did my C licence with dessie as my instructer cant say enough good about him passed the first time. The staff in advance cant do enough to help u out, even do tere best to help u get work. Would 100% recommened them to any1. Gonna get my 17 year old lessons tere would not go anywere else. Tey r by far the best around for teaching
March 24, 2018Galway

Would highly recommend mike, passed my car test 1st time with his help and patience.
April 30, 2014Gemma Mc Grath

Today I passed my driving test & will be forever grateful to Garry from Advance Drive. I was a nervous wreck going into my first lesson but Garry has a gift of making you feel at ease, safe and ultimately a capable confident driver. "What would Garry do" and "GOSHO" will be forever imprinted on my mind!! Thanks again Advance Drive, If all your instructors are as good as Garry then i cannot recommend you more highly.
October 12, 2017Galway

Thanks for all the support Advance Drive while doing my C licence. All the staff I have been dealing with were very professional and helpful, from the ladies in the office doing all the scheduling to my instructor Martin, who provided me with all the guidance I needed to pass the test! Many thanks again, great service!
January 3, 2024Galway

Done both my Rigid and Artic truck test with Anton. Highly recommend great guy got me a first time pass on each test. Over all a great company to deal with thanks
November 15, 2023Athlone

Every person at Advance Drive are extremely helpful, knowledgeable and made the whole experience ofobtaining my license as easy and pleasant as possible. Very helpful every step of the way. If you are considering any form of driver trying then you will find Advance Drive the place to go as you are taught by instructors who have real world experience.
October 26, 2022Galway

Passed my BE(jeep&trailer) test today I highly recommend Dessie he really knows his stuff and I can guarantee you will pass the test after a few lessons with him .
April 30, 2014Padraig Linnane

After failing in my test in a different town, I decided to take lessons from Advance Drive. Vas was my instructor. I took only 5 lessons with him and gained my confidence back. He's very thorough and systematic. He is an excellent instructor. I wish I had taken all my mandatory lessons with him so I wouldn't have wasted my time and money at the first place. Wherever you live, I highly recommend you to take lessons with him. Thank you so much!
September 17, 2019Galway

Thanks to advance drive and team for the wonderful support throughout my driver training. Can’t recommend them enough. My instructor Dezzie was top class and I have him thank for passing my test first time.
February 14, 2022Galway

Would like to thank everyone at advance drive for helping me get my artic licence.top class team and would highly recommend them to people in the future.Anton is a really good instructor great man👍.thanks for everything.James Jnr hughes
January 27, 2022Athlone

Passed Bus and cpc first time. Thanks again Philip for ironing out the bad habits.
January 26, 2015Galway

I passed both C and CE categories in the past a few months thanks to the excellent instructing, knowledge, patience and professionalism of all the instructors at Advance drive. Highly recommend anyone wishing to a category or categories to their licence, or indeed to start driving as a complete novice, to book lessons with this very professional company.
January 20, 2023

Just want to thank all the staff at advance for the help especially "Dessie" who I had for my lessons for HGV he was real pro Highly recommend advance drive !
July 14, 2020Galway

Want to thank Dezzie for teaching me and getting me to pass my driving test first time in Galway,Great instructor,easy learning :) MC
April 28, 2014Michelle

Passed my D licence on first attempt and opened up another career opportunity. Thanks to the excellent guidance and tuition by Gerry B. Many thanks.
May 11, 2022Galway

Can not recommend enough passed my driving test and all thanks to PJ. He was so patient knowledgeable and helpful. Put me at ease straight away. Thanks so much for all your help. Keep up the great work!
October 29, 2021Galway

Got my C1 and my full D license first time round so far with Advance Drive in the space of about 4months. Cannot recommend Advance and Dezzie enough. Brilliant guidance and instruction. Great value for money.
October 22, 2015

Dessie was my driving instructor- he was absolutely excellent in every way. Great attention to detail, clear communicator. All round brilliant and highly satisfactory experience with advance drive.
July 20, 2020Galway

I found Advance drive to be very well ran and everyone to be very helpful. Very patient and knowledgeable instructors. Passed driving test first time. 10/10
January 27, 2023

