These are our Benson School of Motoring staff trainers that will train you to become a driving instructor

John Benson
John Benson is the principle of the Benson School of Motoring and has been involved in driving instructor training since 1988. John is officially recognised by the Driving Standards Agency as both Excellent and Very Good and has been awarded five times the prestigious 'Grade-6' given to only about 3% of all Approved Driving Instructors. John is also a DSA ORDIT recognised trainer (Official Register of Driving Instructor Training).
Geoff Donovan

Geoff Donovan ex SE ADI (Supervising Examiner of Approved Driving Instructors)
Geoff Donovan gave his first driving lesson in 1963.

He became a Driving Examiner in 1974 with the Department of Transport, conducting Driving Tests on Car/Motorcycle/LGV and PCV drivers/riders.

Geoff's last 20 years working with the Driving Standards Agency were spent as the Supervising Examiner of Approved Driving Instructors (SE ADI) at the Cambridge test centre before retiring in August 2007 and joining Benson School of Motoring.

Geoff was also extensively involved with the training of examiners at the DSA examiner training centre at Cardington near Bedford and trained many of the current SE ADI's and ADI examiners within the UK. These are the examiners which are likely to be testing you.
I am very pleased to have this gentleman as part of our already excellent team of driving instructor trainers. Having known Geoff professionally for some 20 years I know he brings a wealth of experience and expertise to Benson School of Motoring which shall help and improve what is already a very professional training establishment with a very high pass rate.
John Benson

Paul Perkins
Paul was trained by this company to become a driving instructor and after working within the industry teaching learner drivers on behalf of Benson School of Motoring was promoted to staff trainer. Paul is also an ex-examiner and dealt with the testing of Essex County Council driving candidates and is a Driving Standards Agency ORDIT recognised trainer (Official Register of Driving Instructor Training). Paul is officially recognised by the Driving Standards Agency as both Excellent and Very Good and has been awarded the prestigious 'Grade-6' given to only about 3% of all Approved Driving Instructors.

Benson School of Motoring Driving Intructor Paul Beck

Paul Beck
Paul was originally trained by Benson School of Motoring in 2004 to become a driving instructor and is our newest member of the driving instructor training programme. Paul previously worked as a manager within the international GRAND METROPOLITAN food and drinks company and then later an NVQ Assessor under the governments introduction of this programme to businesses in 1992. Before joining Benson School of Motoring Paul was the National Training Officer for STATE CHEMICALS and with his experience training new recruits in product knowledge and training techniques makes a valuable contribution to our team.


All of our trainers are registered driving instructor trainers by the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) and the Official Register of Driving Instructor Training (ORDIT) and provide training for all three parts of the qualifying examination