Countywide Driving School

Passed my test first time with Nick Smith. He is an excellent instructor and managed to get me test ready in under a week with professional, structured and informed lessons that really boosted my confidence. He constantly looked to see how he could adapt our lessons to challenge me and always made sure we were progressing at the right pace for me, meaning I always felt very comfortable driving with him.

During my learning Nick slowly integrated driving round the test area so by the time I came to do my test I was confident and relaxed both in my ability and knowledge of the area enabling me to pass with only one minor fault. Couldn't recommend him enough Thank you Nick!

Just to be aware if you have booked an intensive course with a test at the end only 1/10 times does the test actually happen and you will be asked to cancel your test and rebook and then have additional lessons prior to the test. It is exceedingly hard to get a test cancellation at the moment. If you cancel the lessons for the intensive course because of this you can lose all of your money.

This isn't explained at the time of booking. Only ever book these courses if you have failed a test recently and have another test date booked up. We learned the hard way- got some money back but the heartache it caused is irreparable!

Stay clear of this driving school. Driving instructor from Brighton called Naji is only interested in your money I payed for 13hours I only received 9 hours, he charged me for 3 I didn't do. We had a 2 hour lesson that I didn't attend because I'm 9 months pregnant and it was 2 days after the Hurricane and the train lines were cancelled and I live in the middle of nowhere and buses are like every hour round here and i missed it and would have been late and stressed getting buses so it wasn't worth travelling but anyway he charged me 3 hours instead of 2, I understand if you cancel within the 24 hour period you get charged but not a hour extra and then denied I had an hour remaining. and then asked for another payment upfront which I was hesitant to do so I told him I was going to pay him on the day from now on, we were supposed to have a lesson the following Thursday he called the driving school saying that due to his diary being full he can no longer fit me in anymore.

I have a test booked for June and doubt I will be ready now. What a waste of 360! And travel money I spent getting to Brighton. I understand driving instructor are limited at the moment if you do decide to use this company please be careful paying upfront because once they have your money they treat you like a dog and lessons and times are on their terms. Don't bother calling up the office Lorraine will tell you it's between you and the driver instructor they can't do anything

I would like to bring to your attention Lisa, who works for Countywide. She is the nicest, most relaxed instructor, who has always helped me calm down in the worst moments. She is professional and explains everything what you need to know to pass your test. Thank you Lisa

I cannot recommend this driving school enough, and especially my instructor Lisa! I'd had so much trouble trying to find an instructor and had a test booked in a month. 24 hours after contacting Countywide I had an instructor and lessons lined up, and I cannot fault the kind and quick service (special thanks to Lorriane who was very helpful!) Lisa is such an incredible instructor!

I hadn't driven in a few years and had a bad experience previously so was very nervous to get back in a car. Lisa was absolutely wonderful from start to finish; incredibly kind, professional, patient, compassionate, and attentive. I struggled a lot with confidence as a driver, but ended up passing with 2 minors in the space of a month all thanks to Lisa. Thank you Lisa!

Lisa is the driving test master! She is amazing. I had been having driving lessons for aaaaggeesss before I came to her and I was not ready to test. Then she changed everything. She knows the test inside out. She takes you driving the test route on every lesson and she drills you on it all until you are so confident on everything. When it came to my test it was actually a really enjoyable and relaxed experienced because I felt so comfortable driving it, thanks to Lisa. I passed with 2 minors and I apparently had one of the harshest examiner at the centre. Thank you Lisa!

Passed my test first time with Lisa. She is an excellent instructor who was so patient and had a great way of teaching. Every lesson I came away feeling more confident and encouraged. Strongly recommend using Countywide driving school!

Passed my test first time on the 10 Nov, Lisa has gone above and beyond to help me and teach me in a way I've never experienced, additionally I informed her that I had ADHD which doesn't help with my attention span and she was very adaptive. Her compassion and understanding of personal feelings with a new driver is amazing. Lisa has adjusted her diary to all my needs with times and days to which I could do, within around 30 hours of lessons I passed with 6 minors of my own fault but something to work on.

I would recommend Lisa highly for anyone that struggles. Lisa, Thank you so much for opening so many doors to my future. Without you helping me I would have never of learned the way that I have. P.S my partner says I'm a good driver.

I'm going to start this review with the best part: I passed my driving exam yesterday with NO MINORS and no driving faults! My driving instructor was Lisa, she was very professional and accommodated my schedule/ availability well. Communication was very good and efficient. Despite several interruptions due to lockdown restrictions, the driving progress was really smooth. Lisa knew which areas I needed to work on and really gets you working hard on them.

She made me nail driving observations right from the start. Target sheets and progress records were helpful in terms of keeping track of progress and seeing areas which needed improvement. I wanted to be a safe and confident driver due to my agency nursing job, I feel that I am able to be one because of this driving school. I strongly recommend this company and driving instructor.