Passed my Rigid test first time round. Can’t thank PJ enough for his guidance and knowledge. An enjoyable experience from the very first lesson. The admin team were very helpful throughout. Highly recommend Advance Drive for lessons.
March 7, 2023

To Anton my Bus driver instructor i cant praise him enough to bring me from driving nothing bigger than a van to teaching me how to drive a 40 seater coach and helping me pass my driving test plus my cpc test .I would reccommend Anton to any driver wanting to learn to drive a Bus. Thanks Anton
February 7, 2020

You can't go wrong with Choosing Advance Drive The entire Team are so helpful and will do their best to get you where you need to go. I recently passed my Artic Licence first go and it's all thanks to Noel my instructor he is incredibly patent and will explain everything in great detail and knows excatly how to guide ya through the process and he is also great craic most fun I had while learning also he has a great way of making it feel so chill and relax. If you are considering a company for HGV licence you won't find much better. Thanks again Noel and all the team in Advance
April 20, 2023Galway

I passed the C1 test first time thanks to advance drive. Philip has a remarkable knowledge of all things related to the driving test and he did everything in his power to help me pass first time.
April 28, 2014Darragh Kirwan

Completed my C licence with advanced drive, passed first time. Huge thanks to Mike, Philip and the rest of the crew! Great company, highly recommended
November 26, 2021

Thanks a million to Martin for all his help would not have have passed without him. A gentleman and great man to guide you through the junctions 😃
September 19, 2023Craughwell

Advance Drive are an excellent company, so professional and all the staff are extremely helpful. Many thanks to all the staff and especially to Martin my instructor who was excellent throughout. Róisín
September 25, 2024Galway

Just got my C licence first try . Couldn’t say enough about Advance Drive and their whole team .Excellent people and very informative and friendly. I had Dessie for my lessons and he was great. I never drove a truck before. He put me at ease and was really easy to listen too.got his points and information across very well and were easy to put in to practice .Top class instructor. Cant thank Dessie and the whole Advance Drive team enough.. Thanks.
April 26, 2021Galway

Thanks to all @ advancedrive, passed my C rigid test today, special thanks to Vincent our excellent instructor. Also thanks to Shane and Trevor excellent instructors on the reach and Counter-balance. All done as part of our training course run by the GRETB and ADVANCEDRIVE. Get on the road with advancedrive. Excellent training.
August 8, 2020

Sailed through my Artic Truck test thanks to Philip and his brilliant, assuring and dedicated teaching. These guys really know their stuff and tutor you very professionally AND calmly! (this is most important, especially when trying to reverse a 35FT trailer around a corner!) When it came to seeking a professional driving qualification and after doing my research and getting info from all the other 'instructors' I am really delighted to have gone with Advance Drive - they're my No.1
April 30, 2014Nicholas

I'm euphoric, I passed the C Truck Licence which now allows us to head off into the sunset in our gorgeous huge camper van. Under Noel's tuition from Advance Drive every minute of every hour was spent learning and correcting and improving and more learning until we reached our goal. In my opinion Noel has the perfect balance - he brought a joyous ambience to the cab with his lovely lighthearted demeanour. He instilled a confidence in me and I always left the driving session feeling chuffed. Thank you Noel . Mary Clancy
June 21, 2022

Very happy with advance drive training centre, Passed my rigid truck licence with them and great service from office staff to instructors.
February 23, 2021Galway

I had Pat as my driving instructor and passed my test on the 2nd time of asking. Pat is a wonderful teacher, very calm, patient and understanding, he gave great advice on learning to drive and how to pass my test. The entire team are very accomodating and made the process very easy. Thanks to all at advance drive.
February 1, 2022Galway

Brilliant service from the girls in office Emma and Aoife to instructors very professional set up. Instructors Anton and Noel were very knowledgeable and easily explained the process of testing. Thanks to them i passed my Category C rigid first time. A brilliant service from start to finish. Would highly recommend the service if going for your test.
May 5, 2021Galway

Thanks to all the staff at Advance Drive for helping me pass my trailer test. A special thanks to Lee for giving me lessons before the test. With his help and guidance I was well prepared and every aspect of the test was well covered. Thanks again.
October 14, 2024Annaghdown

