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Weekend Wheels Driving School Ltd

Weekend Wheels Driving School Ltd

5.0(79 reviews)See reviews ↓·Northampton

About the company

Weekend Wheels Driving School Ltd was established in 2013 by founder and director George Simpson. Simpson has over 14 years of experience as a DVSA-approved driving instructor and is also an ORDIT registered trainer, an IAM RoadSmart official examiner, a Pass Plus Instructor, and holds a Masters Advanced Driver Qualification. The school uses DVSA-approved instructors and offers manual and automatic driving lessons, intensive driving courses, refresher and confidence building lessons, and driving instructor training. It serves learners across Northampton.

In 2019, the school received a national business award for 'Superior Achievement and Excellence', and it was named in the Intelligent Instructor Top 100 in 2023 and 2024. The school operates a franchise network of instructors and encourages instructors to work towards or maintain Advanced Driver status. Franchisees include Liz Lloyd, offering manual lessons in Northampton, Daventry, Brackley & Towcester; Andy Wilson, offering automatic lessons in Northampton; John Sapford, offering manual lessons in Northampton; and Sarah Lewis, who is training as an instructor.

What customers say

Based on genuine customer reviews

Weekend Wheels Driving School operates from Hocknell Close in Northampton with a small team of named instructors, Jon, Andy and George, each mentioned repeatedly across reviews for a calm and patient teaching style. Automatic lessons with Andy come up often, with pupils describing structured sessions that had a clear focus set out from the start and steadily built confidence across varied driving scenarios.

George is credited with refresher lessons for drivers returning to the road after a long break, including motorway driving introduced gently within the first session, and with teaching a pupil managing anxiety by breaking lessons into a reassuring, well-paced structure. Several reviewers mention passing on the first attempt without faults, and one parent describes her daughter reaching test standard through George's thorough approach.

Punctuality and reliability are recurring points, alongside a warm, welcoming response from the very first enquiry, which multiple pupils note put them at ease before lessons even began. The school appears equally comfortable supporting complete beginners and experienced drivers needing to rebuild confidence after years away from driving. With hours running from eight in the morning until seven in the evening every day of the week, including weekends, lessons can be scheduled with some flexibility around other commitments.

Reviews

Reviews are taken from publicly available sources.

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Amba Calver15 July 2026

Passed first time yesterday, 0 faults!! I had George as my instructor and he has been amazing. I moved to him from a previous instructor and he welcomed me straight away and helped me to improve my confidence and skills within a matter of weeks. He maximised use of lessons by exploring all areas of driving including motorways. Leading up to my test we found I could use more hours to ensure I would pass and improve, to do this he helped prioritise me by getting me in and out of the car every day and at different times to build more confidence and gain experience in all roads and times! He was always on time, if not earlier, and if possible would allow for 2 lessons a day if needed. On my test morning he made me very calm and aware of what would happen. Overall cannot recommend this driving school enough and thank you very all the help George!

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Claire Arrowsmith14 July 2026

I cannot recommend George from Weekend Wheels highly enough! He was absolutely amazing from start to finish. His patience, encouragement, and calm approach made all the difference for Amba while she was learning to drive. George took the time to build her confidence, explained everything clearly, and always made her feel comfortable behind the wheel. No question was ever too much trouble, and his positive attitude helped keep any nerves at bay. Thanks to George’s excellent teaching and support, Amba passed her driving test first time with no faults! We are so grateful for all his hard work and dedication. If you're looking for a driving instructor who is professional, patient, and genuinely invested in helping his students succeed, George at Weekend Wheels is the one to choose. Thank you so much, George! 😊

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Luke Armson1 July 2026

Cannot recommend enough, Weekend wheels for driving lessons especially Andy for automatic lessons. I felt very much at ease and with Andy’s instruction, his calm patience, attitude helped me no end. Will highly recommend Weekend wheels and Andy. Can’t thank you enough Andy!

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Ava Wadsworth14 June 2026

I had John as my driving instructor and he was great! He explained things very well and was incredibly patient which gave me the confidence to ask any questions I had. He was also very friendly and supportive which made me feel more at ease and less nervous to try new things. I passed my driving test 1st time after having John for about 5 months so I definitely recommend!

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callum lewis9 June 2026

Passed just today! first time and 0 faults! - all thanks to George and his fantastic teaching style. A very calming demeanour and buckets of experience to offer. He went above and beyond to teach me even after I had taken a three year break from my lessons, whilst away studying. George has given me the skills and knowledge to be confident on the road, even immediately after passing. The help he gave to me and my parents even allowed me to know what and how to practice in my own time. Cannot recommend Weekend Wheels enough!

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Kate Mcculloch27 May 2026

George taught my daughter to drive recently and I couldn’t recommend him enough! He was so patient and thorough. When she passed first time I felt confident that she was a good, capable driver with all the skills she needs. Thank you so much George!

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Aidan14 May 2026

My driving experience with weekend wheels was fantastic. With the help of Andy I was able to pass my test first time! Andy was a great instructor, very patient and made the lessons enjoyable but also productive with a clear focus of the lesson outlined at the start of the lesson. Andy allowed me to safely build up my confidence on the road and experience a variety of different driving scenarios and how best to tackle them.

Contact
+447415651974www.weekendwheels.net31 Hocknell Cl, Northampton NN4 6AZ
Working hours
Monday08:00–19:00
Tuesday08:00–19:00
Wednesday08:00–19:00
Thursday08:00–19:00
Friday08:00–19:00
Saturday08:00–19:00
Sunday08:00–19:00