Your Driving Academy

Your Driving Academy, driving school in Leicester

Your Driving Academy (YDA) is a driving school based in Leicester that has been training new drivers for over a decade. The company presents itself as award-winning every year from 2019 to 2026 and claims to have been recognised by independent organisations. It offers lessons in manual and automatic vehicles and has both male and female instructors.

Lessons and training offer

The driving school offers driving lessons in Leicester and the surrounding areas, with manual and automatic transmission options. Among the packages advertised is a 10-hour one for £273 and a buy-one-get-one-free promotion. A trial lesson for new students is also offered.

Instructors work seven days a week to adapt to students' availability. The company states that it teaches more than 500 students every week and that it has collected more than 1000 customer reviews.

Instructors and multilingual service

YDA has bilingual instructors who teach in Gujarati, Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi, Arabic, Albanian, Kurdish and Bengali, as well as English. Students can request a male or female instructor, and the company notes that it is advisable to book early if looking for a female instructor.

Instructors adhere to the ADI (Approved Driving Instructor) code of conduct and participate in continuing professional development to stay up to date with changes in the industry.

Teaching method and onboarding process

The driving school describes an onboarding process in which a support team conducts a detailed consultation about previous experience, expectations and personal preferences, such as instructor gender or language, before assigning a teacher. In the first lesson, the instructor picks up the student from their home, college or workplace and assesses their starting level.

The company states that the average number of lessons needed to reach test standard with its instructors is 37 hours, although it notes that the figure varies by student and that some have passed in as little as 7 hours. It cites the DVSA recommendation of 45 hours with an approved instructor and 22 hours of private practice.

Resources for students

YDA offers learning resources for those preparing for the test, including a theory test app, and maintains support content between lessons. The company states that its free resources have helped more than 100,000 drivers.

Other activities

In addition to student training, the driving school offers franchise and driving instructor training services, and provides information on early practical test dates.