Driving lessons in Chichester

Patsy

0333 772 9842

Lesson price: £45 an hour

Manual Driving Lessons

Welcome to my webpage, my name is Patsy and I am based in Bosham and I teach in the Emsworth, Havant and Chichester areas. Before I became a driving instructor I was a local  Parish Councillor and chairman for four years. I have also had a career as a catering manager and worked freelance at Goodwood and I have three daughters. 

I enjoy meeting people and I aim to present my lessons in a fun and effective style because I know that if your lessons are fun, you will not only learn quicker, but you will learn to a deeper level and the benefit of this approach is that you will be a considerably safer driver.

Having lived locally for some time you can rest assured that I am familiar with the local roads that can be challenging for new drivers and I will help you to understand and safely negotiate and drive on those roads.

Should you need it, I will also help you with your theory test, when we commence your driving lessons.

Maybe you are a full licence holder and just need a little confidence building. With that in mind, I am also offering 'Refresher Driving Lessons'

Possibly you have had a time away from driving, not driven in the UK for a while or simply need to get to grips with a new car. I can carry out refresher driving lessons in my dual-controlled car or within your own car.

You will find that I am a strong advocate for teaching "Safe Driving For Life" as safety on our busy road network is all important.


driving instructor Patsy

First Lesson Free- As a welcome to my new drivers I am currently offering you a driving lesson free when you book your first ten hours with me.

I have some availability for weekends and evenings as I understand that it is not always possible to take lessons during the working week.

For your first driving lesson call 01243 884 647 or simply send me an email by filling in the box below.

I look forward to meeting you on your first driving lesson

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What students said about learning with Patsy

Andrei

Patsy is a wonderful instructor. I managed pass my test first time after 7 lessons with her. The lessons with Patsy were amazing.

Ben

Patsy was my driving instructor and I cannot recommend her enough. I passed my test first time with zero faults. She was encouraging, patient, professional and fun (we went to my favourite places including dell quay). Also a big thanks to my parents who gave me so many hours of practice outside of lessons which were invaluable!

Carys

I did my driving lessons with Stuart and then Patsy, both instructors are very friendly and the lessons were always fun. We bought doughnuts just before my test, definitely helped! Very happy to pass, thank you Stuart and Patsy!!

Cassie

Patsy was such a supportive driving instructor and really helped me feel much more comfortable in the car. 

Each lesson she would ask what it was I’d like to achieve/cover during our time and then tailor her lessons around this which helped me to progress and improve my driving a lot faster than I did with my previous instructor.

Her general positive attitude really helped me to enjoy our lessons and I got much more out of them as a result. Thank you Patsy!

Chloe

Patsy has been the most incredible driving instructor to say the least.

I suffer from IBD and anxiety, and driving was a massive challenge for me in terms of confidence and self belief.

I passed first time after having so many challenges to face. I am so thankful for all the effort she put into our lessons and all the support I had with her. I am the confident, happy person I am today because of her - not only in my driving but myself as a person. Thank you so so much Patsy - I will miss our drives and laughs together, you have changed my life always for the better.

Daniel

Patsy was a kind, informative, and very switched on instructor.

As someone who'd been learning for a long time due to COVID and other factors I'd had issues with other instructors trying to reteach me lots of things that I didn't have time for before my test. 

Patsy was great at working with what I already knew and knowing where to brush up any flaws I had, doing so well that I passed after only 5 lessons with her!

Emily

I never though I'd try and learn to drive again after a test at 18. 

I was highly anxious about driving but Patsy was incredibly accommodating and a joy to learn with. After years of putting off driving, Patsy eased me back in to it and covered all the aspects I was most nervous about in a controlled manner. She's amazing and would recommend her in a heart beat

Ethan

I had the pleasure of learning to drive with patsy. from the first lesson I could tell that I would enjoy learning to drive. patsy delivered the lessons in an easy to understand and fun way to make them enjoyable. the speed I learnt is in no doubt because of Patsys knowledge and way of teaching. she was very patient when I struggled with something and happily went back and explained something again if I couldn't quite do it. most of all though is she was happy to take me to test at short notice when I got one booked less than 24 hours before. thanks again patsy you were great.

Faith

I want to say a massive THANK YOU to patsy!!! 

I’m honestly so glad I chose to learn to drive with her, she made every lesson so fun and relaxing, I suffer with anxiety and was anxious to learn to drive, because of patsy I passed first time with 4 minors! After only 10 hours of lessons with her, she makes you believe in yourself.

I always looked forward to our lessons together so once again thank you patsy!

George

Patsy was marvelous. She's simply the best! 

Went out of her way to prep me for my test, with 3 weeks to go, despite my busy schedule. Real world driving was covered expertly, including drive through (Tim Hortons) and garages (forgot to top up oil). Past 1st time, legend!

