Driving Lessons in Shefford
Shefford's three driving schools all provide pricing information, with lessons ranging from £40 to £47.50 per hour and an exceptional 5-star average rating. One school offers female driving instructors. The nearest test centres include Letchworth (57.5% pass rate) and Stevenage (55.3% pass rate), both showing solid success rates, while Bedford at 53.7% and Luton at 39.2% present quite different prospects.
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Driving lessons in Shefford
3 driving schools.
Showing 1–3 of 3 driving schools in Shefford.
Ade's Driving School
Manual
Known for helping nervous and struggling learners build confidence, with multiple students crediting the instructor for turning their learning around after previous failed attempts. £40/hour or £80 for 2-hour lessons, with test car hire at £90 including an hour of preparation beforehand. Full-time instructor with 25+ years' experience and a track record of first-time passes.
Links Driving School
Manual
Retired Traffic Police Sergeant with 30 years' advanced driving experience and 583 test passes to date. Neil Emmerson teaches safe driving for life, not just test technique, drawing on decades of motorway patrol and collision investigation expertise. £49/hour or £450 for 10 hours, with test car hire at £95 including pre-test lesson.
Carol's Driving School
Manual
With a background in education and swimming instruction, Carol brings a calm, adaptive teaching style that builds confidence in nervous learners. Over 10 years of experience with consistently high first-time pass rates. Lessons at £60 for 1.5 hours or £80 for 2 hours, plus test day car usage with a 1-hour lesson for £90.
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Shefford Test Centres and Pass Rates
Luton is the one to be wary of here. Its pass rate of 39% ranks among the lowest 5% of centres in Britain. Letchworth is the strongest centre nearby, with a pass rate of 58% against the 50% average across Great Britain and the best automatic pass rate at 51%, but it also has the longest typical wait, about 5 months. Bedford has the shortest, at about a month. Unless your lessons are around Luton, one of the other centres is likely to serve you better.
Letchworth
5,243 tests taken · typical wait 5 monthsStevenage
4,622 tests taken · typical wait 1 monthBedford
8,854 tests taken · typical wait 1 monthLuton
7,759 tests taken · typical wait 2½ months| Test Centre | Pass rate | Tests | Typical wait | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Manual | Automatic | |||
| Letchworth | 57.5% | 59.6% | 51.3% | 5,243 | 5 months |
| Stevenage | 55.3% | 58.4% | 48.5% | 4,622 | 1 month |
| Bedford | 53.7% | 57.1% | 46.8% | 8,854 | 1 month |
| Luton | 39.2% | 41.2% | 36.5% | 7,759 | 2½ months |