Our Testimonials

I have just passed my driving test today with an absolutely top instructor, Craig Gordon from Simon Bell driving school Sunderland.  I started my driving practice in MIddlesbrough before CoronaVirus hit and then had to stop for five months.  I started practicing again in August this year, only to find that when trying to book at my local test centre, there were no slots until late in the year, Nov/Dec.

When contacting Simon he assigned Alison to be my instructor and I am so happy that he did. She’s an amazing and patient teacher, not once did I feel nervous or under stress.
Learning to drive can feel overwhelming at times but the way I had been taught has brought me a feeling of confidence and control over the car. I could not recommend this driving school more!

Massive thank you to wasim for his patience and for putting up with me I know I’m hard work but I got there in the end and finally passed my test today over the moon so thank you Simon bell for putting me on to wasim will be recommending him to everyone I know so thanks again

Before I came to be taught by Alison, I’d had some really poor experiences with driving instructors which had essentially shattered my confidence. I was tired of feeling like I was a slow learner and by a certain number of lessons I should be at a certain level of driving.

Craig was an outstanding instructor from my first lesson to my exam day.
He was patient with me and gave me almost non-stop guidance as I went from a complete novice to now someone who can drive a bit!
One of the best teachers I’ve ever had full stop.
If you have a choice of two lanes always pick the left one!
Thank you Craig and all the best!

I am beyond delighted to have passed my driving test this week, on my first attempt and with only 1 minor fault!! I started lessons in June 2017 and as a relatively older student, I was very nervous about getting into the driver’s seat. Alison was very patient with me and helped settle the nerves. She always gave me positive and constructive feedback and over the past 5 months, I have grown in confidence.

I’d like to say a big thanks to Wasim who got me through my driving, they say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks and at the age of 35 it’s true, but he was excellent, a great help, guided me through, harsh when required, mellow most of the time and very very efficient. He also went out of his way to fit me in at weekends and evenings which must have been a pain. So grateful for everything he helped me with and would recommend to anyone else.

I am extremely happy about my experience with Gerry, he is an amazing professional instructor who taught me how to be a good driver for life. Through his informative and interactive ways of teaching, I was able to pass my test first time. Gerry teaches you how to be confident behind the wheel, he is brilliant at combining the theoretical and practical aspects of learning how to drive. I could not recommend him enough. I enjoyed the learning process a lot and could not have done it without Gerry’s valuable inputs.

I’m writing in regards to my experience with Simon bell driving school.
Firstly my instructor was Harry who is an absolute gentleman with an calming and confident influence from the first moment you speak to him.
The driving Harry’s training and instructions was always clear and concise

” I passed on 29/01/2013 i meant to put this up ages ago but i got tuition with John Kelly through Simon Bell and what an instructor he was best experience ever learning to drive with john and passed my test a lot quicker than expected. Best value for money as well i highly recommend this for anyone wanting to learn to drive. Excellent value excellent tuition.

“I had my driving lessons with George and passed my test first time on the 27th of August, George was a great and fantastic instructor, was always a good laugh and we got on well which helped me pass my test, as they say to pass the first time you need to learn from the best and I sure did, so a big massive thank you to George for getting me through my test first time”

“big thank you to harry for getting me on the road .i was needing some lessons to get me up to test standards harry was honest and told me i only needed two or three lessons to brush up on my bad points i passed first time with one minor. he is a great guy with a easy going manner makes you feel at ease. i would highly recommend him to anyone so thanks again harry for all your help”