Training to be a Driving instructor

Life is too short, so let's all go and achieve our dreams and wishes

I was speaking to a delivery driver today and after chatting for a few minutes he noticed our spare driving school car. He said he had always wanted to become a driving instructor, however he had never acted upon this dream and said it would never happen now as he was too old.
It suddenly struck me how many of us let time go by and not fulfill dreams and wishes. I explained to my new driver friend that you are never to old to retrain and grasp those dreams and make them a reality. I expressed my dismay when I suddenly realized that he was younger than me, does that make me old? No! I am young at heart and I don’t think that a young 50 year old is old and would be past making things happen, let alone my new 40 year old driver friend.

To become a driving instructor is a wish many people do not act upon as they do not know how to go about things, or where to go for a friendly chat about the industry.


Years a go when I learnt to drive, a driving instructor was an ordinary retired man who wanted to earn a bit more money. Qualifications never came into it as far as I am aware.

Now driving instructors are a professional body and have to go through 3 exams to enable to become a fully licenced driving instructor. These exams are run by the DVSA. When you are qualified you are retested every 2-4years to make sure you are still on the ball so to speak and teach a lesson competently and in the manner the Government wants to see. Quite right too!

Gone are the days when an instructor taught the lady down the road just for a little bit of pin money.

These days you have to think of a driving instructor as a college teacher teaching you a skill for the rest of your life and the independence it gives is immeasurable. Think of the driving school instructor as being as qualified as a teacher with a portable classroom (the driving school car).

You can build a career out of it, progressing into many different fields.

Being a driving instructor is a fulfilling, satisfying and challenging profession. You can work however many hours you would like in a working week, juggle family life and commitments however you want, and when you get that bonus feeling when your pupil has passed their driving test knowing you have been the one to help them to achieve that independence in their life. It makes your heart sing.

Don’t let your dreams and wishes pass you buy, act upon them even if it is just finding out information, you’ve made a start. Whatever those dreams or wishes are.

BubbLe driving school can talk you through the process of becoming a driving instructor, several of our team with in BubbLe do train people to become driving Instructors. We all support one another at BubbLe and pride ourselves to always try to do a good job, for everyone.

Ta Ta for now

Mrs BubbLe
By Russell Marchant March 19, 2026
Manual driving lessons available, Automatic driving lessons available, and intensive course all available from next week and more..... Have you checked the latest update on the government's changes to booking a driving test? Check our blog tomorrow for more information
By Tim Marchant March 16, 2026
With Ryan and Pablo's availability, we also have others on ur team who are able to start lessons from this week. Do you have a driving test booked in the next few months? We also have intensive courses available from End of March 2026 onwards
By Deb Marchant March 16, 2026
So, our 3rd Driving Instructor Announcement for 2026 is welcoming our newest member to the BubbLe family, BubbLer's, please welcome Pablo M B from Avonmouth, who will be providing Manual lessons covering BS9, BS10, BS11 areas of Bristol, and BS20(Portishead only) of North Somerset Pablo M B, (who is based in Avonmouth) will be offering MANUAL DRIVING LESSONS. He is a super chilled, professional, and approachable person. Click here to read more about Pablo's bio. Pablo M B starts with BubbLe on Monday 16th March 2026 and offers week daytime, evening and occasional weekend lesson's.
By Deb Marchant March 13, 2026
Checkout Pablo's and Ryan's availability, as well as manual and automatic lessons with others in our team who are available. We also have intensive courses available from April 2026 onwards.
By Deb Marchant March 11, 2026
So, our 2nd Driving Instructor Announcement for 2026 is welcoming our newest member to the BubbLe family, BubbLer's, please welcome Ryan G from Yate, who will be providing Manual lessons covering BS32, BS35, BS36, BS36, and GL12 postcode Area's Ryan G, (who is based in Yate) will be offering MANUAL DRIVING LESSONS. He is a super chilled, professional, chatty and approachable person thanks to his background as a ex-taxi driver and Class 2 HGV driver Click here to read more about Ryans bio. Ryan G starts with BubbLe on Monday 23rd March 2026 and offers week daytime, evening and weekend lesson's.
By Deb Marchant March 2, 2026
We have got some weekly automatic lessons available, and a few manual lessons as well as intensive courses
By Tim Marchant February 13, 2026
Welcoming Mohamed(whose teaching manual driving lessons) to the team, as well as weekly driving lessons, automatic lessons and intensive courses available now!!!
By Tim Marchant February 13, 2026
So, our 1st Driving Instructor Announcement for 2026 is welcoming our newest member to the BubbLe family, BubbLer's, please welcome Mohamed from Bristol who will be providing Manual lessons covering BS2, BS5, BS6, BS7, BS32, and BS34. Mohamed, (who is based in Bristol) will be offering MANUAL DRIVING LESSONS. He is a super friendly, professional, chatty and approachable person thanks to his background as a security officer and ex-taxi driver Click here to read more about Hamsa's bio. Mohamed starts with BubbLe on Monday 2nd March 2026 and offers week daytime, evening and weekend lesson's.
By Tim Marchant January 21, 2026
We have automatic weekly lessons available, AND, manual and automatic intensive courses as well. Do you have a driving test booked in the next 3 months? Looking to do your lessons in a short period of time? Why not book in for a intensiv assessment today
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