An established Driving School in Grimsby, Cleethorpes, Immingham and surrounding villages.

A change in the law in the first week of June 2018 means learner drivers can now use motorways before they have passed their test. The government has made this decision to increase the number of new drivers who know how to drive safely on our motorways. ...

One thing we regularly hear at G-Drive is how much our successful young learners have to pay to get their car insured. It’s no secret that car insurance is incredibly expensive for young drivers, even if you have passed your test the first time arou...

G-Drive are now offering driving tuition in Scunthorpe, Brigg and surrounding areas.  G-Drive will now be offering manual tuition in the Scunthorpe and Brigg areas. As a team we are very excited to be making this expansion of the business and aim to...

According to new research conducted by the insurance company ALA, over 3,000 UK drivers who have recently passed their driving test are disqualified from driving within their first year behind the wheel. The most common age range for new driver disqualif...

From Monday 4th December onwards, all learners taking their driving tests will have to follow a new test format, designed to better simulate real-life driving and improve confidence in new drivers. This has been introduced by the Driver and Vehicle Standa...

Often overlooked until it’s too late, preparing your car for the winter months is an important task which shouldn’t be ignored and can cause major problems when it is. We have pulled together a checklist of the important factors you should con...

Many of our pupils and people who enquire about our driving lessons ask us what age is the best to learn to drive and attempt to pass a driving test. The fact is this is completely down to the pupil and their instructor, but we have recently been thinking...

G-Drive are now offering automatic driving tuition. Not all learners are able to get used to a manual car and operate them effectively, which is why the G-Drive team are now offering automatic driving lessons, as well as manual cars, allowing pupils to c...

Lightfoot has recently been making the news in the UK as an innovative device which fits to an electrical socket in any vehicle manufactured post 2006. Essentially this box helps you to drive with your vehicle consistently in the ‘sweet spot’ ...

We have collated some statistics detailing driving tests taken in Grimsby and looked into pass rates. This data was obtained from the UK government website. From April 2016 to March 2017 Grimsby Coldwater driving test centre hosted 3,589 driving tests. 1...

At G-Drive, we don’t just teach people how to drive, but aim to provide relevant information in our news section about anything that might affect new drivers, even after we have helped them pass their driving test. It is important to know that from...

On the 1st March 2017 a new law came into force that will double the penalties for being caught driving whilst using a mobile phone. The now outdated penalty for being caught on a mobile phone whilst driving was three penalty points on your licence a...

Speeding offences are most likely what come to your mind when thinking about what would earn a driver points on their licence, or perhaps driving recklessly. There are actually a variety of ways that will get you penalty points on your licence which you ...

Speeding fines are set to rise by up to 50% in April for the most serious instances across England after the magistrates’ courts were given a review of sentencing guidelines from the Sentencing Council. The idea behind the Sentencing Council’...

G-Drive posted a news article back in September 2016 highlighting that the national driving test is due to undergo assessment changes. These changes have now been confirmed and will become standard practice in all driving tests, most likely during June 20...

G-Drive are happy to announce that another one of our learners has successfully passed their driving test.  We have been tutoring Grimsby Town FC player Omar Bogle and early in January he was able to pass his driving test. The 23 year old striker is...

The government have revealed plans to improve road safety by making changes to the practical driving test. Changing the driving test will help by allowing examiners to make better assessment of the candidate’s ability to drive independently in ...

As of the 8th June 2015 the driving licence counterpart ceased to exist. Any new licence issued after this date will only come as the plastic card licence. For our driving instructors to be able to ensure that our pupils are eligible and legal to ta...

Are you looking for a career change? Maybe becoming a driving instructor is something you have always dreamed about? G-Drive are now recruiting a new instructor. No experience needed, full training will be provided for free to the right candidate. All tha...

Pass Plus is a practical training course that takes at least 6 hours and is for drivers to improve their skills and drive more safely. A pass plus course can benefit anyone on the roads and can be taken any time after you have passed. It is mostly benef...

We are pleased to announce Stewart has joined the team here at G Drive. Stewart is a fully qualified, experienced instructor who aims for only the best results and his calm, patient and professional nature is perfect to help achieve this. Stewart has bee...

Here at G Drive we understand that a students life can sometimes be very hectic, trying to fit in activities around busy college/university timescales. Our instructors can help with this by working around your timetable. Our instructors work evenings and ...