Driving Lessons In Folkestone

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Number 1 Driving School in Folkestone

  • Have your driving lessons in Folkestone with Grade A driving instructors to help you pass your driving test first time!
  • Save money with us - we regularly have learners in town passing their test in 10–15 hours from scratch!
  • We've helped thousands of students from EKC Folkestone College and local sixth forms pass with class!
  • Last year, the first-time pass rate for our driving school in Folkestone was 92.4% - join the pass first time club today!
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Expert Driving Instructors In Folkestone

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  • Learn to drive with a well-established driving school in Folkestone with an excellent reputation. Our Trustpilot score is 4.9 out of 5!
  • All of our driving instructors in Folkestone are local to the area and experts at teaching the busy coastal roads and tricky heavy traffic areas in this port town.
  • driveJohnson's is the go-to driving school for local students, helping 1000s of students from the local sixth forms and EKC Folkestone College to pass their tests!

Automatic Driving Lessons In Folkestone

  • Tired of constantly pressing the clutch pedal down in slow-moving traffic in Folkestone? Then try driveJohnson's automatic driving lessons!
  • If you don’t like your first 1-hour automatic driving lesson in Folkestone just let us know in writing for a full refund.
  • Learn with expert automatic driving instructors in Folkestone. All of our automatic driving instructors are observed by a company trainer at least twice a year, as well as the DVSA’s standards check.

Extras that other driving schools just can't offer

  • Loyalty programme - lots of free resources as you progress with your learning

  • Learners app - where you can observe your instructor feedback and more

  • Access downloadable test routes

  • We never outsource your lessons like the intensive course companies - receive a loyal driveJohnson's instructor!

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My instructor Tony has been fantastic he is always on time and makes our lessons enjoying and most importantly very informative.

Tony is a great teacher and I learnt extremely quickly with him and managed to pass after just 20 hours. Couldn't be more pleased. Thank you so much Tony!! :)

I really enjoyed learning to drive with Tony, would definitely recommend :)

Learning with Tony was quick, simple and easy and when I passed after 20 hours it felt amazing.

Stephen was a fantastic instructor, lessons were enjoyable and very informative. Thanks Stephen!!

Loved every minute of my lessons, would recommend Drivejohnsons to anyone (:

Tony is a great instructor, helped me pass quickly and first time with just 2 minors. Would definitely recommend, thanks Tony.

Want to thank Neil for all of his help and support while learning to drive, I passed and feel like a confident and great driver. I highly recommend Neil!

Thank you so much for all of your help Tony, you were great at helping me to ace my driving and getting my head around all of the manoueveres.

It was great to learn with Tony and I am so happy that he helped me to pass on my first attempt! Thank you Tony

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Test Tip Of The Month For Folkestone

If the examiner makes conversation with you on your test, always respond to avoid being rude. They will usually ask you a minimum of two questions. They are something along the lines of, 'What do you do for a living?' or, 'Have you had to take today off work?'

If you are approaching a junction or a tricky area then focus on your driving and when it’s safe to respond then do so. The examiner will understand you are focusing on your driving and they shouldn't be offended.

Tony Mills

Driving instructor in Folkestone

Useful Driving Test Tip For Folkestone

When you go for your test, try to aim for perfection. If your standards are that high, you may make some faults, but you will still pass. If you aim to scrape through the test or say to yourself, "I don't care if I fail", you probably won't pass. Consider having more lessons until you feel comfortable with your ability and when your instructor is praising you.

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Driving Test Centre Information

Year

driveJohnson's instructors pass rate for Folkestone

Folkestone test centre average pass rate

2024-25
92.90%
50.07%
2023-24
92.80%
44.92%
2022-23
92.30%
44.31%
Test centres address: Palting House, Trinity Road, CT20 2RH

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Frequently asked questions...

How many lessons you have a week is completely up to you and is a personal preference. We would recommend having at least one 2-hour lesson per week so that there is enough time in each lesson to cover everything. However, you can have just 1-hour a week of lessons or have a couple of 2-hour lessons every week to get the hours in and pass sooner.

Yes you can! We offer both manual and automatic driving lessons in Folkestone with qualified instructors. If you would like to learn with one of our automatic driving instructors in Folkestone just let us know when making your booking and we'll be happy to accommodate this.

Yes, we have instructors covering many of the surrounding areas including Canterbury, Dover, Ashford and Hythe.

Luckily for you, we have an instructor who lives in Folkstone. He’s very happy to accommodate driving tests in Ashford, Canterbury, and even Herne Bay. He has over 20 years of experience so there probably isn’t a road he hasn’t seen before. He also knows all of the test routes for the areas previously mentioned.

Please always consult your instructor before booking or changing your test date/location so they can ensure they are available for the big day!

We've taught thousands of sixth form students in town, from Turner Sixth Form, Goldwyn, Earlscliffe, Harvey Grammar and others, and we understand that every penny counts. One of the reasons we think our driving lessons are so popular with students in Folkestone is because we help our students to pass quickly and safely, and our lessons are excellent value for money. The national average time it take to pass your driving test is 57 hours; however, with us it is just 26 hours! We also regularly have learners passing in 10 to 15 hours with no prior driving experience.

We always ensure our prices remain competitive and we often run offers and deals. To check out the latest prices in your area, you can check out our prices and offers page.

Taking your driving lessons in Folkestone means you will need to get used to town driving, knowing priorities, cross roads and more pretty quickly. For the less experienced or beginners your local driving instructor may choose to start you off on some quieter roads. Just a stone throw away from Park Farm Industrial Estate you have roads such as Lucy Avenue which is a lovely looping road with a very quiet roundabout in the middle of it. Here you will have plenty of opportunity to practice the basics and get the quality car control required to deal with the hustle and bustle areas of Folkestone which are nearer to the sea and the test centre.

Folkstone has it's own driving test located near the sea front so most learners should feel no need to book a test outside of the town as the waiting times for tests are usually pretty good too (between 3-6 weeks).

Start learning with us in manual or automatic today and we will have you booking that driving test in no time at at all!

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driveJohnson's Folkestone, Bouverie Place Shopping Centre, Alexandra Gardens, Folkestone, CT20 1AU
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