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* Passed 19th Dec - Phil
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*Passed 18th Dec - Rebecca Gisbon
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*Passed 17th Dec - Abbie Daly
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*Passed 11th Dec - Lana-Jane Fallon
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Passed 8th Dec - Josh Leyland
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* Passed 8th Dec - Kairen Gardiner
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*Passed 4 Dec - Danial Brock
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* Passed 4th Dec - Harvey Brooks
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* Passed 23rd Oct - Luke Ramsden
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*Passed 23 Oct - Matthew Finney
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* Passed 22nd Oct - Charlotte Williams
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*Passed 2nd Oct - Christopher Smith
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*Passed 1st October - Patrick McMenian
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*Passed 26th Sept - Matthew Schofield
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* Passed 24th Sept- Sabir Kallada
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* Passed 24th Sept - Richard McAleese
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*Passed 22nd Sept - Natalie Ellse
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*Passed 15th Sept - Melanie Hall
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* Passed 12th Sept Hassan Zulfiqar
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* Passed 11th Sept - Sam Bannon
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* Passed 10th Sept - Semih Akguc
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* Passed 10th Sept - Wendy Haggan
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* Passed 8th Sept - Harry Redman
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*Passed 8th Sept Aye Htun
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*Passed 7th Sept - Thomas Bowman
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*Passed 25th Aug - Alice Dunlop
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*Passed 21st Aug - Sophie Mananian
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*Passed 19t Aug - Kyhal Jackson
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* Passed 18th August - Samantha Wright
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*Passed 13th Aug - Cory Preece
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*Passed 5th Aug - Owen Ramsden
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*Passed 31st July - Kimberley Wyatt
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Passed 31st July - Brandon Magrail-Manning
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* Passed 29th July - Frank Yianni
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* Passed 20th July - Michael Whitney
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*Passed 16 July - Ahmed Ali
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Passed 13th Mar - Sophie Pratt
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Passed 13th Mar - Andrei
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Passed 6 Mar - Jamie Townley
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Passed 26th Feb - Chloe Brady
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Passed 26th Feb - Archie Brown
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Passed 24th Feb - Grant Candy
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Passed 21st Feb - Kieran Wayman
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Passed 17th Feb - Zoe Shepherd
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Passed 14th Feb Peter Madu
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Passed 13th Feb - Emma Lloyd
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Passed 10th Feb - Danny Hyland
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Passed 7th Feb - Gary Mazan
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Passed 6 Feb - James Faye
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Passed 3rd Feb - Bayley Sutton
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Passed 30th Jan - Michael Carten
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Passed 31st Jan - Alan Forsyth
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Passed 23rd Jan - Luke Marshall
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Passed 20th Jan - Kirsty Deakin
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Passed 14th Jan - Iliya Frolov
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Passed 7th Jan - Hayden Almond
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Passed 7th Jan - Abbie Jackson
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Passed 24th Dec - Laura Furniss
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Passed 20th Dec Melissa Edwards
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Passed 23rd Dec - Tom Christoforou
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Passed 19th Dec Kyaeni Wren
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Passed 16 Dec - Linda Westwater
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Passed 6th Dec - Alisha Peters
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Passed 29th Nov - Luke Cooper
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Passed 29 Nov Lydia Thompson
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Passed 26th Nov - Abigail Lynch
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Passed 19th Nov - Tristan Edwards
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Passed 19th Nov - Andrew Jackson
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Passed 18th Nov - Hannah Westhead
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Passed 15th Nov - Katrina Holden
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Passed 14th Nov - Dale Madu
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Passed 8th Nov - Michael Thornhill
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Passed 1st Nov - Paula Waby
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Passed 25th Oct - Franca Victor
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Passed 24th October - Sean Bowd
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Passed 21st October Joseph Farmer
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Passed 18th Oct - Cameron Aghdassi
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Passed 7th Oct - Danny King
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Passed 4th Oct - George Scott
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Alan Higgins Passed with BDS
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Passed 4th Oct - Dr Prasad
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Passed 3rd October - Tim France
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Passed 1st Oct - Dylan Howell
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Passed 30th Sept - Jordan Grimes
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Passed 30th Sept - Stacey Riordan-Carley
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Passed 24th September - Charlotte Fletcher
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Passed 20th Sept - Samual Black
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Passed 20th Sept - Kelsie Brodie
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Michael Smith Passed 1st time with BDS
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Passed 6th Sept - Edward McCarthy
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Fiona Gannon of Poulton Passed with BDS
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Passed 6th Sept - Sisca Tehnokratsia
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Patrick Hitie of Poulton passed with BDS
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Passed 5th Sept - Danny Lardner
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Passed 3rd Sept - Keith Mulcahy
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Passed 27th Aug - Korben Robinson
