About driving school Route 71

At many driving schools you pay for a lesson while part of that time is spent picking up or dropping off other students.

Large lesson packages are also often sold before it is clear how many lessons someone actually needs.

Route 71 was founded on the belief that this could be done differently.

That is why we never drop off other students during your lesson, do not use large compulsory packages and track your progress with a digital progress card.

This way you know exactly where you stand, what you are working on and get the most out of every lesson.

Read more about our prices and why we do not use large compulsory lesson packages.

Route 71 started in 2016 from a simple conviction: driving lessons should revolve around the student.

Back then, we saw many driving schools using large lesson packages, changing instructors and lessons in which other students were regularly picked up or dropped off.

We believed this could be different.

From the start, we chose lessons without wasted time on other students, no large compulsory packages and full attention during every lesson.

Ten years later, those principles still form the foundation of Route 71.

Route 71 was founded in 2016 by Ruşen.

While working as a driving instructor, he noticed that many students wanted more clarity, more insight into their progress and more attention during lessons.

He also noticed that many driving schools used large lesson packages and regularly picked up or dropped off other students during lessons.

Ruşen believed this could be different.

That is how Route 71 came to be: a driving school where lesson time is fully dedicated to the student, mistakes are allowed and students know exactly where they stand thanks to a digital progress card.

What began with one lesson car grew into a team of four staff members and three lesson cars, while the original vision remains unchanged.

Every week we guide more than 100 students during driving lessons, trial lessons, exams and refresher courses.

This shows us every day which challenges students face and which guidance works best in practice.

The information on this website is based not only on theory, but on our daily experience with students from Leiden and the surrounding area.

Since 2016 we have held hundreds of trial lesson and intake conversations every year. We consistently hear the same wishes:

A common frustration among students is not knowing exactly how far along they are in their training.

That is why we use a digital progress card that is discussed regularly.

It shows which parts you have mastered, which situations still need attention and which steps remain before the practical exam.

This way you always know where you stand and avoid surprises during your training.