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5 Star Guarantee on Every Driving Lesson
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Driving Lessons Margate
Book your driving lessons in Margate with Topclass driving school, our driving instructors will provide you with expert and friendly driving tuition, along with unrivalled customer service.
Topclass driving school offer high quality professional driving lessons in the Margate area of Thanet. Established in 1998 we have grown from a one man band to a multi car driving school, the willingness and dedication of our local driving instructors to go that extra mile has given us an outstanding reputation of being the go to school for quality and professionalism along with competitively priced driving lessons.
Learning to drive in Margate couldn’t be easier, your first driving lesson will be with one of our DVSA approved driving instructors, all of whom have an excellent first time pass rate. Depending on your area and availability you will have the choice of a male or female instructor who will provide you with fully structured expert driving tuition
We are the first driving school in the Margate area to introduce and operate a Unique ALS – accelerated learning system to ensure you learn as quickly as possible and receive the maximum value for your money. Add this to our ever popular try us and see deal of 10 hours of fully structured driving lessons and you’re giving yourself the best possible chance to save money and pass first time.
Another first to the Margate area is our 100% money back guarantee We are so confident in the abilities of our driving instructors to get you test ready in the shortest time possible, that if you are not delighted with either the service or tuition you receive we will refund you.
If you’re searching for driving lessons in Margate, we can provide full 1 or 2 hour lessons in manual transmission vehicles. Or if you’re in a hurry or need to get on the road fast you can learn to drive in 2 – 6 weeks with one of our intensive driving courses.
Our driving services range from beginner driving lessons, right through to refresher, pass plus, and motorway lessons for full license holders.
For your convenience you can be picked up or dropped off for your driving lessons from your home, work, or college at a time that fits in with your schedule. So if you live, work, or go to school or college in the Margate area why not give us a call.
Your road to success begins and ends with Topclass driving school.
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Customer Reviews
With over 3000 driving test passes and 650 customer reviews on our website, who will you trust with your driving tuition? Read what our customers have to say about us.
Try Us And See
We are so confident that you will love the tuition we provide that we will give you a massive £60.00 discount to “Try Us and See” with a 100% money back Guarantee.
Accelerated Learning System
Unique ALS – Accelerated Learning System to ensure you learn as fast as possible and also receive the maximum value for your money. Learn faster and cheaper.
Money Back Guarantee
Not only will we give you a massive discount to Try Us and See BUT will also back it up with a 100% Money Back Guarantee should you not be delighted with our service or tuition.
Why Choose Topclass Driving School Margate, Kent
Margate’s Premier Driving School
Offering Success Based Lessons That Deliver With 100% Money Back Guarantee.
Your Satisfaction Guaranteed or we will Personally Refund Your Lesson Fee.
So why choose us? Apart from our fantastic try us and see deal of 10 lessons for only £290.00 with a 100% money back guarantee and our unique ALS- accelerated learning system, saving you money and helping you to learn faster and cheaper, we can boast over 650 genuine customer reviews and over 3000 local driving test passes. We have local male and female driving instructors covering not only the Margate area but most of the major towns in Kent.
You can learn in a manual vehicle and driving lessons can be taken in 1 or 2 hour slots to suit your availability. For flexibility our driving instructors can pick you up from home work or college. For those special occasions, we have gift vouchers or e-vouchers available that can be emailed, sent to you by post, or delivered to you direct by one of our local driving instructors.
Lessons from only per hour
Ultimate try us and see deal
100% Money back guarantee
Unique accelerated learning system
Over 3000 local test passes
Over 650 customer reviews
Block booking discounts
Full 1hr or 2hr driving lessons
2, 4, & 6 week intensive driving courses
Male and female driving instructors
Manual or automatic driving lessons
Free theory test training
Motorway/pass plus lessons
Gift vouchers available
Why Choose Topclass?
Choosing a driving school is one of the most important decisions you must make and can be a daunting prospect. So how do you go about finding the one to match your needs?
Driving Test Passes
With over 3000 driving test passes on our websites, who will you trust with your driving tuition? Check out our High 1st time pass rates.
Gift Vouchers
Looking for a gift for that special occasion? The gift of freedom and a skill that will last a lifetime? Driving lesson gift vouchers are the answer.
