DVSA Approved Driving Instructor · Southampton
Learn to drive
with confidence.
A-Star Driving School is Mark Bailey — a DVSA approved driving instructor helping learners across Southampton pass first time. Patient, friendly, one-to-one tuition at a pace that suits you, in a calm and fully insured dual-control car.
- DVSA Approved Driving Instructor (ADI)
- Fully insured
- Teaching since 2010
- Dual-control car
DVSA Approved
A fully qualified DVSA approved driving instructor — not a trainee.
Patient Tuition
Calm, friendly, one-to-one lessons at a pace that's right for you.
Know the Routes
Practise the real Maybush & Lee-on-the-Solent test routes before the day.
First-Time Passes
Teaching learners across Southampton since 2010, in a fully insured car.
About A-Star
Patient, friendly tuition that gets results.
I'm Mark — the instructor behind A-Star Driving School. I've been helping people in and around Southampton learn to drive since 2010, and I built A-Star on a simple idea: learning to drive should be an enjoyable experience, not a stressful one.
As a DVSA approved driving instructor, I teach in a calm, encouraging way, at a pace that's right for you. Whether you're a complete beginner who's never sat behind the wheel, or you've had lessons before and want to build confidence, every lesson is structured, patient and focused on getting you safely to test-ready — and to that first-time pass.
- DVSA approved instructor — not a trainee
- Calm, patient one-to-one lessons at your pace
- The real Maybush & Lee-on-the-Solent test routes
- Beginners to test-ready, in a fully insured dual-control car
Officially one of Southampton’s top 3 driving schools.
A-Star holds the ThreeBestRated® Certificate of Excellence — awarded after independent checks on reviews, ratings, history, satisfaction, trust and value. It’s the same care Mark brings to every single lesson.
Get started
Ready to get on the road?
Book your first lesson or ask me anything — I'll talk you through how many lessons you're likely to need, availability, and current prices. No pressure, no hard sell, just friendly advice to get you started.