About The Driving School
We’re a Driving School based in London with an award winning YouTube channel; Driving School TV
Our Team

Meet Francis
Hi I’m Francis Noakes the founder of The Driving School and Driving School TV.

Meet Laura
Hey! I’m Laura, I passed my driving test when I was 17 and as a result, was always the sixth formers uber to the drive-thru!
I’ve been teaching since 2007 and I can honestly say it’s such a rewarding job and I love it!
I’m based in South West London and I love it here, take me over a bridge into other parts of London and I’m just so lost! So if you’re South of the river, I’m the instructor for you!
I love teaching roundabouts and reverse bay parking is my ultimate fave manoeuvre. When I’m not working you’ll usually find me in the kitchen cooking up a storm and playing music extremely loudly… What’s there not to love about food and music?? However, I’m hopeless at singing and whoever spends time in the car with me will get to know about it! All in all, I’m a friendly, fun, bubbly character. I bring banter to any lesson while maintaining a professional safe learning environment.

Meet Shannon
Hiiiiii I’m Shannon! I LOVED my driving lessons so much when I was 17 that when I wasn’t enjoying my job at 25 I thought why not become an instructor! I haven’t looked back since! The joy I get when I see my pupil’s faces when they finally smash a parallel park independently is the best feeling in the world!
I teach in a manual Yaris and I also have my own personal Mini Clubman, but my all time favourite car has to be a Mercedes G Wagon!
My funniest driving lesson was when we were driving along a fairly quiet lane and I said “take the next road on the right”. To my surprise the pupil turns straight into someone’s driveway, just before the road I intended him to take! We both looked at each other and then before we knew it a lady was coming out of the house to see why a learner was in her front garden! We all just couldn’t stop laughing.