Clift John Automatic Driving School
Bath, Avon
Reviews
Anna Costin
25 Jul 2026
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John is a great instructor. Very patient and has a warm, friendly manner. One of the few automatic car instructors in Bath. I don’t drive often or own a car so I have an occasional refresher lesson wi...
John is a great instructor. Very patient and has a warm, friendly manner. One of the few automatic car instructors in Bath. I don’t drive often or own a car so I have an occasional refresher lesson with him to keep up my confidence / skills. It’s always a pleasure to go for a drive with John!
Sophie Knight
17 Dec 2024
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John was very professional and kind during my refresher lessons. I hadn't driven for 8-years but he was reassuring and helped to build my confidence back up. I especially wanted to work on parallel pa...
John was very professional and kind during my refresher lessons. I hadn't driven for 8-years but he was reassuring and helped to build my confidence back up. I especially wanted to work on parallel parking so he tailored the lesson to suit. Would really recommend.
Jennifer Manda
18 Oct 2024
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I had 2 lessons (plus the exam day lesson to the test centre) with John as I had an overseas driving licence. He got to review my driving and guided me on the bits I had issues with... particularly th...
I had 2 lessons (plus the exam day lesson to the test centre) with John as I had an overseas driving licence. He got to review my driving and guided me on the bits I had issues with... particularly the roundabouts.
I am happy to say I passed my driving test at first attempt and thanks to John for giving me the confidence I was in need of to do it..
Dan Wang
23 Oct 2022
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John is a very professional and friendly instructor! Gives clear, easy to follow instructions. He is also very patient and has a good sense of humour, which helps me with my nervousness, especially as...
John is a very professional and friendly instructor! Gives clear, easy to follow instructions. He is also very patient and has a good sense of humour, which helps me with my nervousness, especially as a foreigner. He is also strict enough to point out my mistakes. A great experience overall! By the way, I passed the first time.
Claire
27 Jul 2020
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John is a very professional, respectful and effective instructor. He understood exactly my situation and how to teach me. He is friendly and fun to chat with but he's also strict enough when necessary...
John is a very professional, respectful and effective instructor. He understood exactly my situation and how to teach me. He is friendly and fun to chat with but he's also strict enough when necessary to help you learn and remember what you should and shouldn't be doing. I highly recommend John for your driving lessons. Oh, and I passed first time!
Grace Baxter
27 Mar 2017
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John is a fantastic instructor. He supported me all the way brought my lessons, including support with my theory test. He helped me grow in confidence massively; I started as a very nervous driver and...
John is a fantastic instructor. He supported me all the way brought my lessons, including support with my theory test. He helped me grow in confidence massively; I started as a very nervous driver and am now confident safe driver! I passed my first driving after my lessons with him.
H Tugwell
26 Jul 2016
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So glad we picked John. Our son has Aspergers and only wanted to learn in an Automatic as he is keen on having an electric car in the future. He was so pleased when John got a hybrid, he enjoyed driv...
So glad we picked John. Our son has Aspergers and only wanted to learn in an Automatic as he is keen on having an electric car in the future. He was so pleased when John got a hybrid, he enjoyed driving it and felt confident in it to. John is calm, patient and understanding and knew exactly how to explain things clearly, and also took the time to feedback to us about things our son needed to practice. Our son would always come back with a huge grin on his face, never stressed. He enjoyed John's company and found him easy to talk to and have a laugh with.
We would highly recommend John to anyone, whether they have a disability or not.
Kerrie Bailey
12 Jul 2015
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John is a great, understanding and reliable driving instructor. I went from a very nervous student to passing first time. He's highly recommended.
sharon wright
21 Apr 2015
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John is a great instructor, relaxed and patient, putting one at ease immediately. I passed first time, need I say more!
Sharon
A Google User
3 Mar 2012
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Clift John Automatic Driving School
Bath, Avon
Reviews
Anna Costin
25 Jul 2026
John is a great instructor. Very patient and has a warm, friendly manner. One of the few automatic car instructors in Bath. I don’t drive often or own a car so I have an occasional refresher lesson wi...
John is a great instructor. Very patient and has a warm, friendly manner. One of the few automatic car instructors in Bath. I don’t drive often or own a car so I have an occasional refresher lesson with him to keep up my confidence / skills. It’s always a pleasure to go for a drive with John!
Sophie Knight
17 Dec 2024
John was very professional and kind during my refresher lessons. I hadn't driven for 8-years but he was reassuring and helped to build my confidence back up. I especially wanted to work on parallel pa...
John was very professional and kind during my refresher lessons. I hadn't driven for 8-years but he was reassuring and helped to build my confidence back up. I especially wanted to work on parallel parking so he tailored the lesson to suit. Would really recommend.
Jennifer Manda
18 Oct 2024
I had 2 lessons (plus the exam day lesson to the test centre) with John as I had an overseas driving licence. He got to review my driving and guided me on the bits I had issues with... particularly th...
I had 2 lessons (plus the exam day lesson to the test centre) with John as I had an overseas driving licence. He got to review my driving and guided me on the bits I had issues with... particularly the roundabouts.
I am happy to say I passed my driving test at first attempt and thanks to John for giving me the confidence I was in need of to do it..
Dan Wang
23 Oct 2022
John is a very professional and friendly instructor! Gives clear, easy to follow instructions. He is also very patient and has a good sense of humour, which helps me with my nervousness, especially as...
John is a very professional and friendly instructor! Gives clear, easy to follow instructions. He is also very patient and has a good sense of humour, which helps me with my nervousness, especially as a foreigner. He is also strict enough to point out my mistakes. A great experience overall! By the way, I passed the first time.
Claire
27 Jul 2020
John is a very professional, respectful and effective instructor. He understood exactly my situation and how to teach me. He is friendly and fun to chat with but he's also strict enough when necessary...
John is a very professional, respectful and effective instructor. He understood exactly my situation and how to teach me. He is friendly and fun to chat with but he's also strict enough when necessary to help you learn and remember what you should and shouldn't be doing. I highly recommend John for your driving lessons. Oh, and I passed first time!
Grace Baxter
27 Mar 2017
John is a fantastic instructor. He supported me all the way brought my lessons, including support with my theory test. He helped me grow in confidence massively; I started as a very nervous driver and...
John is a fantastic instructor. He supported me all the way brought my lessons, including support with my theory test. He helped me grow in confidence massively; I started as a very nervous driver and am now confident safe driver! I passed my first driving after my lessons with him.
H Tugwell
26 Jul 2016
So glad we picked John. Our son has Aspergers and only wanted to learn in an Automatic as he is keen on having an electric car in the future. He was so pleased when John got a hybrid, he enjoyed driv...
So glad we picked John. Our son has Aspergers and only wanted to learn in an Automatic as he is keen on having an electric car in the future. He was so pleased when John got a hybrid, he enjoyed driving it and felt confident in it to. John is calm, patient and understanding and knew exactly how to explain things clearly, and also took the time to feedback to us about things our son needed to practice. Our son would always come back with a huge grin on his face, never stressed. He enjoyed John's company and found him easy to talk to and have a laugh with.
We would highly recommend John to anyone, whether they have a disability or not.
Kerrie Bailey
12 Jul 2015
John is a great, understanding and reliable driving instructor. I went from a very nervous student to passing first time. He's highly recommended.
sharon wright
21 Apr 2015
John is a great instructor, relaxed and patient, putting one at ease immediately. I passed first time, need I say more!
Sharon
A Google User
3 Mar 2012
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