Our Members
The BDI is a not for profit organisation run by a volunteer committee:
Natalie Grace-Mitchell – Chair
Tracey Ballard – Treasurer
Shane Warren-Searle – Admin
Philippa Etheridge – Social Media and Advertising
Chris Tassano – Policies
Suzanne Tappern- Social
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 :-
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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
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Love 2 Pass
Chris Tassano
BDI Committee
Manual lessons
Covers: Central Reading, Winnersh, Woodley, Earley, Twyford, Wargrave, Sonning
07788 714987
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I'm Driving
Tracey Ballard
BDI Committee
Manual Lessons
Areas covered: Caversham and surrounding area.
07841023397
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Shane's Driving School
Shane Warren-Searle
BDI Committee
Automatic lessons
http://Www.shanesdriving.co.uk
Areas covered: Wokingham & surrounding areas, Bracknell, Reading
07540 752271
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Pedals Driving School
Philippa Etheridge
BDI Committee
Manual lessons
Covers: Hurst, Twyford, Charvil, Wargrave, Winnersh, Sonning and Woodley.
07825224614
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Pass2gether
Alison Cross
Manual lessons
Covers: Caversham, Emmer Green, Whitchurch, Henley, Twyford, Woodley, Earley, Reading
07802351014
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Legacy Driving School
Andrew Bridgewater
Manual Lessons
Covers: Reading, Tilehurst, Calcot, Southcote, Fords Farm, Burghfield, Mortimer, Earley, Lower Earley, Woodley
07919 343131
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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
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AJs Driving School
Azra Javied
Automatic and Manual Lessons
Covers: Earley, Lower Earley, Woodley, Winnersh, Wokingham, Barkham, Spencers Wood, Central Reading, Whitley
07402 615472
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BAJ Driving School
Bajrang Singh Rathore
Automatic lessons
Covers: Reading and surrounding areas
07885 289652
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Bishnu Chhantyal
Bishnu Chhantyal
Manual Lessons only
Covers: Central Reading, Tilehurst
07830 369831
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Bradley's School of Motoring
Bradley Cummings
Manual lessons
Covers: Central Reading, Tilehurst, Woodley, Earley, Winnersh, Newbury
www.bradleys-schoolofmotoring.co.uk
07704 487974
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Mini School of Motoring
Chris Gregory
Manual lessons
Covers: Winnersh, Wokingham, Crowthorne, Bracknell, Finchampstead, Camberley
07774 281856
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Always pass driving school
Chenie Carey
Manual lessons
Covers: Ascot, Bracknell, Wokinghsm and Farnborough
07828070403
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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
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Dave Cole ADI
Dave Cole
Manual Lessons
Covers Wokingham and surrounding areas.
@DaveColeADI
07802 758225
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JP school of motoring
Prithvi Chohan
Manual and automatic Lessons
Covers: Slough, Maidenhead, Burnham, Taplow Langley, High Wycombe, Central Reading, Winnersh, Woodley and sonning
07424 305731
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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
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Feroz Khan
Feroz Khan
Manual lessons
Based in Southcote
Covers all of Reading
07411 910678
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Bell Driving School
Gary Bell
Manual lessons
Covers: Tilehurst, Pangbourne, Calcot, Theale, West & Central Reading, Caversham
07946 738424
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Sure Pass Driving School
Harjit Sehra
Automatic Lessons
Covers: Central Reading, Tilehurst RG1, RG2, RG30, RG31
07956 379569
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Aims4U
Ian Andrews
Manual Lessons
Areas covered: Caversham Heights, Central Reading, Tilehurst, Whitley Wood, Caversham, Henley and Sonning Common
07792 792985
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1st Gear School of Motoring
Janine Terry
Automatic Lessons Only
Covers: Woodley, Earley, Winnersh
07951 015309
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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
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Wokingham Driving School