Areas Covered
Topclass driving school provides manual and automatic driving lessons in Gillingham and surrounding areas.
Driving Instructors Margate, Kent
Expert Male and Female Driving Instructors, Providing Professional and Affordable
Driving Lessons in the Margate Area.
We currently have 2 local driving instructors teaching in the Margate area that are DBS (formally CRB) checked for your peace of mind and safety. For your convenience you can have a choice of both male and female driving instructors.
Our Margate based driving instructors are trained to an extremely high standard, many of which have come through our own in house training programme. All our instructors are required to sign up to the Industry code of practice, so you can be rest assured you’re in good hands.
Our top rated driving instructors are able to accomplish a much better pass rate than most of our competitors, this is because of their knowledge and experience in teaching in the Margate area, and expertise in judging when their pupils are ready to sit their practical driving test. Our driving Instructors are also very familiar with the local driving test routes and will give you as much practice on these routes as possible.
We appreciate that such a demanding life skill can take a lot of time and a lot of persistence to master. If you have taken driving lessons previously with other driving schools in Margate, you may question how our driving instructors can improve upon their performance?
Our driving instructors understand that every pupil they teach is different, requiring driving lessons that reflect their own way of learning. All the driving lessons we provide are based on the DVSA syllabus and focus on client centred learning and coaching techniques, this is a way of teaching that takes into account how the pupil prefers to learn and is based on each pupil’s individual needs.
Meet The Team
Want to check out your driving instructor? Meet our team of DVSA qualified, expert and hardworking, local driving instructors. Who are waiting to deliver your driving lessons.
Client Centred Learning
The client centred approach to teaching is the most up to date and modern way of delivering driver education and has a proven track record of success.
Driving Instructor Training
We have experienced instructors providing driving instructor training for anyone considering a change of career and wanting to become a driving instructor.
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Manual Driving Lessons Margate, Kent
A Professional and Affordable Driving School
Full 1 or 2 Hour Manual Driving Lessons Available with Expert and Friendly Driving Instructors.
Manual Lessons From Only £29.00 / Hour
Looking for manual driving lessons? Topclass driving school can provide manual driving lessons in Margate and most of the major towns in Kent. Manual lessons are by far the most popular way to learn to drive. If you choose to learn to drive in a manual car you will need to learn how to select the gears by coordinating between the clutch pedal and the gear lever to select the right gear at the right time.
There are many benefits to choosing manual lessons, you will be able to drive not only manual but also automatic cars once you’ve passed your driving test. Another benefit is that manual cars are normally a little cheaper to buy and run than automatic and also tend to give better fuel economy. It’s worth taking a bit of time to think about which option is best for you but whatever you choose, you can be sure you will receive the same high standard of driving tuition from your Topclass driving instructor.
All your driving lessons will be fully structured and planned according to your individual learning ability, this way you will never be put in a position that you feel you can’t handle. At first you will be given complete talk through instruction until you feel able to drive more independently, then you will be given less instruction as you progress, eventually reaching full independence and test readiness.
Whether you choose to learn to drive in manual or automatic, as you come close to test standard your driving instructor may offer you a 'mock' driving test. This will be conducted by one of our own manual driving instructors and will help to give you an idea of what to expect on test day and give you a better understanding of your strengths and weaknesses when you’re put under driving test conditions.
Manual Driving Lessons
Looking for Manual Driving Lessons? We offer a choice of full one or two-hour manual driving lessons with pick up from home, work or college with expert and friendly driving Instructors.
Intensive Driving Courses Margate
Fast Track Your Way to Driving Test Success and Pass Within 1 to 6 Weeks
With an Intensive Driving Course
Intensive Driving Courses From as Little as £33.00 / Hour
Intensive driving courses, sometimes called driving crash courses are now considered to be one of the quickest and successful methods of obtaining your driving licence. Our intensive driving courses are not only available to beginners but advanced learners too.
Intensive driving courses are the perfect choice if you have a busy life or work schedule and find it difficult to fit in weekly lessons. Taking a weekly lesson could take you anywhere between 6 to 12 months depending on ability and frequency of your driving lessons and can end up costing you more in the long run.
Intensive driving courses are ideal if you want to get your driving license and get out on the road in the shortest time possible and are now becoming one of the most popular ways of doing so.