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Passed 16th Aug - Christopher Staniforth
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Passed 12th Aug - Ben Shaw
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Passd 9th Aug - Maggie Mumford
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Passed 9th Aug - Charlotte Beckett
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Passed 9th Aug - Craig Rickwood
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Passed 8th Aug - Zak Nixon
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Passed 2nd Aug - Paul Keegan
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Passed 19th July - Martin McGuire
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Passed 15th July - Robbie Richardson
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Passed 12th July - Michelle Sarjantson
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Passed 12th July - Adele Harrison
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Passed 5th July - Sam Clough
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Passed 5th July - Holly Hitie
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Passed 27th June - Jamie Day
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Passed 25th June - Ellie Lloyd-Walkden
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Passed 21st June - Nida Naseer
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Passed 17 June - Danielle Hughes
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Passed 13th June - Liam Danov
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Passed 14th June - Samantha Hulmes
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Passed 14th June - Hesso Noori
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Passed 5th June - Farrah Tomkinson
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Passed 31st May - Erin Brown
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Passed 31st May - Sean Warner
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Passed 24th May - Luke Rawstron
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Passed 21st May - Adam Morrison
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Passed 17th May - Chelsie Craven
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Passed 14th May - Kiran Bharath
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Passed 13th May - Daniel Knowles
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Passed 9th May - Jessica Toner
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Passed 8th May - Michael Fisk
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Passed 1st May - Matthew Clewlow
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Passed 24 April - Mia Morris
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Passed 12th April - Jack Roberts
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Passed 10th April - Michael Dean
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Passed 9th April - Sian Morris
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Passed 5th April - Robert Baghsaw
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Passed 29th March - Anna Mcvicar
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Passed 29th March - Ryan Foster
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Passed 14th Mar - Hannah Woodend
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*Passed 24th Feb - Alan Headington
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* Passed 18th Feb - Sarah Hales
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* Passed 18th Feb - Ben Scammell
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* Passed 14th Feb - William Avon
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*Passed 1st Feb - Connor Heelis
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*Passed 25th Jan - Danielle Kershaw
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* Passed 21st Jan - Paul Roskel
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* Passed 15th Jan - Phil Hilton
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* Passed 14th Jan - Daniel Eddelston
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*Passed 3rd Jan - Bosko Andjelic
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*Passed 28th Dec - William Owen
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* Passed 24th Dec - Jacob Smith
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* Passed 19th Dec - Kirsty Whitehead
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Passed 16th Nov - Rebecca Bell
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* Passed 8th Nov - Courtney Patterson
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* Passed 25th September Benjamin Wilcock
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* Passed 19th September - Jamie Janes
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* Passed 6th Sept, Francis Corea
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* Passed 30th August - Gillian Watson
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* Passed 17th August - Matthew Darvill
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Passed 16th August - Kirsty McKenzie
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Passed 10th August - Ryan Wright
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Passed 9th August - Kerry Yates
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Passed 6th August - Oliver Holbrook
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Passed 3rd August - Craig Raffety
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Passed 2nd Aug - Ben Pope
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Passed 30th July - Josh McCarthy
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Passed 27th July Adnan Shatila
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Passed 24th July Lois law
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Passed 10th July - Alice Walsh
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Passed 9th July - Tom Lancaster
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Passed 9th July - Rebecca Sharples
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Passed 4th July - Chris Wylie
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Passed 3rd July - Samantha McDean
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Passed 2nd July - Annabelle Yates
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Passed 4th July - Patrick Crayson
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Passed 4th July Anand Makadia
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Passed 26th June - Ryan Barber
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Passed 25th June - Keith Buchanan
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Passed 25th May - Stephen Parker
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Passed 22nd June - Greg Marshall
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Passed 21st June - Steph Goodwin
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Passed 22nd June - Nathan Marshall
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Passed 1st June - Michael Murphy
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Passed 30th May - Pete Tongue
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Train
Have you ever considered training to be a Driving Instructor?
Have you ever dreamed of being your own boss?
Imagine being able to choose the hours AND days you work.
Imagine never having to ask for time off, you just manage your own diary and YOU decide.
Train on Your Doorstep, around Your Current Work Commitments and Benefit from Unique Local Knowledge that will be invaluable when You start Working in the Local Area.
Benefit from True Family Values that have been the backbone of the driving school’s success since 1999

“I’m Donna and I am immensely proud to have built BDS Driving School from scratch, starting as single operator back in 1999 to where we currently teach in excess of 300 Local students per week”.
The business has been built by supplying quality instruction to both our learner driver customers and the general public who have trained with us, many of whom still work at the driving school as instructors.”
