Calm Driving - Driving Lessons / Driving Course

Driving Lessons

Learning to Drive can be daunting – Calm puts you in control and behind the wheel.

We pride ourselves in helping nervous pupils feel safe on the road and we are passionate about our coaching techniques.

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Automatic Lessons

If you feel that an Automatic car would be more suited to your needs Calm can help!

We are experts at helping nervous clients to drive safely and pass their test first time.

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Other Courses

Offering a variety of other courses to make you a better, safer driver and build your confidence on the road.

Other courses available include Pass Plus, Motorway Driving , advanced driving , and Taxi training.

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Welcome to Calm Driving

Learn to drive with our fantastic interactive app that lets you take control of your learning.

Calm Driving offers a variety of quality courses, and we have 23 years of experience in the business. Our instructors are friendly and understanding.

We pride ourselves on our motto, ‘CALM, CARING, CONFIDENT’; that’s how we feel our pupils and instructors should be.

We specialise in helping nervous people pass and instilling safe driving for life.

Our interactive App helps learners take control of their learning.

Our Instructors

David Musk

I have been a driving instructor for 22 years and training driving instructors for 15 years. I started Calm Driving 22 years ago, and I'm very proud...

Debbie Musk

I have been a driving instructor for six years now, and although I spend more time in the office these days, keeping all the instructors busy, I still...

Clinton Pearce

My life's motto is to never give up. I've worked with young people throughout my career, and my ultimate goal is to help each person become the best...

Jasmine Musk

I have been assisting with instructor training at Calm Driving for a while now, which has given me extensive experience within the industry. Growing...

Claire Marriot

After many years in the care sector, doing various roles as a support worker to young and mature adults, I wanted to give myself a more challenging...

Tom Tiller

Before becoming an ADI, I was a qualified teacher in a local primary school. I left that profession for this at the start of 2022 and never looked...

Steve Scotton

I moved south from Oxfordshire in 2020 to be closer to the coast. I’ve spent most of my life working with cars and repairing car panels. Secretly, I...

Steve Bell

I have lived all my life in Dorset. When I left school, I was training to be a mechanic. I have also worked as a windscreen fitter, but I have been in...

Sam Pearse

I've been a carer for young people with autism most of my working life. I love most sports and spend the little free time I have playing competitive...

Sally Goddard

I have lived in Poole my whole life and enjoy the work-life balance of being a driving instructor. I spent ten years working in a school before...

Rich Chappell

After retiring in 2019 and serving for 30 years as a Firefighter split between London Fire Brigade and Dorset Fire and Rescue Service which included...

Paul Wallis

I have been an Approved Driving Instructor for the last five years, 2 years with Calm Driving including extensive training. I moved here ten years ago...

Lester Chine

I recently joined the CALM team, having done several roles in the corporate world. The ethos at CALM was the reason I chose them, and their success...

Ian Simmonds

I love gliding and try to fly as often as I can. As a driving instructor, witnessing my students gain confidence and pass their driving tests is so...

George Swindells

I’m George; I’ve lived in the South for 22 years, I am a big football fan, and I play when I can too. I was in the transport industry for 12 years...

Fiona Cooley

I came to live in Bournemouth ten years ago from London and enjoy the slower pace of life. I became an ADI after 15 years of working with young...

Rich Tiller

My love of driving and coaching led me to a career as a driving instructor. The enjoyment for me is when I hear those words, “Congratulations,...

Meet Our Instructors

Become a safer, better, more confident driver with Calm Driving…

Covering Poole, Bournemouth, Wimborne, Verwood areas you will have a great experience as you start to learn in our modern, stylish Hyundai I3O vehicles. We have 18 years’ experience of teaching and coaching. Including Learner drivers, refresher courses, Instructor training, Advanced driving.

Lessons are fun and our name showcases our skills with relaxed and calm driving teaching methods that really get results. Check out our Facebook page to see how we specialise in nervous drivers throughout Dorset.

Looking to start driving? Book your lessons today!