Calm beats loud
Nervous drivers do not learn. Lessons are run at a pace that lets you think, with faults explained rather than announced — which is why “patient” and “calm” are the two most repeated words in our reviews.
Leicester · Evington Lane · Wigston test routes
You’re allowed
15 faults.
Our learners
use one.
1 of 15 used — pass
Sapphire has taught Leicester to drive from a base on Evington Lane, with manual and automatic lessons and both male and female instructors. Our learners keep coming back with the same sentence: passed first time.
- 5.0Google rating
- 504reviews
- 7 daysa week
The record
Recent passes, in their own words
Every line below is taken from a review left on our Google listing. The tally shows how many of the fifteen permitted faults they finished with.
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1 fault first attempt
“I just passed first time with 1 minor. I’ve had two instructors before, and I am so lucky to have found Sapphire.”
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1 fault first attempt · Wigston
“Patient, friendly, and exceptionally good at explaining things clearly. He helped me build confidence quickly. Best instructor in Leicester.”
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3 faults first attempt · ~20 hours
“Munira was precise but calm when it came to teaching, and that helped me progress a lot faster. I enjoy driving so much now.”
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1 fault Wigston test centre
“I’ve had many instructors, but Mubarak has been the best by far and the only one I was truly able to learn from.”
Faults shown are as described by the learner in their own review. Your test result depends on your test.
Why it works
Three things our learners keep naming
Not our claims — the words that repeat across 504 reviews.
The routes you’ll actually drive
Most Leicester tests run out of Wigston. You learn on those roads, those junctions and those roundabouts — so test day is a route you have already driven, not a new one.
Lessons that continue after the lesson
Learners tell us they revise from our short videos between lessons — the manoeuvre you struggled with on Tuesday, broken down so you arrive on Thursday already halfway there.
Who teaches you
Male and female instructors, manual and automatic
Tell us what you would prefer when you call and we will match you. Both are named repeatedly, by name, in our reviews.
Mubarak
Driving instructor
The name that appears most often in our reviews. Learners describe lessons that are clear, unhurried and specific — and a habit of building confidence before building speed.
“Really patient, friendly, and exceptionally good at explaining things clearly.”
Munira
Driving instructor
Precise and calm, and often requested by learners who want a female instructor. Around twenty hours is a common route to a first-time pass with her.
“Precise but calm when it came to teaching, and that helped me progress a lot faster.”
Lessons
Book a single lesson, or a block
Manual and automatic. Pick up from home, work or college across Leicester.
Single lesson
£00per hour
- One hour, one to one
- Picked up and dropped off
- Manual or automatic
10-hour block
£000for 10 hours
- Saves against the hourly rate
- A plan across the ten hours, not ten separate lessons
- Progress checked against the test standard
Intensive course
£000from
- Condensed into days, not months
- For a booked test date
- Availability depends on test slots
Reviews
5.0 out of 5, across 504 reviews
Published on our Google Business Profile. These are unedited extracts.
★★★★★“Mubarak is the greatest instructor I have ever had. I learned and gained the most confidence from him than I did from the previous ones. Brilliant driving advice, great lessons, super professional.”
Google review · January 2026
★★★★★“I did about 20 hours of driving with my instructor Munira. She made me a much more confident driver from what I initially was. I would always find myself looking forward to my next lesson.”
Google review · April 2026
★★★★★“Passed my test today at Leicester Wigston test centre on my first attempt with only one minor. He made every lesson comfortable and enjoyable. Thanks to his support, I felt fully prepared.”
Google review · May 2026
★★★★★“Mubarak has helped me become a good driver, overcome my nerves, and gave me the confidence to go for my driving test. His videos and teaching style are extremely useful and easy to learn from.”
Google review · June 2026
Where we teach
Leicester, and the roads your test runs on
We are based at 74 Evington Lane, Leicester LE5 5PP, and pick up across the city — Evington, Stoneygate, Highfields, Oadby, Wigston, Knighton, Clarendon Park and the surrounding areas.
Most of our learners test at Wigston Driving Test Centre, so that is where the practice goes: the junctions, the roundabouts and the residential streets that come up on the day.
- Base
- 74 Evington Lane, Leicester LE5 5PP
- Test centre
- Wigston, Leicester
- Transmission
- Manual and automatic
Get started
Ring us and we’ll find you a slot
Tell us where you are in Leicester, whether you want manual or automatic, and whether you’d prefer a male or female instructor. That is the whole booking process.
Call 07890 568585Prefer to write? Email us · Find us on Google Maps
Opening hours
| Monday | 9:00 – 20:00 |
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| Tuesday | 9:00 – 20:00 |
| Wednesday | 9:00 – 20:00 |
| Thursday | 9:00 – 20:00 |
| Friday | 9:00 – 20:00 |
| Saturday | 9:00 – 20:00 |
| Sunday | 10:00 – 17:00 |
