Diamond School of Motoring

Don’t book driving lesson with diamond! Having qualified with a teacher training certificate myself I can identify what is good teaching method and what is poor demonstration in teaching. The instructor I had never gave me a full hour so, the special offer did not seem like a good deal. The instructor grabbed my arm while I was driving to tell me who he was speaking to on his mobile. I felt very unsafe I only had 8 lesson at the time and had just started driving on the main road. He thought good teaching method was to shout at me if I did not understand his appalling instruction. I very politely asked him not to call me madam and to call me by my first name. He continue to call me madam, baby … I am now driving with AA I am doing really well
the instructor never uses my time to take me back he is allocated 30 min. Before he arrives for my lesson. He has given me a show me tell information. And explains what the examiner will look for. He is calm and I feel safe and very in control. If he has to give feedback he explains it in an articulate and clear way so I understand.
Diamond instructor orders me to pull over in a very disrespectful tone, questioned me continually about my private life. Very inappropriate and very unprofessional. I had to drive to another learners house and sit in the back while she had her lesson the other learner agreed with me that the instructor is a bully. Also why did he have his child seat at the back of the car every time i had a lesson? it was dirty and untidy ! And stank of tobacco not a nice experience at all :(I did not think k it was fair to be compared to another learns driving, he said he wanted me to be to her standard I asked how many lesson she had he replied «she had 15 so far and her mother has been teaching her in the car park». I felt he demotivated me and reduced by confidence, fortunately I was given my confidence back with an excellent instructor Keith Taylor @AA