Driving Lessons in Houghton Le Spring
Houghton le Spring has one driving school offering automatic driving lessons with female driving instructors, priced at £33 per hour and rated 5 stars. Test centre options include Sunderland at 51.1% pass rate and Durham at 53.2%, both outperforming Gateshead's notably lower 37.5%.
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Medallion Driving School
Cheapest manual driving school in Houghton Le Spring.
Medallion Driving School
Highest-rated manual driving school in Houghton Le Spring.
Medallion Driving School
Top-rated for automatic driving lessons in Houghton Le Spring.
Medallion Driving School
Top-rated manual driving school with female instructors in Houghton Le Spring.
Driving lessons in Houghton Le Spring
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Medallion Driving School
Manual and automatic
Known for supporting nervous learner drivers, this family-run school has spent over 23 years building confidence in anxious students through patient, one-to-one tuition. Lessons are 2 hours long at £33/hour for manual or £35/hour for automatic, with 10-hour block deals at £320 (manual) or £340 (automatic). New learners can try the introductory offer: first 4 hours for £110 with no pressure to commit.
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Best block deals in Houghton Le Spring
Pay for a block of lessons upfront and the hourly rate drops. The best block here saves you £10.
Houghton Le Spring Test Centres and Pass Rates
Durham has the best pass rate near Houghton le Spring at 53%, a little above Britain's average pass rate of 50%, and the best automatic pass rate at 48%. Its typical wait is the longest here, though, at about 3½ months, against about 2 months at Sunderland. Gateshead is the weak spot: with a pass rate of 38%, it's among the bottom 5% of 303 centres in Britain.
Durham
9,451 tests taken · typical wait 3½ monthsSunderland
10,436 tests taken · typical wait 2 monthsGateshead
9,512 tests taken · typical wait 2½ months| Test Centre | Pass rate | Tests | Typical wait | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Manual | Automatic | |||
| Durham | 53.2% | 54.4% | 47.8% | 9,451 | 3½ months |
| Sunderland | 51.1% | 53.6% | 42.7% | 10,436 | 2 months |
| Gateshead | 37.5% | 39.3% | 32.7% | 9,512 | 2½ months |