Here at A1 National we know how stressful it can be choosing a driving school. We understand you'll be worried about the price of your intensive course or hourly driving lessons, worried if the instructor is any good or if you'll get along with him or her. We understand because we have been successfully teaching people to drive manual and automatic cars in Southend, Basildon, Hockley, Brentwood, Tilbury, Clacton & across Essex for over 20 years.

Parents looking for a driving instructor for their children will be pleased to know that our instructors are fully CRB checked, competitively priced, reliable, patient and happy teaching both novice and experienced drivers, our great instructors will put even the most nervous pupils at ease.


Remember the best instructors are those that genuinely care about their customers & who are passionate about the job they are doing. Thats why A1 National have some of the best instructors in the UK. That is why we have built a solid reputation of high quality tuition & value for money.


Whether you choose our popular weekly driving lessons or one of our great intensive driving crash courses or a semi intensive course we will make learning to drive in and around Southend on Sea in Essex as enjoyable and stress free as possible. Our goal is making sure you not only have all the skills needed to make it easy 2 pass your driving test first time but ensuring you become a safe and confident driver on today's busy roads. Remember no one works harder to get A Pass For You than A1 National.


We offer manual or automatic hourly driving lessons, semi intensive courses, Intensive driving Crash Courses, pass plus, motorway lessons and refresher courses as well as driving instructor training across all areas of Essex. Lessons are available in manual and automatic cars with male and female instructors including Southend, Rayleigh, Rochford, Shoebury, Wakering, Basildon, Canvey Hockley, Brentwood, Chelmsford, Colchester, Clacton, Tilbury, Benfleet and all the surrounding areas.