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Britannia Driving School was established in January 1993 in the United Kingdom and now has over 90 Approved Driving Instructors servicing London, Surrey and Middlesex. Britannia Driving school best known for providing driving lessons, Pass Plus, motorway and refresher courses, also specialises in the training of driving instructors.Since 1st January 1993 to 26th August 2008, Britannia School has reported 163,242 pupils who trained with them.

Current
The management team at Britannia Driving School is made of up Approved driving instructorsADI, ORDIT trainers and business entrepreneurs. Every year, Britannia teaches in excess of 10,000 new drivers and trains over 50 driving instructors, and the numbers increase every year. Pass rate at Britannia Driving School is well above the National average for pupils and double the national average for instructors.

History
Britannia Driving School was founded by Alan Bush in January 1993. Alan Bush was born in Manchester, England. He is a Manchester United Supporter and worked as Hackney Cab Driver and eventually became one of the largest Hackney cab owners in Manchester. During his time as a cab driver he taxed icons like: George Best(Manchester United), Francis Lee(Manchester City), Joe Corrigan(Manchester City), Malcolm Allison(Manchester City Manager), Matt Busby(Manchester United Manager), Shirley Bassey(Singer) and many others. He was a close friend of the Late Matt Monro(Singer). He sold his cab business in 1988 and came to London to start Britannia Driving School in 1993. He retired in 2006, since than his son Adam Bush has been running the business. Adam Bush is a trained accountant with a BA(Hons) from Kingston University where he studied accounting and finance.

Since Alan Bush was a boy, he noticed that his father had two pictures of two young women on their living room wall. One of the pictures was of his mother when she was a young women and the other was of an aristocratic women who resembled his mother. The other women was Frances Teresa Stuart La Belle Stewart Duchess of Richmond and Lennox -the original model for Britannia. So Alan Bush decided to name his driving school on a name, he named it after the Britannia Model (person) and called it Britannia Driving School.

Courses
Britannia Driving School has offered Eco Driving Courses, Pass Plus, Refresher, Non UK Driving Courses, Free Theory Test and Hazard Test on their website to thousands of students. The school also has a bookshop that offers a wide range of driving manuals, books and interactive products. The school also offers tips for the Theory Test, Driving Test, Eco-Driving Tips and information on Driving Test Myths and Mistakes.

Safe Eco-Driving
Eco-Driving measures introduced to the UK driving test from 2008 require that new drivers have to show that they can drive with fuel-efficiency as well as safely. Learner Drivers are expected to know the basics of eco-driving such as accelerating and braking less harshly and changing gears sooner. Research in the UK has shown that eco driving can save between 5 and 17 percent of fuel – and also cut emissions. The Department of Transport estimates that if all drivers followed the tips, CO2 (carbon dioxide) emissions from cars could be reduced by 8 per cent – or more than 5.5 Million tonnes of CO2 (carbon dioxide) a year.

Accreditations
Britannia Driving School is ORDIT Approved. Britannia Instructor training establishment has been approved for providing ORDIT ADI training for Parts 1,2 & 3 and ADI Re-training.

Achievements
Britannia Driving School has trained over 163,242 students till date. The school has been featured on Windows Vista Magazine in the year 2007.

Notable Alumni
Amy Noble Gabriel Thomson Kris Marshall Lee Chapman Stella Gonet

Facilities
The head office of Britannia Driving School is located in Wimbledon, London. They also have testing centers in MiddleSex, Surrey and London.