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driveJohnsons 5 star review on 10th January 2023

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Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“Shawn Blessing 3 reviews·22 photos a year ago I have been supported with various driving instructors however i changed over to Madhit Dhesi at Drive Johnsons Bedford. After a 2 hour lesson, I had learned more than I had with all of my other instructors and hours of lessons. I have …More 1 Simran Kaur 5 reviews 2 years ago Absolute time wasters! And don’t even have the decency to reply wasted a whole week of mine waiting for them avoid at all costs would give zero stars if I could what a horrid and awful customer service atleast reply but no all they care about is money find someone better don’t waste your coins on these lot 5 SAMAH HASSOUN 1 review 2 years ago Critical: Communication, Professionalism, Quality, Value ITZA BITZA FUN 22 reviews·8 photos 3 years ago Critical: Communication, Professionalism, Quality Prepare to be treated like a piece of you know what if you go with this company 3 Fiona Morgillo 3 reviews 4 years ago The worst driving instructor worst driving school. Stay away don't waste your money. 3 Neil Clarke 1 review 5 years ago Highly recommend Rabia in Bedford, she was a great instructor really put me at ease and made learning to drive easy! Beni Hampson 6 reviews 5 years ago Great service, can’t recommned this company enough. Me and all my mates passed with driveJohnsons. Becca Fraser 2 reviews 6 years ago jamie harris Local Guide·13 reviews·19 photos 11 years ago I passed my test first time a few weeks ago after having lessons from Hiram at drivejohnsons. I was a very nervous driver after a bad accident a few years ago but now I am confident and looking forward to driving up to Scotland in a few weeks. driveJohnson's https://www.drivejohnsons.co.uk › ... Driving Lessons in Bedford for only £30 | SALE ENDS SOON All of our driving instructors are rated a minimum 4.7 out of 5 online! We have a fantastic, higher than average first-time pass rate! 5.0 (53) People also ask Are drivejohnsons any good? How much are driving lessons in Bedford? What is the cancellation policy for Drive Johnson? Is Bill Plant Driving School legit? Feedback driveJohnson's https://www.drivejohnsons.co.uk › ... Parveen Ali I am an expert driving instructor covering Bedford and the surrounding areas. I love helping pupils pass with confidence and building confident and competent ... Bark.com https://www.bark.com › GEyD DriveJohnsons | Bark Profile and Reviews He is a great instructor if I could give 10 stars I would, he makes sure that you are comfortable on the road and doesn't let you move on from a topic until you ... 5.0 (147) trustpilot.com https://www.trustpilot.com › review driveJohnson's Driving School Reviews - Trustpilot driveJohnson's Driving School has 5 stars! Check out what 3851 people have written so far, and share your own experience. 4.8 (3,851) Missing: bedford ‎| Show results with: bedford uk.trustpilot.com https://uk.trustpilot.com › review driveJohnson's Driving School Reviews | 47 of 185 - Trustpilot driveJohnson's Driving School has 5 stars! Check out what 3738 people have written so far, and share your own experience. | Read 921-940 Reviews out of ... 4.8 (3,738) lobitech.com https://www.lobitech.com › detail driveJohnson's Bedford - Driving School, Lessons in Bedford, UK The phone number for driveJohnson's Bedford - Driving School, Lessons in Bedford, UK is 03301244877. ... Uh oh! We couldn't find any review for this listing. driveJohnson's https://www.drivejohnsons.co.uk › ... Driving Lessons in Cranfield for only £30 | SALE ENDS SOON 15 Apr 2024 — Our driving school in Cranfield is rated 4.5 out of 5 on all reputable review sites. Your instructor will always use a driveJohnson's progress ... REVIEWS.io https://www.reviews.io › store › dr... Read Reviews on Drivejohnsons.co.uk Before You Buy “I had a great experience learning with driveJohnson's! They paired me with a lovely instructor who was always punctual and made my lessons fun whilst practical ... 3.5 (35) Missing: bedford ‎| Show results with: bedford driveJohnson's https://www.drivejohnsons.co.uk › ... Manjit Dhesi Manjit Dhesi is a manual driveJohnson's driving instructor covering Bedford in the Bedfordshire region ... Reviews · Hall of Fame · Learning Centre · Contact. People also search for Female driving instructors Bedford Cheapest driving lessons in Bedford Driving lessons Bedford prices Best driving instructors Bedford Bedford driving instructors driveJohnson's reviews E Kat 6 reviews a week ago NEW I was asked to put in a review by my instructor Muhammad noor. It could have been a better experience. I didn't enjoy the learning process at all. But grateful for having a car for the test but this whole loud phone call, texting thing and listening to elections on youtube loud in urdu language threw me off balance and played with my nerves during my lessons. Peace and quiet is needed during the learning process. I was mostly distracted. His command of English was off..and complex to grasp what he was referring to.. often was antagonised and distracted. I think instructors should be monitored closely with usage of phones and unprofessionalism. Using phones not only is distracting for learners but dangerous for other road users. I was asked if I really wanted to go to the test and asked me to not ruin his reputation as his badge is on the line as he had complaints. P.s. I had to go to his house which was well away from the test centre on my test date which was rather bizarre and unprofessional. I also took note the same demand was not made for his student friend as she had to be picked up at her door for her test date. Also threw a tantrum on my lesson when I did not meet him at the bus station because he needed to wash his car. He forgot that im the paying customer. Shake my head.Car tyre had to be changed during my lesson. Odds were against me to pass with this kind of instructor. With the help of watching conquer driving on youtube, youtube test routes (every day) and sheer determination I passed! I discredited everything he taught me as he mostly used my lessons for phone calls. Seeing Muhammad Noor face when I passed was priceless because he thought I wouldn't pass because "I was too nervous" when in reality he was making me a ball of nerves with his rough demeanor. Also it would be more appropriate to not spit out your nail clippings and ear wax in the car. These things made me uncomfortable. Thank god my examiner put me at ease! It was a very challenging experience but made me stronger. You can use drive Johnson with caution, but make sure you don't get these kind of unprofessional and extremely rude instructors otherwise it will be your worst nightmare and a pass won't be guaranteed as 98% of his students failed. I did not enjoy the process with this instructor. It wore me out! He told me to shoosh when he asked me about my results to which I replied. Very rude. All he cared about is getting more money. I was also coerced to record my voice with a written piece of paper saying he is the best instructor in bedford. Unprofessional, very rude and bad environment to learn. Quite frankly a bully. He forgot who was paying. I was counting down the days for it all to be over. Thank you for the car though!”

