Behind the wheel of Sydney's roads since 2004. Professional driving instruction built on patience, experience, and real 1-on-1 teaching.
I'm Sharif. I've been driving Sydney's roads since 2004 — but before I ever became an instructor, I was already teaching, just informally. I helped a number of friends and family learn to drive, and it was their encouragement that pushed me to become a professional instructor.
In 2009, I started my own driving school, first named "Pass in Fast Track." Since then, I've taught more than 5,000 students — every age, ability, and level of nerves imaginable. Wherever you're starting from, I know how to work out exactly what you need and guide you forward from there.
In 2019, I renamed my school to RDT121 — it simply felt like a more accurate name for what I actually do. Around the same time, I started bringing my teaching online through YouTube, wanting it to feel exactly like learning directly from me, one-on-one, even through a screen. Thousands have picked up real tips from those videos, and many came back wanting the same thing in person. I still upload new videos whenever I get the time.
Experience (Since 2009)
Students Taught
Mock Tests Conducted
5-Star Google Reviews
R — Real
D — Driving
T — Tutorials
121 — One-to-one
That's exactly how I operate: real driving tutorials, one-on-one, with nothing cut short and nothing stretched out unnecessarily. No squeezing multiple students into one car. No dragging lessons out longer than they need to be just to charge more. Just you, me, and the driving you actually need to get right.
"Anyone can learn to drive safely, when it's explained clearly and simply in a relaxed, supportive environment — and it sticks far better when the actual reason behind each step is explained properly, not just handed to you as a rule to follow. Driving only feels complicated when it's taught incorrectly, or drawn out longer than it needs to be just to charge more. You'll find that same idea behind everything I do — the free videos, the Mock Tests, the packages — it's always real, one-on-one teaching, built around you, not around what's easiest for me to deliver."
— Sharif, Principal Instructor
I've taught learners from Australian, Brazilian, Colombian, Ecuadorean, Chinese, Mongolian, Korean, Indian, Nepalese, Bhutanese, Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Afghan, Filipino, Indonesian, Malaysian, Thai, Burmese, Russian, Bosnian, Turkish, Iranian, Iraqi, Palestinian, Lebanese, Syrian, Egyptian, Emirati, Saudi Arabian, Omani, South African, Somali, Ghanaian, Nigerian, Sudanese, and many other backgrounds — every age and ability level too.
That range is exactly why I'm confident I can teach anyone. It doesn't matter how nervous you are or how little you know right now — I've sat next to thousands who felt the same way, and I know how to walk you calmly and steadily all the way to your licence.
Check out my YouTube channel, RDT121, for free tips in the same straightforward style you'll get in the car with me.
SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBEReal tutorials. One-on-one. No cutting corners, nothing stretched out. Check out the free tips on YouTube at RDT121, or book a lesson with me directly and see the difference for yourself.
