Driving Instructors
Meet our driving instructors covering Ruislip, Pinner, Eastcote, Northwood & the surrounding areas.Meet Our Driving Instructors in Ruislip and Pinner
Finding the right driving instructor can make a real difference to how comfortable, confident and motivated you feel during your lessons.
Love2Pass has a team of driving instructors offering manual and automatic driving lessons across Ruislip, Pinner, Eastcote, Northwood and surrounding areas. Our instructors have different backgrounds, vehicles and areas of expertise, allowing us to match learners with someone suited to their needs.
Whether you are a complete beginner, a nervous learner, preparing for your practical test or returning to driving after a break, we will help you find an instructor who can support your progress.
Choose the right Love2Pass driving instructor
Learning to drive is personal. Some learners prefer a relaxed and reassuring approach, while others want detailed coaching, intensive lessons or focused help with a particular driving skill.
Our instructor profiles explain:
- Whether the instructor offers manual or automatic lessons
- The areas they usually cover
- Their teaching experience and driving background
- The tuition car they use
- The types of learners they regularly support
- Their current or typical availability
You can read each instructor’s full profile before requesting a lesson. Availability can change, so please contact Love2Pass if you need help choosing an instructor.
Laura Castro-Hendley
Female Manual Driving Instructor
Laura is a fully qualified, DVSA-approved driving instructor with 15 years of teaching experience and 28 years of personal driving experience.
Her calm, patient and friendly approach helps complete beginners, nervous learners and people returning to driving feel comfortable during their lessons. Laura provides clear, structured tuition while allowing each learner to develop at a pace that suits their confidence and ability.
Lessons take place in a manual Volkswagen Golf fitted with dual controls. Laura also offers intensive driving courses, refresher lessons, motorway tuition, practical test preparation and Pass Plus training.
Areas include: Ruislip, Ruislip Manor, South Ruislip, Eastcote, Pinner, Northwood, Northwood Hills, Ickenham and Harefield.
Rana
Automatic Driving Instructor
Rana is a DVSA-approved driving instructor with 40 years of teaching experience and 48 years of personal driving experience.
His calm, patient and friendly approach helps complete beginners, nervous learners and more experienced drivers feel comfortable behind the wheel. Rana also provides refresher lessons, motorway tuition, mock tests, intensive automatic courses and practical test preparation.
Lessons take place in a smooth and comfortable automatic Toyota Yaris Hybrid fitted with dual controls.
Areas include: Ruislip, Pinner, Eastcote, Northwood, Northwood Hills, Hatch End, Moor Park, North Harrow and Rayners Lane.
Mihai Nita
Automatic Driving Instructor
Mihai is a fully qualified, DVSA-approved driving instructor with a calm, encouraging and learner-centred teaching style.
He supports complete beginners, nervous learners, people who have previously failed a driving test and drivers moving from manual to automatic tuition. Mihai encourages learners to understand their decisions instead of simply following instructions.
Lessons take place in an automatic Mazda CX-3 fitted with dual controls. Its smooth controls, comfortable interior and good visibility provide a reassuring environment in which to learn.
Areas include: Ruislip, Ruislip Manor, South Ruislip, Eastcote, Pinner, Northwood Hills, Ickenham, Harefield, North Harrow and Rayners Lane.
Pete Holdcroft
Manual driving lessons
Pete is a trainee manual driving instructor who brings 36 years of personal driving experience and an extensive advanced police-driving background to his lessons.
He is DBS checked, patient and client-centred. His experience includes police response driving, Class 1 advanced driving, covert blue-light driving and hostile-environment driver training.
Pete supports complete beginners, nervous and older learners, international licence holders and people who have previously been unsuccessful in a driving test. Lessons take place in a manual Volkswagen Polo fitted with dual controls.
Areas include: Ruislip, Eastcote, Pinner, Northwood, Ickenham, Harefield, Hatch End, North Harrow, Rayners Lane and Rickmansworth.
Pete currently has limited availability for new learners.
Paul Balch
Manual Driving Instructor
Paul is a DVSA-approved driving instructor with 15 years of teaching experience and 40 years of personal driving experience.
His lessons are calm, structured and adapted to the learner. Paul gives people time to ask questions, practise unfamiliar skills and progress at a pace that feels manageable.
He helps complete beginners, nervous learners and people preparing for their practical test. Paul also offers intensive courses, refresher lessons, motorway tuition, Pass Plus and mock tests.
Lessons take place in a manual Vauxhall Corsa F SRi Turbo fitted with dual controls.
Areas include: Ruislip, Pinner, Eastcote, Northwood, Northwood Hills, Hatch End, Headstone, North Harrow, Rayners Lane and South Oxhey.
Ravi
Automatic driving lessons
Ravi is a fully qualified, DVSA-approved driving instructor with 45 years of teaching experience and 50 years of personal driving experience.
His calm, patient and confidence-building approach helps complete beginners, nervous learners and people preparing for their practical driving test. Ravi explains each skill clearly, demonstrates what is required and then gives learners time to practise it step by step.
Lessons take place in a black automatic Toyota Yaris Hybrid fitted with dual controls. Ravi also offers intensive automatic driving courses, mock tests and focused practical test preparation.
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Areas include: Ruislip, Ruislip Manor, South Ruislip, Eastcote, Pinner, Northwood, Northwood Hills, Hatch End, North Harrow and Rayners Lane.