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Independent UK driving lesson comparison

Find a driving instructor who fits your needs.

Compare manual, automatic and intensive lesson options, understand likely costs and request prices from instructors covering your area.

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Manual lessons

Compare local instructors, lesson structures and pricing while learning clutch control and manual gears.

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Understand course lengths, realistic timescales and what isβ€”and is notβ€”included before committing.

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Review status, coverage and prices without an obligation to book.

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Search official monthly figures for 314 car practical-test centres across England, Scotland and Wales. We keep median waits separate from appointment availability so the numbers are not misleading.

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Theory and hazard perception

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The ADI Part 1 and Part 2 Qualifying Tests: Multiple-Choice Categories, Hazard Perception Scoring, the Driving Ability Test and Pass Marks

Before anyone can charge for driving lessons in Great Britain they must be a registered approved driving instructor (ADI) or hold a trainee licence, and…

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When Driving Lessons Fall Short: Your Remedies Under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 for Reasonable Care and Skill, Broken Promises and Refunds

Driving lessons are a paid service, and the Consumer Rights Act 2015 treats them like any other. When an instructor turns up late, cuts a…

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How a Driving Instructor Stays on the ADI Register: Four-Year Registration, Renewal, Re-registration, Suspension, Removal and Appeals

A green badge in the windscreen shows that a driving instructor is on the register of approved driving instructors (ADIs), but registration is not permanent.…

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What Driving Instructors Promise Pupils: The Voluntary ADI Code of Practice Today and the Mandatory Code DVSA Plans for Late 2026 to Early 2027

Approved driving instructors (ADIs) in Great Britain work to a code of practice that sets out how they should treat pupils, handle money and deal…

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How Many Driving Lessons Do You Need? What GOV.UK and DVSA Say About Minimum Hours, the 27 Skills and the Driver’s Record

No rule sets a minimum number of driving lessons, and no official figure says how many a typical learner needs. What the Driver and Vehicle…

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Turning Right, Turning Left and Reversing: What Highway Code Rules 170 to 183 and 200 to 203 Say About Junctions and Manoeuvring in England, Scotland and Wales

This article summarises Rules 170 to 173 and 179 to 183 on junctions and turning, and Rules 200 to 203 on turning round and reversing,…

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