Driving Lessons in Waltham Abbey
Three driving schools serve Waltham Abbey, averaging 4.8 stars, with two offering automatic driving lessons and one providing intensive courses. You'll have ten nearby test centres to choose from across north and east London. Enfield's Innova Business Park site has the highest pass rate at 53.9%, while Barking and Chingford sit considerably lower at 36.3% and 39.9%.
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Driving lessons in Waltham Abbey
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DSA Driving School
Founded by Richie in 2003, this independent school has spent over two decades building a reputation across East London and surrounding areas. Intensive courses range from 6 to 40 hours, priced from £690 to £2,580, with free theory tuition included for all students. Instructors bring 15+ years of experience and offer flexible payment options including instalments.
Jerry Dymond Driving School
Patient instructor with over 20 years' experience teaching Roadcraft techniques used by police drivers, improving anticipation and forward planning beyond standard test criteria. Two-hour lessons at £64 are recommended for fastest progress to test standard, with 90-minute options at £48 and test day bookings at £80 for a 2½-hour session including pre-test briefing and debrief.
Intensive courses in Waltham Abbey
Want to pass fast?
1 Waltham Abbey schools run intensive courses, compressing months of training into days or weeks.
Waltham Abbey Test Centres and Pass Rates
The ten centres around Waltham Abbey handled 98,065 tests between 2025 and 2026, with Enfield at Innova Business Park achieving the highest pass rate at 53.9% and Barking on Tanner Street the lowest at 36.3%. Barking's roads involve the A13 corridor, dense industrial estates, and the kind of multi-lane approaches that require sharp lane discipline. Goodmayes is the busiest with 21,374 tests and a 43.7% pass rate, where men passed at 47.2% and women at 39.1%. Waits are shortest at Enfield's Brancroft Way centre with just 2 weeks, though it only handled 362 tests, while several centres including Enfield Innova, Wanstead, and Barnet all have 20 or 21 week waits. Automatic pass rates ranged from 33.4% in Barking to 50% at both Enfield centres.
Enfield (Innova Business Park)
8,412 tests taken · 20 week waitBarnet (London)
12,397 tests taken · 21 week waitTottenham
9,844 tests taken · 10 week waitLoughton (London)
7,376 tests taken · 9 week waitWood Green (London)
11,379 tests taken · 13 week waitEnfield (Brancroft Way)
362 tests taken · 2 week waitWanstead (London)
8,258 tests taken · 20 week waitGoodmayes (London)
21,374 tests taken · 21 week waitChingford (London)
13,120 tests taken · 10 week waitBarking (Tanner Street)
5,543 tests taken · 16 week wait| Test Centre | Female | Male | Automatic | Overall | Tests | Wait |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enfield (Innova Business Park) | 52.3% | 55.0% | 50.0% | 53.9% | 8,412 | 20 weeks |
| Barnet (London) | 47.7% | 51.4% | 48.1% | 49.9% | 12,397 | 21 weeks |
| Tottenham | 45.6% | 51.2% | 48.0% | 48.9% | 9,844 | 10 weeks |
| Loughton (London) | 45.2% | 48.1% | 45.3% | 47.0% | 7,376 | 9 weeks |
| Wood Green (London) | 44.1% | 48.6% | 45.8% | 46.8% | 11,379 | 13 weeks |
| Enfield (Brancroft Way) | 41.8% | 47.7% | 50.0% | 46.1% | 362 | 2 weeks |
| Wanstead (London) | 41.7% | 46.1% | 42.1% | 44.4% | 8,258 | 20 weeks |
| Goodmayes (London) | 39.1% | 47.2% | 41.5% | 43.7% | 21,374 | 21 weeks |
| Chingford (London) | 36.8% | 41.8% | 38.3% | 39.9% | 13,120 | 10 weeks |
| Barking (Tanner Street) | 34.3% | 37.5% | 33.4% | 36.3% | 5,543 | 16 weeks |