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Gareth's Driving School

Gareth's Driving School

5.0(69 reviews)See reviews ↓·Stoke-on-Trent

About the company

Gareth's Driving School is a driving school based in Stoke-on-Trent. It offers both automatic and manual driving lessons. The manual instructor covers postcode ST7. The automatic instructor covers postcodes ST5, ST6, ST7, ST8, CW12, CW11, CW1, CW2, CW3, CW4, and CW5. Lessons are offered in durations of 1, 1.5, or 2 hours. Some evening and weekend lesson slots are available. Gareth B, Gareth Butler, and Elliot are driving instructors at the school.

What customers say

Based on genuine customer reviews

Pupils carrying nerves and low confidence into their first lessons feature throughout the feedback for this Stoke-on-Trent driving school, and patience is the quality that surfaces most often. More than one customer describes how Gareth Butler, named repeatedly as the instructor, tailored his approach to anxiety, ADHD and shyness, building confidence lesson by lesson until learners felt ready to sit the test. Reviewers frequently mention being put at ease, with lessons described as calm and pressure-free, and mistakes gone over again without judgement.

Thorough preparation is another recurring point: covering every step in depth, reading the road ahead so pupils can drive alone afterwards, and switching methods when one explanation did not land. First-time passes, including one with no driving faults and another with only three, appear among the accounts, as does praise for the office side handled by Emma. Understanding, reassurance and a friendly manner come up again and again, a point that comes up often being how each lesson was adapted to the individual. A parent whose shy daughter eventually succeeded captures the sentiment, describing how weekly support turned initial worry into a licence.

Gareth's Driving School — Customer photo
Gareth's Driving School — Customer photo

Reviews

Reviews are taken from publicly available sources.

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Victoria Green7 July 2026

Gareth B helped me pass today. I cant thank him enough. Hes been so amazing helping me through my anxiety and with my ADHD, he helped me focus and I am proud that he was my instructor

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Andrea Wiggins23 June 2026

Highly recommend Gareth’s Driving School. My daughter started her journey in November. She’s incredibly shy and I was worried how she would cope with lessons. Each week Gareth worked on her confidence and reassured her with each lesson. He supported her with all the ups and downs that come with learning to drive. We can’t thank Gareth enough for making our daughter’s dream come true. Gareth is an excellent instructor. Friendly, welcoming and incredibly knowledgeable. He worked his magic and enabled my daughter to be a confident driver. Today she passed her test and she’s over the moon. Thank you so much Gareth. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

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Tri24 May 2026

I passed my driving test a few days ago. Normally I get incredibly anxious about things like this, but Gareth is very understanding and helped me pass despite my anxiety.

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Charlotte Bates26 April 2026

I passed my driving test 2 days ago, first time with only 3 minors. My instructor was Gareth B, who made my driving experience positive and joyful. Working with Gareth has been a pleasure, and would recommend 100% to others. 😊

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Hulse Jack30 March 2026

I had Gareth Butler as my driving instructor and passed with 0 driving faults, could not be happier. Incredible instructor and highly recommended! 👍

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Jayden Bennett7 January 2026

Couldn’t recommend Gareth’s driving school enough, when I started I had little to no confidence but Gareth Butler went above and beyond to support me and today I passed first time. Definitely recommend. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Mads3 November 2025

Gaz has been an amazing driving instructor since January! He is patient, clear in his explanations, and always makes me feel confident behind the wheel. His friendly and supportive approach really helped me improve quickly. I highly recommend Gaz to anyone learning to drive!

Driving schools in Stoke-on-Trent compared

Ordered by rating, weighted by the number of reviews — businesses with only a handful of reviews do not jump to the top automatically. 12 businesses in this category in Stoke-on-Trent are compared.

RankProviderRatingReviewsOpen Sat.
1iDrive365★ 5,0143Yes
2M A automatic driving lesson( instructor training)★ 5,072No
3Gareth's Driving School (this page)★ 5,069No
4Automatic Driving Instructor★ 5,048No
5Intense Pro★ 5,046Yes
Contact
+447515853092www.garethsdrivingschool.co.uk8 Lorraine St, Packmoor, Stoke-on-Trent ST7 4QG
Working hours
Monday09:00–17:00
Tuesday09:00–17:00
Wednesday09:00–17:00
Thursday09:00–17:00
Friday09:00–17:00
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed