Driving Lessons in Maidstone
Maidstone offers substantial choice with 34 driving schools and 76 independent driving instructors, including 20 independent female driving instructors and 4 schools with female driving instructors. Schools average a solid 4.3-star rating, with pricing from £30 to £45 per hour (typically £38). The local test centre achieves a notable 60.2% pass rate, higher than Gillingham's 56.4%, according to the latest DVSA data.
- £38
- average price
- 34
- driving schools
- 75
- independent instructors
- 2
- test centres
Top driving schools in Maidstone by what matters most
The standout school for each of the most-asked questions.
Pass With Marcel
Cheapest manual driving school in Maidstone.
Kent Intensive Driving School
Highest-rated manual driving school in Maidstone.
Kent Intensive Driving School
Top-rated for automatic driving lessons in Maidstone.
Kent Intensive Driving School
Top-rated manual driving school with female instructors in Maidstone.
Driving lessons in Maidstone
34 driving schools and 75 independent instructors.
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Andrew Marr
Sean Michael Davis
Ian Michael Pitts
Peter Morgan
Abdul Munim Rob
Jonathan Oliver Thorne
Julian Paul Squiers
Marcel Payne
Chandra Rasaili
Kevin R. Maxwell
Stephen Robert Poile
Alan Rowe
Liam Slaven
Bahram Soltani
Block booking
Best block deals in Maidstone
Pay for a block of lessons upfront and the hourly rate drops. The best block here saves you £40.
How much do driving lessons cost in Maidstone?
Most learners pay £40–£45 an hour. Under £40 is a good deal, over £50 is at the higher end.
Based on prices from 10 driving schools in Maidstone.
Intensive courses in Maidstone
Want to pass fast?
9 Maidstone schools run intensive courses, compressing months of training into days or weeks.
Maidstone Test Centres and Pass Rates
This is a strong pair. Maidstone has a pass rate of 60%, well above Britain's average pass rate of 50%, and Gillingham isn't far behind at 56%. Both do well with automatic tests too, at 54% and 52% against a national automatic pass rate of 45%. Maidstone also has the shorter wait, about 2 months, with Gillingham at about 3 months. You won't go far wrong at either, so it comes down to which one you've been practising around.
Maidstone
8,053 tests taken · typical wait 2 monthsGillingham
14,886 tests taken · typical wait 3 months| Test Centre | Pass rate | Tests | Typical wait | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Manual | Automatic | |||
| Maidstone | 60.2% | 63.4% | 53.6% | 8,053 | 2 months |
| Gillingham | 56.4% | 59.3% | 51.9% | 14,886 | 3 months |