Quality Driving Lessons in Coalville

I loved learning to drive thanks to Ian. While being supportive and professional, he always managed to make me laugh. I was able to pass first time, due to his fantastic approach to teaching. More importantly, I now feel confident driving.

I would recommend him to everyone. Thank you for everything!

Ian is not only a fantastic teacher but he is also a great guy. He has trained me throughout my journey to become a driving instructor and I am delighted to say that with his expert help and advice I have passed each test first time.

A lot of that is down to Ian's expert teaching style. I can only hope to be half the instructor he is going forward in my new career.

If anyone is looking for a trainer to get them through the tough ADI training then Ian is your man! Thank you for everything you have done for me over the training course and I am delighted to now be one of your colleagues within the fantastic DriveJohnson's family.

I’m not sure there’s a word that would quite encapsulate the gratitude that I have for Ian, with how expertly he trained me to pass my test first time. I’ve seen other reviews talk about Ian’s unique teaching style, and I could not agree more, he is incredible at tailoring the experience to the person he is teaching, and I always felt like I was in a safe environment to make a mistake and learn from it. He always put a smile on his face on every lesson and was always very patient with me, and had a great sense of humour with his impressions, and I honestly don’t think I could have a found a better driving instructor.
Thanks again, Ian.

This guy truly is amazing! I suffer with anxiety and always thought id never be able to drive a car yet with ians help i have now passed and im loving every minute of it! Thanks again ian and drive johnsons! Keep doinv what you do ian as it works

Thank you for helping me pass my test! Thank you for all the laughs and making it such a great experience! Would definitely recommend Ian!

Best driving instructor in Leicester. Soo lucky I had Ian, funny and great sense of humor. Unfortunately I won't be there anymore now that I've passed so I leave you with this Ian :). **Thats totally my bad** ;).

You can tell Ian is an experienced instructor as he can easily change his way of teaching you to a way that suits you. I passed first time with his help. Would highly recommend to anyone!

Ian is an amazing driving instructor made me feel at ease safe and confident behind the wheel ,he knows his stuff !! So easy to get on with heis hilarious ,great person ,I passed first time !!! Thanks again :)

Ian is an absolutely great instructor, he is such a credit to drive Johnson's!! After being with a previous driving instructor who was clearly just out for my money and was not helping me to improve my driving at all. I approached Ian and I had approximately 6 lessons with him and I passed my driving test no problem. I am now driving about and loving every minute of it all thanks to Ian, I would highly recommend him without a doubt.

I learnt with Ian and I passed my driving test first time! He’s a really good instructor and is very good at making you feel comfortable and building confidence. He gives really trustworthy advice and is able to change his lessons to suit you as an individual. He lets you choose what you want to do in the lesson and if you’re not sure, he’ll always have an idea in mind. Overall, I couldn’t have asked for a better driving instructor!

Started with Ian having never drove before and passed first time!
He is really good at changing teaching style to fit you and it worked really well for me. I would recommend him to anyone that’s going to start driving, he is a great teacher

Ian is an amazing driving instructor even when he does tell his rubbish jokes, got me through both driving tests and kept me positive even though the first time was a fail, definitely recommend, wont regret it!

Ian‘s very good and reliable at what he does! He helped bring out the confidence in my driving that I lacked and has helped me get on the road quicker than I ever thought I would without feeling rushed! Very calm when things don’t go to plan which makes you feel at ease knowing it’s ok to make mistakes! I highly recommend Ian to anyone, especially people who lack in confidence!

Brilliant instructor, can't recommend anyone else other than Ian, when there's obstacles in learning to drive, Ian is brilliant for you to overcome them (from my experience). Highly recommend as I've passed my test 1st time with him.

Ian is a really competent driving instructor willing to not only spend his time to help you pass a test but prepare you for independent driving. He is really patient and calming to help me pass my test first time with only one minor. I would definitely recommend ian to any learner with any amount of experience.

Ian is a kind, empathetic and knowledgable instructor. His ability to tailor his lessons and approach to his students is exemplary. I am a PDI and so needed help with my part 2. Even being a seasoned driver, I was very nervous. Ian knew exactly how to help me which led to an excellent pass after his lessons. I cannot rate Ian more highly. I will drive for over two hours for him to teach my Son, so that’s high praise indeed.

Ian is really a great instructor. He is professional, patient, nice, humorous, and can always figure out the best method for me to address my driving issues. It took longer than I expected to get my license, but with his support and encouragement, I finally got it and I believe my skills learned under his guidance will make my driving safe in the future as well. Ian not only provided professional driving training but also helped build up my confidence. I really appreciate it.
I highly recommend him for anyone who wants to pass their driving test.

