Driving Lessons in Carlisle
You'll find 12 driving schools and 40 independent driving instructors in Carlisle, where lessons cost between £40 and £55 per hour based on available pricing. The schools maintain an excellent 4.7-star average rating, with 2 offering automatic driving lessons and 3 providing intensive courses. There are 11 independent female driving instructors alongside 2 schools that offer female driving instructors. Carlisle test centre has an encouraging 58.7% pass rate, well above the national average.
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Top driving schools in Carlisle by what matters most
The standout school for each of the most-asked questions.
Keith Summers Driving Lessons
Cheapest manual driving school in Carlisle.
New Starters Driving School
Highest-rated manual driving school in Carlisle.
AutoMate Driving Tuition
Top-rated for automatic driving lessons in Carlisle.
drivehow driver training
Top-rated manual driving school with female instructors in Carlisle.
Driving lessons in Carlisle
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Kevin Graham Driver Training
One of the three best-rated driving schools in the area with over 73 five-star Google reviews. £55/hour or £450 for a 10-hour block, with flexible 1.5 and 2-hour lesson options available. Known for identifying individual learning styles on the first lesson and offering a Money Back Guarantee, Pass Promise, and Two Year Driving Licence Warranty.
drivehow driver training
Patient instructor with consistently strong reviews praising her calming presence and confidence-building approach. Single-instructor setup means continuity throughout your learning journey, with flexible pricing from £46/hour up to £455 for a 10-hour block. Pass Plus courses also available for new drivers looking to reduce insurance costs.
Keith Summers Driving Lessons
32 years' experience with a BA (hons) degree and C+G Teaching Certificate, plus Pass Plus and fleet trainer credentials. £40/hour or from £28/hour with block deals ranging from 10 lessons at £400 to 40 lessons at £1,600, with motorway lessons and 1.5-hour assessments also available.
The Little School of Motoring
Grade B instructor with a patient, encouraging teaching style that learners consistently praise for building confidence. £40/hour or £190 for a 5-hour block, with door-to-door pickup available and lessons tailored to how you learn best. Pass Plus courses and refresher training also available.
Fast Pass Peter
Peter brings 20 years of training experience and an excellent pass rate to intensive and semi-intensive driving courses. Lessons take place in a smart manual Ford Puma at £45/hour, with most courses structured as 2-hour sessions to maximise learning time.
Carlisle Driver Training
Known for working with extremely nervous drivers, this school creates a patient, non-judgmental environment where learners gain confidence quickly. Personalized lessons progress at your pace, with instructors trained to put you at ease. One recent student described transforming from dreading lessons to actually enjoying them and passing first time.
AutoMate Driving Tuition
Flexible automatic lessons with pickup from home, work or college, and lesson slots from 1 hour to 2 hours to suit your schedule. The Ford Fiesta is equipped with integrated sat nav, reversing camera, and air conditioning. Price guarantee means your hourly rate won't rise for the duration of your lessons as long as you book regularly.
New Starters Driving School
Unique 60-hectare private site with full road layout lets you master basic controls, manoeuvres, and hill starts risk-free before tackling Carlisle's busy roads. Pre-learner lessons from age 14 (no provisional needed), standard lessons, and intensive courses available with the same instructor throughout. Endorsed by the Cumbria Road Safety Partnership for innovative road craft teaching, with multiple five-star reviews highlighting first-time passes.
Christine Adams
Raymond Allan Patterson
Lorna Ann Thompson
David Ashworth
Gair Atkinson
Paul Bacon
Susan Bremner
Peter Broad
Craig Butterworth
Alan Christopher Tonge
Scott Collins
John Collins
Mark David Yielder
Kevin Francis
Kevin Graham
Paul Graham
Denise Hadwin
Mark Hampton
William Hancock
Alexander Hastie
Block booking
Best block deals in Carlisle
Pay for a block of lessons upfront and the hourly rate drops. The best block here saves you £100.
Intensive courses in Carlisle
Want to pass fast?
3 Carlisle schools run intensive courses, compressing months of training into days or weeks.
Carlisle Test Centres and Pass Rates
Carlisle is a single test centre with a pass rate of 58.7%, higher than the national average of 50%. Women passed at 58.6% and men at 58.8%, while automatic learners achieved 48.9%. The roads around Carlisle include the busy A595 ring road sections and approaches from the M6, with plenty of roundabouts and some tight turns near the city centre. Between 2025 and 2026, 3,518 tests were taken here, and the current wait is about 8 weeks.
Carlisle
3,518 tests taken · 8 week wait| Test Centre | Female | Male | Automatic | Overall | Tests | Wait |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle | 58.6% | 58.8% | 48.9% | 58.7% | 3,518 | 8 weeks |