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Driving lessons are already a challenge for most people. You're learning a complex task that requires you to perceive, think, react and act — all at the same time, in an environment that constantly changes. For anyone who also has a learning disability, the bar is set even higher.

Yet learning to drive with a learning disability is absolutely possible. Not everyone takes the same amount of time, and not everyone needs the same approach. But with the right guidance, most candidates with a learning disability do get their driving licence.

Your provisional licence is about to expire — and that doesn't feel good.

Let's be honest: if you're reading this, something went wrong in the planning somewhere. The licence has been sitting there for a while, lessons never quite happened, life got in the way. It happens to more people than you'd think — and it's nothing to be ashamed of.

But the clock is ticking. And taking driving lessons with a deadline looming is far from ideal. Stress and time pressure are the worst possible travel companions when you're trying to learn to drive.

Booking, tracking, and communicating — everything online, everything transparent

At most driving schools in Antwerp, it still works the same way: you call, you wait, you receive a paper lesson schedule, and you hope everything is correct. Want to reschedule a lesson? Call again. Want to know how your previous lesson went? Ask your coach — if you can reach him or her.

At Codrive, it works differently. Completely differently.

You're not alone. And there's a reason why people come to us.

Every year, dozens of candidates switch to Codrive after a disappointing experience elsewhere. They're not stupid or difficult to learn — they just went to the wrong driving school. On this page we are honest about how the market works, what you need to know before you choose, and why Codrive is different.

What is the best way to book a driving test via Codrive?

Taking the driving test is an exciting moment for many, and at Codrive, we understand that timely access to an exam date is crucial.

Unfortunately, available times for driving tests are scarce and in high demand. We receive daily requests from students who want to book their driving test as soon as possible. In this blog post, we explain how the booking process at Codrive works and give you some tips to increase your chances of securing an exam date.

You will not believe it, but this is literally in the driving school legislation (drafted in 2004):

"The practical lessons must start and end at the office".

What does this imply?

The most controversial driver training package in the world, that is only possible in Belgium of course.

So the 20 hour package.
It is well known: After having followed a minimum of 20 hours of driving lessons, the driving coach can decide to issue you a certificate of competence.  Qualified for?  Well, at that moment you are capable of taking part in traffic independently.  This means that you master the absolute basic skills to move safely through traffic.

Today I met Pedro - I call him Pedro, but that's not his real name.
Pedro turned to Codrive in hopes of finding appropriate help for his problem.

I received Pedro in our office, offered him a glass of water, and asked how I could help him.
He had already mentioned via messenger that he experienced a huge fear on the highway.
This sparked my interest.

I let Pedro do the talking. Without interrupting too much.
Pedro is high profile in life. An interesting young man, with a promising career.

The successful candidate is the candidate who is well prepared in all areas.

Mentally

You are intensively trained to deal with strong, disturbing emotions and thought patterns during your driving test, because:

As a subsidiary of the KBC group, VAB Driving School is the market leader in Flanders in the field of driver training. They are by far the largest driving school in Flanders.
Some of you probably also know driving school Sanderus with headquarters in Mechelen; well, these were taken over by VAB a few years ago.

Dear visitor,

May I welcome you to our completely renewed website.

You know how it works ... when a company launches a new website, it releases extra energy in the minds of all employees. It is no different at Codrive Driving School. Not only are we very proud of our new digital office; we are also very curious about its future use by our (new) customers. Digitization is an unstoppable trend in our society, and it is also super important to us.

Our philosophy

Striving for the best quality of teaching and service is our top priority.