learning process easier."
• "Very good teacher, over the course of 3 months Basil made sure he removed all my bad habits and was extremely patient."
• "I had no experience driving in UK and little experience with manual cars... He helped me with my clutch control and taught me UK driving rules."
• "Basil is an extremely efficient teacher, lots of positive reinforcement to make sure I had confidence in myself."
• "Basil from Connect driving school is not only a fantastic driving instructor...but also helps you in every way he can to become a safe and well-prepared driver."
• "With the help of my fantastic driving instructor Basil, I successfully passed my driving test on the first try."
• "Basil was great at teaching me the concepts required to drive a manual car. He was able to point out my mistakes and help me get rid of them in a practical way."
• "I started taking driving instructions for the first time ever... Very understanding person and always trying to help my with booking instructions since I am working and studying."

Cons:

• "The most disgusting man I have ever met, & just saying his name has a trauma attached to it... He claimed he had 14 years of driving experience - only for me to hear from the second driving instructor it was only a few months."
• "He raised his voice to literally scream/shout at me... Was constantly on his phone & answering calls, not giving me proper instructions."
• "He got angry at me for going nonverbal/shutting down, as I didn't want to talk to him/continue our future booked lessons."
• "He raised his voice, and after I accidentally took the 5th exit instead of the 4th, he looked at me and muttered 'what the f*ck', swearing at me, thinking I didn't hear."
• "2 out of the 20+ instructors are like this, so imagine what you're risking by choosing this school."

Passing the Test

Pros:

• "Thanks to their excellent instruction, I passed my driving test on the first attempt with zero faults."
• "Got my license this week and all thanks to him for his mentoring and guiding skills."
• "I would like to thank Adda Ahmed for helping me pass my driving test on the first attempt."
• "Thanks to him I passed my test first time!"
• "He got me ready for my test extremely fast and prepared me to be stress free on the test day."
• "Can make your dreams true."
• "I passed first time and I am sure it would not had happen without Basil’s effort and dedication."
• "I passed first time thanks to my driving instructor Basil who I would 100% recommend!"

Cons:

• "To give this driving school even 1 star makes me feel sick. I would give it below 0 if I could."
• "If this doesn't convince you to not pick this driving school, I don’t honestly know what will."
• "He deliberately repeated himself to taunt me, to which I snapped, & he laughed with a disgusting gleam in his eyes."
• "This was enough for me to call him out, break down, come home, and write this review."
• "He was very accommodating and accepted to have lessons with me although he was very busy."
• "Really thankful to Basil who helped me to pass my driving test in the first attempt."
• "I had all my lessons with Basil... I passed my test first time at Morden in December 2022."
• "I passed just last week and basil was my instructor, he was really great, no messing around and getting the job done."