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* Passed 19th Dec - Phil
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*Passed 18th Dec - Rebecca Gisbon
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*Passed 17th Dec - Abbie Daly
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*Passed 11th Dec - Lana-Jane Fallon
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Passed 8th Dec - Josh Leyland
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* Passed 8th Dec - Kairen Gardiner
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*Passed 4 Dec - Danial Brock
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* Passed 4th Dec - Harvey Brooks
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* Passed 23rd Oct - Luke Ramsden
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*Passed 23 Oct - Matthew Finney
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* Passed 22nd Oct - Charlotte Williams
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*Passed 2nd Oct - Christopher Smith
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*Passed 1st October - Patrick McMenian
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*Passed 26th Sept - Matthew Schofield
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* Passed 24th Sept- Sabir Kallada
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* Passed 24th Sept - Richard McAleese
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*Passed 22nd Sept - Natalie Ellse
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*Passed 15th Sept - Melanie Hall
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* Passed 12th Sept Hassan Zulfiqar
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* Passed 11th Sept - Sam Bannon
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* Passed 10th Sept - Semih Akguc
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* Passed 10th Sept - Wendy Haggan
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* Passed 8th Sept - Harry Redman
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*Passed 8th Sept Aye Htun
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*Passed 7th Sept - Thomas Bowman
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*Passed 25th Aug - Alice Dunlop
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*Passed 21st Aug - Sophie Mananian
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*Passed 19t Aug - Kyhal Jackson
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* Passed 18th August - Samantha Wright
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*Passed 13th Aug - Cory Preece
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*Passed 5th Aug - Owen Ramsden
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*Passed 31st July - Kimberley Wyatt
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Passed 31st July - Brandon Magrail-Manning
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* Passed 29th July - Frank Yianni
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* Passed 20th July - Michael Whitney
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*Passed 16 July - Ahmed Ali
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Passed 13th Mar - Sophie Pratt
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Passed 13th Mar - Andrei
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Passed 6 Mar - Jamie Townley
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Passed 26th Feb - Chloe Brady
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Passed 26th Feb - Archie Brown
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Passed 24th Feb - Grant Candy
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Passed 21st Feb - Kieran Wayman
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Passed 17th Feb - Zoe Shepherd
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Passed 14th Feb Peter Madu
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Passed 13th Feb - Emma Lloyd
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Passed 10th Feb - Danny Hyland
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Passed 7th Feb - Gary Mazan
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Passed 6 Feb - James Faye
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Passed 3rd Feb - Bayley Sutton
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Passed 30th Jan - Michael Carten
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Passed 31st Jan - Alan Forsyth
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Passed 23rd Jan - Luke Marshall
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Passed 20th Jan - Kirsty Deakin
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Passed 14th Jan - Iliya Frolov
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Passed 7th Jan - Hayden Almond
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Passed 7th Jan - Abbie Jackson
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Passed 24th Dec - Laura Furniss
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Passed 20th Dec Melissa Edwards
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Passed 23rd Dec - Tom Christoforou
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Passed 19th Dec Kyaeni Wren
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Passed 16 Dec - Linda Westwater
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Passed 6th Dec - Alisha Peters
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Passed 29th Nov - Luke Cooper
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Passed 29 Nov Lydia Thompson
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Passed 26th Nov - Abigail Lynch
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Passed 19th Nov - Tristan Edwards
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Passed 19th Nov - Andrew Jackson
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Passed 18th Nov - Hannah Westhead
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Passed 18th Nov - Fallon Smith Montgomery
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Passed 15th Nov - Katrina Holden
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Passed 14th Nov - Dale Madu
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Passed 8th Nov - Michael Thornhill
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Passed 1st Nov - Paula Waby
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Passed 25th Oct - Franca Victor
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Passed 24th October - Sean Bowd
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Passed 21st October Joseph Farmer
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Passed 21st Oct, Lauren Gibbons
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Passed 18th Oct - Cameron Aghdassi
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Passed 7th Oct - Danny King
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Passed 4th Oct - George Scott
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Alan Higgins Passed with BDS
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Passed 4th Oct - Dr Prasad
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Passed 3rd October - Tim France
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Passed 1st Oct - Dylan Howell
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Passed 30th Sept - Jordan Grimes
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Passed 30th Sept - Stacey Riordan-Carley
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Passed 24th September - Charlotte Fletcher
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Passed 20th Sept - Samual Black
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Passed 20th Sept - Kelsie Brodie
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Michael Smith Passed 1st time with BDS
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Passed 6th Sept - Edward McCarthy
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Fiona Gannon of Poulton Passed with BDS
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Passed 6th Sept - Sisca Tehnokratsia
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Patrick Hitie of Poulton passed with BDS
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Passed 5th Sept - Danny Lardner
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Passed 3rd Sept - Keith Mulcahy
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Passed 27th Aug - Korben Robinson
