Reviewed 17 July 2026
I am very grateful and lucky to be guided for 6 months by an exceptional driving instructor, Urmila.
Her patience and constructive way of correcting my mistakes motivated me to push forward and not dread going for my lessons. She focused not just on passing the test, but on teaching me on how to be a safe, responsible driver. I will always remember her incredible calmness and dedication to help her students. Thank you for helping me get my P’s!!!
Reviewed 6 April 2026
Urmila is a very experienced and patient instructor. She helped to get over my fear of driving and also taught me to be a safe driver. Will highly recommend her to anyone wanting to be a confident driver.
Reviewed 6 April 2026
I completed my full logbook (111 hours) with Urmila in 2020 and passed my driving test on the first attempt in 2020. Even years later, I still value everything Urmila taught me during my lessons. Her verbal reminders stay with me whenever I’m behind the wheel or even in the passenger seat - they have been incredibly helpful for my long-term driving habits. Thanks Urmila!
Reviewed 11 October 2025
My daughter told me she’s lovely, explaining well the driving.
Reviewed 23 September 2025
Best instructor I've ever had so patient and kind
Reviewed 2 November 2024
Urmila gave me so much confidence in my driving!! she taught me so well and has been truly amazing to me, I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a reliable instructor :)
Reviewed 4 October 2024
Thank you so much to Urmila for being such an amazing instructor and teaching me to drive so I could pass my test on my first try! I am truly grateful. Thank you
Reviewed 16 September 2024
Very patient efficient instructions always
Reviewed 5 September 2024
I had an exceptional experience with Urmila as my driving instructor. Her patience, professionalism, and ability to make learning to drive both enjoyable and stress-free set her apart. Her clear explanations and constructive feedback boosted my confidence behind the wheel. Time flies when you're talking and listening to her wisdom, her guidance is always engaging and insightful. Thanks to Urmila, I felt thoroughly prepared for my driving test. I highly recommend her to anyone looking to become a confident, safe, and skilled driver!
Reviewed 24 May 2024
I can honestly say that Umilla from Coastwide Driving School was a true professional. She was patient and has given our Daughter a safe base of driving skills. Would highly recommend her and the staff who we interacted with. A pass on her first attempt at 17 was amazing. with the right guidance and patience. We thank you Umilla. And Coastwide Driving School.
Reviewed 22 November 2023
She is very good instructor thank you so much for everything.
Reviewed 14 September 2023
Thank you Urmila for helping our daughter get her Ps. It was your experience and calmness, and good sense of humour, that got her over the line. You taught her all the manoeuvres so clearly and gave her the confidence she needed when it came to her driving test. She's a very safe driver now. I will be recommending you to our friends. Thanks again.
Reviewed 30 August 2023
Urmila was my driving instructor from the begining, i grew such a strong and close realationship with her and she help me so so much with my driving and prepared me to the best i can before my test, which i passed first go. Coastwide driving is easy to use, and whenever i rang i got great customer service and easy communications. I loved the reminder messages and email. And have thanks for Urmila and am genuinly am going to miss her tremdesouly.
Reviewed 25 May 2023
Thankyou Urmila for helping me pass my driving test first time. No matter how nervous I was, you always reassured me and gave me the confidence to do my best. I will never forget the lessons and wisdoms you have taught me. I wish all the best for you!
Reviewed 9 November 2022
I would recommend Ms. Urmila as an amazing teacher with loads of patience and a great guide to learn driving. She explains driving rules clearly. Today I am able to drive successfully and safely because of her guidance and support. Thank you, Ms. Urmila for everything.
Reviewed 23 May 2022
Best instructor ever? 100000% recommend! Thank you for being my instructor in my journey haha wish you all the best.
Reviewed 11 May 2022
Urmila was an excellent instructor, I am a nervous driver and Urmila was patient, understating and let me learn at my own pace. Would not have passed without her help!
Reviewed 1 February 2022
Your passion for what you do has helped me find my own passion. Thank you for being such an inspiration to me.
Reviewed 1 February 2022
She’s very detailed and passionate about teaching. She’s extremely organized and very responsive . She is so patient.Thank you so much.
Reviewed 12 August 2021
Thank you COASTWIDE DRIVING SCHOOL.
Especially to my instructor Urmila for helping me pass my driving test today.
Reviewed 30 July 2021
I would like to say thank you to my instructor Urmila for making me ready on my test day. She is the best. Now I can drive with my P plate on.
