About Barnes Driving Academy

Our Story

Barnes Driving Academy was brought to life in 2018 by its founder Phil. After a career background in customer service he transferred his skillset of training, development and leadership to help people unlock their freedom in learning to drive. Having trained to become an Approved Driving Instructor he worked closely with ‘New Driver’ before launching his own business and it has gone from strength to strength in both stature and quality. We have a firm vision to develop the best and safest drivers on the road.

Our Mission

Our mission is to provide expert tuition to all pupils in a way that is engaging and enjoyable. We value our high standards and aim to put only the most capable and informed drivers through to test and on the road in an aim to keep the roads a safer place to be. We drive with passion and teach in the same manner. You’ll be able to see our pupil testimonials throughout the site and on our social media platforms as well.

Our ideas

As our current pupils will know, we are currently trying to spread the information and education from our lessons to a wider audience using social media platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook. Please look us up and support as much as possible using the links at the bottom of the site or searching @barnesdriving to see the content. A subscribe, follow, like or comment on anything you see will go a long way and is massively appreciated.

Testimonials

"Great Instructor! My Daughter only had great things to say about Phil after every lesson. He took her through her lessons from a nervous, unsure beginner to a confident & calm driver resulting in a first time pass!! Can't recommend enough."

April

"I would definitely highly recommend phil, such a nice down to earth guy. Explains things easily for you to understand, I just can't thank Phil enough."

Finley

"Absolutely genuinely nice guy, so patient and easy to talk to. Alex, my son felt very relaxed straight away with Phil (my son suffers with anxiety so was very nervous) but every time he came back from a lesson he was always buzzing! Alex thinks very highly of Phil. Highly recommend from a mum and son."

Stacey