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Posted 6 days ago

“I booked with Johnson's driving school in Milton Keynes. I did start with them, they gave me 2 hours a week.i did ask if i can do more courses a week, and he promise me to. After that, he didn't come for week, he was holiday. And after that 3 weeks didn't get me any slot. And i waste my time and my money with them.”

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Posted 2 months ago

“I had a medical emergency with my daughter and gave my instructor 1:15 minutes advance notice of having to go to A&E. She was annoyed I had to go to A&E with my daughter and insisted on rescheduling for the same day whilst I would be at A&E and insisted the cancellation policy is 24 hours - no further option. I raised a complaint with DriveJohnsons with proof of A&E calls and Uber receipt but they refused to help further as its at the discretion of driving instructor. I lost £64 for a situation I couldn't control - no compassion whatsoever. Be careful with what you do here esp. if you are booked with Hatifa!”

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Posted 3 months ago

“Appalling experience with driving instructor NAILA MANSOOR. Driving instructor to empty your pockets on lessons with no taught content. The instructor uses her phone during lessons, turns up late and doesn’t actually teach you anything; she wants to make a profit. I was not taught to complete cockpit checks, and the handbrake was always left down. How to do an emergency stop, moving away and stopping, safe positioning, mirrors (vision and use), anticipation and planning including MSM and PSL routines, how to use junctions, crossroads and slip roads. How to use rounadabouts safely and confidently as she would just grab the wheel or abruptly press the brake if I was in the wrong lane. I was not taught any of the manoeuvres including reversing and turning the car around. I was supposedly taught a parallel park but she lost temper after two attempts saying to leave this for another day. I could go on about the beyond poor experience. Customer service initially responded to my complaint but then allow Naila to make inadequate excuses which just proves I will not be the last pupil to suffer from poor experience and be out of pocket. “Helping pupils to learn to drive safely and pass fast is our speciality” clearly not. Avoid at all costs.”

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Posted 7 months ago

“Poor driving instructors, lazy, rude…will progress you very slowly to gain more money”

