Our Members
The BDI is a not for profit organisation run by a volunteer committee:
Natalie Grace-Mitchell – Chair
Tracey Ballard – Treasurer
Rachel Newland – Admin
Philippa Etheridge – Social Media and Advertising
Ian Tilbrook – Deputy Treasurer
Chris Tassano – Policies
The committee can be contacted on: bdicommittee@gmail.com
The BDI isn’t a Driving School, however as its members are from many different Driving Schools, and are committed to Continuous Professional Development, if you are looking for local Driving lessons this is an excellent list of active local professional instructors to try :-
Always Pass
Natalie Grace-Mitchell
BDI Chair Woman
Teaches learners, Intensive courses, Pass Plus, Advanced Driving, Fleet training, Taxi driver training and training people to become Driving Instructors.
Covers: Central Reading, Tilehurst, Wokingham, Crowthorne,Bracknell, Twyford, Finchampstead
www.alwayspassdrivingschool.co.uk
Dual Control Car Hire for Instructors
07974 572969
Drive IT
Ian Tilbrook
BDI Committee
Love 2 Pass
Chris Tassano
BDI Committee
Manual lessons
Covers: Central Reading, Winnersh, Woodley, Earley, Twyford, Wargrave, Sonning
07788 714987
Pedals Driving School
Philippa Etheridge
BDI Committee
Manual lessons
Covers: Hurst, Twyford, Wargrave, North Wokingham, Binfield, Winnersh, Sonning and Woodley.
07825224614
I'm Driving
Tracey Ballard
BDI Committee
Manual Lessons
Areas covered: Caversham and surrounding area.
07841023397
Pass2gether
Alison Cross
Manual lessons
Covers: Caversham, Emmer Green, Whitchurch, Henley, Twyford, Woodley, Earley, Reading
07802351014
X-tra Mile Academy
Andrew Rock
Manual Lessons
Learner Drivers, Intensive and semi-intensive training, Pass Plus, Refresher and Specific skills training (eg parking, overtaking, motorways, etc.), Driving Instructor Training.
Covers Reading and surrounding areas inc Woodley, Wokingham, Bracknell, Winnersh, Finchampstead, Crowthorne, Sonning, Twyford, Three Mile Cross and Swallowfield
07718 317505
AJs Driving School
Azra Javied
Automatic and Manual Lessons
Covers: Earley, Lower Earley, Woodley, Winnersh, Wokingham, Barkham, Spencers Wood, Central Reading, Whitley
07402 615472
BAJ Driving School
Bajrang Singh Rathore
Manual lessons
Covers: Central Reading, Caversham, Tilehurst, Woodley, Earley, Winnersh, Henley
07885 289652
Bishnu Chhantyal
Bishnu Chhantyal
Manual Lessons only
Covers: Central Reading, Tilehurst
07830 369831
Bradley's School of Motoring
Bradley Cummings
Manual lessons
Covers: Central Reading, Tilehurst, Woodley, Earley, Winnersh, Newbury
www.bradleys-schoolofmotoring.co.uk
07704 487974
Mini School of Motoring
Chris Gregory
Manual lessons
Covers: Winnersh, Wokingham, Crowthorne, Bracknell, Finchampstead, Camberley
07774 281856
Chris Ramsay Driving
Chris Ramsay
Manual lessons
Covers: Winnersh, Woodley, Earley, Wokingham, Crowthorne, Bracknell, Finchampstead
07881 907650
Altair Driver Training
Colin Walklett
Manual Lessons
Covers: Central Reading, Tilehurst, Woodley, Earley, Winnersh, Wokingham, Henley, Caversham, Crowthorne, Bracknell
www.facebook.com/altairdrivertraining
07733 335671
Dave Cole ADI
Dave Cole
Manual Lessons
Covers Wokingham, Bracknell and surrounding areas.
