Driving Lessons in Barking

Barking offers competitive pricing with driving schools charging £27.50 to £35 per hour (averaging £33 across 6 schools with listed rates), among the most affordable in London. You'll find 9 schools and 41 independent driving instructors, with 1 school offering female driving instructors and 4 independent female driving instructors available. Automatic driving lessons are widely available at 7 schools, and all schools here achieve excellent 5-star ratings. The Barking (Tanner Street) test centre has a 36.3% pass rate, while nearby Erith is notably higher at 51.6%.

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average price: 9
driving schools: 40
independent instructors: 5
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Driving lessons in Barking

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Barking Test Centres and Pass Rates

You'll find five test centres across the Barking area where 45,229 tests were taken between 2025 and 2026, with pass rates ranging dramatically from 36.3% at Barking (Tanner Street) to 51.6% at Erith. Tanner Street has a 16 week wait and its roads involve heavy traffic on the A13 and congested residential streets around the town centre. Erith offers a much shorter 7 week wait with pass rates of 51.1% for women and 52% for men, and 50.4% for automatic. Goodmayes saw the highest volume with 21,374 tests and a 43.7% pass rate, though you're looking at 21 weeks. The roads around Goodmayes involve the busy A12 corridor and tight residential streets where parked cars narrow the lanes. Wanstead has a 44.4% pass rate and 20 week wait, while Belvedere sits at 40.5% with just 9 weeks.

52%

Erith (London)

5,809 tests taken · 7 week wait

Women51.1%

Men52.0%

Automatic50.4%

44%

Wanstead (London)

8,258 tests taken · 20 week wait

Women41.7%

Men46.1%

Automatic42.1%

44%

Goodmayes (London)

21,374 tests taken · 21 week wait

Women39.1%

Men47.2%

Automatic41.5%

41%

Belvedere (London)

4,245 tests taken · 9 week wait

Women36.1%

Men43.2%

Automatic38.3%

36%

Barking (Tanner Street)

5,543 tests taken · 16 week wait

Women34.3%

Men37.5%

Automatic33.4%

Test Centre	Female	Male	Automatic	Overall	Tests	Wait
Erith (London)	51.1%	52.0%	50.4%	51.6%	5,809	7 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
Belvedere (London)	36.1%	43.2%	38.3%	40.5%	4,245	9 weeks
Barking (Tanner Street)	34.3%	37.5%	33.4%	36.3%	5,543	16 weeks

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Driving Lessons in Barking