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Passed 16th Aug - Christopher Staniforth
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Passed 12th Aug - Ben Shaw
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Passd 9th Aug - Maggie Mumford
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Passed 9th Aug - Charlotte Beckett
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Passed 9th Aug - Craig Rickwood
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Passed 8th Aug - Zak Nixon
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Passed 2nd Aug - Paul Keegan
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Passed 19th July - Martin McGuire
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Passed 15th July - Robbie Richardson
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Passed 12th July - Michelle Sarjantson
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Passed 12th July - Adele Harrison
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Passed 5th July - Sam Clough
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Passed 5th July - Holly Hitie
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Passed 27th June - Jamie Day
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Passed 25th June - Ellie Lloyd-Walkden
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Passed 21st June - Nida Naseer
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Passed 17 June - Danielle Hughes
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Passed 13th June - Liam Danov
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Passed 14th June - Samantha Hulmes
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Passed 14th June - Hesso Noori
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Passed 5th June - Farrah Tomkinson
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Passed 31st May - Erin Brown
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Passed 31st May - Sean Warner
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Passed 24th May - Luke Rawstron
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Passed 21st May - Adam Morrison
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Passed 17th May - Chelsie Craven
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Passed 14th May - Kiran Bharath
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Passed 13th May - Daniel Knowles
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Passed 9th May - Jessica Toner
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Passed 8th May - Michael Fisk
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Passed 1st May - Matthew Clewlow
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Passed 24 April - Mia Morris
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Passed 12th April - Jack Roberts
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Passed 10th April - Michael Dean
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Passed 9th April - Sian Morris
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Passed 5th April - Robert Baghsaw
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Passed 29th March - Anna Mcvicar
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Passed 29th March - Ryan Foster
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Passed 15th March - Harrison Booth
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Passed 14th Mar - Hannah Woodend
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* Passed 1st March - Jamie Campbell
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*Passed 24th Feb - Alan Headington
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* Passed 18th Feb - Sarah Hales
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* Passed 18th Feb - Ben Scammell
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* Passed 14th Feb - William Avon
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*Passed 1st Feb - Connor Heelis
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*Passed 25th Jan - Danielle Kershaw
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* Passed 21st Jan - Paul Roskel
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* Passed 15th Jan - Phil Hilton
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* Passed 14th Jan - Daniel Eddelston
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*Passed 3rd Jan - Bosko Andjelic
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*Passed 28th Dec - William Owen
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* Passed 24th Dec - Jacob Smith
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* Passed 19th Dec - Kirsty Whitehead
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Passed 16th Nov - Rebecca Bell
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* Passed 14th Nov - Rebecca Green
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* Passed 8th Nov - Courtney Patterson
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* Passed 6th Nov - Dylan Benson
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* Passed 23rd Oct - James Scott
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* Passed 22nd Oct - Cherelle Callow
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* Passed 19th Oct - Shaun Billing
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* Passed 18th Oct - Chelsea Burgess
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* Passed 5th Oct - Jonathan Herring
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* Passed 25th September Benjamin Wilcock
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* Passed 19th September - Jamie Janes
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* Passed 30th August - Gillian Watson
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* Passed 17th August - Matthew Darvill
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Passed 16th August - Kirsty McKenzie
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Passed 10th August - Ryan Wright
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Passed 9th August - Kerry Yates
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Passed 6th August - Oliver Holbrook
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Passed 3rd August - Craig Raffety
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Passed 2nd Aug - Ben Pope
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Passed 30th July - Josh McCarthy
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Passed 27th July Adnan Shatila
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Passed 24th July Lois law
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Passed 10th July - Alice Walsh
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Passed 9th July - Tom Lancaster
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Passed 4th July - Chris Wylie
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Passed 3rd July - Samantha McDean
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Passed 2nd July - Annabelle Yates
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Passed 4th July - Patrick Crayson
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Passed 4th July Anand Makadia
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Passed 26th June - Ryan Barber
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Passed 25th June - Keith Buchanan
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Passed 25th May - Stephen Parker
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Passed 22nd June - Greg Marshall
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Passed 21st June - Steph Goodwin
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Passed 22nd June - Nathan Marshall
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Passed 1st June - Michael Murphy
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Passed 30th May - Pete Tongue
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Meet The Team
BDS- Blackpool Driving School has Male and Female Instructors offering Driving Lessons all over Blackpool and the Fylde Coast.
| Donna Sumner | | |  Donna runs all aspects of the administration and is available to answer your calls and book your lessons in. If you have any questions at all please contact her on 01253 899909
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| Tony Sumner | | |  Tony Sumner drives a Ford Fiesta.