Contemplating a new career can be a very exciting venture but performing the necessary research before making such a life changing decision will be vital.
We are very confident that our “Ultimate Training Course” is the most comprehensive available anywhere in the local area but is this career change right for you?
We suggest Four vital steps to assist you in making the correct decision.
2. Pay a visit the office to witness first hand exactly how you would fit in to the team and to observe the day to day running of the driving school.
3. Ask every single question you can think of and I will give you a very honest answer. We have to be very transparent in everything we do as we live and operate on your doorstep.
4. Meet and speak to Tony Sumner or Paul Tilling our experience and trained instructor trainers. They will conduct all your training sessions on a 1-1 basis and it’s important that you know who he is and more importantly whether you feel you would gel with him.
5. Research what other training companies have to offer and you will then be able to make an informed comparison.
Even after conducting extensive research and commencing the training course, you may find that this is not for you after all and for this reason we wish to remove all the risk and offer a refund at any time and for any reason. Many of our competitors assemble their courses to maximise their return and often squeeze up to three trainees to a single training vehicle and then hope their trainer can cope with all three at once. (Just one of the hidden costs of cheap training)
Just think about that for a second!
You will be dividing your valuable training time by three.
Our in-house Instructor Trainers, Tony or Paul will offer a personal 1-1 service throughout the course and will be with you every step of the way from your first assessment drive right through to the day when you qualify.
You will receive help and assistance at every step of the qualifying process and we will remain on hand with career guidance, business advice and personal development once you have become a fully Qualified driving instructor.
Our ADI training Courses are part time and follow a highly successful training structure. There is plenty of flexibility built in so that training can be arranged around your current commitments, this way you can work at your own pace.
Driving instructor training is most effective when carried out at regular intervals for short periods of time (2 -4 hours). This keeps you in frequent contact with your personal trainer, constantly motivated and allows adequate time for your home study between training sessions.
Contact Donna on 01253 320080 and ask about our Comprehensive Training Package and how we differ from the National Brands.
Emma Bird |   | “I initially trained with a National Company and failed my Part 3 test before discovering BDS Driving School. I had paid a huge amount for training with the National School that I found was of little benefit to me.
I knew if I didn’t find someone else to train me I would fail my part 3 again and all that money and time would be wasted.
Thankfully I found Donna Sumner who immediately made things clear. She quickly passed me on to their Head Trainer, Tony, who identified my weaknesses and demonstrated ways to improve. I don’t think I would have qualified if it had not been for Tony’s excellent tuition and knowledge.
I would highly recommend anybody considering becoming an ADI to contact Donna at BDS. You will not be disappointed with the amount of learning and understanding of the ADI tests you will gain over the weeks you work together.
I joined BDS on their Franchise system. It’s a great company to work with, they are very supportive and I have always had all the work I need”.
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Norrie Umpleby |   | Norrie Umpleby
My name is Norrie and I am a driving instructor with BDS Driving School.
In 2003 I lived in Yorkshire and I felt I was at a standstill in my job, I wanted to do something I really enjoyed so started to think of other options to fulfill my life. I come across an advert for driving instructing and decided to investigate. I liked the idea of being my own boss. I also liked the idea of making a difference, be able to teach people a life time skill, to learn to drive safely.
I started on a trainee licence which I feel helped me as I was learning whilst instructing. I originally passed my part 3 test and received my ADI badge in 2004. I was teaching in a manual car at that time and really enjoyed the job. However, in 2007, due to unforeseen circumstances I didn’t renew my badge. After a couple of years, I regretted not renewing my badge and wasn’t in a position to retrain.
After I moved to Fleetwood, I decided to look into being self-employed again and I decided I wanted to get back into driving instructing. As I didn’t know the area very well I looked around to find a school that would give me the training locally so that I could get my ADI badge back again.
I found BDS on the internet and I liked what I saw. I looked at others and no one else compared to BDS so I made an appointment to see them. From the first time we met I knew this was the school for me. Donna and Tony made me very welcome and answered every question I had. They helped me tailor the training to suit my needs.
I passed my tests and got my ADI badge back again in March 2018. I left my admin job and started teaching straight away. I now instruct in automatic and really enjoy it.
BDS transformed my life and I have a full diary and ALL the help and support I could ever want.
I have never looked back.
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Mark H |   | The training I am currently receiving from BDS is brilliant, Paul who is training me helps me a lot and is very thorough in teaching me on how to do the job tona top standard. I also receive great help from Donna. She is always messaging to see how I am getting on with the training and always offers help if I need it
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Marc T |   | I am currently training to be a Driving Instructor - I have found Tony (my trainer) to be very flexible - very easy going and clearly extremely experienced. I would highly recommend BDS to anyone
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