Driving Lessons in Benfleet
Both driving schools in Benfleet charge £35 per hour and together hold an excellent 4.8-star average rating. One school offers intensive courses if you're looking to pass quickly. The nearest test centres are Basildon (49.1% pass rate) and Southend-on-Sea (47%), with Tilbury slightly higher at 50.4%.
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Driving lessons in Benfleet
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Tony B'z School of Motoring
NVQ Level 3 instructor with 15+ years' experience and specialist fleet training credentials, offering patient, step-by-step tuition tailored to your pace. Lessons start from £35/hour, with new driver offers at £65 for 2 hours or £170 for 5 hours; 10-hour block bookings available at £330. Deep knowledge of Southend and Basildon test routes helps you prepare effectively for your specific test centre.
Grant's Driving School
Established in 2000 with 25 years of professional driving experience including international work across Europe and North America. £35/hour or £340 for 10 hours, with flexible lesson lengths from 1 to 2 hours. Welcomes learners with ADHD, dyslexia, and dyspraxia, and offers Pass Plus courses for newly qualified drivers.
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Intensive courses in Benfleet
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1 Benfleet schools run intensive courses, compressing months of training into days or weeks.
Benfleet Test Centres and Pass Rates
Learner drivers around Benfleet have four test centres to choose from, with 26,759 tests taken between 2025 and 2026. Tilbury has the highest pass rate at 50.4%, while Southend-on-Sea sits at 47%. The roads around Basildon include busy A-roads like the A127 and the town's gyratory system, which can be challenging in traffic, though it has a pass rate of 49.1% and just a 5 week wait. Brentwood offers a similar 4 week wait with a 48.5% pass rate, while Southend-on-Sea has an 8 week wait despite the lower pass rate. Women passed at 50.5% in Basildon and 49.7% in Tilbury, while men managed 50.9% in Tilbury and 48.2% in Basildon. Automatic tests saw pass rates between 41% at Southend-on-Sea and 46.1% at Brentwood.
Tilbury
5,083 tests taken · 7 week waitBasildon
8,359 tests taken · 5 week waitBrentwood (London)
5,791 tests taken · 4 week waitSouthend-on-Sea
7,526 tests taken · 8 week wait| Test Centre | Female | Male | Automatic | Overall | Tests | Wait |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tilbury | 49.7% | 50.9% | 46.0% | 50.4% | 5,083 | 7 weeks |
| Basildon | 50.5% | 48.2% | 45.2% | 49.1% | 8,359 | 5 weeks |
| Brentwood (London) | 49.2% | 48.1% | 46.1% | 48.5% | 5,791 | 4 weeks |
| Southend-on-Sea | 47.5% | 46.6% | 41.0% | 47.0% | 7,526 | 8 weeks |