STAY CLEAR OF WESTS DRIVING SCHOOL.(Staying anonymous for safety) I was looking for a professional approved driving instructor around my area until I landed on Phil West's Driving school. Looking at all those 5 star reviews made me think he's reliable. Its not. Most of these are fake or forced.Upon my first lesson with him he sent me all these unnecessary papers and folders, overcomplicating driving heavily. Next, after the first taster lesson, he immediately asked me which dates I want booked in, pushing me for a block booking immediately. Over the coming months, he repeatedly pressured me about booking in more blocks, weeks prior before I could even know if I would be free on those days, then making me feel terrible and stressed if I missed payments or something as simple as cancelling or re-scheduling lessons. Very manipulative. This school is very money driven.I ended up having 40+ hours with him, slowly realising he is keeping me around for a stable income. He NEVER took me to any test routes despite knowing which area i will be taking the test in. I only got onto the main roads after 20 hours. Very unprofessional too, every 10 minutes of driving we'd pull over and just talk while he smokes.Made something I am passionate about into stress anxiety and overcomplicated everything to keep me around for cash.I was getting worried when he couldn't be bothered to get me a test, seemed like he had no plans of passing me. So, I had a taster lesson with a new school and immediately gained my confidence back. They were shocked to find out I had this many hours and haven't been to a single test route yet. I then dropped him and moved on with the new instructors. He was very passive aggressive with his tone when I did. Whats more is they booked my test for me immediately and after two months with them I passed first time.To put it simply, steer clear from this place. I lost so much money and time because of this money hungry business, led by an arrogant, manipulative, unprofessional instructor.
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Learn to drive with Wests School of Motoring, we are an independent Driving School based in Romford, offering affordable one to one lessons that are tailored to your individual needs. Very high pass first time pass rates. Pupils achieve the highest standard needed not only to pass the driving test but to “drive safely for life”.
