Ashley Neal Driving Instruction Ltd Reviews 

I'm happy to say I passed my test today 😁 I was learning with Julie for around 20 lessons total, a lovely lady to learn with, informative, helpful and just really nice and wants you to do your best!
I started learning to drive with Ashley Neal's School in June 2023 and passed my theory in September (at the time I'd had maybe a handful of lessons) then in November I think I booked my test for the end of January to give myself a decent amount of time to prepare for the date. I had 19 lessons in total.

The date came around and I was confident with my 40 minute practice before my test, then early on I made some silly mistakes due to nerves BUT I was able to hold it together for the rest of my test and thankfully passed with 5 minors 😁

I'm really happy that I chose Ashley Neal to learn and used their car to take my test!
Their prices are very fair for lessons at £35 per hour which compared to some is a great price and the test fee was £85 which is a little more than a two hour lesson anyway - which it pretty much was as I was picked up early before test to warm up, do my test (30-40 minutes) and then back home again 🙂

Overall, a great experience and I'm so happy to be a success story ☺️

Passed on 2nd attempt with Julie. Brilliant instructor extremely patient and calm. Would recommend to anyone.

I passed my driving test on first attempt.Thank you Ashley for helping me to achieve this .The lessons by Healy Chris were really good and informative.

Thanks to my instructor Chris H I passed first time after taking three months out with a broken ankle and within another three months of getting back on with our lessons I’ve passed first time today what an amazing driving instructor couldn’t recommend enough!!

I passed last week with Stephen Rice after failing a test last year with another instructor. Stephen's a very patient and encouraging instructor and really helped to go to into the test feeling calm and confident. He always communicated techniques and next steps really clearly and was very adaptable to fit my learning style. Would absolutely recommend!

I had Chris as my instructor and passed first time today, i’ve thoroughly enjoyed his lessons and couldn’t have asked for a better instructor!

Passed first time with Chris yesterday!
Can’t thank him enough for everything he taught me whilst always staying so calm and reassuring me whenever needed. Will miss lessons with him and would highly recommend👏🏻

Had my test today and passed first time thanks to chris helping me threw out all my lessons, from never driving before to being able to achieve a big goal of mine.
Chris made me feel comfortable and confident when doing my lessons.

Passed with Ste Rice, very patient, reliable and friendly. Definitely recommend

Had chris as my instructor and passed first time today. Couldn’t have asked for a better instructor, very patient , put me at ease every lesson and made it enjoyable. thankyou so much

I had Chris as my driving instructor who I would highly recommend. He is an excellent driving instructor who helped me to pass first time!

Cant speak for all instructors, because I was taught by Ashley, but I trust his judgement so I'm confident that every instructor is polite and understanding and an overall excellent teacher, just like Ashley was to me. Would highly recommend driving with them no matter what driving level you are at!

I’d just like to express my gratitude to Ashley and Liz Neal, who over the last 6/7 years have been an absolute pleasure to work for. They’re the nicest, most helpful people and run their driving school superbly! I’ve learnt so much as an instructor from Ashley’s excellent tuition and guidance. If anyone is looking to become an instructor, there would be no better school to join than this one. Thank you for everything and best wishes to you both! Kind regards. Dan Taylor

Very bad experience with very rude muscular guy who probably works/runs the place. Went over not knowing the business is actually at his home and so when arrived outside asking for directions was very rude to me asking why I came over. Did not know it was a crime to know where your driving school is.
I ask him why he’s being aggressive and he acts as if I’m the idiot.
Well done mate for spoiling my day. Obviously does not understand what good manners mean.
Written after Ashley’s reply
(Interesting that u say you perceived me as a threat when you are twice my size, I was alone and u were with your mate and I politely came over to ask for directions.
Good manners never killed a man. And when I said I have been fobbed off, did I say it was your company or did I say “I usually get fobbed off when I call businesses”. Learn to listen.
You mention my poor behaviour which is laughable, since when is looking for a business to give them your business poor behaviour. In that case unfortunately everyone who has ever come to you and would like to come to you has poor behaviour.
Why would you think I was aggrieved anyways? All I asked Siri to do was show me the way to the nearest driving school, and guess what, yours popped up. If you don’t want anyone coming over then don’t list up your address. Saying no on-site services means nothing. I’m obviously not gonna ask you to teach someone to drive in your backyard. So that means nothing mate. It takes a real man of character to fess up and accept when they are wrong. You were wrong here clearly, don’t try and make it look like you are the victim when you were obviously horrendously at fault
You look like you could be a nice guy Ashley, just learn good etiquette and fine customer service. Answer at your pleasure. I have said my peace, and as God is my witness have let this go

I have taken 20 lessons with Steve Rice and I passed the test on first attempt. It's been a pleasure to work with Steve he has been very clear about what he wants you to focus on Also he gives his heart to the job so that the student can learn to drive and pass the test
Thanks

Passed 2nd time with Stephen rice, and with only one minor. Great instructor, always very patient when i got really stressed in lessons and always checked in to see what specifically i wanted to go and work on, helped me massively with nerves and came with me in the car on both tests, would highly recommend to anyone !!!

My instructor ste was ace, when I needed to move lessons we did it no hassle he understood my needs. He’s the reason why I managed to pass first time

I had Stephen Rice as my instructor and passed first time with him. Really friendly and is a really good driving instructor. I would highly recommend ste to anyone learning to drive. Thanks a lot ste👍

My driving instructor was Paul and he was absolutely fantastic I couldn’t recommend him enough! So patient and willing to work on anything to do with your driving no matter how long it takes, honestly the best driving instructor! Couldn’t recommend Ashley meal driving instruction Ltd more

This review is a little late as I passed a week ago, but I had Ste Rice as my instructor and he was fantastic. He was dead patient with me and always told it as it is, making sure we worked on the stuff I wasn't great at until I was ready.
Thanks to his help I passed first time with only four minors, so I would highly recommend.