About us

Driving Edinburgh
since 2007.

We are with you all the way to your driving test and beyond. DVSA-approved tuition across Edinburgh, covering the Currie and Musselburgh test centres.

The Drive Academy way.

We wanted a name that said exactly what we do — and a school that backs it up. No franchises with strangers, no trainee instructors filling a quota. Just qualified, experienced ADIs who know Edinburgh and actually care whether you pass.

Nearly two decades on, we're still the same school: every instructor holds the green DVSA ADI badge, every car is dual-controlled, and we pick you up and drop you home for every lesson.

2007
Est. in Edinburgh
2
Test centres covered
ADI
DVSA approved
The team

Your instructors.

Every one holds the green DVSA ADI badge. No trainees, no exceptions.

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Alex Carter

DVSA ADI · Edinburgh & Musselburgh

Covers Newington, Morningside, Oxgangs, Portobello, Duddingston, Craigmillar, Niddrie, Jewel & Esk Milton Road campus, Queen Margaret University. Teaches in a dual-controlled Citroën.

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Sam Mitchell

DVSA ADI · Edinburgh West & West Lothian

Learner lessons plus specialist training for full licence holders: confidence, refresher, motorway, advanced driving, fleet assessments, van, motorhome & caravan, minibus, bus, lorry and trailer training. Manual and automatic.

Covers Livingston, Bathgate, Balerno, Currie, Colinton, Morningside, Gorgie, Corstorphine and many more West Edinburgh and West Lothian areas.

Credentials

The bit your parents want to see.

We know a fun name can make people nervous. Here's why you can trust us.

DVSA Approved badge

DVSA Approved

All our instructors hold the green ADI badge, the gold standard for UK driving instructors.

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Pickup included

We collect you from home and drop you back after every lesson. No meeting points, no hassle.

L-plate

Dual-controlled cars

All our training vehicles have dual controls so you're always safe, even on day one.

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Edinburgh-based

Covering Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian and West Lothian. Currie and Musselburgh test centres.

Ready to find out if we're the right fit?

Try a taster lesson and see if we are the right fit before you commit to anything. Just you, an instructor, and a car with dual controls. No pressure, no obligation.

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