Having resently passed my driving test for category "D" Bus Licence, I would just like to thank Advance Drive for all the tuition and instruction that I received in preparation for the driving test and also the bus case studies exam. Ronald was on the mark as usual for the possible case study questions that might come up on the day of the test and passing on all that knowledge. Thank you Ronald so much. As far as my bus driving skills needed to be brought up to a high standard in order for me to pass the test, I have Mike to thank for all his patience and professionalism. You got me to that level required to pass. Thank you for everything Mike. Thanks also to all the staff for all the planning of lessons and date fixtures. Thank you all so much. Advance Drive is a very professionally ran training school, with the very best instructors. Highly recommended.
August 7, 202466 Dun Na Mara Drive Renmore Galway

Just passed my driving test with Advance drive. I could not have done it without the help of instructor Vas. His knowledge and teaching has given me all the right tools to be a good driver moving forward. A really nice guy and highly recommend ..Thank you Vas and Advance drive.
February 20, 2020Galway

Thanks to advance drive espcially philip for all your help. passed my test first time.
April 30, 2014Noel Walsh

Thanks to Advance Drive driving school, thanks to Phillip, and thanks to the excellent instructor Dezzie who tolerated my lack of knowledge of the language)) prompted and told me the right way, thanks to him I can now drive with confidence in Ireland) Thank you for helping the Ukrainians!
August 8, 2023Galway

Thanks to Advance passed my C1 first time. They where very good would recommend them. will def be back for D1. Thanks Philip.
April 28, 2014Eoin Molloy

Thanks to everyone at Advance Drive for the great help and advice in preparation for the Trailer Test. The process was so smooth and they were so accommodating lesson wise!
June 12, 2023Galway

Passed the bus test first time. Advance Driving made that happen. They organised everything and there is no way I would have done it without their assistance advice help and instructions. Aoife and Emma- thanks for all help with lesson times. Lectures Ronnie and Tom, some day I hope to be as knowledgeable as ye guys, unreal. I've a long way to go tho. Denis- a very big thank you for your expert instruction on driving. You were brilliant. Thanks Advance again . Highly recommend Advance
July 28, 2022

All at advance Passed my c rigid license with the help and guidance from advance, especially anton who was professional and patient in getting my best to come through on the day of my test, so a big thank you anton!!! Also to dessie on the day of the test, helped alot to ease my nervousness "thanks dessie" Would highly recommend advance drive for the professionalism and guidance from front of house through to the instructors. Thanks again to all at advance.
July 20, 2020Galway

Just passed my C+E exam thanks to my instructor Dezzie. Thank you for your hard work and patiance during our lessons. I strongly recommend Advance Drive Galway. Thanks to all Very helpfull Staff members and instructors. Kind regards Piotr Kucharski
November 5, 2020

I passed my artic test first time with advance drive, I done all my lessons Anton and had Dezzie for my pre test lesson, couldn’t recommend them enough, very helpful with time slots to suit me, very good instructors, overall I am very pleased with the service, thanks again lads!
August 23, 2021Clare

Absolutely delighted with Advanced Drive. Very professional experience. I past category D first time. My instructor Vincent was tops. Thanks guys My over all experience was 💯
July 7, 2021Dublin

I found Philip very pleasant, professional and thorough. His knowledge and experience were very apparent throughout the lessons. I hope to deal with Advance Drive again when adding further categories to my license.
April 28, 2014Tim

Thanks to advance drive for the help of getting my jeep and trailor licence. Advance instructors make you feel comfortable and confident and highly recommend if going for any licence. Special thanks to Noel,Dezzie and Aoife in the office. Look forward to next few weeks in the hope of passing bus test.
August 31, 2023Galway

I passed my D1 today and it was all thanks to my instructor Noel. Noel was very approachable, friendly and patient. An enjoyable experience.
October 12, 2022Galway

Done the artic with advance dezzie was my instructor and you could not ask for anyone better he was brilliant
August 18, 2021Galway