Harry

It was such an honour to be taught how to drive by Patsy - her patience and support led me to pass first time!

She provided understandable, clear help and advice and was such a joy to be taught by. I'd recommend her to anyone looking to learn how to drive.

John

Patsy is a brilliant instructor!

I have PTSD and Autism with Social Anxiety Disorder and Sensory Integration Disorder. It was easy to stay calm with Patsy and I passed first time! I can't thank you enough Patsy and I'm really looking forward to my new independence!

Lillie

Pasty is a very patient person who always made me feel comfortable in the car. 

She always gave helpful and understandable feedback to help me improve my drive, in which made me feel more confident while driving. Pasty makes the lessons fun and enjoyable, there is never a dull or quite moment when patsy is around as she always has something to talk about :) she will always try and find a lesson time that suits you both and
If it wasn’t for Pasty and her brilliant teaching skills, I wouldn’t have got my driving licence as quickly as I did!

First time passer thanks to Pasty!!!

Lucia

My instructor, Patsy, was so so wonderful. I was excited for every lesson and really enjoyed learning to drive with Patsy. I am very grateful for her encouragement, it really helped me build confidence in my driving. Every lesson was fun and informative. 

Amazing, would 100% recommend to every learner driver.

Marcus

Patsy is a great instructor! She made the entire experience so enjoyable and I would recommend anyone to her. She made me feel at ease the entire way through the process. Thank you Patsy!

Maxine

I had Patsy as my driving instructor and she was lovely and welcoming. We enjoyed our time and even went through the drive through to get some donuts. I passed first time thanks to Pasty.

Mia

Patsy is brilliant, I was such a nervous driver and she really put me at ease and made driving so enjoyable. She cheered me on and encouraged me so much. Thanks to patsy I passed first time! I couldn’t of done it without her.

Nathan

As an experienced driver in another country, Patsy's experience and enthusiasm - showed by adapting the lessons for my specific set of circumstances. Patsy gave me the skills to successfully pass my driving test today. Thanks!

Oliver

I'm 31 and getting a driving license was one of the toughest things I've done. I manage to fail 3 times so my confidence was low. Patsy was razor sharp on correcting my faults and importantly, instilled the confidence I needed to pass. Would definitely recommend.

Phoebe

If I could say it in one sentence - simply the best! Patsy was an amazing instructor. She made every lesson so fun and enjoyable which made me look forward to them each week.

She was also very calm and encouraging which helped with my nerves bat the beginning as I hadn't driven for 8 years. I also like that she asked what I would like to work on each week which made me progress faster.

I would highly recommend her to anyone.

Ricky

Patsy has been a great help pushing me after each time I failed and teaching me alot along the way

Rosie

Congratulations Rosie, a superb driving test pass. Well done. Thank you for your kind review. Enjoy your driving.

Stanley

My son Stanley had excellent and enjoyable lessons with Patsy, who was very welcoming & a friendly instructor who made every lesson very enjoyable. Her excellent teaching of how to drive gave confidence which resulted in a first-time pass. Can't recommend Patsy enough.

Tabitha

My lovely instructor Patsy was amazing during our lessons, she’s patient, kind and very encouraging. Patsy always made our lessons fun and made me feel at ease through learning to drive. I felt very prepared and confident for my driving test due to this I passed first time and I am very grateful to Patsy for helping me achieve this. :)

Tivoli

Patsy was an amazing driving instructor, giving me lots of courage and confidence throughout the learning process. At the end, I passed the driving test first time at Portsmouth Test Centre!

Vince

Patsy is a top of the class driving instructor and I would 100% recommend her to anyone who wants to learn to drive.

I started off with no knowledge of how to control the car and on my first lesson we went through the basics.

Patsy explained step by step how to prepare the car and how to move off safely, and how to control the steering. The "five minutes to the left/right" technique is super helpful in all kinds of situations and I will probably use it forever! As time went on and through my first few lessons I learned all the basics of controlling the car, we introduced different skills to help improve on what I already knew. We started with more simple things such as "slow to go" and gradually went up to block gear changes and the "count to four" method before changing lanes, which makes your driving much safer. 

Patsy is great at judging your ability and perfectly strikes the balance of pushing you just enough to consistently and confidently grow your comfort zone behind the wheel, without trying to push you to do things you're not ready for yet. When I reached test day I was a bit nervous, but I had the confidence that Patsy had taught me in depth and thoroughly and that I would pass just by applying everything she had taught me. I did everything on test just as I had learned with her and I passed first time no faults. Every lesson was interactive and lots of fun but I can safely say that every time I got out of the driving seat I had learned something new and improved my driving skills, whether it was car safety, controlling the car, new road features or even handling unexpected situations. I can guarantee that with Patsy you will learn how to be a safe and confident driver forever. 

Thank you, Patsy!