SIMONBELL - Key Persons


Alex Gordon

Alex operates in the East End and drives a new-shape Ford Focus. The car is diesel powered and offers a host of features for your comfort and safety. These include ABS, Dual controls, air-conditioning and tinted rear windows. Alex is a fully qualified instructor, registered as an Approved Driving Instructor with the DVSA and is also Pass Plus registered to give you extra tuition and help, should you need it, after your test. He is available any day, including weekends. Based in Garrowhill, Alex offers lessons throughout the East End of Glasgow including Tollcross, Shettleston, Baillieston and Dennistoun. He has a wide knowledge of the area and specialises in the test centre at Baillieston.

Davy Black

Job Titles:
  • Instructor
Davy has been an instructor for over 20 years. He is, like all our instructors, a fully qualified DVSA approved driving instructor. He has a New shape blue Ford Fiesta and covers areas such as Hamilton, East Kilbride and the East and South-side of Glasgow. Davy has had many years of experience at other local driving schools and joined us to help us improve coverage throughout the areas mentioned above. Davy is Pass Plus registered and available at all times, usually working Tuesday to Saturday.

Gerry Lyall

Gerry Lyall drives a white new-style Ford Fiesta. He is a DVSA approved fully qualified instructor and covers the West End of Glasgow, Bearsden, Milngavie and Clydebank. Like our other instructors, Gerry is pass-plus registered and fully qualified. He can also offer intensive driving courses if you wish to get through your test quickly, as long as availability allows for this.

Harry Thomson

Harry is a fully-qualified driving instructor and has been for many years. Having taught in the East and North of Glasgow all this time, he has great experience and knowledge of everything you may encounter both driving around these areas and on test days. He has recently upgraded his car to a modern Skoda Rapid with all the features you'd expect such as power steering and ABS. Of course dual controls are fitted for your safety. Harry works around the Glasgow Baillieston test centre mainly, and sometimes Bishopbriggs, covering areas such as Baillieston, Shettleston, Easterhouse, Dennistoun and Bridgeton for example.

Steve Gibbons

Job Titles:
  • Instructor
Steve is a fully qualified instructor with years of experience. His car is a Peugeot 308 and he covers the Bishopbriggs test centre mainly, offering lessons in areas such as Kirkintilloch, Lenzie, Milton of Campsie and Lennoxtown.