Southampton Driving School by Bumpers is a Driving School that has a simple philosophy about teaching people to drive and drive well.

Ultimately, what our driving instructors teach you could save your life.

Bumpers is growing, but we will not sacrifice size for quality. For every 10 instructors that apply to join, only one may be accepted.

As a rule we do not use trainee instructors as they have not yet passed the DSA final exams. This means their ability to instruct is unproven.

If an instructor dispays a green badge in the car window, that means he has passed the incredibly difficult final instructor exam.

Of 100 people that begin instructor training, only 4 will pass this exam.

The Bumpers Driving Instructors, have not only passed the final exam, but have gone on to be graded as "Very Good (grade 5)", or "Excellent (grade 6)". Of the 44,000 driving instructors in the UK , only 1.29% acheive a grade 6. An impossibly high standard.

Our standards are high and we have a reputation to maintain.

Our pass rate is about 85% on a first time pass, which is way above the national average of 43%. We work closely with the local road safety team's and the Trading Standards Department to make sure we are as good as we can possibly be. We never stop growing and learning.

We do know that other schools offer special offers of 5 lesson for £50 or something similar. We find that the initial offer is attractive, but the lesson prices jump soon after the offers end. In additon, a lot of the instructors are trainees.

It is estimated the over 60% of learner drivers are taught by trainees. Not with Bumpers. Please ask to see our green badges as we are very very proud of them.