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Posted 11 months ago

“I had been taking lessons from drive Johnson winchester since last 3-4 months in automatic car. I took around 12 hours lesson. My instructor name is Juraj. As I have 5 years of driving experience from India, I can drive any type of car and know the lane discipline very well. Initial review of Juraj for me You just need couple of lessons then you are ready for the test. After 4 lessons, he was like you need 2 more lessons and you are ready for the test and he never let me drive on roundabout. He was keep saying you are great driver. One unusual behaviour I noticed, he always pressurise you a lot and made you think you literally don’t know anything, this makes him not a good instructor. He always talk about other things like running cars values, building.. which is not required at all and divert the mind of learner. At last when I was away 1 week from the booked test date. I forced him and told, I need lessons around roundabout. He started, saying you can learn it very well in 2 lessons However, After completing 2 lessons. He asked me to book 10 more lessons to learn about it. I was ready to take 4 more lessons but he said no you need 10 lessons, cancel your test, I won’t give you my car for test. I needed my license on the given date because my wife is pregnant and wanted to take care her. Please don’t take lessons from him. He will keep pressurising you to take more and more lessons and you won’t learn anything as well.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“My daughter has done 20hrs of driving! Hasn’t come out of 3rd gear, hasn’t reversed, hasn’t bay parked, hasn’t parallel parked, hasn’t done an emergency stop, no merging, no country Rds, no a5 no 3 or 5 point turns and has only used magic rd abouts an absolute joke I will not be recommending to anyone!”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Booked an intensive driving course . They called to say there is a delay with the car. They delayed the first lesson for 2 months with various excuses and then told me there is no driving instructor available .”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Worst company I have ever come across money money never turn up when should not even a call to cancel my daughter got test Tuesday her instructor never turned up for her last lesson got another instructor told her she was not ready for test pay us another 250 maybe be ready for Tuesday what the hell phoned drive Johnson head office sorry what can we to my daughter has two hour lesson with this company spend thousands with them don’t ever use them”

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Posted 2 years ago

“I have been chasing them for the past 12 months for my pass plus certificate. Still nothing. I paid but they can’t seem to deliver. Unprofessional, unreliable.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“TOTALLY UNRELIABLE DRIVING INSTRUCTOR! THE COMPANY DOESN’T KNOW WHO WORKS FOR THEM OR WHO THEY EMPLOY, LACK OF PROFESSIONALISM! THEY WILL STRING YOU ALONG FOR 30+ LESSONS AND THEN ONCE YOU BOOK YOUR TEST THEY DROP YOU BEING VERY ARROGANT AND RUDE THINKING THEY KNOW BEST LEAVING YOU WITH NO CAR OR INSTRUCTOR. THE COMPANY DOESN’T HAVE THE INSTRUCTOR ON THEIR SYSTEM AND ARE UTTER USELESS WHEN DEALING WITH COMPLAINTS. THE INSTRUCTOR ISNT WHO HE SAYS HE IS!!!!! WOULD NOT RECOMMEND, STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY!”

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Posted 4 years ago

“They took money for 10 hours. Drivers kept cancelling, kept not sowing up. In the end when i asked for a refund for my remaining hours, they refused to give me back my money. supervisor was absolutely USELESS. she hung up on me and wouldn't listen to my issues on the phone. they steal your money and have very unprofessional and bad teachers. DODGY. avoid. ALSO, they dont refund your money.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Please avoid DrirveJohnson’s who are unprofessional and just outright dodgy. I paid in advance for 10 lessons. My driving instructor said inappropriate things and was either late or never showed up for agreed appointments. I decided to cancel my remaining lessons and requested a refund for them. DriveJohnson’s refused me a refund saying that their instructors are self employed and advised me that since starting my lessons my instructor no longer works for the company and therefore they cannot give me a refund. This has left me out of pocket by over £150. They should be ashamed of themselves.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“First of all the instructor was late by 30 mins. He did not bother to call or text. 5 mins past the booked time I texted and tried calling. Finally he texted and said he will be 10 mins due to road work....... Really ???? He couldn't call to tell me that!!!! I am a learner and sometimes have steering problem if I focusing on the gear...... he tried to rectify by grabing the steering wheel and rectified it but he held on and we were going straight for the little island in the middle of the road. I tried to steer away from it he held on and I had to really force it and he realised what happened and quickly let go. We were moments from crashing into it. How did he become an instructor again??. To top it all I had no intention of going back but a couple of weeks later I got a call about a supposed booking I had. I tried telling her I did not book any lesson. I said I had already took the lesson I booked for. I paid online and realised I didn't get an option to book a slot. I called and book the initial lesson. The girl CHECKED my payment and booked it. Now two weeks later they can't find my payment and threatening to report ME to the police for their incompetence. BTW the payment was taken from my account(Trustpilot now that you are fine combing through this review why did you highlight that I should remove 'the money was taken from my account' - How is that offensive or inappropriate?). They just don't know how to do basic job and reconcile it!!!! Unprofessional and incompetent. First of all if she had called me outright and explained they can't find my payment I would have happily provided the information. But now they said I have a lesson booked this week and the other girl said I had a lesson booked for the 18th at 2pm!!!!! When I practically screamed on their third call that I have not booked any lesson....she started asking for details of my previous payment....two weeks later.....I hope they don't intend to charge me again for an imaginary lesson or so god help me.....the level of unprofessionalism is baffling ..I am looking forward to the police visit ohhh I really am..”

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Posted 6 years ago

driveJohnsons is rated 3.4 based on 36 reviews