Quick answer: driving lessons in the UK mostly cost £36 to £40 an hour, and the practical test is £62 on a weekday. What differs most between cities is the test itself: pass rates at local DVSA centres and how long you wait for a slot. Our city guides set these out centre by centre.
Learning to drive costs roughly the same wherever you live, but the experience does not. In August 2026 the median wait between booking and taking a car test was 11.1 weeks across Great Britain, yet it was over 20 weeks at some centres in London, Manchester and Glasgow and under 11 weeks at all three Leeds centres. Across the centres in our city guides, pass rates for 2025 to 2026 ranged from 39.9% to 58.7%.
Each local guide uses DVSA’s published data by test centre, DVSA’s 2025 survey of instructors for regional lesson prices, and local rules such as ULEZ, Clean Air Zones and Glasgow’s Low Emission Zone. Every guide also lists local driving schools with their own websites, taken from public information.
Local guides
- Driving lesson costs in the UK (2026): lessons, tests and licence fees
- Driving lessons in London: test centres, pass rates and waits
- Driving lessons in Birmingham: test centres, pass rates and waits
- Driving lessons in Manchester: test centres, pass rates and waits
- Driving lessons in Glasgow: test centres, pass rates and waits
- Driving lessons in Leeds: test centres, pass rates and waits
Tools and comparisons
Search any centre with our pass rates by test centre and driving test waiting times tools, compare driving lesson options, or ask for lesson prices with one short form.
Compare Driving Instructors is a comparison and referral service, not a driving school. We do not give lessons, and a listing here is not a recommendation.
Driving instructors by region
In Great Britain, anyone paid to teach driving must be on the DVSA register of approved driving instructors (green badge) or hold a trainee licence (pink badge). In Northern Ireland the DVA keeps the register. Ask to see the badge before you book.
- Driving instructors in North East England
- Driving instructors in North West England
- Driving instructors in Yorkshire and the Humber
- Driving instructors in East Midlands
- Driving instructors in West Midlands
- Driving instructors in East of England
- Driving instructors in London
- Driving instructors in South East England
- Driving instructors in South West England
- Driving instructors in Wales
- Driving instructors in Scotland
- Driving instructors in Northern Ireland
Listings come from public information and are not partners of this site. We do not publish phone numbers: use the contact form on each region page. Listed in error? Ask us to change or remove it.