Driving Lessons in Dorset
Dorset's 52 driving schools and 153 independent driving instructors provide comprehensive coverage across the county, with lesson prices ranging from £34 to £55 per hour. Schools maintain a strong 4.8-star average rating, and there's good availability of automatic driving lessons (19 schools) and intensive courses (19 schools). Female driving instructors are available at 11 schools, with a further 43 working independently throughout the region. The main test centre at Poole shows a 53.4% pass rate across over 10,000 tests.
- £40
- average price
- 52
- driving schools
- 153
- independent instructors
- 1
- test centre
Top driving schools in Dorset by what matters most
The standout school for each of the most-asked questions.
Learn Driving Bournemouth
Cheapest manual driving school in Dorset.
StreetDrive (School of Motoring)
Highest-rated manual driving school in Dorset.
StreetDrive (School of Motoring)
Top-rated for automatic driving lessons in Dorset.
StreetDrive (School of Motoring)
Top-rated manual driving school with female instructors in Dorset.
Driving lessons in Dorset
52 driving schools and 153 independent instructors.
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Leroy Nathaniel Gumbs
Kevin Noble
Jonathan Palmer
Manta Paterson
Andrew Paul Heaton
Steven Paul Kingham
Nicholas Paul Smith
Clinton Pearce
Stephen Peter Moody
Jeffrey Peter Parsons
Mitko Petrov Mitev
Kenneth Philip Chilcott
Edward Pritchett
Graham P. Trusselle
Mansur Rehman Butt
Block booking
Best block deals in Dorset
Pay for a block of lessons upfront and the hourly rate drops. The best block here saves you £60.
How much do driving lessons cost in Dorset?
Most learners pay £40–£45 an hour. Under £40 is a good deal, over £50 is at the higher end.
Based on prices from 28 driving schools in Dorset.
Intensive courses in Dorset
Want to pass fast?
19 Dorset schools run intensive courses, compressing months of training into days or weeks.
Dorset Test Centres and Pass Rates
Poole, the only centre in and around Dorset, has a typical wait of about 2 months and a pass rate of 53%, a little above the 50% national average. That makes it a solid, slightly better than average place to take your test.