Our intensive driving courses are available both in manual vehicles and start from as little as 8 hours right up to 40 hours. The course you need, will depend on your current experience and can be taken over 2 to 6 weeks depending on the hours you require.
If you decide an intensive driving course is right for you, one of our specialist intensive course driving instructors will take you out on an assessment lesson. This will allow our driving instructor to give you a recommendation on which driving course is best for you based on your current driving experience and ability.
If you’re interested in an intensive driving course in Margate visit our dedicated page here Intensive driving courses Margate.
Intensive Driving Courses
Want to fast track your way to your driving licence? Pass quickly within 1 to 6 weeks with one of our manual or automatic intensive driving courses, specifically tailored to suit your individual needs.
Learning to Drive in Margate, Kent
Unique ALS – Accelerated Learning System to Ensure You Learn as Fast as Possible
and Receive the Maximum Value For Your Money
Learn Faster and Cheaper With Us.
Learning to drive in Margate Kent you will find many different road types. Only around 75 miles from London, Margate has long been a popular destination for Londoners to visit to enjoy its sandy beaches restaurants, bars, seafood stalls and arcades. It even once had a Victorian jetty which was unfortunately destroyed by a storm in 1978.
Margate still has many attractions like the modern Turner Contemporary art gallery and the Shell Grotto’s underground passages but is probably best known for its famous amusement park Dreamland which was re-opened in 2015, after a major refurbishment. Here you can enjoy all the retro rides from every decade, including the Grade II listed scenic railway, which has been totally restored.
If that’s not your thing, it even has a museum which you can find in the old town hall that has also served as a police station. You can also find out about Margate’s history and maritime heritage and many shipwrecks.
New drivers will take their first driving lessons in Margate in a quiet residential area without too much traffic. If you’re a complete novice to driving, your first driving lesson will consist of a safety routine known as the cockpit drill and a controls lesson, moving on to the moving off and stopping exercise. If you have taken lessons before your driving instructor will ask you some questions to find out your previous experience and knowledge then start you off from the best point to suit your needs.
To keep you safe, all our cars are fitted with dual controls so you can be rest assured that your driving instructor can take charge of the vehicle if needed at a moment’s notice. Everyone learns at a different pace so learner driver training routes are divided into three main areas: Nursery, Intermediate & Advanced routes. Your driving instructor will move you on to each stage as you progress and gain more confidence.
You will learn to deal with meeting vehicles and how to negotiate basic junctions eventually moving on to more complex road junctions, crossroads and roundabouts. You will also be taught the manoeuvres, emergency stop, hill starts and independent driving exercises like following road signs and using a sat nav. Your instructor will also give you a list of the ‘show me, tell me’ questions to learn.
Eventually you will be driving on roads like the Thanet way/A299, A28 and A254 as you become more advanced and up to test standard.
All our Margate driving instructors keep up to date with the changes in the highway code regulations and any recent changes to both the practical driving test and theory / hazard perception test, so you can rest assured we will always have the most up to date knowledge regarding any changes to pass on to you.
We cover the following postcode areas in Margate: CT8, CT9 and CT10 If you’d like to book driving lessons in Margate please call: 01843 310089.
Theory and Hazard Perception
Gain Full Access to Our Theory Test Pro Training Suite, Our Online Learning Resource
Available Free to Topclass Driving School Pupils
Whether you choose pay as you go driving lessons in Margate or one of our intensive driving courses you will be given full access to our Theory Test Pro training suite, our online learning resource. Learner drivers that use theory test pro are two times as liable to pass the theory test as the national average. The UK average pass rate is 41% using theory test pro can double this to over 82%. It also contains the full revision question bank from the DVSA and will give you full and realistic hazard perception clips.
The nearest theory test centre used for Margate is in Herne Bay Kent the test centre is around 15 miles away from CT8, CT9 and CT10 area depending on which route you take. For information on your theory/hazard perception test or for the locations of other theory test centres near Margate please see our theory test page. You can check theory test availability and book your theory test here.
Herne Bay Driving Test Centre
The nearest driving test centre used for your driving lessons in Margate is situated in Herne Bay Kent.