"A friend recommended BDS to me. Learning to drive with Tony Sumner of BDS was Far Better than I expected, the instructors teaching methods were very good with clear given instructions. I have already recommended BDS to others and will continue to do so just because my experience was really good" - Kris Welch, Blackpool
"Learning to drive with Tony Sumner from BDS – Blackpool Driving School was great pleasure; Tony was patient and very easy to talk to. I would always look forward to my driving lessons as I felt every lesson I would learn something new. I also took the Pass Plus Scheme with Tony, which helped me to drive on the motorway once passed, which has now proven very useful. Overall I highly recommend Tony to anyone; he is a fantastic instructor who made me feel at ease whenever I thought I couldn’t do it! Thanks Tony" - Hailey Lappin, Staining
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| Paul Tilling | | |  Paul drives a Red Toyota Yaris and covers the Fleetwood, Thornton and Cleveleys areas.
"My Driving Instructor was Paul Tilling, I found his teaching methods very good they were very clear and helpful. I chose BDS because of their good pass rates on their website. I would recommend BDS as they were very friendly and helpful, Paul made me feel comfortable and confident driving" - Chrisptopher Arnold - Bispham
"My Driving Instructor was Paul Tilling, a friend recommended him to me. He is a very good instuctor and had me driving on my first lesson! Paul does not mind questions and goes over everything until you fully understand it. I would recommend BDS they are reliable and very good at teaching." Elliott McGinty, Blackpool
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| Dave Grundy | | |  Dave Grundy drives a Vauxhall Corsa
"I was recommended to Blackpool Driving School by a friend. Learning to drive was harder than expected but my Driving instructor Dave Grundy put me at ease from the first lesson.
Dave was excellent he was so passionate about driving and so it rubbed off.
I would recommend BDS, all the support is great, plus the learning guides are excellent, all the communication, advice, help and support has been amazing" Ian Duckworth
"My Driving Instructor Dave was excellent, he helped with my nerves and kept me calm, his methods helped me pass with just 1 minor fault so the results speak for themselves. I would receommend BDS- Blackpool Driving School without a doubt, I am 24 and have been trying to finish my test since I was 17, I changed to BDS and passed within weeks. My Driving Instructor gave me the confidence to finally finish what I started. I cant thank BDS and my driving instructor enough for helping me achieve my goal. Thank you !!" Ryan Regan
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| Simon Anson | | |  Simon Anson drives a Vauxhall Corsa. Simon covers the Intensive Courses.
" I chose Blackpool Driving School for my 1 week, 30 hour Intensive Driving Course because they offered value for money.
The customer service from Blackpool Driving School was excellent, the booking service was very easy.
I would recommend Blackpool Driving School for an Intensive Course, they are very professional and I passed 1st Time " Simon Anson, Blackpool
"I picked Blackpool Driving School becuase I wanted a local coompany that provided Intensive Driving Courses, they also came recommended from a friend.
The customer service was excellent, I could not fault it. The booking service was very easy, straight forward and simple.
Learning to drive was much easier than expected, my instructor was called Simon Anson, his methods were brilliant, really easy to follow instructions.
I have already recommended BDS, I think it's a fantastic way to learn to drive, great value for money.
I would like to thank BDS and particularly Simon for making it possible for me to pass my test first time :-)" Samantha Wilson of Blackpool
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| Stephen Wild | | |  Stephen Wild Drives a Vauxhall Corsa and covers the South Shore areas.
Stephen has 20 years experience as an ADI. Is a police advanced driver and has an excellent first time pass rate.
"I just wanted to thank you so much again for my lessons and helping me pass, couldn't have done it otherwise" Ebony Lyall, Thornton Cleveleys
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| Liz McKenzie | | |  Liz has many years experience as an Approved Driving Instructor, including 2 years as a Senior Instructor at BSM.
Liz drives a Ford Focus
"I booked my driving crash course at B D S .. i chose the crash course as I thought it best suited myself"
"On the first contact I found B D S to be very professional and always contactable by phone and email".