I had never driven before and was quite nervous about it before starting lessons with Ian, but I’ve just passed my test first time thanks to him! Ian is an amazing instructor and is very patient. He always makes lessons interesting with his terrible jokes and imaginary old ladies in the back (voice acted himself), I would recommend him to anyone!
Thanks so much!

At first contact, I knew Ian would be a fantastic instructor. Every day we'd start the day with same joke "Hey dude! Don't mind if I call you dude?" Always made me laugh and now looking back was a great way to start a lesson; always making it feel like just another day driving, making my nerves disappear. That's what I liked about Ian, he completely distracted you from the fears of driving with interesting conversations, really rubbish but funny jokes and positive comments about my driving.

What I also liked about Ian was, joking aside, how straight forward he was with his explanations on how to carry out maneuvers and his concerns/feedback. Never making me feel bad about my mistakes, never talking in a patronising tone, always made sure I was happy and confident with my ability to preform maneuvers to a standard far above the passing level.

Coming to test day, he made sure that I was confident and had no reason to doubt myself. A really nice guy, fantastic instructor and an amusing amateur voice actor!

Can't thank him enough for helping me get my license first time! Wishing him all the best.

Definitely the instructor everyone needs!

Very good, understands how to cater to your needs

Ian is a brilliant instructor, he remains patient and eager to help you all the time, I wouldn’t recommend any other instructor for learning to drive.

An amazing instructor, who helped me to build up my confidence behind the wheels and become more aware of others around me.
Always finding ways to help me solve the problems I came across and keeping me calm whenever it became too much, with lots of fun stories. I’ll miss all the crazy jokes and having lots of different characters in the back, reminding me not to spill Bessie’s glass of wine!
Hope you find more smiley star stickers Ian! Honestly, if it wasn’t for Ian, I don’t think I would’ve been able to pass!
I’d 100% recommend him to anyone!
Thank you so much Ian!

Ian was recommended to me by a colleague after being with another instructor for over a year and failing my test multiple times. I have today just passed my test with a massive smile on my face and would like to thank Ian for his persistence. If you struggle with something he will always find a way to make it comfortable for you. Would highly recommend. Thanks for everything!!

ian’s easily best about, such a good teacher with his own unique ways of teaching

Great person and will always bring your best out. He does acknowledge flaws but tries to find a way to overcome them or ‘meet in the middle’ to help you further your skills. Thank you for all you have done and I hope to see you on the roads.

Ian Dickman is a superb driving instructor. When I first started out with him, I was on the brink of quitting my driving lesson. He explains things and makes it so easy to grasp. I couldn't ask for a better teacher.

Thank you

Dean

I started learning with Ian a few months ago and honestly he is one of the nicest, funniest guys I’ve met. He calmed my nerves down with my Driving and he helps by breaking the lessons up with his crappy jokes ;). I sure will miss Ian, Bessie and the Queen being in the back of the car with a cup of tea!
Thanks so much for helping me pass Ian! I couldn’t have done it without you! :)

Amazing instructor, I can't thank Ian enough for me passing, he is very patient also friendly, I really enjoyed all my lesson and would deffo highly recommend him, I am so pleased I have passed and this wouldn't of happened if it wasn't for Ian. Thank you so much :-)

Absolutely amazing instructor! Built my confidence after failing my test twice previous with a different instructor, then 1st test with ians help i passed. Im so happy and would highly reccomend ian to anyone.

If there was 100 stars I would give it to this man he got me though my driving test that I didn’t think was possible top glass bloke I can not reccomend him enough to everyone no matter if you are new or old to driving this is the best driving Instuctor to learn with top bloke Ian

Ian was a great instructor for me, he was friendly, patient, really knowledgeable and very funny. I found it really easy to get on with him, I highly recommend him!!!

Ian taught my older brother to drive so there was hesitation in asking him. I was nervous for a start and he walked me through every step explaining everything and building up my confidence. He is always punctual his car is always immaculate. Have already recommended to various friends. Thank you for all your support

Absolutely amazing instructor Ian is. He taught me how to become a safe driver and helped me to pass my test. Ian’s jokes is probably the best parts of my lessons. He made driving so much more fun

A superb driving instructor and excellent communicator. Ian is able to effortlessly create a relaxed learning environment, putting you at ease, and focusing you on the learning tasks ahead. He builds consistent driving skills and confidence, whilst never condescending, and always tailoring the teaching to the way you learn best.

I unreservedly recommend him.

Ian was a very good instructor. From the first lesson until I passed he helped me with anything I wasn’t sure about. Would highly recommend him as he is very understand and professional. He always supported me.

If there was 7 stars I would give them to Ian!!!
3 months ago, I had never sat infront of a steering wheel let alone actually drove a car. Today I passed my test first time, with only 4 minors! Ian, right from the very beginning of my learning journey built up my confidence and made sure every aspect of my driving was good. He is always offering very helpful constructive criticism however he never forgets to praise the good skills that you may have. This guy pays great attention to detail and learning to drive with him was an absolute pleasure. I 100% recommend learning with Ian, he is a very good teacher and instructor.

