Barton Motors

Advantages: Good driving instructors
Disadvantages: None that i can think of

...Locke school of motoring is a good school of motoring i paid for 12 hours of driving lessons that cost me around £100-£150 it took me a while to take these lessons because i let my 1st theory test run over the 2 years and i had to take another 1 and i passed it after the 4th time. The driving instructor i had he was great because im short he made me sit on a cushion so i was higher up and i could see a bit better and i told him what i was failing on in my other tests and with his help i got through. The prices at the time last year were about £16 for an hour and about £32 for 2 hours. With Locke i found that the prices were reasonable but are expensive because you could probably get them for cheaper. You can either have a woman instructor or a male instructor it depends on who you feel more comfortable with to help you through your... Read review

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Advantages: Encouraging instructors, Lovely cars
Disadvantages: none!

...I wanted driving lessons for my 17th birthday so i could gain more independance however i did NOT want to drive in a mini, any other car was fine, just not a mini. So what does my mum do? Books my lessons with Bramhall school of motoring - purely minis. At first i was sceptical, i thought of the old style minis and thought they would be cramped and just not very nice to drive. I was hugely mistaken. The mini's are lovely, really comfortable and plenty of space. My instuctor is really patient with me and very encouraging. I was allowed to drive on my first lesson after being taught the basics so was impressed with that. So far i have only had 3 lessons so i can't comment on whether i pass first time or not , however i have booked my theory - only 3 weeks after first learning to drive a car! The lessons sound pricey... Read review

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Advantages: Cars available at reduced prices
Disadvantages: Located just outside Birmingham

...I had a budget of £5,500 and was looking for a second hand car. I travelled around a lot of local car dealerships to get an idea of what I wanted to buy and how much I ought to pay. I found a Daewoo which was about 4 years old with a reasonable mileage for £4000. I decided that this was the car I wanted but before I bought it I checked the internet for similar cars. I found the Motor Nation site and a pre-registered Daewoo with 11 miles on the clock for £5499. I telephoned to check that it was stil available and placed a £250 deposit there and then. I checked the Daewoo site to compare prices of a brand new car and the one I was buying, the brand new one was £8295. I caught a train to Birmingham and was met at the station by the friendly salesman and on receipt of my bankers draft he handed me the keys to my new car. My... Read review

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