Date Added:
November 2009
I found Dragon Driver Training on the RSA website, completely by chance. Having driven for 2 years beforehand and having had 25+ hours of lessons, I couldn't understand why I had failed my driving test TWICE. 15 minutes in the car with Mike and I knew exactly why I had failed and that I was not the safe driver I was led to believe.
Just looking at the facts, anyone with as many lessons completed with the most "prestgious" driving school around, should NOT have failed the test. I had spent my money on 25 + hours of having bad habits, confusion and frustration drilled into my mind. 5 hours of tuition and the supportive notes I was given free of charge allowed me to pass my driving test.
I cannot fault this guys tuition! I have a problem with taking things in while i'm driving and with the help of the notes & diagrams to reinforce it, I felt ready for the test in a way I never had before. I can't describe what peace of mind it is to feel ready for your test rather than dreading it!
Date Added:
September 2009
Mike does a grand job. I'm not very good at listening, but I enjoy reading. So Mike centred my lessons around notes and a videos that he took of my driving in the car. Wow did I learn fast. Mike likes to move his pupils on FAST, at a pace that they understand. I did only 10 hours with Mike and 2 pretests and got through first time with 6 grade 2s! Not bad for a 40 year old who did not know where the clutch was and used my left foot to brake with!!
Date Added:
September 2009
I booked with Mike and found him to be very strict and full of information. He always told me to look in my mirrors and then gave the reason, be it changing gears or overtaking. I took 10 lessons with him and on the 4th 2 hour lesson he videod the session so I could see my mistakes and my good points. The guy knows what he's doing and always backs his reasons with for telling me something with hard facts. I will be booking my advanced driving course with this guy. Ho! yeah I passed my test with 2 grade 2s
Hi Mike, Dave just want to say thanks for your expert skills and the Video Camera System. It was great. I could actual take away the lesson with me and listen your comments. This was a great help. To expect someone to pass their test first time in 6 hours of tution, plus the support of accompanied driver. My Dad was well pleased with the support lesson you gave him! Well thats me passed first time and I've got a video DVD to show my mates how I learn't to drive. Real Grand Mate!!!
I suffer from my nerves. I always get high grades in theory tests, but terrible marks in practical assessments. Anyway Mike has been trained to deal with nervous drivers. He has the patience, because I pulled out on a busy junction in front of car, even though mike told me the bench mark, I then proceeded to do a right turn driving on the left hand side of the road. All Mike did was guided me and corrected very quickly. Then told me to pull the car over, turn the engine off and take some deep breaths and asked me to explain what I done. The he talked me through how I should of done it. Mike is very very patient and tends to laugh it off.
This guy is brilliant. Iʼve been driving for 6 years and have also passed my Motorcycle Test. He took me out for 30 minutes and assessed me. Said I needed 1 hour of theory and then he proceeded to go through the theory giving me drawings and written instructions. I spent with him one hour and half and he charged me 55 quid. He said as long as I did what he told me there woud be no problem with me passing my test. Yep I passed with 2 grade 2s on the clutch, which he said was my worst habitual problem.
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Mike is a really good instructor, a qualified Approved Driving Instructor in the UK, teaching in Dublin. He teaches by demonstration or prompting. I took 2 hours with him and passed my test. He wrote down all he taught me and I revised it. Took my test and Passed! I have asked him now to teach me Pass Plus, so I can learn advanced techniques on Motorway Driving, in city driving and country lanes.
Hello Mike! Probably you wont remember me by now. Im Rey the filipino guy you teach how to drive. To be honest, its quite hard to have a booking in your driving school. Now i know the reason behind it. Hehehe! Most of my filipino friends in our organisation envies me now. Because they woudnt believed me that i passed the driving test 1st time. Because most of my friends failed 5 times and some more than 5 times. Intil i show them my FULL LINCENSE and they were shocked. I laughed and tell them proudly that its just so happened that my driving instructor happens to be a Jedi master. Hahaha! I would like to thank you Mike from the bottom of my heart for teaching me how to drive professionaly, intellectualy and for giving me some tips and tricks on how to pass my driving exam. Once again thank you very much, Godbless and may the force be with you :o)
Hello Mike! Probably you wont remember me by now. Because of the many students you have, im Rey the filipino guy that you teach how to drive 2 months ago. To be honest, its quite hard to have a booking on your driving school. Now i know the reason behind . Hehehe! All my filipino friends now, are envying me. Because i am the only one who have a full license in our group, they woudnt believed me that i passed the exam first time, for just 2 months. Until i show them my FULL LICENSE, because most of my friends they failed 5 times in their exam, i just said to them its just so happend that my driving instructor happend to be a JEDI master. Hehehe! Thank you very much Mike, for teaching me how to drive, professionaly, intellectualy, and for giving me some tips and tricks on how i can pass my driving exam. Godbless and may the force be with you! :o)
I was not just driven and showed the clutch and "get use to the gears first" as with my first driving school at €40! I now know Cockpit Drill, MSM, MSPSL, LADA, SCALP and the 5 point check. I got that before I moved the car! Then Mike gave me the drawings and notes to support it. Then said learn it in your own time off by heart if you want to pass your test. Call me if you have any questions. Then we got on with the driving. Moving off, stopping, turning left and right and a run all in the first 2 hours. The great thing was I was in control, as the student. At anytime I could slow the pace down if it got too much. Mike has only one interest to teach students text book style practically with drawings to RSA standards and some English standard called DSA. He likes to get his students through the test as quickly as possible. He states for every year of your life you need to practice the system 1 hour. So if you take six hours of lessons and your 30 years old. He expects you to go anyway and practice 5 hours for every one of his taught one hour, then you pass your test first time! You can do in less time, but watch out as Mike expects you to be perfect on your assessments, as he says it’s all about defensive driving and saving your life in the many years to come.