Go West Driving School

10/05/2026

24/03/2026

Always slow down for horses

21/03/2026

Let’s hope so 🤞🏻

17/03/2026

Important changes

We’re putting learners in control of their car driving test bookings 🚘

If you’ve got a booking or you’ll be looking for a test soon, make a note of these dates 📅

31 March 2026 – only 2 changes can be made to a booking

12 May 2026 – only learners are allowed to book a test and make changes

9 June 2026 – learners can move their booked test only to nearby centres

By changing who can book car and change driving tests, we’re aiming to reduce the re-selling of driving tests, giving the power back to learners 💪

Read more on GOV.UK 👇

https://ow.ly/uP1T50YuHaJ

10/10/2025

Useful to know

01/09/2025

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1C6xZ1gEY5/?mibextid=wwXIfr

17/08/2025

😸 Today marks international cat day. So we’d like to remind you of rule 132 of the Highway code about reflective road studs, or ‘cats eyes’.
Reflective road studs may be used with white lines.
⚪ White studs mark the lanes or the middle of the road.
🔴 Red studs mark the left edge of the road.
🟡 Amber studs mark the central reservation of a dual carriageway or motorway.
🟢 Green studs mark the edge of the main carriageway at lay-bys and slip roads.
🟢🟡 Green/yellow studs indicate temporary adjustments to lane layouts, e.g. where road works are taking place

07/07/2025

Good advice for everyone, experienced drivers and learners alike.

12/09/2024

Congratulations to Emma who passed today at Brentwood Test Centre
“Go West Driving School is the best driving school I’ve been with. Dave helped me to be comfortable whilst driving and helped me to calm myself when my anxiety levels were high. I’ve recommended Go West Driving School to my friends/family. Thank you for helping me overcome my fears and help me to become a confident driver.”
Emma Browning. Pilgrim’s Hatch

13/06/2024

Useful tip:
Most all vehicles have a recirculation button with the AC controls in their cars. But many of us are unsure when to use it.

Well, the easy answer is to use it in the summer and turn it off in the winter.

The recirculation button simply takes the air from inside the car and recirculates it in the cabin instead of pulling fresh air from outside. On days like today when it is miserably hot outside, if you do not recirculate the cooler air in the cabin, than your AC system is pulling hot air from outside and trying to cool it. Using the recirculation feature will get your car cooler and will decrease the wear and tear on your AC system.
- Side note, if your car has been baking in the sun, its better to roll the windows down and turn recirculate off for the first minute or so to get rid of the super hot air inside the car before turning the recirculate on.

Also, any time you are stuck in traffic ( summer or winter) be sure to use the recirculate. If you are pulling air from outside, then you are pulling in all the pollutants and carbon monoxide from all the traffic. Studies show that recirculating your AC can cut down on the pollutants entering your vehicle by 20% when stuck in traffic!