If you're looking for a patient, professional, super supportive driving instructor with a smooth and sassy car, you're in the right place. I'm really going to miss my lessons with Ian. I always felt like he was totally on my side and my driving improved every hour I spent with him. 100% value for money and loads of laughs along the way. My pink licence just arrived in the post and I couldn't be happier. Thanks for everything, Ian!

Becoming a driver is an expensive process however, I got my moneys worth out of each lesson I had with Ian. I'm not a very fast Learner and thought I would never drive and with the help of Ian, his jokes about Bessie in the back, linking driving to skills I already have and building my confidence to solve problems.
I would 100% recommend Ian and his flashy Red and White C3 and his not so funny jokes. If you want to learn how to drive, he is the instructor to learn with for sure! EXCELLENT INSRUCTOR
Thanks for helping me pass, I am driving around in my car now with Bessie drinking safely in the back, see you on the road :)

Ian is a brilliant instructor! Had a couple of years away from driving and within a year I was able to pass my driving test. It wasn’t always easy but Ian was always positive and believed in me. I couldn’t have gotten to where I am now without his help. So thankful! Fully recommend Ian as a driving instructor as he makes every lesson enjoyable and relaxed.

Ian is by far the best instructor i couldve had. He had a lot of work on his hands with teaching me as im not the best learner and im pretty shy. He made me feel very comfortable and persevered with me and got me through my test with only 3 minors ... i will by far be recommending him to anyone thats asking for a driving instructor

I was probably ians worse learner as i was extremely nervous on the road and let the nerves get the better of me.
Ian helped me over come this and made me the very aware cautious driver that i am today. He was so patient with me no matter how much i messed up.
Thankyou ian i wouldnt be the confident driver i am today without you.

Ian is an amazing driving instructor. After having a few years off learning to drive he really helped me to grow my confidence back. Lessons were always great and Ian was always so supportive as he would find a way to tailor what we were working on so it suited me and is great at making you feel at ease, mainly with all the jokes he comes out with! I couldn’t recommend him enough, thank you so much for everything!

Ian is the best instructor I could of hoped for.
I’ve been practicing with him for about 12 months with breaks because of covid but that didn’t stop us from having a laugh.
I didn’t expect to enjoy learning to drive as much as I did thanks to Ian.
He was always very calm and helped gain my confidence his instructing is immaculate.
I’d 100% recommend him to anyone.
Thanks mate!

thank you gor all your help in me passing my driving test first

Before my lessons with Ian, I was scared of driving and never thought I’d be able to do it! However, learning with Ian helped me gain confidence with myself and driving and thanks to his excellent teaching, endless patience and encouragement - I passed my test first time!

He was brilliant at making me feel at ease, tailoring lessons to meet my needs, and helped me overcome my anxiety of being behind the wheel.

Thank you just doesn’t cover how appreciative I am! I would recommend to anyone - thanks again Ian!

A huge thank you to Ian Dickman for his help and support towards getting my driving license. Ian has been extremely patient, understanding, and a good laugh during my driving lessons. Ian has a great ability to create confidence behind the wheel when oftentimes I was nervous/unsure when first starting to learn; his guidance and adjustment of teaching methods depending on the situation helped teach me the correct skills to become a safe driver. The quality of teaching is superb and is significantly better than my previous experiences with other instructors. I would definitely recommend Ian to anyone learning to drive!

I have just passed my test and I believe that Ian was the reason for it not just the driving technique but also the mentality and how to be confident at the wheel, I will always recommend him to any of my friends and I am glad to have called him my driving instructor.

I learnt to drive with Ian and quickly found a good bond with him . He was honest and encouraged me with a lot of enthusiasm . A great sense of humour and ease of learning . I passed and I cannot not praise his encouragement enough . Top man

I had the pleasure of having Ian as my driving instructor and I must say, it was a fantastic experience! From the very first lesson, Ian made me feel at ease and confident behind the wheel. His wealth of knowledge and expertise, combined with his friendly and approachable demeanour, made each lesson enjoyable and productive.

I was especially impressed with Ian's ability to identify my strengths and weaknesses and tailor each lesson to my specific needs. He was always patient and encouraging, which really helped to boost my confidence on the road.

I highly recommend Ian to anyone who is looking to learn how to drive. Thanks to his guidance, I was able to pass my test with flying colours and I am now a confident and safe driver. Thank you, Ian!

Passed my test first time after having Ian as my instructor! Would recommend, despite his bad dad jokes he is very helpful and makes driving easy and made me feel very comfortable on the road:) Thank you for always making driving fun!!! Couldn’t have asked for a better driving instructor:)