Reviewed 12 July 2021
I wish to extend my deepest thanks to Urmila who has been a wonderful calm and firm instructor. She ensured I built confidence by providing immediate and helpful feedback when I was on the road and her expertise with the licensing process and procedures was much appreciated. I like Coastwide’s text and email reminders of lessons and timely updates on the covid-19 situation and how it impacted lessons. Many thanks
Reviewed 16 June 2021
Thank you so much to the Team at Coastwide for everything, I really appreciate your help you have given me with rescheduling lessons and tests. A special thank you to Urmilla. She was nothing short of amazing. Urmilla is a beautiful person but also an amazing instructor too, allways patient and understanding, never judgmental or harsh when I made a mistake. I wouldn't hesitate to reccomended her to anyone. Thank you so much!
Reviewed 6 June 2021
Urmila was great, she will explain the maneuvers in a way that is easy to understand and follow. Was a great experience from the booking to the exam :)
Reviewed 2 June 2021
Couldn’t fault Coastwide Drivjng School....easy lesson booking online, fantastic customer service on the phone and driving instructor Urmilla from Albion, Brisbane was excellent!
Reviewed 24 May 2021
Thanks for fantastic lessons
Reviewed 3 May 2021
Urmila was an absolutely amazing driving instructor!! Thank you
Reviewed 8 March 2021
I’ve had a fantastic experience learning to drive with Urmilla. I highly recommend coastwide driving school.
Reviewed 26 February 2021
Strongly recommend! I’ve had lessons from numerous other driving schools and from my experience none compare in quality.
Reviewed 23 February 2021
Urmila has been an amazing instructor and I couldn't have done it without her, so thankyou very much
King regards,
Caroline.
Reviewed 19 October 2020
Urmila was amazing! Made me so much less nervous about my test and went through everything with me- so happy i booked the test day service with her
Reviewed 14 September 2020
Thank you very very much my experience was absolutely awesome & had the best teacher I could ever imagine she is fantastic at her job & would absolutely tell everyone how good coastwide driving school is 5 stars absolutely thank you very much
Reviewed 27 August 2020
My instructor was Urmila, she was informative, very good at explaining and great teacher overall. Would definitely recommend her to anyone else looking to not only get your license but also to become a better driver in general.
Reviewed 12 August 2020
Very friendly and helpful . Passed first try
Reviewed 31 July 2020
I only ever took one driving lesson.
That lesson was with Urmilla 2 hours before my practical driving test at Carseldine.
Long story short, I passed first try.
Hands down, Absolutely Exceptional teaching.
Reviewed 28 July 2020
Coastwide Driving School has been amazing to work with. Very friendly and helpful when making or changing lessons. Urmila, our driving instructor, has now successfully prepared 2 of our children for their driving tests. She is absolutely fantastic! Very kind, patient and really made sure our children were thoroughly prepared. The children really enjoyed their lessons with her. We definitely recommend Urmilla.
Reviewed 11 July 2020
I had a great experience with Coastwide, and was able to pass my test first go! Thank you so much for the support
Reviewed 12 April 2020
I hadn't done any driving when I started my lessons with Urmilla and for me it was really helpful starting out with someone as calm and supportive as she is. I felt like she had my back if something were to go wrong while we were out on the road, which was important for me because I was a bit nervous to begin with. I now have my 'P's and want to say 'thank you Coastwide Driving school and Urmilla for your driving lessons and help to prepare for my P-plate test'.
Reviewed 16 September 2019
Urmilla is a wonderful teacher. I found the package deal blitz your test good value for money. I would recommend Coast wide
Reviewed 16 August 2019
Good
Reviewed 27 May 2019
I would highly recommend Coastwide Driving School.
My daughter had 10 lessons including the free "Keys 2 Drive" over a year ago. More recently, in the lead up to her test, I arranged for the 4 hr test package. Driving instructor, Urmila Karan, was fantastic at ensuring Bella was well prepared for her test. Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, Urmila couldn't be there on the test day but Coastwide quickly arranged for Penny Mills to cover (thank you for coming in on your day off Penny!) Bella successfully obtained her licence, first attempt, last Monday. Yippee! Both Urmila & Penny were friendly, professional, encouraging & supportive.
The online booking process at Coastwide is very easy. Communication is excellent, phone staff are friendly & go out of their way to help, (thank you Marilyn). SMS & email notifications provide timely reminders of lessons.
I have 3 more children who will need to learn to drive so you'll be seeing more of us in the future Coastwide!
Thank you very much for the great service you provide.
Reviewed 7 May 2019
You are the best that's all I can say.
Reviewed 17 April 2019
Had a good lesson. Thankyou
Reviewed 11 February 2019
A big thank you to Urmila for assisting my son in getting his provisional licence. You were the icing on the driving cake and we appreciate your efforts in getting him over the line. Thank you again!