Top 100 UK instructor
Recognised in the Driving Instructor Awards as one of the country's Top 100 instructors for two consecutive years.
Top 100 Driving Instructor (2 years running)
Meet Peter — your calm, patient automatic driving instructor in Northampton.
Hulatt Automatic Driving Academy was built on a simple belief: learning to drive shouldn't be frightening. Peter has spent years helping nervous learners, anxious drivers and adults returning to driving find their confidence behind the wheel.
Specialist confidence coaching
Extensive experience helping learners overcome driving anxiety, past bad experiences, and lost confidence.
Disability Driving qualified
Trained by the Disability Driving Instructors and Motability to teach learners with diverse needs and physical disabilities.
Continuous development
Peter invests in ongoing professional training so every lesson reflects current best practice.
Award winning
Recognised among the UK's Top 100 instructors — two years running.
A recognition shared by very few instructors nationally — and one that reflects the calm, careful, learner-first style Peter brings to every lesson.
Teaching philosophy
Patience first. Confidence always.
"If the thought of gear changing and stalling fills you with dread — or you've never had a driving lesson, or tried manual and struggled — I can show you a simpler road to freedom in a fully automatic car."
Lessons are structured around your pace, not the calendar. We talk through every step. Mistakes are welcome — they're how learning happens. The goal isn't just passing a test: it's becoming a safe, confident driver for life.
— Peter Hulatt
Take the first step
Confidence on the road starts with one calm conversation.
Call Peter for a friendly, no-pressure chat about what you'd like to achieve — whether that's a first lesson, returning to driving, or learning in an adapted automatic.