About Karens School of Motoring Grays

Driving school in Grays

Karen's School of Motoring has been established since 1996, growing rapidly through the years to become one of the largest independent driving schools in Essex with an excellent pass rate. 

Karen's School of Motoring's has a network of highly experienced male and female driving instructors who provide professional driving lessons in local areas, including, Basildon, Grays, Southend-on-Sea, Romford and Brentwood. 

Karens School of motoring Our services at a glance:

  • Manual driving lessons
  • Fully qualified local male and female driving instructors
  • Intensive driving courses (Crash courses)
  • Free online Theory Training
  • Mock test prior to DSA test
  • Pass Plus lessons
  • Refresher lessons
  • Driving lessons for pre-booked (Short notice) driving test
  • Advanced Driver Training (Diamond, IAM & RoSPA)
  • Driving Instructor Training with Compass Driving Instructor training
  • Gift Vouchers (valid 12 months)

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Karen's Driving School teaches locally through out Essex;
Aveley, Ashingdon, driving schools in Basildon, Barking, Benfleet, Billericay, Brentwood, Canvey, Chadwell St Mary, Chelmsford, Cranham, Corringham, Dagenham, Eastwood, Elm Park, Grays Thurrock, Hadleigh, Harold Wood, Hawkwell, learn to drive in Hornchurch, Hullbridge, Hutton, Ingatstone, laindon, Langdon Hills, Leigh on Sea, Mountnessing, Pitsea, Rainham, Romford, Shenfield, Shoebury, South Ockendon, Southend On Sea, South Woodham Ferrers, Stanford Le Hope, Thorpe Bay, Tilbury, Upminster, Warley, Westcliff on Sea, driving lessons in Wickford

Karens have found that offering driving lessons, with local driving instructors, helps when learning to drive. 

An instructor who knows your locality can make more informed decisions throughout your driving tuition, benefiting not only your ability to pass your driving test but also for driving through the local area after you've passed

It doesn't matter if you are confident or nervous each instructor will help you to relax and guide you through each task. 

Karen's School of Motoring understands that Learning to drive is an important milestone in anyone's life and if students feel comfortable and enjoy their driving training experience they are more likely to succeed and become responsible safe drivers.

Karen's driving school has long term aim to to teach people to drive, based on a high standard of driver training and to help save lives within our communities, i.e.  Safe Driving for Life. 

As part of Karen's commitment to improving the standard of driving in our community we are prove an opportunity for one deserving individual to win a Driving Lesson Scholarship

Our driving instructors are enthusiastic about continuing their own self development and are regularly looking to build upon their skills, either through the school's own training workshops or external training courses, such as St.  Johns First Aid. 

Qualifications held by our driving instructors are as follows:

  • Qualified ADI'S
  • DSA Grade 6 driving instructors
  • CRB Registered Instructors
  • Pass Plus Registered
  • I.A.M.  (Institute of Advanced Motorists)
  • RoSPA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents)
  • Diamond Advanced Motorist
  • RoSPA Advanced Diploma
  • Cardington Test
  • City and Guilds Certificate in Education
  • DSA trained instructor (External trainer development,Raydean House, Barnet)
  • Queen Elizabeth Foundation Mobility Trained
  • Holders of St John's First Aid Certificate


Karen's School of Motoring strives to be innovative in its approach as a driving school and now offers a variety of driver training courses based on the students individual needs, including intensive driving courses, refresher driving lessons or Pass Plus.