What Our Students Say About Eric Machin

Recommendation to anyone who wants to learn to drive - I honestly couldn’t recommend 1st Driving School enough! From day one of learning to the day I passed my driving test, the whole experience was brilliant. Eric was incredibly supportive, patient and encouraging throughout my lessons. He always took the time to explain everything properly, build my confidence and help me improve whenever I struggled with something. He pushed me to keep striving and gave me the confidence I needed to believe that I could pass. Thanks to Eric’s guidance, support and dedication, I’m absolutely over the moon to say that I passed my driving test first time! I’m so grateful for everything Eric has done for me throughout my driving journey. If you’re thinking about learning to drive, I would 100% recommend 1st Driving School and Eric. You won’t regret it! Thank you for everything, Eric!

I honestly never thought I’d drive a car but Eric has made that dream come true. Eric is very patient, if you make a mistake, he explains everything in detail. When you get overwhelmed he would always let you pull over to have a breather and talk about what is going on. He teaches all the ins & outs very detailed. He is very friendly. I’d 110% recommend Eric! He was also always on time for my lessons. Thank you for teaching me these live skills and helping me gain freedom.

Great experience learning to drive with Eric!!! 1st time pass!

Amazing instructor and teacher. Very pleasant, down to earth individual with a lot of patience. Had a great time learning and passed first time with no faults. Would 100% recommend. Thanks :)

I don't usually write reviews. I passed my test last Monday, I had Eric as my instructor and he is absolutely lovely and made me feel comfortable, he is very experienced and tries to tailor to each student's learning pace and style. He is great with letting me know about any slots that have opened up for lessons and has been excellent working around my 9-5 job. Overall I will highly recommend 1st Driving School and most certainly rooting for Eric! Thank you Eric!

Fantastic service & very thorough teaching, from never driving before to passing first time. Many thanks to Eric Machin

I had driving lessons with Eric Machin. I fully recommend him as his experience and patience helped me quickly build my confidence behind the wheel. He helped me a lot, which allowed me to pass the driving test. Thank you Eric!

1st Driving Instructor Eric really did help me with my confidence massively and taught me not to give up. He was very patient and explained things clearly. I really can’t thank him enough, would highly recommend.

I can't thank my instructor Eric enough for always being so patient and calm with me, always explaining what I got wrong when I made mistakes and what I needed to work on. He was very punctual and reliable. I had a great experience learning to drive safely. I passed my driving test first time with 1 minor and would definitely recommend him.

Brilliant instructor and helped me with everything I needed.

Best driving instructor I’ve had. Helped me a lot and pushed me.

My driving instructor Eric was brilliant in showing me everything I needed to know in order for me passing my test. I have been trying for years to gain enough experience to go for a test. Eric from 1st Driving School was the only driving instructor to show me everything properly and professionally. I can safely say I will keep his teachings with me for the rest of my life to be a good and safe driver!

Amazing service. I had an amazing driving Instructor named Eric I would definitely recommend him to other people.

I've just passed my test this week and it was on my first attempt, this is all down to my instructor Eric who was brilliant. He was always calm and reassuring if I'd made a mistake throughout my lessons, always punctual and never let me down I cant thank him enough and I wish him all the best in the future ( I hope he sees this and knows how much I appreciate every hour spent with him learning from him ) thank you Eric

Amazing instructor! This driving school is brilliant, they have amazing driving instructors like I had Eric Machin to help me pass both theory and driving test for the first time! It’s amazing, it took a long way but it’s worth it at the end. He knew when I was ready to drive so they would know when you’re ready if you want to pass for the first time and I went and did it! All massive thank you to him, he’s a good listener, he’s calm and he will help you with anything! Thank you!

Excellent service from Eric who was my driving instructor. I passed today first time and couldn't have done it without such a great driving instructor. Thank you Eric you’re a diamond :)

5 star driving instructor. I passed my test the second time thanks to Eric Machin, was really patient with me, was always on time, never lost his temper when I did anything wrong. I would definitely recommend to friends and family brilliant driving instructor 5 stars.

Can’t thank Eric enough for his time and patience. Have started and quit lessons so many times with other companies but with Eric only ever boosted my confidence and motivation. And thanks to him passed first time! He’s taught me and my wife and got us both to and through our tests. He's a credit to the company.

Fantastic experience learning to drive with Eric Machin would recommend to anyone wanting to learn to drive, to use this company and this instructor. I can't thank Eric enough for getting me through my test!

I passed on my first driving test with flying colours, I can not thank my driving instructor Eric enough for his dedication, patience and how thorough he was in all of the lessons. I would recommend 1st Driving School for those starting out and for those who just need to brush up. I felt comfortable and reassured all the way through the process and am over the moon with my level of driving. Thank you again!

Eric was so patient and never gave up on my even after I failed twice! I had given up all hope of passing but Eric stayed positive and had the patience of a saint throughout. Couldn’t recommend this company enough.

Great school and even better instructor. Thank you for teaching me how to drive safely, it was a pleasure to work with 1st Driving School.

I had Eric Machin as my instructor and I would 150% recommend him. He really put me at ease whenever I was nervous and he was very patient. He would fit lessons around my work as I work shifts and was overall a lovely person :) thank you Eric!!

I passed first time with the amazing help of Eric Machin. He was patient and encouraging and I enjoyed having lessons. I started driving late on in life and Eric's calm approach gave me confidence and my initial anxiety at starting lessons soon passed. Thank you very much!

Eric is a very good driving instructor, I wouldn't of passed on my first attempt without the things that Eric taught me. The examiner was very impressed with my driving and I would recommend Eric to anyone!

My instructor was Eric Machin, who was recommended to me. From his years of experience I would go on and recommend him too. A very thorough and conscientious instructor, who has taught me well, which will hopefully reflect in my driving. Thank you.