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Success stories

Success stories

I’ve been delivering tailored driving lessons, seeing my learners move from provisional to full licence holders. Read their experiences below.

Ready to get your driving into gear?

Karen is a great driving instructor, always happy to explain things to you over and over in different ways until you get it. Theres never any judgement with Karen super friendly always got a bit of chat about her. She will never make you do something you don’t feel 100% comfortable doing, all round great instructor couldn’t recommend enough. 10/10

Great lessons… 

Knows her stuff. Kind, understanding and most importantly patient with her students.

Karen was extremely nice and patient with me when teaching me to drive, she’s an amazing instructor and I would highly recommend her, she answered all my questions that I had about driving and the car itself. She also taught my older brother to drive as well. I would 100% recommend Karen as an instructor.

Good Instructor.
Very patient and clear with advice and instructions.

I would recommend Karen as a driving instructor because; She is always on time or early, She is patient and will always take an appropriate amount of time to explain something. Within safe parameters she pushes you to challenge yourself with your learning, Her organisation is excellent.

Excellent Driving Instructor 

Karen has been an amazing driving instructor, I have thoroughly enjoyed every one of my lessons. She is patient, calm and makes me feel at ease when learning. I have been especially grateful for the mock tests which have given me clear understanding on what I need to improve. I highly recommend Karen to anyone looking for an instructor. Thank you very much.

Great driving instructor

Karen has helped out my confidence with driving and has made me feel comfortable while on the road. We cover great amounts in each lesson and I always feel as if I leave a lesson more advanced than I started.

Karen is an excellent driving instructor.

I would highly recommend Karen as a driving instructor. She creates a welcoming atmosphere from the very beginning and ensures you feel safe. Karen is a highly skilled and knowledgeable driving instructor, and passes on her knowledge through clear, understandable diagrams and explanations. When I was unsure of anything, Karen would be able to explain it and make me feel much more confident about the situation.

Karen is a great driving instructor. She always made me feel calm during my lessons. All the questions I asked, Karen explained everything very clearly. She also taught my older brother to drive. I would highly recommend Karen as a driving instructor.

Great instructor 

Karen is very good at teaching and has been patient with me from the start, helping me not just be able to do what I’m doing but also learn and understand what/why it is done. With me having a tight schedule she has been very flexible and worked around that. We have done a lot of mock test's which has gained me confidence and helped me get over the nerves of a real test. Overall I would highly recommend Karen.


Karen is an excellent instructor!

I’ve really enjoyed my driving experience whilst learning with Karen. She’s very easy to chat too and is an excellent instructor where she asks what you would like to work on and goes into depth on areas you are struggling in. The mock tests we did were very useful leading up to my test and made me more confident in my abilities. I will miss my lessons with her each week!

Very good experience, very good at teaching and also time for a nice chat. 

Fantastic service, always on time. Gives precise and understandable feedback that helps me improve for the next lesson. Also good at planning out the next session where she knows where I need to work on the most to take my driving skills to the next level.

5 STARS

Excellent experience

Karen is an excellent driving instructor. She has really helped with my overall confidence as a driver with excellent patience, knowledge and professionalism. I couldn't recommend a driving instructor better than Karen.


I would highly recommend Karen for anyone looking to learn how to drive. Throughout all my lessons Karen has helped me to feel safe and comfortable behind the wheel and always asks if there’s anything I’d like to go over again by doing demonstrations or will draw it out. I will miss having my lessons each week.

Thank you for all your help.

Karen is without a doubt a great driving instructor, she fully gives her all when it comes to helping you feel comfortable and safe on the roads throughout your lessons while making it an enjoyable and exciting time! Karen also is very understanding and patient and takes time to get to know you and really focuses on eliminating any fear or anxiety around driving.

I would recommend Karen to anyone learning to drive!

For anyone wanting to learn to drive, I’d without a doubt recommend Karen. She has always made me feel calm and comfortable behind the wheel as I reached a potential I never knew I had. She has made what I thought to be a completely overwhelming experience an enjoyable and relaxing one. Karen is very welcoming, patient and helpful, adapting lessons to suit you and what you want to learn. Through her mock tests, demonstrations and clear explanations, Karen has helped me increase my confidence on the roads and become a safe driver.

I’m thankful to have found her!

I really recommend Karen as a driving instructor. She’s very patient and is a massive help. She’s good at explaining and and helping during your lesson. She makes me feel comfortable and good and identifying your mistakes and helping you get past them.  

Highly recommend 

Karen is a really good and helpful instructor she has made me have a better understanding about how to be safe on the road and how to drive. She is really patient and explains things really well and always has a answer to your question.

I would highly recommend Karen as a driving instructor. She is very patient and helped to calm my nerves when I was nervous to drive. I really enjoyed my lessons with Karen as she created a calm environment that helped me understand driving.

Great to learn with Karen 

I highly recommend Karen as a driving instructor. She’s beyond patient and kind, always willing to go into detail about anything you are struggling with. I’ve become very confident learning with Karen and have also had great fun learning to drive! 

Thank you so much Karen

Lovely instructor that gave me plenty of help, advice and guidance throughout all lessons. Would definitely recommend to any learner driver needing an experienced instructor!

So much more than an instructor!

I honestly can say that Karen has completely changed my views on driving! I started off barely able to think because of my nerves and she has not only been patient, calm and so helpful, but she also listens and adapts to me and my way of learning. I never thought I'd be able to drive, but Karen has been amazing and now I'm calm, confident and look forward to every lesson. I couldn't recommend her enough!

Thank you Karen!!

