ritchiestraining.co.uk Reviews 8

Just completed class 2 and cpc with ritchies and passed. All instructors were great, supportive and positive. My driving instructor, Bob Kerr, magic, informative and made me feel at ease. Highly recommended if you are thinking about training with them!

Hi Guy's

Sorry for not replying to you sooner, my fault for not catching them.

I am back working with Ritchie's again! (After a 10 year gap) and I'm not in a position that can rectify or provide a proper response to your comments.

We can't make every customer happy and we certainly don't get it right 100% of the time.

(I don't know the full facts) but if we did get it wrong......Hopefully we still have the decency to "Hold Our Hands Up" to it.

BaggyBreeks. Arek Błaszczyk & Josh, if you want to have a quick chat about it with me (send me a text) and I will call you back 07973425488

Thanks Donald Ritchie

experienced trainers, however behaviour/conduct of some ruin an otherwise credible business.

construction industry aren't attracting youth, and it's obvious why: the unpleasant, mainly older, workers outshine the good ones. this is taken stock of by the latter, but it seems inconvenient/a nuisance for them to call out the problematic behaviours.

This has to change.

I can't imagine construction/trades/transport being a worthy prospect for a younger generation that will struggle to shine without proper encouragement. Proper encouragement meaning leading by example. Instead of focusing on the work and being friendly, i saw alot of needless peacocking, assuming behaviours (talking about inability of other candidates- 'not fit to lace the boots etc', unsolicited convo r.e. private lives, alongside other topics, arguably irrelevant r.e. the business's finances; it would be wrong for me to bemoan a worker fretting over their job security, but considering the retro-feel ubiquitous amongst staff and the premises, it wouldn't surprise me to hear they were in financial difficulties).

I experienced straight-up abusive behaviour: i was called a 'dafty' during my technical test- hardly the tactful input needed to keep ur head in a difficult situation.

all-round negative experience and i doubt i'll go back.

Not recommended
Stress full all week, instructor name David old man , incompetent golf course person teaching people in poor quality
All day shouting and not explained properly all the reasons and operating role, he tried to humiliate to all people on the cours horrible atmosphere, they take a lot of money and waste time

Professional and friendly staff. Lots of encouragement to pass from instructors and good vehicles to drive. Would certainly encourage anyone who wants to take the next step in driving to achieve at Ritchies.

I would NOT recommend due to aggressive training environment, shouting and swearing instructor being on the phone during driving lessons and continuously changing schedule it is just really bad and dangerous.
There have been numerous complaints of this nature from many trainees, yet Ritchies did not take action to rectify this and protect students who are paying a hefty £3-4k for the training only to find out that Ritchies promises regarding employment after training are false.
Better to drive a van or go for a bus licence where operators offer free training rather than loosing so much money with Ritchies.

100% from start to finish. Professional high quality coaching and instruction.

Would recommend them to anyone

Excellent company.

We have been using Ritchies for over 12 years to book Jobcentre Funded Training and have had nothing but pleasant easy times.