Herne Bay Driving Test Centre: Altria Business Park, The Blvd, Herne Bay CT6 6LA
For the locations of other driving test centres near Margate please see our local driving test centres page. For information on your driving test please visit our practical driving test page. You can check driving test availability and book your driving test here.
Theory Test Pro
Students using Theory Test Pro are twice as likely to pass their theory test. All Topclass driving school students get free access to our theory test pro software via our website, click to take a test.
Driving Lesson Prices Margate, Kent
10 Lessons For Only £290.00,
We Are so Confident That You Will Love the Tuition We Provide That We Will Give You a
Massive £60.00 Discount to “Try Us and See”
When choosing your driving School we understand that cost is an important factor. If you’re searching for driving lessons near me, driving instructors near me or driving schools near me, you will find there are many to choose from and driving lesson prices and offers will vary from school to school. You want the best driving school for your budget but before deciding ask yourself this question- are the cheapest driving lessons the best driving lessons?
Cheap driving schools offering low lesson prices may seem like a good idea, but you should carefully consider the standard of tuition you’ll be receiving. You might think you are saving money but the trade-off could be that you need double the amount of lessons to obtain your driving licence.
When you compare driving schools don’t go on driving lesson prices alone, try to make an informed decision by reading customer reviews and recommendations from real learner drivers. Look for quality of teaching and learner ratings along with patience and friendliness of instructors.
Topclass driving school offers a range of reasonably-priced driving lesson packages and deals for beginners, without sacrificing on service and quality. Our PAYG lessons along with our block booking deals are very competitively priced and are conducted by highly recommended driving instructors near you.
How many other local driving schools will give you the opportunity to try them out first with a 10 hour try us & see deal and give you a further discount on subsequent 10 hr block bookings? We are so confident you will love the tuition we provide that if you’re not happy for any reason we will also give you a 100% money back guarantee.
Driving Lesson Prices
We offer quality driving tuition from as little as £29.00 an hour. Discounts on block bookings and save up to £60.00 with our 10 hour Try Us and See deal with 100% money back guarantee.
Customer Reviews Margate, Kent
500 Students a Week Can’t Be Wrong! Our Mission To You Is Customer Success!
With Over 3000 Local Driving Test Passes and 650 Customer Reviews On Our Websites
We Prefer To Let Our Customers Do The Talking.
We rely a lot on customer recommendations to keep our large team of Margate instructors busy and are grateful to our customers past and present for the customer reviews they provide.
With over 3000 driving test passes and 650 local customer reviews and the reasons given for choosing us to include the quality of teaching, patient & friendly instructors, excellent reputation & the high number of recommendations you can be assured of top quality service and tuition.
You can read all our customer reviews and comments on our customer reviews page and check out all our recent driving test passes at our driving test passes page. Read our mission statement and check out our 8 success steps to a 1st time pass to help you decide.
With friendly, patient and highly skilled driving instructors, Topclass driving school is looking forward to helping you achieve your driving ambition in 2023. So if you’re searching for driving schools Margate make Topclass driving school your first choice.
We are very proud of the outstanding feedback and comments we receive about our team of driving instructors here at Topclass driving school. Please feel free to contact us to discuss your driving lesson requirements.
I passed my driving test first time with 36 hours of lessons. It was very reassuring knowing Keith will not take his students to test if he doesn’t feel they are ready, so you are not wasting your money. He is very reliable and organised with his lessons and I found it easy to contact him via text if I needed to move my lesson slot slightly – of which he was very flexible. I was always put at ease during my lesson due to his patient and happy nature. He never made me feel silly if i had to ask a question multiple times. I like his progress book he used during my lessons. He had a long list of all the different skills and manoeuvres of which he scored each week out of 5 depending on what we covered. I know not all instructors do this. It was particularly useful when identifying any weak points or the last time we had done a specific manoeuvre. He also used it to plan our next lesson so I didn’t forget the time or date of my lessons. He was very relaxed with what we did in lessons. For example, I wanted to do a lesson concentrating on roundabouts before my test and Keith was more than happy to do that. I thought Keith explained everything really clearly and always gave good corrections throughout my lessons making me more prepared for driving after the test. Having been driving for a couple of weeks and looking back on my lessons with Keith, I wish we had gone a little further in my lessons and had done a slip road (such as the one off St Mary’s island). On the whole, Keith is very a kind and funny man who always has his students’ best interest at heart. I have really enjoyed my lessons with Keith!