@DaveColeADI
07802 758225
D P Driving Tuition
Dave Patterson
Manual Lessons
Covers: Central Reading, Tilehurst RG1, RG2, RG30, RG31
07853 421120
Brum Brum Driving
Emma Hempshall
Manual Lessons
Covers: Henley, Nettlebed, Sonning Common, Shiplate, Sonning Eye, Blue Coats, Queen Annes, Oratory, Shiplake College, Warren Row, Huntercombe, Nuffield, Checkendon, Stoke Row, RG9
07903 846314
Feroz Khan
Feroz Khan
Manual lessons
Based in Southcote
Covers all of Reading
07411 910678
Bell Driving School
Gary Bell
Manual lessons
Covers: Tilehurst, Pangbourne, Calcot, Theale, West & Central Reading, Caversham
07946 738424
Sure Pass Driving School
Harjit Sehra
Automatic Lessons
Covers: Central Reading, Tilehurst RG1, RG2, RG30, RG31
07956 379569
Aims4U
Ian Andrews
Manual Lessons
Areas covered: Central Reading, Tilehurst, Henley, Caversham, Basingstoke, Newbury
07792 792985
1st Gear School of Motoring
Janine Terry
Automatic and Manual Lessons
Covers: Woodley, Earley, Winnersh
07951 015309
Clover S.O.M
John Owen
Manual lessons
Covers: Central Reading, Tilehurst, Woodley, Earley, Winnersh, Burghfield, Mortimer, three Mile Cross, Theale, Swallowfield
www.cloverschoolofmotoring.co.uk
07740 288028
Wokingham Driving School
Keith Gambles
Learner drivers, Driving instructor training
Areas covered: Central Reading, Caversham, Henley, Woodley, Earley, Winnersh, Wokingham, Crowthorne, Bracknell
07738 797585
RED Driving School
Mark Calway
Manual Lessons
Areas covered: Central Reading, Earley, Winnersh, Wokingham, Sonning, Tilehurst, Henley, Caversham
07512 209730
Acclaim Motor School
Martin Caswell
Automatic Lessons
Areas covered: Thatcham, Newbury, Hungerford, Reading, Pangbourne, Theale, Tadley
www.LearnToDriveAnEasierWay.com
07769711877
M Khan Driving School
Maryum Khan
Manual lessons
Covers: Central Reading, Tilehurst, Woodley, Earley, Winnersh
07427 174309
MPG3 Driving School
Matthew Giles
Manual Lessons
Areas covered: Central Reading, Caversham, Henley, Woodley, Earley, Sonning, Hurst, Twyford, Wargrave, Charvil
07814 498909
Mike the Driving Instructor
MTL School of Motoring
Mohammed Lone
Manual and Automatic Lessons
Covers: All of Reading
07400 384888
NB Automatic Driving School
Nargis Bahar
Automatic Lessons
Covers: Central Reading (RG1, RG2), Earley and Woodley (RG5, RG6) and Tilehurst (RG30, RG31)
07412 628445
Expert Roadcraft Ltd
Nick Dunn
Fleet work, EV Training and Driver Education only
Based in Bracknell
07708 706140
Peter Mercer
Peter Mercer
Manual Lessons
Covers: Wokingham, Crowthorne, Sandhurst
07747 531038
PJ's Driving School
PJ
Manual Lessons
Covers: Woodley, Reading, Wokingham, Earley, Charvil, Caversham and Tilehurst
07702 617591
Always Pass
Rebecca Dobner
Manual Lessons
Covers: Central Reading, Woodley, Lower Earley, Caversham
www.alwayspassdrivingschool.co.uk
07400 110211
BSM
Ravinder Singh Virk
Automatic Lessons
Covers: Central Reading, Whitley, Earley, Lower Earley, Woodley, Winnersh, Wokingham
07757 670707
Robert Lowe Driver Training
Rob Lowe
Manual Lessons
Covers: Central Reading, Tilehurst, Caversham, Earley, Calcot, Theale
07903 359008
Robin Driving School
Robin Gowers
Manual Lessons
Areas covered: Central Reading, Woodley, Earley, Winnersh, Wokingham, Bracknell, Caversham, Burghfield Common RG4, RG5, RG6, RG30, RG31, RG40, RG41
07973 730990
PassFast
Sadaf Afzal
Manual Lessons
Covers: Woodley, Earley, Lower Earley, Winnersh, Whitley and Reading Town Centre
07877237486
Always Pass
Saima Ali
Manual Lessons
Covers: Central Reading, Woodley, Lower Earley, Charvil, Whitley
www.alwayspassdrivingschool.co.uk
07825 250741
Samina's Driving School "Safety First"
Samina Dar
Automatic and Manual Lessons
Covers: Central Reading, Tilehurst, Caversham, Woodley, Earley, Winnersh, Wokingham, Crowthorne, Bracknell
07970 389908
Shane's Driving School
Shane Warren-Searle
Automatic and Manual Lessons
Areas covered: Wokingham & surrounding areas, Bracknell, Reading
07540 752271
Berkshire School of Motoring
Simon O’Brien
Manual Lessons
Covers: Central Reading, West Berkshire,
Tilehurst, Theale, Pangbourne, Newbury
www.berkshireschoolofmotoring.com
07402 990005
WDS
Simon Shaw
Manual Lessons
Areas covered: Central Reading, Tilehurst, Caversham, Henley, Woodley, Earley, Winnersh, Wokingham, Crowthorne, Bracknell
07305 874586
I'm Driving
Suzanne Tappern
Manual lessons
Covers: Reading, Caversham, Woodley and Earley
07526108753
Unique Learners
Tasleem Farid
Automatic Lessons
Covers: All of Reading
07769505620
Automatic Driving School
Vikas Patel
Automatic Lessons
Covers: Earley, Lower Earley (RG6), Whitley (RG2), Reading Town Centre (RG1), Winnersh (RG41), Woodley (RG5)
07894 707367
X-tra Mile Academy
Waleed Nuseir
Automatic Lessons
Covers: Reading, Lower Earley, Wokingham, Bracknell, Sandhurst, Yateley and Black Water
07805 250632
Unique Learners
Yasmin Farid
Manual Lessons
Covers: All of Reading
07825870947