Thanks to all in Advance Drive for helping me pass my truck test today. The whole team are great from the first point of contact with Aoife, to each of the instructors bringing their own insights and experiences. A very special thanks to PJ Dunne, who brought it all together in the nick of time! Meeting me at 6am for the last brush up is going above and beyond the call of duty! Some man for one man. Thank you.
January 20, 2022Galway

i would definetely recommand advance drive.passed my rigid test first go!!! keeep up the good work lads :)
April 30, 2014keith mannion

Passed my Artic Driving Test All Thanks To The Team Par Excellence At Advance Drive ,Their Professionalism ,Patience ,Communication, Consideration and Knowledge is Exemplary .Thanks Again And Continued Success In The Future To All At Advance Drive .
January 16, 2016Galway

I recently passed my bus driving test with Advancedrive, had Dezzie as my instructor . I found him to be very informative and had a easy-going manner , He pointed out my mistakes and helped to correct them . The girls in the office are most helpful, in discussing what you need to do obtain licence/test and planning lessons times .
April 2, 2024galway

Many thanks to Lee who was very professional in how he went about his instructions. I wouldn't off passed with his meticulous and thorough guidance. Thanks again Emmet.
July 26, 2024

I had a great experience with Advance Drive. Before starting lessons I was so unconfident on the road and now having passed my test, I feel I have improved so much. My instructor Vas, was always clear and encouraging to me, even in moments when I made mistakes. Highly recommended!
March 23, 2021Galway

I found the staff in Advance Drive extremely professional and helpful. I had Vincent for my first three lessons and he was excellent. I had Dessie for the remainder of my lessons, what an expert! He gave me so much encouragement right through, I am really very grateful to everyone in Advance Drive.
February 7, 2020

Just passed my D1 (minibus) test and CPC today on my FIRST attempt. My instructor Anton was very professional through the whole process and can't credit him enough on having me prepared, he is a great instructor and made the process very smooth and enjoyable. The team in the office were very supportive in assisting with the application process from Theory test to Driving test. I'd happily recommend Advance Drive for anyone who is looking to learn drive any vehicle.
September 3, 2021Athlone

Would highly recommend advance drive, Philip was great. passed C1 and D1 first time. Very Helpful & friendly.
April 28, 2014 Nicola O'Malley

Upgraded to BE category. Advance drive are very professional in their approach. Noel did a great job with getting me prepared to pass my test first time.
November 7, 2022Galway

Passed on the first go thanks to Pat who was a great instructor with a lot of patience. Any things I was having trouble with, he continued to go through them with me until I was comfortable and also made sure to drill in the simple things for me.
February 1, 2022Galway

Done a course in advance drive and every member of staff were so helpful and kind, made me feel really relaxed about doing the car driving test
February 17, 2021Galway

I found Advance to be excellent. I did truck lessons with them and passed first time in both the CPC and main test. They have great experience they put you at ease and explain everything. There vehicles are excellent to learn in.
April 30, 2014Tadhg Bolger

highly recommended rigid truck pass at 1st time just after 10 hours its great score . thanks again
April 28, 2014greg

I did my D licence with Advance Drive before Christmas. Dessie was my instructor and I found him to be very experienced, patient and professional. Dessie subtly gets the point across of the mistakes that you are making without making you feel bad about it. He recommended that I do 2 extra lessons, the benefit of which was very noticeable and I may not have passed first time without them. Many thanks to Dessie and all at Advance Drive.
January 13, 2016Galway

Passed my Rigid test first time!!!! would definately recommend Advance Drive to any person thinking of doing there test. People claiming social allowances can get funding towards your Lessons to help you get your licence in any of the vehicles through Fas or the Social Office!!!
April 30, 2014Emmet Sweeney

I passed my Drivers test under the the guidance of Corey. I would like to thank him big time for his patience and his guidance. Also I would like to thank everyone at Advance Drive for good management and support. It has been a good experience and a great test result. Thanks again!!
March 6, 2023Galway

Found Advance very helpful, Took lessons for my EB test using their Jeep & trailer. Passed 1st time. Philip is a very patient tutor & I would highly recommend him!!
April 28, 2014Rachel

