About Drive Time - Driving Lessons Cornwall

Drive Time is a Driving School based in Cornwall and offers tuition, courses and lessons in the Camborne, Redruth, Truro, Falmouth, Penzance, Helston, Hayle and St Ives areas.

Drive Time is an independent driving school in Carharrack, offering driving lessons and courses to suit all ages and abilities throughout the Camborne, Pool, Redruth, Truro, Portreath, Perranporth, Falmouth, Penryn, Penzance, Helston, Hayle and St Ives areas.

Drive Time maintains a very good pass rate and is your passport to success, so why not contact us and find out how we can get you started at a pace that suits you?

Your instructor will be Martin Scane and you will learn in a modern Renault Clio Campus 1.5 (diesel).

About Martin

I have many years of experience in teaching people of all ages and abilities within Cornwall and I have an excellent pass rate.

As well as providing driving lessons and courses to learner drivers of all ages and abilities, I also offer advanced, Pass Plus and eco-driving courses.

I am an instructor on the National Driver Improvement Scheme and a member of the Institute of Advanced Motorists and the Driving Instructors Association. In adition I have passed the DIAmond Advanced Special Driving Test which is coveted by all driving instructors (but achieved by few) and is considered to be both the most difficult to achieve and the most stringent measure of driving ability available in Britain.  In May 2009 I took and passed all 5 modules of the Diploma in Driving Instruction. The Diploma is held by very few instructors and is jointly accredited by the DIA and Middlesex University.

I believe in an open, friendly and relaxed approach to driving tuition. I’m known for being extremely patient and encouraging towards nervous or worried learners.

Instruction will be very much tailored to the personality and needs of each individual because everyone’s different and will progress at different speeds.

There are lots of driving schools out there but I hope you will agree that Drive Time goes that extra mile in helping you towards your goal of driving test success and skills for life.

Please have a browse around the site. I hope you like what you see and please contact me if you wish to make a booking or need any further information.

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I am also a member of the Cornwall Association of Approved Driving Instructors (CAADI).