Sirens Driving Academy Ltd - Radlett

Kirsty B.

BEST DRIVING SCHOOL OUT THERE!
My instructor was Colin and without his help I wouldn’t have passed! He helped me through everything and explained everything time and time again! I met a few others on my way! Stephen bell who was also very nice and Steve who is another instructor who actually was my examiner for my reversing and was just amazing! Helped me with my nervous and helped me completely smash it!

I wouldn’t have choose a different driving school
Wouldn’t fault them one bit!
Such down to earth people 🙏🏼
32 hours training and I passed first time!
I can now drive articulated Lorry’s at the age of 23
Happy trucking 🚛☺️☺️☺️

911007tanker

What a great team! Thank for Bill, Stephen & Alby for all of your help! It was an enjoyable one week of learning for C+E category.
I had 0 experience of driving any large vehicles and I have passed all of my tests for first try. I can just recommend Sirens, you will not regret if you choose them.

Thank you guys!

Norbert

Daniel S.

Big thank you to the Sirens team, really learnt a lot in the 5 days I was with them. All the trainers are really experienced and knowledgeable which led me to passing my HGV C+E with a clean sheet. Speial thanks to Colin (my trainer) for all your patience and time, would recommend Sirens to anyone wanting to get their HGV licence.

Matthew H.

Just completed a 8 day course through
Sirens from car to C+E.

I was trained by Luke who was a brilliant coach and taught me everything I needed to know to pass my test first time with just 1 minor!

I paid for some extra hours and was accompanied by Steve who is a very experienced trainer. And highlighted parts of my drive I kept making mistakes with, he encouraged me massively and gave me tips and pointers on how to improve.

Luke was a great trainer I was under his wing for 7 out of my 8 days and he successfully helped me pass my reverse test. Coupling and uncoupling and CPC Mod 4 first time. There was a point of the course I felt I couldn't carry on. But Luke re assured me and maybe changed his teaching style to suit me. This resulted in my confidence growing and growing.

The result today being a first time pass definitely speaks for his training method!

I cannot recommend Sirens Driving academy enough to anyone looking for training. Stick with these guys rather than the larger companies. As its more one to one.

Julia and Stephen were always avaliable if I had any questions or concerns when booking the training.

It was great to see Stephen the owner of the company at there own reversing site that they have recently acquired.

Thanks again

Matthew Hale

Duane C.

These guys are fantastic , I was New to Lorry Driving and was a bit nervous to start with, but these guys truly helped me overcome my fear of driving a bigger vehicle. Wayne My instructor gave me all the help I needed and believed in me all the way to the very end on test day and encourage me all the time. I truly recommend this company. As I suffer with reading and writing as I’m dyslexic and Wayne really helped me with my mod4 and all the challenges that I come up against with the exams. when it came to test day’s , I passed first time. if you’re thinking about doing your Hgv driving exam, I would highly Recommend Sirens Driving Academy ltd to do your exams as these guys go above and beyond to help you pass. I’ve really enjoyed my experience with these people. And thank you very much for helping me pass my test first time. I wish all the best for you guys in the future.

Ryan W.

I’d highly recommend sirens for your HGV license training and test.

I spoke to Steve on the phone back and forth for about a week wrecking his head with a million questions which he answered with great detail.

I only passed my driving license 1 year prior to going for HGV and since then hadn’t really driven a car so was very hesitant on going for it.

I booked the option of 16 hours course with mod 4 including the 2 re-test for piece of mind for myself. The price was very good as it was cheaper than 3 of the other big name places I called for the training in which they didn’t include any re-tests.

Steve was very accommodating as I wanted to complete the course within a couple of weeks of first talking to him and after moving some things around he was able to make this happen.

Another thing I really liked about sirens is they have their reverse test and CPC done in house which is a huge benefit.

In the end I didn’t need the retests as I passed first time. I had the instructor named Garry for my driving training with who I found to be very knowledgeable. Another instructor named Colin took me through my CPC and Steve took me out on my warm up before test. Nothing but good things to say about them all.

I’d take the only negative review they have on here with a pinch of salt as in my opinion I couldn't fault them on any front.

Prin

Just passed both my C+E class 1 practical (Yeading) and reversing tests first time with the help of Wayne and Craig. Honestly couldn’t have asked for a better instructor, Wayne is knowledgeable, funny, down to earth, patient and non judgmental. I don’t feel like I’ve been taught just to pass the test, but that I’ve been taught to set me up well for being out in the ‘real world’. I cannot recommend him highly enough and both Wayne and Craig are an asset to Sirens. Thank you!

josh H.

!!!PLEASE READ!!!
I highly doubt that many of these reviews are legitimate.
(On other websites moderators are investigating their reviews)

If you're paying for it yourself, go to one of the local rivals like Bains or Wallace. Alternatively the National Driving Academy in Croydon is an excellent option if you're prepared to travel.

If your company paid for you to use this school, watch YouTube videos on how to drive a lorry. Their instructors don't teach you properly and the team are very disrespectful. (Especially Stephen and Julia)

I was doing my HGV Cat C training here.
Honestly the most horrendous and unprofessional experience I've ever had with any company or team of people.

I'm just going to bullet point my experience.

• Their instructor did not teach me how to drive a lorry properly for my test. His lack of knowledge of how to pass the test was shocking. He didn't teach me the basics like looking over your shoulder and was much more focused on his phone.

• The owner Stephen Bell called me a liar, shouted abuse at me the threatened to punch my face in when I told him my instructor didn't teach me properly. Which is never a pleasure

• They gave me a broken down lorry for my test so the assessor wouldn't let me take the test.

• On the retake three days later they didn't let me have a warm up and told me "we're not obligated to give you a warm up"

• One entire lesson was spent driving in a straight line to Oxford to do the reverse practice.
It's not an efficient use of a lesson as driving forwards is very simple and most of the training should be spent on challenging manoeuvres.

A lot of annual leave was wasted on this driving school and I hope people see this review and think twice before booking you lessons with these people.

A couple of months later I did my HGV Cat C training with a much better driving school and I passed my test first time.
(Funnily enough there was another person there who had a similar experience at Sirens)

Since then I have been successfully driving for six months and it is no thanks to Stephen Bell and the team at Sirens.