My Names Ben Pilcher I took my driving lessons with Topclass Driving School and had Keith as my driving instructor. I would like to say a big thanks to him for helping me to pass my driving test. Keith is an excellent driving instructor who tailors each driving lesson to the student’s needs. I cannot fault the way he taught me, there was no pressure and this allowed me to get the hang of things in my own time. I passed my driving test first time afer 50 hours of driving lessons. I would totally recommend Keith as a driving instructor.
Thank you Keith!
Tim was my instructor due to him previously teaching my brother & sister beforehand, and I honestly couldn’t be more thankful for Tims help and support throughout the months that it took me to pass my test. I was nervous to start my lessons but once I was behind the wheel, I felt at ease and comfortable. From day 1 my lessons were always enjoyable and Tim always made them funny in some way and I always looked forward to my lessons every week, I will always remember these lessons as they were so amusing.. After so much work towards my first test after 5 months, I did unfortunately fail, I was gutted but Tim was supportive the whole way through and picked my confidence right back up and we picked back up straight away. Tim always focused on my weak points and what I wanted help with, he always prioritised my weaknesses. No time wasting and doing pointless things that wouldn’t help me advance. Every lesson was relevant to the test and I couldn’t have been more thankful for the preparation that Tim gave me.
Thanks Tim for preparing me for the test & giving me the confidence I needed to be out on the road on my own. I would definitely recommend Tim & Topclass to anyone who’s wanting to learn to drive.
I had my driving lessons with Keith from Top Class driving school on a weekly basis and passed my driving test first time! He was calm, supportive and an overall fantastic driving instructor. I do not think I could have got through learning to drive without his help and guidance. Keith is very patient and I would recommend him to anyone wanting to learn to drive.
George Treebie passed today 13/6/16 at Gillingham test centre, George is at college doing plumbing and also works so passing his driving test will make life so much easier this is what George had to say about learning to drive with Katie from Topclass driving school “you really are the best Katie thank you so much for helping me to pass my driving test.
I had Tim as my driving instructor and my experience was great from start to finish. I felt my confidence levels rise straight away as well as my driving ability thanks to Tim at Topclass. I would recommend to anyone who wants to pass there test fast and with the right set of skills for the road. My overall experience of Topclass was fantastic and I am grateful to Tim.
Hi my names lizzie would just like to say to my driving instructor Katie thank you so much for helping me pass my driving test I am still so excited I will definitely be recommending you and Topclass to everyone
I came to Topclass driving school as someone who had originally tried and failed to learn to drive a decade ago. I was extremely nervous about starting my driving lessons again, and worried about whether I would even be able to do it. but my driving instructor Keith quickly put me at ease, and has actually made me enjoy driving which I never thought would happen. He is calm, patient and friendly and made me feel completely at ease. Thanks to him I have now passed my driving test, and am the confident driver I never thought I would be. I have already recommended him to friends and family, and will continue to do so.
Hi My Names Tiffany Smith I passed my driving test first time with only 1 minor all thanks to my wonderful driving instructor Keith Babbs. I had such an enjoyable driving experience with Keith, I cannot recommend him enough! He is a lovely caring person and he did everything he could to help me pass my driving test. He never let me down and always understood if I had to rearrange my driving lessons due to other commitments. We had so many laughs and funny conversations. I will never forget my experience with Keith. I often smile to myself while I am driving along as a funny memory pops into my head. I cannot thank you enough Keith for what you have done for me now I can finally do my food shopping without struggling to carry my bags and its all thanks to you! Thank you soooooooooooooooooooo much!! I will be recommending you to everyone I know so be prepared for some more customers
I took my driving lessons in Gillingham with Topclass driving school, I had previously taken lessons with a different driving school but didn’t feel I was progressing. Passing my driving test first time today has made me so much more relaxed about driving, and so much more independent, now I can get out and about in my car on my own, thanks to my driving instructor Tim. I couldn’t have done it without him. I have changed the way I drive so much since starting my lessons with him to now, and he has made me so much more confident in the way I drive, thanks to his driving lessons. I felt glad to have Tim as a driving instructor because he would cheer me up if I was down about doing something wrong and then help me sort it out. I would definitely recommend.