Thompson School of Motoring
Longford, Co Longford
Reviews
Russ Shipman
19 Mar 2026
REPORT
I want to preface this by saying I passed my test on my first go. Always a good sign.
I chose TSM on a reco. I'm 34 and I've never learned or been licensed. I'm told Brian is a great instructor, but ...
I want to preface this by saying I passed my test on my first go. Always a good sign.
I chose TSM on a reco. I'm 34 and I've never learned or been licensed. I'm told Brian is a great instructor, but I did all three (maybe four?) lessons with Mairead. Her 32 years of experience really showed, and she was able to identify many weaknesses and bad habits immediately, and she's very skilled at direct communication. Every fault was identified crystal clear, with an immediate instruction on how to correct the fault. I only had to tell her to take it easy on me a couple times, a very good teacher, if severe. Maybe not for everybody, but sure you can't be everybody's cup of tea, I suppose. She is just trying to keep the road as safe as possible, and I can't recommend TSM enough.
It got me on the road π€·ββοΈ
Jasmine Thompson
5 Mar 2026
REPORT
About 10 years ago I did my driving lessons with this company , i cannot remember the man who thought me to drive - I passed first time and thought they were great . Fast forward ten years and I recom...
About 10 years ago I did my driving lessons with this company , i cannot remember the man who thought me to drive - I passed first time and thought they were great . Fast forward ten years and I recommend this school to my partner who is learning to drive . Mareaid a lady instructor is who he got - he has been appalled by her behaviour, shouting , rude , disgraceful behaviour - I can see that many of the recent reviews refer to this woman in the same way. Do not go here. I am embarrassed to have spoken so highly of them. Stay away , rudeness and abuse is no way to teach anyone.
Chris Clancy
1 Dec 2023
REPORT
I did close to 40 lesson with the nephew David and then i did 1 lesson with the woman Mairead and never went back. I can not recommend, incredibly bad manners, rude and ignorant no way to teach people...
I did close to 40 lesson with the nephew David and then i did 1 lesson with the woman Mairead and never went back. I can not recommend, incredibly bad manners, rude and ignorant no way to teach people.
Constantly talking down to someone and shouting at them is how you get someone to quit.
Do not use
Kalpit Sharma
20 Sep 2023
REPORT
Very rude and unprofessional. The instructors will swear and demotivate you. They add no value at all, itβs a total waste of time, efforts and money. There are other driving schools around with better...
Very rude and unprofessional. The instructors will swear and demotivate you. They add no value at all, itβs a total waste of time, efforts and money. There are other driving schools around with better instructors.
kay shar
10 May 2023
REPORT
Worst driving school in Longford. This is run by a couple who is disrespectful and utterly rude. Very unprofessional, they will hurl abuses frequently and not give a single useful advice. These people...
Worst driving school in Longford. This is run by a couple who is disrespectful and utterly rude. Very unprofessional, they will hurl abuses frequently and not give a single useful advice. These people should be removed from the approved driving instructor register.
Geraldine Dobson
3 Apr 2018
REPORT
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Thompson School of Motoring
Longford, Co Longford
33 Battery Road
Longford Co Longford
Reviews
Russ Shipman
19 Mar 2026
I want to preface this by saying I passed my test on my first go. Always a good sign.
I chose TSM on a reco. I'm 34 and I've never learned or been licensed. I'm told Brian is a great instructor, but ...
I want to preface this by saying I passed my test on my first go. Always a good sign.
I chose TSM on a reco. I'm 34 and I've never learned or been licensed. I'm told Brian is a great instructor, but I did all three (maybe four?) lessons with Mairead. Her 32 years of experience really showed, and she was able to identify many weaknesses and bad habits immediately, and she's very skilled at direct communication. Every fault was identified crystal clear, with an immediate instruction on how to correct the fault. I only had to tell her to take it easy on me a couple times, a very good teacher, if severe. Maybe not for everybody, but sure you can't be everybody's cup of tea, I suppose. She is just trying to keep the road as safe as possible, and I can't recommend TSM enough.
It got me on the road π€·ββοΈ
Jasmine Thompson
5 Mar 2026
About 10 years ago I did my driving lessons with this company , i cannot remember the man who thought me to drive - I passed first time and thought they were great . Fast forward ten years and I recom...
About 10 years ago I did my driving lessons with this company , i cannot remember the man who thought me to drive - I passed first time and thought they were great . Fast forward ten years and I recommend this school to my partner who is learning to drive . Mareaid a lady instructor is who he got - he has been appalled by her behaviour, shouting , rude , disgraceful behaviour - I can see that many of the recent reviews refer to this woman in the same way. Do not go here. I am embarrassed to have spoken so highly of them. Stay away , rudeness and abuse is no way to teach anyone.
Chris Clancy
1 Dec 2023
I did close to 40 lesson with the nephew David and then i did 1 lesson with the woman Mairead and never went back. I can not recommend, incredibly bad manners, rude and ignorant no way to teach people...
I did close to 40 lesson with the nephew David and then i did 1 lesson with the woman Mairead and never went back. I can not recommend, incredibly bad manners, rude and ignorant no way to teach people.
Constantly talking down to someone and shouting at them is how you get someone to quit.
Do not use
Kalpit Sharma
20 Sep 2023
Very rude and unprofessional. The instructors will swear and demotivate you. They add no value at all, itβs a total waste of time, efforts and money. There are other driving schools around with better...
Very rude and unprofessional. The instructors will swear and demotivate you. They add no value at all, itβs a total waste of time, efforts and money. There are other driving schools around with better instructors.
kay shar
10 May 2023
Worst driving school in Longford. This is run by a couple who is disrespectful and utterly rude. Very unprofessional, they will hurl abuses frequently and not give a single useful advice. These people...
Worst driving school in Longford. This is run by a couple who is disrespectful and utterly rude. Very unprofessional, they will hurl abuses frequently and not give a single useful advice. These people should be removed from the approved driving instructor register.
Geraldine Dobson
3 Apr 2018
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