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Assessment · driving instructors round driving-instructors-2026-09

Pass with James - Automatic/EV review

Researched for Driving instructors in Telford

Sole Trader

Telford · Service area: Telford

Pass with James - Automatic/EV in short

Pass with James offers automatic and EV lessons from Hungerhill Road in Telford, with a Facebook page named as its contact route. Only the Google listing names the school: the linked page would not open, so no second source confirms the name or area. No website, price list or instructor detail sits behind the listing.

Customer reviews are spotless but thin: five stars on Google from a small base of ratings. This review cannot go further than that headline, since the school fails our identity and registration requirements: a single listing and no stated DVSA approval on any opened source. In our judgement Pass with James counts as a pointer for a future round rather than an assessment for this one.

The specialism is the clearest thing on the file: automatic and EV lessons from Hungerhill Road, near Trench, aimed at learners who want no gears or clutch. Contact runs through the named Facebook page, which would not open for this round, so the Google listing stands alone as the public face. In our judgement the niche is well chosen, though the public footprint behind it stays slight.

On customer evidence, the file holds one bright headline: top marks on Google, though from a small base of ratings on that single listing. No second source repeats the praise, and with the linked page unopenable nothing else confirms the school at all. With so little behind the headline, this review treats the record as a promising pointer rather than an assessment.

Pass with James - Automatic/EV reviews and ratings on other sites

Every public rating we hold for Pass with James - Automatic/EV, with the source, scale, count and the date we read it. These are customers' ratings, not ours.
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Google5.0 out of 512

Our verdict

Our judgement: Pass with James looks like a small automatic and EV specialist with a spotless but thin review record [1]. It fails our identity and registration requirements because only the Google listing names it and no opened source states DVSA approval, so this profile counts as a pointer rather than an assessment [1] [2].

Score summary

We researched this provider but have not scored it, because it did not meet one of our eligibility requirements.

G1 · Only the Google listing names Pass with James at Hungerhill Road; the linked Facebook page would not open, so no second source confirms the name or area.

Industry qualifications

Can't be sourced. We looked at the issuing registers, the business's own website and platforms such as Checkatrade and Which? Trusted Traders and found no scheme membership or registration to record.

Strengths

  • You get a perfect 5.0 from 12 Google reviews, seen 4 September 2026, for an automatic and EV specialist near Trench [1].

Limitations

  • Only the Google listing names this school, so identity is not confirmed against a second source [1].

  • No DVSA ADI approval, prices or insurance details appear on any opened source [1].

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Questions about Pass with James - Automatic/EV

Is Pass with James any good?

The headline impresses: five stars on Google for an automatic and EV specialist near Trench. But only the Google listing names the school and no approval is stated, so identity and registration both fail our checks. That leaves a bright headline on a narrow base, with no second source behind it. Choose a ranked school for now, and check back next round.

Is Pass with James DVSA approved?

No approval can be sourced: no opened source states DVSA ADI approval for this instructor. With the linked page unopenable, even the name rests on one listing. Ask for the ADI number and check it on the official GOV.UK finder before considering any lessons. Without that number there is nothing further this review can confirm.

How much does Pass with James charge?

No prices, rates or VAT position are published anywhere on the record. With no working contact page beyond the listing, any figure comes by message only. Ask for the hourly rate, lesson length and cancellation terms in writing, and compare against the priced schools in this round. Say whether you want automatic or EV lessons when you message.

How is Pass with James ranked?

It is not ranked: it fails our identity requirement with only one source naming it, and our registration requirement with no DVSA approval stated. The spotless but thin ratings cannot carry it alone. If the school sends confirming detail through the Claim a listing link, the next round can reassess it. Nothing else on the file changes that standing.

Where does Pass with James teach?

The listing gives Hungerhill Road in Telford, near Trench, as its base, with an automatic and EV offer. No second source confirms the area it covers lesson to lesson. Send your postcode and suburb with the first message and ask where pick-ups run from. Confirm the pick-up arrangement and the hourly rate in writing before the first lesson.

What do the reviews say about Pass with James?

Google shows top marks from a small base of ratings, which is the brightest headline among the unranked schools in this round. The praise sits on that single listing, with no second platform behind it. Read every review in full yourself, since a small base reads differently in full, then set it against a ranked school's deeper record.

How does Pass with James compare with the ranked schools in this round?

Its automatic and EV specialism gives it a clear niche, and its headline rating stands tall against the round. But every ranked school is confirmed on identity and states instructor approval, while Pass with James fails on both. On the record as it stands, a ranked school offers the surer footing for car lessons.

Others assessed for this trade

  1. Tier 1 Driving School67.4 / 100Ranked 1. Best for Telford automatic specialist with intensives and a spotless review record.
  2. LDC Driving School - Dave Langridge66.7 / 100Ranked 2. Best for LD System lessons with upfront course prices.
  3. JT School of Motoring65.4 / 100Ranked 3. Best for family-run lessons with a satisfaction guarantee.
  4. Alan Ritchings Driver Trainer63.9 / 100Ranked 4. Best for nervous learners wanting manual lessons in Telford.

Sources

  1. Google Maps listing — Pass with James, Telford (5.0 from 12 reviews, Facebook contact route) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  2. GOV.UK — find driving schools, lessons and instructors (DVSA register notes) Retrieved 4 September 2026.

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