I would highly recommend karen as she is very patient and makes sure you are comfortable while learning to drive. She gives clear information and helps you achieve confidence in the roads.

I would highly recommend Karen as a driving instructor. She gives very clear instructions and information, she is also patient and calm. I have been enjoying my lessons.

Karen's extremely patient and understanding, and does her best to make you feel comfortable whilst pushing you at the same time. Her lessons always teach you something new, whether it's reacting to a new situation, or fine-tuning clutch control. She's good at calming nerves, and won't hesitate to tell you the things you need to hear.

Karen is an excellent instructor, from day one she has gone above and beyond on helping me become confident behind the wheel. Every lesson with Karen has not only been great learning experience but a lot of fun. Karen is so patient and always finds a way to teach each individual. I would highly recommend her to anyone learning to drive  x

Great Instructor

Very experienced driver who stays calm when you make mistakes and helps you learn from them, as well as having very good communication when organising lessons. Feel like I came on quickly with her advice and would highly recommend.

Great instructor. 

Karen was a reliable and efficient instructor. She will teach you everything you need to learn from A to Z no shortcut. She won't let you sit on your test if she thinks you're not 100% confident to be on your own. I took my test the first time and passed it with 1 minor.

I would highly recommended Karen as a driving instructor. Since starting lessons with Karen, my confidence has increased drastically behind the wheel and on the roads. Karen has always been patient with me and is extremely supportive in fields I’ve not been the most confident in. Thanks to Karen’s services I feel prepared for my driving test and would again, highly recommend her to anyone looking to learn to drive.

After a terrible first instructor, I never thought i would feel comfortable behind the wheel. However! In just 7 weeks Karen has changed my views on driving. I now look forward to my lessons and feel so confident and in control of the car. Even when I make mistakes, Karen views this as learning opportunities explaining clearly and calmly what happened. I can't thank her enough and would recommend her as a driving instructor to everyone! I'm so excited to carry on with lessons, pass my test and buy a car.

Thank you Karen!!

Karen has always been very patient with me during my driving lessons and I always understand the way she explains things to me. Karen has also really helped build up my confidence when driving over the last few months.

Great Instructor! 

thanks for getting me Passed

5 Stars

Karen is a fantastic instructor, I wanted to get my license before went to university and she managed to get me passed, thank you so much. X

After a previous test fail and not driving for years, Karen's lessons increased both my skill and confidence on the road massively. She would always make sure I understood everything 100% and was eager to help me improve my drive at every turn. She is much more interested in helping you fix a mistake than ever putting you down for making it. 

On top of all this she down-to-earth and easy to talk to which creates a friendly and relaxed environment so you can fully focus on your drive. Karen is both an absolutely fantastic driving instructor and a super nice human being. I whole-heatedly recommend her!

Karen is very patient and always taught me in a way that i would understand. I was able to pass my test first time thanks to Karen and would recommend her to anyone looking to start driving.

Amazing driving Instructor

Karen is such a fantastic driving instructor, she calmed me nerves and made me feel a lot more confident behind the wheel, without her I would of never passed. Thank you so so much x

Excellent instructor

Karen has been teaching me to drive for a while now, she is patience and supportive and an all round excellent instructor. I would definitely recommend.

I have just passed my driving test today with only 4 minor driving faults. I learned with KAR-n-DRIVE and I would highly recommend Karen to anyone who is wanting to learn to drive and get prepared for a driving test.

Excellent

Karen is an excellent teacher and I found the lessons extremely beneficial - she is very calm and put me at ease every lesson.

5 Star

highly recommend KAR-N-DRIVE!

Karen is so patient with me when driving & learning, as she explains how to drive safely and do the manoeuvres correctly when teaching me!
I feel very safe during my lessons with her. She has prepared me well for my driving test that’s coming up soon.

Brilliant driving instructor!

Started driving lessons with Karen mid November. Karen is very patient and makes me feel confident when driving. She is very understanding and explains things clearly to me.

Karen is a great driving instructor and I would highly recommend her. Very good at teaching you things that you don’t understand.

5 stars

Karen is a fabulous Driving Instructor, she helped me get my UK license. 

thank you x


I’ve been learning with Karen for a couple of weeks now and I feel like she is helping me get through it really well. She’s always on time for my lessons and I have been enjoying my lessons. I would recommend Karen to anyone that is looking to start learning how to drive.

Intuitive lessons with an experienced and kind instructor allowed me to build confidence and experience on the open roads within a couple months with one lesson per week.

Brought me on from being a bag of nervous to confident, never raises her voice. Great driving instructor!

5 stars 

Karen is a very good driving instructor, with a very patient and relaxed manner.

Great instructor! Really helpful and great at helping correct any bad habits or problems you have behind the wheel. Gives you confidence when behind the wheel.

Loving my lessons with Karen, she's so lovely and makes me feel at ease. I would highly recommend to anyone thinking about learning to drive. XX

Amazing experience learning with Karen! 5 Stars.

I’ve really enjoyed my lessons with Karen and she made me feel comfortable and confident in the car right from the start. 5 stars

5 Star Driving Instructor, passed 1st time with 3 minors. :)

Just want to say a massive thanks to a wonderful driving teacher! Karen's thorough and professional approach, along with her compassionate and understanding nature has been such a blessing, especially for someone who struggles with nerves! So thankful to have passed my test with her and would highly recommend her to anyone looking for an driving instructor thanks Karen x

Learn to drive in north Aberdeen, Bridge of Don, Dyce, Bucksburn, Kingseat and Newmachar with
KAR-n-DRIVE

07423 663371
info@kar-n-drive.com


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