Patience Plus Driving School - Lismore & Ballina - Federal, New South Wales

Louise F.

Rick is a fantastic teacher. I watched my son’s confidence and knowledge grow over the 12 months he had his Ls and I knew it was from his regular lessons with Rick. He is clear with his instructions, very informative and great with teenagers. My son passed his Ps test first attempt. Thank you Rick and Gail.

Sol C.

Rick was instrumental in helping me understand how everything works in Australia. His guidance made the transition from my overseas license to Australian license smooth, as he provided valuable insights into local driving rules and practices. Thanks to him, I felt well-prepared and confident on the road, and I passed my driving test on the first try! I highly recommend Rick and his team! Thank you!!

Rose B.

I highly recommend Rick at Patience Driving School. I passed my driving test first go and I Couldn't have done it without my lessons with Rick. He is very calm and has great attention to detail as well as heaps of little tips to make the test easier. I feel like a more confident safer driver because of him. Gail was so helpful and managed to fit me in last minute, and Rick arranged coming half an hour earlier so I could get some extra last minute practice, it made all the difference! I will be recommending Patience Driving School to all my friends 🙂

Camilla B.

Many thanks to Rick for being such an amazing instructor. Our son got his Ps on his first attempt thanks to Rick’s clear, calm & patient manner. In addition Gail made life so much easier with efficiently booking lessons, even sending reminder texts. They really are the dream team - I cannot recommend them highly enough.

hasha H.

Thank you so much to the team with all the lessons. I passed my test on my first go! Gail has been amazing trying to fit my lessons in for me in my busy schedule. Exceptional service! Rick is an amazing instructor. His explanation and guidance have always been super clear and easy to understand. It has been an amazing and smooth journey on my L’s since having lessons with patience plus. I came here from overseas so i was not very familiar with the roads and the road rules here. However with all the lessons I had, i definitely gained so much confidence in driving and being able to understand the road rules here. Once again thank you so much to Gail & Rick.

Bert B.

Absolute legends, both Mish and Rick. I got my licence in record time thanks to Mish.

I'm 27 and I had only 4 weeks to get my license whilst back in Australia (I live and study overseas full time in Europe). After looking on Google for driving schools in Lismore, I found Patience Plus and immediately I could see they were real deal.

I was lucky enough to drive with Mish, who is an absolute legend. Mish is everything I wanted in a teacher and he really personifies the definition of patient and competent. I was really happy to have a guy that's close to my age in the car and I feel like he really understood exactly what I needed and how to get through to me easily. I had some lessons almost 10 years ago with another school but that was not a good experience.

Because I have spent almost my entire adult life overseas I've never had a real chance to sit the driving test for my license. When I have come back it's usually only been for a few weeks. This time I wanted to get it done and I had barely a month to prepare.

Mish and Rick fit me in around their busy schedule and 5 lessons later from Mish, I passed my driving test at Lismore RMS. This was just 4 days before I fly back to the other side of the world for at least 18 months. I don't believe any other school could have got me there in such a short time. Now I can go back to Europe and drive!

Mish and Rick are both amazing teachers. I was even lucky enough to have Rick give me some pointers on one of my lessons. Both of these blokes are calm and completely unintimidating. You get plenty of time each lesson and they know the RMS testers and the routes they take.

If you want to get your license, Mish and Rick are the ones to go with. I would honestly recommend them to anyone. I don't think anyone else would have taken me from zero to 95% in such a short period of time.

Never underestimate the value of just a few lessons from people who really know how to drive. 11/10 for these guys. Thanks again to both of you!

Quokka B.

Where do I start, a massive thank you to Rick for his excellent instruction. I’m a big sufferer of anxiety and have been very late in getting my license (I’m in my 30s), Rick helped ease this anxiety after a single lesson. A couple of lessons after that I was ready for my P’s and got them first attempt. This is a wonderful driving school and I highly recommend

Marin C.

Rick was such a patient and professional driving coach for my son. He was always extremely encouraging and thanks to him, my son got his P’s first try! Thanks so much to both Gail and Rick for being so supportive.