Driven By You Driving School
Driven By You is the longest running driving school in Selwyn district. Owned and operated since 2009 by qualified driving instructor Lynette Ross, she has helped thousands of clients achieve their driving goals. Driven By You offers lessons, assessments and Defensive Driving courses, and has both manual and automatic dual control vehicles. Driven By You covers both Selwyn district and Christchurch city and meets the client at their home, school or workplace or other agreed location. Lynette is friendly, easy going and relates well to all types of clients to achieve outcomes for each individual learner.
Opening hours
- sunday: (closed)
- monday: 9h-17:30
- tuesday: 9h-18h
- wednesday: 9h-17h
- thursday: 7h-18h
- friday: 7h-16:30
- saturday: 9h-13h
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Expertise and a calming teaching approach
Driven By You Driving School stands out for the exceptional mentorship provided by its lead instructor, Lynette. Recognized by numerous learners for her patience and composed demeanor, she excels at guiding nervous or anxious students through the learning process. Rather than rushing through the curriculum, she tailors each session to the individual’s pace, ensuring that fundamental techniques are mastered before progressing. Her ability to maintain a relaxed yet focused atmosphere helps students overcome mental barriers and build genuine behind-the-wheel confidence.
The school’s methodology goes beyond basic test preparation. Instructors are known for delivering clear, constructive feedback at the end of every session, allowing learners to track their progress and address weak points immediately. When parents or accompanying adults have specific concerns, the teaching team integrates those observations into the lesson plan, creating a highly personalized and collaborative learning environment.
Proven results and structured preparation packages
One of the most consistently praised aspects of this driving school is its remarkable first-attempt success rate, with many learners securing their restricted or full licenses on the very first try. This achievement is largely attributed to a well-organized preparation system that combines practical road time with targeted mock assessments. The school also offers flexibility by accommodating short-notice practice sessions when test slots suddenly become available, ensuring students never feel unprepared on exam day.
- Comprehensive mock test simulations
- Integrated lesson and test-day support packages
- End-of-lesson progress reports and actionable feedback
- Customized road route variations to challenge different driving scenarios
Beyond the test: safety, habit correction, and lifelong skills
What truly sets this establishment apart is its commitment to producing responsible drivers rather than just passing candidates. Instructors actively work to identify and correct bad habits before they become ingrained, emphasizing real-world awareness, hazard perception, and defensive driving principles. The school also provides advanced defensive driving courses for those looking to refine their skills further, reinforcing safe practices well beyond the licensing process.
Whether teaching teenagers, adult learners, or students requiring extra patience due to special needs, the team maintains a consistently respectful and thorough approach. The result is a smooth licensing journey, genuine road readiness, and long-term confidence that carries over into independent, safe driving for years to come.
Driven By You Driving School: Reviews
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The most recent reviews on Google
4,8 out of 5 from 26 reviews
Fantastic experience: Lynette is an amazing instructor. I’m a person who gets nervous and made many mistakes while learning. Lynette knows how to calm and improve driving skills. She will take different roads so you would challenge yourself to improve better. If you looking for an instructor I vouch that she is the best as she guides and improve your driving skills .easy process to book her in and she value your time. Thanks to her guidance I received my full driving license recently . Thank you soo much Lynette
You are very welcome. I hope you are enjoying your new freedom.
Fantastic experience: Lynette has taught both my boys to drive since they first got behind the wheel. She also helped me to sit my licenses previously and retrained me from many bad habits. She is phenomenal with her approach to teaching she has a way with the kids keeping it calm fun and relaxed whilst still implementing the seriousness of correct techniques for driving. She also has the added benefit of taking them along to sit their driving licences making sure they are all prepared for it. I cant recommend Lynette enough she’s the best in the business!!!
Thank you so much Fran. One more child to go.
Fantastic experience: We highly recommend Lynette as a Driving Instructor. My daughter Taylah was a nervous driver and Lynette’s lessons (with feedback to Taylah and I at the end of each lesson) took her to the next level where she was able to pass her restricted on first go. We recommend doing the lessons, mock test and lesson test packages. Thanks Lynette - we’ll be back with the next kids in the future!
Taylah was a pleasure to teach. She put the effort in to achieve her restricted licence
Fantastic experience: Lynette is an absolute legend. Both my children had lessons and passed their restricted 1st go. One of mine was super nervous to drive and Lynette absolutely calmed her down and gave her the confidence needed to drive. I also highly recommend, when it comes to the test day, you book the lesson and test package. The support role Lynette plays really helped both my kids feel relaxed as she was with them as their support person the whole time during the test. Thank you so much Lynette, you are an amazing driving instructor and wonderful Lady. We will always be so thankful to you.
Thank you Tracey. Your children were a pleasure to teach.
Fantastic experience: I highly recommend Lynette as a driving instructor. Her patience, knowledge, and expertise are exceptional. She taught both of my daughters, and her lessons were so effective that even I improved my own driving skills based on what my daughters shared with me. Thanks to Lynette's instruction, both of my daughters passed their restricted license tests on their first try after receiving lessons from her.
You are very welcome.
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