Driving lessons Sunderland Durham Hartlepool Welcome
Looking for driving lessons Sunderland, Durham, Hartlepool or surrounding
areas? Bradley's driving school has now been established for over Twelve years and our excellent rates, expert knowledge and ability to get our clients through the driving test first time has helped us to become one of the leading driving schools in the North East
The average pass rate per driving instructor in the UK is only 47.4%
Click here to see what an official pass rate looks like.
Failing the driving test can become quite an expensive business, that's why it's imperative you pick the right driving school
At Bradley's, we won't teach you to scrape through the practical test many of our pupils find the practical easy after training with us.
A good instructor will save you money


Learners are allowed 15 minor faults on their driving tests and still pass as long as they have not committed any serious or dangerous faults
Putting clean sheets into perspective, according to the Drivers Standards Agency, A clean sheet come along every 300 tests. normally an average driving instructor carries out 40 tests per year, taking on average 7 years to acquire a clean sheet.
A great deal of instructors never ever obtain a clean sheet
One of our top driving instructors had 3 clean sheets in a week
Try bradleys we Try harder!!!
4 days into May 2012 and we have another 1st time pass with zero faults, Awesome drive by Lauren frame to take driver of the month,another clean sheet

Top top driver in April 2012 goes to Ali Parry, another wicked clean sheet and 1st timer by Bradley's Driving school

No 1 driver in March 2012 has to be Caroline Duff who had a fault free drive, Caroline passed 1st time with another clean sheet by Bradley's driving school

Top Driver in February 2012 has to be Daniel from Brandon who passed 1st time with no Driving faults. That's another clean sheet for Bradley's driving school

Wow another Clean sheet from Bradley's!!! No 1 driver in January 2012 has to be Shaun Smithson from Bowburn who passed 1st time with no faults

Best driver in December 2011 is Amiee Bennett from Belmont who passed 1st time with only 2 minor faults. Well done Amiee !!!

No 1 driver for November 2011 is Mr Mark Dawson from Sunderland who passed 1st time with only 1 minor fault, Top driver!!

Awesome drive by Lois Burton from High Pittington County Durham to take driver of the month for October 2011, passed 1st time with another clean sheet, cool

What a breathtaking drive by Caithlin Hatton from Durham City to take the driver of the month for September 2011. Passed 1st time with a clean sheet, fantastic
No 1 driver for August 2011 has to be thee Allan Fairley from Pennywell who aced the test 1st time with only 2 minor faults.
We have a triple dead heat for July 2011, awesome drive by Danyl Reay from Hetton who aced the test first time with only 1 minor fault

Joint top driver of the month for July 2011 was Stacey Quinn from Gilesgate passed 1st time with only 1 minor fault, splendid drive
Joint top driver of the month for July 2011 is Stuart Gillespie from Carville who passed 1st time with only 1 minor fault, wicked drive

No 1 driver in June 2011 has to be Abby Horner from Chilton who passed 1st time with only 1 minor fault, Magnificent drive

No 1 driver in May 2011 has to be Alexandra Soulsby from Belmont who passed 1st time with only 2 minor faults, even the examiner was impressed.

We have another dead heat for Driver of the month for April 2011. Megan Waites passed 1st time with only 1 minor fault in Sunderland, Awesome
Lizzie Wilson from Carville is joint top driver of the month in April 2011 who passed 1st time with only 1 minor fault in County Durham, superb
Top driver of the month for March 2011 has to be Karina Russell a student in Durham who passed 1st time with only 2 minor faults. wicked drive!!

Another clean sheet for Bradley's driving school, No1 driver in february 2011 is Simon Peterken from Wingate who passed 1st time with no faults immaculate drive

Joint top driver of the month for january 2011 is Laura henry from Newton Hall who passed 1st time with only 3 minor faults, Exceptional drive

Joint top driver in January 2011 has to be Angela Wood from Town end farm who passed her driving test first time with only 3 minor faults, What a drive!

No1 driver in December 2010 is Scot Teasdale from Sunderland who passed 1st time with only 1 minor fault, Excellent drive!