"Donna advised me of my theory test, which was great."
"Liz the driving instructor was a very professional person in every way, she handled my questions and my difficulty in my driving problem i had, my reversing was not at it best
but with Liz's help and assurance I gained confidence by the minute, and easily made short work of the reversing and now I can park easily in a bay, and around the corners too."
"Liz came with me on my test, which was optional. I chose to have Liz with me to boost my now new found confidence in driving, which was helped by Liz and her manner in which she chose to teach me."
..."and Donna text me every step of the way."
"Well done Blackpool Driving School on your professionalism, I wish you and all your instructors the best for the future."
Julia Johnson, Blackpool
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| Emma Bird | | |  Emma Drives a VW Polo and coveres South Shore, St Annes and Kirkham.
"I chose BDS Driving School because they have female driving instructors and I got their number from another driving school."
"A lady instructor was much better than the male instructors I had previously, she made me feel relaxed and confident."
"I would recommend BDS because of the nice friendly staff."
Sam Shaw of Blackpool
"I chose BDS because of the Availability they had."
"Emma's teaching methods were great, made me feel comfortable."
"I can definately recommend BDS and Definately recommend Emma Bird!"
Nat Innes of Blackpool
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| Norrie Umpleby | | |  Norrie Drives an automatic Hyundai I10
She covers the North end of the Fylde, Fleetwood, Cleveleys. Thornton, Bispham and Poulton.
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| Kevan Simpson | | |  Kevan Simpson drives a Vauxhall Corsa and covers the North Shore, Bispham and Cleveleys areas.
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| Lorna Cuddy | | |  Lorna Cuddy has over a decade of experience, she drives a Suzuki Swift and covers the St Annes and South Shore areas.
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| Mike Joannou | | |  Mike provides lessons in an Automatic Car.
"My Driving Instructor Mike was an absolute star, we worked hard but we had some giggles along the way.
For anybody thinking about learning to drive I would highly recommend BDS without a doubt, i for one will miss the team.
One more lesson for me with Mike on the motorway which I am looking forward to.
Thank you all for your time patients and excellent experience."
Heidi church.
"By far the best choice I’ve made, mike was my instructor and I couldn’t fault him one but the most calming reassuring man I’ve ever met put me at ease. And helped me pass with just 9 hours driving. Can’t thank him enough"
Ryan Harrison
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| Marc Tilbury | | |  Marc Tilbury drives a Black Ford Fiesta and covers the Normoxx, Poulton and Stanley Park areas.
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| Cindy Cochrane | | |  Cindy has been an ADI for many years and specialises in Manual Intensive Courses.
Cindy drives a Black Ford Fiesta
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| Mandy Kerr | | |  Mandy Kerr covers the South Shore and Central areas of Blackpool.
Mandy drives a White Ford Fiesta
"Just had my first lesson with Mandy, I felt really relaxed after not driving for so long and Mandy was really helpful in prompting me too rejog my memory best lesson I have had!"
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| Russell Wheeler | | |  Russell Wheeler covers the St Annes, Lytham and South Shore areas and drives a Dacia Sandero
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| Chris Hopkins | | |  Chris Hopkins has been an ADI since 2010. Chris only has limited availablity as he is also the organist at the Blackpool Tower Ballroom!
Chris drives a Vauxhall Corsa and covers the Town Centre, Layton and Stanley Park areas.
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| Graham Fogden | | |  Graham does our intensive courses in a Manual Ford Fiesta car
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| Gillian Sherry | | |  After 15 years with BDS Gillian has retired from being a driving instructor, she will be missed as one of the team and we wish her well in her new adventures.
Gill drives a Citreon DS3.
"I have just passed my driving test at the age of 41! My Instructor has been an absolute star,she has the patience of a saint. She has seen my tears and my "i cant do this". She had every faith in me from day 1 and encouraged me to carry on whenever i wanted to give up. She is an absolute star and I hope now I have passed I have a friend for life"
Ben Everson, Lytham
Blackpool Driving School came recommended, Learning to drive was a lot easier than expected.
Gillian, my Instructor, was very good, clear and made learning enjoyable and easy to understand.
I have already recommended BDS! The best place to learn in the area from my experience. Passed 1st Time.
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| Jeff Lawton | | |  After years an a ADI Jeff has decided to enjoy hsi retirement.
All the team at BDS Wish him the vesy best.
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Kelly Mollins