I recently passed my bus driving test with Advance drive, huge thanks to all the team had Dezzie as my instructor he was fantastic can’t praise him enough…I found him to be very informative and had a easy-going manner , He pointed out my mistakes and helped to correct them . The girls in the office are most helpful, in discussing what you need to do obtain licence/test and planning lessons times… Kind regards
November 6, 2024Galway

I would highly recommended Advance drive, Great service all round. Anton is a very good instructor. Thanks
March 10, 2021Galway

I passed my driving test first time today. I genuinly cannot thank Flan, my instructor and the Advance Team for all of their help. Flan for always being so patient, professional, explaining everything so clearly and always encouraging me. I always felt so much more confident after each lesson. The Advance team are amazing, always at the end of the phone to assist in any way. I cannot recommend Advance Drive enough.
January 16, 2023

Can’t recommend Advance drive and Declan enough always easy to deal with and set me up perfectly for my test. Cheers again lads.
December 11, 2023Galway

Passed my truck test first time after 6 lessons with Phil. Brillant tutor and very friendly. Two hour lesson really make a difference, would highly recommend them. Cheers Phil!!
April 28, 2014Ger Dolan

I would like to thank all at advance drive for your time and support in helping me pass my Rigid Truck licence. I couldn’t recommend Philip and his team highly enough they go above and beyond for their students. I will definitely return in future. Thanks again guys
May 11, 2022

I had Dezzie who instructed me through my Bus licence as well as my jeep and trailer licence. He was an excellent instructor who made learning as easy as possible. The company is professional and dependent and I would totally recommend using their services. Thank you.
February 4, 2020

Very helpful and knowledgeable instructors helped me passing my bus test and my cpc walkaroumd test instructors were very helpful and patient at all times i would highly recommend advance drive for lessons
January 9, 2024Galway

Thanks Vas for helping me finally pass my driving test! He's a great instructor and I would definitely recommend him to anyone looking for an instructor in the Galway area.
May 4, 2019Galway

I would like to say thank you to Advance Drive and especially Noel Nee my instructor, he was absolutely brilliant from day one, made the whole learning experience very relaxing. Had great crack with him aswell as learning, I even learned a bit about horses 😁. Thanks to the girls at reception, also Ailbhe & Philip.
April 21, 2023Galway

Great Instructors (Michael, Lee , Anton) just passed my D Licence. Thanks for all the help and great patience :)
March 1, 2021galway

All praise to phillip and advance drive for helping me through my driving test in athlone. ec licence ps.sweating buckets cheers
April 30, 2014cedric burke

Passed bus test today full D thanks to Lee my instructor, Aoife and all the team in advance great experience all round and true professionals. Highly recommend them to anyone thinking of doing the test, keep up the good work full marks.. Brian Jarvis
January 8, 2021

The in-house staff at advanced drive are very helpful, friendly and went out of their way to help me with any queries I had. Even if they did not have the answer at hand, they made sure to phone me back with the answer. It is a very professional and welcoming environment and despite the course being 3 months, it felt like 3 weeks. My instructor, Gerry Burke was a fantastic instructor. He was friendly, banterful yet firm and professional. We worked on the practical aspects of the bus course rigorously all while smiling and joking, and this ultimately made the test itself a breeze.
June 2, 2022Galway

I am delighted that I passed my category D1 mini-bus test today (09/02/16). I can't praise Dezzie in Advance Drive enough for his excellent tutoring. He had me thoroughly prepared & fully ready for my test. He put me at ease & gave me confidence. Thanks Dezzie. I also passed my BE jeep & trailer test & my Category C rigid test in the last few years after receiving lessons from Advance Drive. I would highly recommend Advance Drive to those looking for driving lessons in any vehicle category.
February 9, 2016Brian Mullins

Amazing training, very knowledgeable and professional trainers. Constructive feedback was always provided. I would recommend Advance Drive to everyone.
February 18, 2022Galway

Thanks to Dezzie for all the great instruction, excellent to deal with. And to all the team at advance, helped me to pass Artic Test first time. Highly recommended.
September 5, 2023Galway

I made five lessons with Pat and he was great, very helpful, calm, patient, and motivated me to keep trying. It made all the difference for me. Before I met him, all the other instructors were rude on the telephone on the first contact, they were assuming that I was a terrible trainee only because I wanted to change instructors even before they met me personally. Pat treated me differently, with respect and never second-guessed me.  So, thank you very much Advanced Drive and Pat for your support
November 5, 2019Galway

