Lessons with Glasgow Drive Academy can be taught in English, Urdu or Punjabi. If you are more comfortable in Urdu or Punjabi, the rules of the road, the manoeuvres and the feedback after each drive can be explained in the language you understand best.
The tests are in English
Your driving tests are not. Since April 2014, DVSA no longer offers theory test voiceovers in other languages, and interpreters are no longer allowed on the theory or practical test (GOV.UK: foreign language driving tests end). You can hear the theory test in English or Welsh through headphones. Deaf candidates can take the theory test in British Sign Language and bring a BSL interpreter (GOV.UK: theory test support).
How lessons get you ready for an English test
Lessons can start in the language that helps you learn, and build up the English you need on test day:
directions such as turning left or right at a junction, taking an exit at a roundabout, following the road ahead and pulling up on the left
the instructions for the reversing exercise, and for independent driving, when you follow a sat nav or traffic signs
the 14 'tell me' and 7 'show me' vehicle safety questions
road signs and the Highway Code, which you also need for the theory test
Later lessons can be given more and more in English, so the examiner's instructions sound familiar by the time you take your test.
Your theory test
You must pass the theory test before you can book the practical test, and it is taken in English or Welsh, so it is worth starting your theory revision in English early on.
Booking lessons
Say which language you prefer when you request a lesson, along with your postcode and whether you want manual or automatic lessons. See the areas we cover and lesson prices.