Keith Gambles
Learner drivers, Driving instructor training
Areas covered: Central Reading, Caversham, Henley, Woodley, Earley, Winnersh, Wokingham, Crowthorne, Bracknell
07738 797585
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RED Driving School
Mark Calway
Manual Lessons
Areas covered: Central Reading, Earley, Winnersh, Wokingham, Sonning, Tilehurst, Henley, Caversham
07512 209730
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M Khan Driving School
Maryum Khan
Manual lessons
Covers: Central Reading, Tilehurst, Woodley, Earley, Winnersh
07427 174309
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MPG3 Driving School
Matthew Giles
Manual Lessons
Areas covered: Central Reading, Caversham, Henley, Woodley, Earley, Sonning, Hurst, Twyford, Wargrave, Charvil
07814 498909
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Mike the Driving Instructor
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MTL School of Motoring
Mohammed Lone
Manual and Automatic Lessons
Covers: All of Reading
07400 384888
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NB Automatic Driving School
Nargis Bahar
Automatic Lessons
Covers: Central Reading (RG1, RG2), Earley and Woodley (RG5, RG6) and Tilehurst (RG30, RG31)
07412 628445
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Expert Roadcraft Ltd
Nick Dunn
Fleet work, EV Training and Driver Education only
Based in Bracknell
07708 706140
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Access Driving School
Rachel Newland
Automatic Lessons
Female Instructor
Covers: Central Reading, Tilehurst, Caversham, Earley, Woodley, Twyford, Swallowfield, Winnersh, RG1, RG2, RG4, RG5, RG6, RG30, RG31, RG41
07983506996
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PJ's Driving School
PJ
Manual Lessons
Covers: Woodley, Reading, Wokingham, Earley, Charvil, Caversham and Tilehurst
07702 617591
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Always Pass
Rebecca Dobner
Manual Lessons
Covers: Central Reading, Woodley, Lower Earley, Caversham
www.alwayspassdrivingschool.co.uk
07400 110211
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BSM
Ravinder Singh Virk
Automatic Lessons
Covers: Central Reading, Whitley, Earley, Lower Earley, Woodley, Winnersh, Wokingham
07757 670707
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Zuzanas’s driving school
Zuzana Benkovska
Manual Lessons
Covers: Reading, Caversham, Twyford, Wargrave, Hurst
07445 567284
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Robert Lowe Driver Training
Rob Lowe
Manual Lessons
Covers: Central Reading, Tilehurst, Caversham, Earley, Calcot, Theale
07903 359008
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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
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PassFast
Sadaf Afzal
Manual Lessons
Covers: Woodley, Earley, Lower Earley, Winnersh, Whitley and Reading Town Centre
07877237486
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Always Pass
Saima Ali
Manual Lessons
Covers: Central Reading, Woodley, Lower Earley, Charvil, Whitley
www.alwayspassdrivingschool.co.uk
07825 250741
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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
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Berkshire School of Motoring
Simon O’Brien
Manual Lessons
Covers: Central Reading, West Berkshire,
Tilehurst, Theale, Pangbourne, Newbury
www.berkshireschoolofmotoring.com
07402 990005
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WDS
Simon Shaw
Manual Lessons
Areas covered: Central Reading, Tilehurst, Caversham, Henley, Woodley, Earley, Winnersh, Wokingham, Crowthorne, Bracknell
07305 874586
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I'm Driving
Suzanne Tappern
Manual lessons
Covers: Reading, Caversham, Woodley and Earley
07526108753
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Unique Learners
Tasleem Farid
Automatic Lessons
Covers: All of Reading
07769505620
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Automatic Driving School
Vikas Patel
Automatic Lessons
Covers: Earley, Lower Earley (RG6), Whitley (RG2), Reading Town Centre (RG1), Winnersh (RG41), Woodley (RG5)
07894 707367
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Pass with Waleed
Waleed Nuseir
Automatic Lessons
http://Www.passwithwaleed.co.uk
Reading, Lower Earley, Wokingham, Bracknell, Sandhurst, Yateley and Black Water
07805 250632
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Unique Learners
Yasmin Farid
Manual Lessons
Covers: All of Reading
07825870947