From £37/hr
Smartway Driving School
Manual and automatic
Southend-on-Sea SS2 6NF
Intensive coursesTest car availableBlock deals
Smartway Driving School offers 2-hour lessons at £74 or £37 per hour, with block deals starting at £370 for five 2-hour sessions. Test car hire is available for £100 (local test centres), including a pre-test lesson and post-test debrief, making it straightforward to prepare for your practical exam.
Pricing
Listed rates for Smartway Driving School. Confirm the latest pricing with the school directly.
1 hour
£37
2 hours
£74£37/hr
Block bookingsPer hourPrice
10-hour block
£72
£720£72/hr
Nearest test centres and pass rates
The 3 test centres closest to Smartway Driving School. Pass rates are DVSA data (2025 to 2026) for each centre, not this school's own pass rate.
47%
Southend-on-Sea
7,526 tests taken · typical wait 4 monthsManual pass rate49.5%
Automatic pass rate41.0%
49%
Basildon
8,359 tests taken · typical wait 1 monthManual pass rate51.1%
Automatic pass rate45.2%
50%
Tilbury
5,083 tests taken · typical wait 1 monthManual pass rate53.5%
Automatic pass rate46.0%
| Test Centre | Pass rate | Tests | Typical wait | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Manual | Automatic | |||
| Southend-on-Sea | 47.0% | 49.5% | 41.0% | 7,526 | 4 months |
| Basildon | 49.1% | 51.1% | 45.2% | 8,359 | 1 month |
| Tilbury | 50.4% | 53.5% | 46.0% | 5,083 | 1 month |
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