Chelsea Hougham

After a few weeks of driving with another instructor I changed to Phil as I felt my skills and confidence on the road were not improving. Within minutes of having a chat with Phil, I knew I had made the right decision in changing and instantly felt at ease from my first driving lesson with him. Instead of dreading each lesson, I started to look forward to them.

From lesson to lesson my confidence grew and that was all down to Phil who was always encouraging even when I made mistakes. When in the car, it just felt like driving with a friend instead of an instructor as we always had great conversations with lots of laughs too - Not only is Phil an amazing driving instructor but I can honestly say he is considered a well-loved friend. If I struggled with a round-about or junction, Phil would make sure to keep going over that part of the road until I understood how to drive around it without any problems. No matter how many times we had to go over a manoeuvre Phil never lost his patience and was always understanding and gave me extra tips on how to judge different distances. At the end of each lesson, Phil would always tell me what we would be doing next lesson and what I had done well that lesson which made me believe in myself a lot more.

Before lessons with Phil, I thought learning to drive would be impossible - especially the turn in the road!! However, I now consider that my favourite manoeuvre and love being able to go out for a drive now after passing my test FIRST TIME - All thanks to Phils' teaching , support and encouragement.

I cannot thank Phil enough for everything he has done to help me and I am now looking forward to beginning motorway driving with him. See you on the road Phil!