I passed my truck C test and bus D test first time with Advance Drive. I now drive a bus full time. I would highly recommend Advance Drive. Excellent training, and excellent instructors Philip, Mike, Dez, and Ailbhe for all her help. Thanks very much and I will be back to do my Artic shortly.
August 19, 2015Connemara

Passed my driving test on the first try and I must say that speaks about the professionalism at this institute! Flan was just amazing in training you aptly and he makes you so familiar with the test routes and format! Nothing less than a 5 star rating for Advance Drive!
October 26, 2023Galway

I passed my rigid test last Wednesday. A big thank you to all the staff at Advance Drive for helping me get there. They are very helpful and tried to accommodate me at every turn. The biggest thanks to Martin who helped me pass. Thanks again. Ronan Griffin
June 28, 2023

Passed my driving test after few hours with Vas from Advance drive. He is absolutely amazing! So much patience and understanding! Due to covid, my learning lasted 2 years, I changed 4 different instructors from different driving schools. Vas made it all possible, I wouldn't be driving without him! School is great too, every contact to book lessons and make payment was easy and straight forward. They sent all materials on email. Very helpful and friendly! Thank you all ❤️
September 15, 2022Galway Westside

Just passed my Rigid truck test today on first attempt, Cat C. I would like to thank my instructor Pj. An absolute gentleman and a pleasure to work with, excellent knowledge and made the whole experience enjoyable, Highly recommended to anyone looking for lessons. And the same goes to advance drive , the whole experience was professional and easy. Thanks to everyone and I will see ye soon for the artic next.
February 16, 2023Galway

Just Passed my C1 driving Test today thanks to my instructor Dezzie. He was very patient and helpful during my C1 lessons. Thanks to His hard work I passed my test first time. I would highly recommend Advance Drive Galway. Thank you to all the Staff in there. Shonagh
November 24, 2020

Hi All, I just want to thank Dezzie and all the team at Advance Drive for helping me pass my Class B driving test last Monday in Westside Galway. Overall, I did 17 lessons with Dezzie in the Ford Fiesta and I found him to be extremely friendly, professional and knowledgeable at all times, and I can definitely say that he has the patience of a saint. As such, I can't recommend Advance Drive enough and I know that I would not have passed my driving test first time round without Dezzie's expert help. Thanks a million Dezzie.
April 30, 2014Brendan Kelly

Found Advance Driving School to be very helpful and informative when making inquiries about getting a new category added to licence. I had a couple of truck driving lessons with Dessie and passed first time. Found Dessie to be very informative about all aspects of rules of the road as some of these had to be refreshed for me. Also found him to be very relaxed during lessons. Would definitely recommend for future lessons. Thank you.
January 12, 2016Galway

I would like to thank all at advance drive for helping me get my truck licence. To mike my instructor always very helpful and shout out to aoife for organising my lessons. I'd highly recommend advance drive if you need any type of licence
February 23, 2022Galway

Passed my C test first time, thanks to both Anton and Lee who helped me prepare. I was confident going into test thanks to Anton pre test lesson to calm the nerves! Highly recommend the lads to anyone getting ready for tests! Girls in office were excellent too for scheduling lessons etc.. thanks to all at Advance Drive
November 25, 2020Galway

Thanks to Phillip for his great teaching skills , patience and all round tutor skills . passed the test first time with just a couple of lessons . would highly recommend him or any of the wounderfull team at advance.
April 30, 2014matthew mc mahon

Martin is a great instructor took his time explained stuff clearly made me think i was going to pass from the 1st lesson And I did can't thank advance and Martin enough would recommend 1000%
October 17, 2024Galway

i did my EB (trailer) test on monday the 26th and passed first go thanks to advanced drive.
April 28, 2014galway

Passed my rigid and artic first time with advance drive, the staff were great can't recommend highly enough!
August 12, 2021Galway

thanks to philip passed D LICENCE on 8th oct ,five 2 hour lessons test and passed with flying colours thanks to advance
April 30, 2014steven whelan