Driving Lessons in Sidcup
Sidcup's 16 driving schools and 24 independent driving instructors include nine independent female driving instructors and three schools with female driving instructors. Lesson prices range from £38.50 to £45 per hour, averaging £41, and eight schools provide automatic driving lessons. The local Sidcup test centre has a strong 58.7% pass rate across over 14,000 tests, noticeably better than some nearby London centres according to 2025-26 DVSA data.
- £41
- average price
- 16
- driving schools
- 24
- independent instructors
- 12
- test centres
Top driving schools in Sidcup by what matters most
The standout school for each of the most-asked questions.
Podium Driving School Bexleyheath
Cheapest manual driving school in Sidcup.
Passman Driving School
Highest-rated manual driving school in Sidcup.
Passman Driving School
Top-rated for automatic driving lessons in Sidcup.
Passman Driving School
Top-rated manual driving school with female instructors in Sidcup.
Driving lessons in Sidcup
16 driving schools and 24 independent instructors.
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Showing 21–40 of 40 driving schools and independent instructors in Sidcup.
Firat Bilal
Grahame Christopher Bennett
Alan Connor
Brian Donald Hinton
Robert Dos Santos
Stephen Jackson
Luke Massey
Robert Mitchell
Ardshir Pezeshk
Kevin Rogers
Stephen William Wood
Bilgin Yabanok
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Pay for a block of lessons upfront and the hourly rate drops. The best block here saves you £80.
How much do driving lessons cost in Sidcup?
Most learners pay £40–£45 an hour. Under £40 is a good deal, over £50 is at the higher end.
Based on prices from 9 driving schools in Sidcup.
Intensive courses in Sidcup
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8 Sidcup schools run intensive courses, compressing months of training into days or weeks.
Sidcup Test Centres and Pass Rates
There are 12 centres around Sidcup, and they range from some of the best to some of the worst. Sidcup itself and Sevenoaks both have pass rates of 59%, well above the 50% average across Great Britain, and Sidcup has the best automatic pass rate at 57%. The downside is that Sidcup also has the longest typical wait, about 5½ months. Barking, at 36%, and Belvedere, at 41%, both rank among the lowest 5% of centres in Britain, even though Belvedere has the shortest typical wait at about a month. With so many centres to choose from, you can find a better option than either of those two.
Sevenoaks
6,740 tests taken · typical wait 3½ monthsSidcup (London)
14,318 tests taken · typical wait 5½ monthsBromley (London)
13,228 tests taken · typical wait 2 monthsErith (London)
5,809 tests taken · typical wait 2 monthsWest Wickham (London)
12,249 tests taken · typical wait 1½ monthsTilbury
5,083 tests taken · typical wait 1 monthMitcham (London)
15,046 tests taken · typical wait 3½ monthsHornchurch (London)
8,694 tests taken · typical wait 5 monthsWanstead (London)
8,258 tests taken · typical wait 3 monthsGoodmayes (London)
21,374 tests taken · typical wait 2½ months| Test Centre | Pass rate | Tests | Typical wait | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Manual | Automatic | |||
| Sevenoaks | 59.0% | 60.9% | 54.2% | 6,740 | 3½ months |
| Sidcup (London) | 58.7% | 60.6% | 56.7% | 14,318 | 5½ months |
| Bromley (London) | 52.9% | 54.8% | 51.0% | 13,228 | 2 months |
| Erith (London) | 51.6% | 53.0% | 50.4% | 5,809 | 2 months |
| West Wickham (London) | 51.6% | 52.1% | 50.8% | 12,249 | 1½ months |
| Tilbury | 50.4% | 53.5% | 46.0% | 5,083 | 1 month |
| Mitcham (London) | 47.0% | 48.5% | 45.4% | 15,046 | 3½ months |
| Hornchurch (London) | 46.3% | 48.3% | 43.4% | 8,694 | 5 months |
| Wanstead (London) | 44.4% | 46.3% | 42.1% | 8,258 | 3 months |
| Goodmayes (London) | 43.7% | 46.3% | 41.5% | 21,374 | 2½ months |