From £38/hr
Driver Skills North East
Manual and automatic
19 Hamilton Row, Waterhouses, Durham DH7 9AU4.880 Google ratings
Intensive coursesEveningsWeekendsFemale instructorsBlock deals
Family-run school established 27 years ago with a former RAF Policeman as head instructor and in-house trained team. Standard rates are £38/hour for daytime lessons or £45/hour for evenings and weekends, with block deals from £370 for 10 hours up to £730 for 20 hours. New learners get £110 off their first 5 hours, and all lessons focus on building lifetime safe driving skills rather than just test passing.
Pricing
Listed rates for Driver Skills North East. Confirm the latest pricing with the school directly.
1 hour
£38
2 hours
£76£38/hr
Block bookingsPer hourPrice
10-hour blockSave £10
£37
£370£37/hr
Nearest test centres and pass rates
The 3 test centres closest to Driver Skills North East. Pass rates are DVSA data (2025 to 2026) for each centre, not this school's own pass rate.
53%
Durham
9,451 tests taken · typical wait 3½ monthsManual pass rate54.4%
Automatic pass rate47.8%
38%
Gateshead
9,512 tests taken · typical wait 2½ monthsManual pass rate39.3%
Automatic pass rate32.7%
51%
Sunderland
10,436 tests taken · typical wait 2 monthsManual pass rate53.6%
Automatic pass rate42.7%
| Test Centre | Pass rate | Tests | Typical wait | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Manual | Automatic | |||
| Durham | 53.2% | 54.4% | 47.8% | 9,451 | 3½ months |
| Gateshead | 37.5% | 39.3% | 32.7% | 9,512 | 2½ months |
| Sunderland | 51.1% | 53.6% | 42.7% | 10,436 | 2 months |
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