Testimonials from Castle Driving School Pupils
Over the years literally thousands of pupils have passed their driving test with Castle Driving School. Below are a few examples of the feedback we have received recently. If you learned to drive with Castle Driving School we'd love to hear from you! Contact us here or submit a testimonial, it doesn't matter when you passed, we'd love to hear from anyone who has passed during our 40+ years as Colchester's premier driving school.
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The team were great throughout the whole process. I had Paul for my intensive course and he was clear and patient the whole way through. Highly recommend castle driving school - I traveled from a few hours away to do the course and it was 100% worth it.
Jermaine Davies (Passed in 2025)
Paul was great and keeping me on track and giving me detailed feedback on my driving, ensuring I was able to fix mistakes and feel confident in my driving, and ended up with a clean sheet! I was apprehensive about doing an intensive course but Paul put me at ease. He was friendly and helpful, and I would recommend him to anyone else looking to do an intensive course.
Imogen Parks (Passed in 2025 - Aged 22), Colchester
Was perfect and my instructor Shirley helped me through the way
Dylan Crowley(Aged 17), Colchester
I had an amazing experience with an amazing instructor called Shirley. I have dyslexia and dyspraxia and she ensured I always felt comfortable and supported from little tricks such as writing L and R on sticky notes for me to have on the dash, to many various spatial awareness tips. Her fantastic support helped me to achieve a pass first time.
Hannah Lingard (Passed in 2025 - Aged 18), Colchester
Pam is a fantastic driving instructor â always on time and flexible which allowed me to work and study while learning to drive! She made the learning experience enjoyable and helped to soothe my anxiety around driving. Pam made sure we didn't move on from an area until I was fully confident with it. I wouldn't have been able to pass first time with no minors resulting in a clean sheet without Pam! So, thank you Pam and Castle Driving for making me a confident driver.
India Finch(Aged 24), Colchester
I wouldn't have been able to pass first time with no minors resulting in a clean sheet without Shirley. She is the best driving instructor anyone could have and always made sure we didn't move on from an area/subject until I was confident with it. I am the 3rd generation in my family to learn with Castle and can see why! Always had a good time on lessons and looked forward to it at the end of the week, going to miss the lessons and seeing Shirley every week.
Thank you Castle and Shirley for making me a more confident driver.
Jasmine Coleman(Aged 17), Colchester
Shirley is an absolutely amazing driving instructor. From me not knowing anything about how to drive a car, she teached me everything, till my first time pass on the test. It's been great experience of seeing myself getting better with every lesson, for which I am grateful.
Edvins Papakuls
I had such an amazing experience with Paul.He is very easy to talk to and have some fun conversations with. He was very understanding and focused with how I was getting on during the lessons. The mock tests were very helpful and put it into perspective how the real thing would go. Paul's patience and encouragement really made a difference in my confidence. He explained things clearly and simply. My experience was fantastic, and I recommend Castle to anyone who is thinking about taking the plunge. Very happy with my result, and I'll be back in a few months to do some motorway driving practice!
Will Prince (Passed in 2025 - Aged 18), Manningtree
Matt is an absolutely fantastic driving instructor. Always on time and very communicative around scheduling lessons and re-scheduling if needed when I had other commitments. He made every part of the learning experience easy to understand and even fun. In the end I needed to take multiple tests due to getting very stressed around the test itself. Matt was excellent at persevering with me, filling me with confidence and making sure I could get that pass result. I'd like to thank him and Castle Driving School - this has been a great experience and I would recommend using this company to anyone
Joe Frost, Colchester
Would definitely recommend castle. My instructor Shirley not only helped me pass first time with only 2 minors but also helped my 2 older siblings pass who both had great experiences with her
Honey-Sue Moules(Aged 18), Clacton On Sea