Bradley's driver of the month for November 2010 has to be Adam Barrett from Sunderland who flew through the test at his 1st attempt with only three minor faults

Number 1 pupil in October 2010 has to be Harriet Lisgo who aced the test at her very first attempt with only 2 minor faults. Outstanding drive.
Top driver of the month in September 2010 has to be Marina Trifunovic who passed 1st time with only 3 minor faults, considering Marina was not used to these roads, this was an awesome drive

Top driver in August 2010 has to go to David Nielson from Gilesgate who passed at his first attempt with only 1 minor fault, should have been another clean sheet
Number 1 driver for July 2010 has to be Jamie Quaile from Crook who passed at his first attempt with a clean sheet, he was that good the examiner fell asleep
The award for the top driver in June 2010 has to go to Emma Taylor from Durham who could have passed with her eyes closed (not recommended)
The best driver in May 2010 has to be Kerri Smith from Pittington who gave a superb drive and passed 1st time with only 1 minor fault
wicked drive!!!

The Best
When you pass with us you will be joining a long list of successful customers
Are you looking for quality lessons in Sunderland, Durham, Washington Hartlepool or surrounding areas? We believe we are the best driving school in the North East
Courses ranging from Beginners to Semi-intensive tuition
Bradley’s driving school are the experts in driving lessons, offering lessons from complete beginners to intensive courses. Over the years we have helped thousands of pupils to get through their tests at our test centers in Sunderland, Durham, Gateshead, South Shields and Hartlepool.
Bradley’s Instructors are all fully qualified and are monitored by the Driving Standards Agency. WE DO NOT USE TRAINEES
Trainee Instructors have a much lower pass rate than qualified ADI's (35%)
At Bradley’s we use our unique easy learner guide to accelerate the learning process, which will help you gain maximum value from every lesson. We follow the recommended syllabus set out by the DSA
Bradley’s offers a friendly, reliable and professional service which is unrivalled by others. Our pass rates are second to none. Please see our roll of honour.
PASSED 1ST TIME
CHECK OUT THE ROLL OF HONOUR TO SEE EVEN MORE PUPILS WHO HAVE PASSED AT THEIR 1st ATTEMPT WITH US
Are you looking to pass your test quickly? If yes, then an Intensive course is for you. We offer intensive courses, with lessons ranging from complete beginners to people who have recently failed the test. Not only do we aspire to teach our clients to pass quickly, we also teach them to become safe drivers for life
Automatic lessons are becoming more popular, we offer automatic driving lessons in Sunderland, Durham and surrounding areas
We offer intensive courses at Sunderland, Durham, Gateshead, South Shields and Hartlepool centers
Residential instruction courses are available at Sunderland and Durham centers
Why not treat one of your family or friends to an experience of a lifetime with a gift voucher. Our Gift vouchers make the ideal Birthday or Christmas present.
Bradley’s school also offer courses and lessons for pupils who are under the age of 17.
So, if you are looking for driving lessons in Sunderland, Durham, Hartlepool with a school that prides itself in passing first time, then don’t waste time and book now.
Looking for advice on how to pick the right driving school or driving instructor, then we can help.
Questions to ask
How long have you been a driving instructor?
The longer they have been a driving instructor the more knowledge, tips and know how, they should have to get you through the driving test quicker
What is your pass rate and can you fetch your ADI Fault Analysis report?
The average pass rate for instructors is only 47.4%, instructors can obtain their pass rates by written request from the DSA. most instructors will tell you that they have an 80, 90, or even a 100 percent pass rate but they wont prove it or they often say they don't believe in pass rates or statistics which normally means their pass rates are average
What Grade instructor are you?
Their are 26,000 Grade fours 15,000 Grade fives and 2,800 Grade six instructors in the UK and 4,000 which are trainee instructors or other
The criteria for grading are as follows:
Grade 4: A competent overall performance with some minor deficiencies in instructional technique
Grade 5: A good overall standard of instruction with some minor weakness in instructional technique
Grade 6: Overall performance to a very high standard with no significant instructional weakness
How do i reach the required standard in the least lessons possible?
Their are two or three answers to this question, If an instructor says "take regular lessons then drop the phone and call us free and we will give you the right advice
Looking For driving lessons Durham then why not Contact Ken on 07984763069 who is based in County Durham and covers the Durham, Sunderland, Gateshead and South Shields test centers. Ken is a Grade 6 instructor with probably the highest past rate in Durham 74.50%
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