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West Coast Driver Training & Education Inc. is an ICBC licensed Driving School based in Duncan, British Columbia and in and Saanich, B.C.. We are currently licensed by ICBC to provide instruction in B.C. Drivers’ License Classes 1,2,3,4,5 and 7. We are also licensed by ICBC to teach Air Brake Instruction Courses. and to certify clients on the Air Brake Pre Trip portion of the Air Brake Endorsement.
We do business under the name West Coast Driver Training and we service Duncan, the Cowichan Valley, Victoria, Nanaimo and, on special request, Courtenay.
We can be contacted by phone or text at 250-732-8093 or by email at mark@westcoastdrivertraining.com
The Owner and Chief Instructor at West Coast Driver Training is Mark Anderson.
Mark has decades of professional driving experience operating tractor trailers, tour buses, transit buses and automobiles. After retiring from BC Transit he taught for Young Drivers of Canada in Nanaimo and Duncan for 18 months before starting West Coast Driver Training & Education Inc.
We are currently offering Class 3, Class 4 Restricted, Class 4 Unrestricted, Class 5 and Class 7 instruction in Duncan and the Cowichan Valley, Ladysmith, Nanaimo, Victoria and Courtenay. We also offer Air Brakes Courses.
Our next Air Brakes Course will be in Ladysmith on 16-17 March 2024. The next one after that will be in Nanaimo on 6-7 April 2024.
We are also developing a Graduated Licensing Program classroom course to submit to ICBC for approval and licensing.
We can be contacted by phone or text at 250-732-8093 or by email at mark@westcoastdrivertraining.com
Our Training Vehicles
We offer Class 3 Automatic, Class 4 Unrestricted, Class 4 Restricted, Class 5 and Class 7 training with our 2018 Toyota Corolla our 2020 Toyota Prius Prime, and our 2021 Toyota Corolla Hybrid. With the gas powered 2018 Toyota Corolla, 2021 Toyota Corolla Hybrid and hybrid/electric 2020 Toyota Prius Prime we can offer our students training on all three leading technologies: gas, hybrid and electric. We offer Class 3 Automatic on our 2016 Mack Pinnacle. We also offer Class 4 Unrestricted lessons on our Ford E450 20 seat bus.
For Class 4 Unrestricted lessons we use a Ford E450 20 seat bus (originally BC Transit bus No. 2189).
We have recently acquired a 2016 Mack Pinnacle for teaching Class 3 automatic. This 2016 Mack Pinnacle is now ready for Class 3 automatic lessons.
We also have a Mack Vision day cab equipped with a 13 speed Eaton Fuller manual transmission. We are currently using this truck for Air Brake Courses. We are not currently offering Class 1 instruction since potential clients are having trouble affording the cost of the MELT program required by ICBC since October 2021. We suggest that those wanting Class 1 training contact CSTT Driving School in North Saanich.
ere are some links to Frequently Asked Questions:
B.C. Drivers License Written Tests
Here are links to some practice tests for B.C. Drivers Licenses knowledge tests.
- ICBC Practice Tests – includes Knowledge Test and Sign Test
- Richmond Public Library – This site has sample practice tests for all B.C. Drivers License Classes
- Valley Driving School (Abbotsford) – (Class 1,2,3,4 and Air Brakes)
B.C. Motor Vehicle Act
ICBC
- Fines & Points For Traffic Offences In B.C.
- Graduated Licensing Program
- Drivers License Classes & Types
- New Drivers
- Driver Licensing Offices – Locations
- Booking A Road Test Online
- Driving Guides -Online Downloads
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