Driving Lessons in Edinburgh
Edinburgh's 16 driving schools and 40 independent driving instructors operate at higher price points than much of the UK, with lessons averaging £48 per hour and ranging from £45 to £54.50. Schools maintain an excellent 4.9-star rating, and 6 offer intensive courses. Female driving instructors are available at 1 school, with 7 female independent driving instructors also working in the area. Livingston test centre shows the strongest pass rate at 55.7%, significantly ahead of Edinburgh Musselburgh (49.4%) and Edinburgh Currie (41.6%).
- £48
- average price
- 16
- driving schools
- 40
- independent instructors
- 3
- test centres
Top driving schools in Edinburgh by what matters most
The standout school for each of the most-asked questions.
Big T Driving School
Cheapest manual driving school in Edinburgh.
Practical Driving
Highest-rated manual driving school in Edinburgh.
ABLE School of Motoring
Top-rated for automatic driving lessons in Edinburgh.
Katherine's Driving School
Top-rated manual driving school with female instructors in Edinburgh.
Driving lessons in Edinburgh
16 driving schools and 40 independent instructors.
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Saad Ali Masud
David Anderson
Nicolae Babancu
Tanvir Chowdhury Mahan
Grant Davidson
Damian Drachkov
James Flett Pirie
David Harris Grandison
Sharif Iftekhar
Scott James Sivewright
Nathaniel Jeffery
Steven John Heald
Douglas Kerr
John Kerr Pender
Bruce Kinnaird-scott
Block booking
Best block deals in Edinburgh
Pay for a block of lessons upfront and the hourly rate drops. The best block here saves you £79.
How much do driving lessons cost in Edinburgh?
Most learners pay £45–£50 an hour. Under £45 is a good deal, over £55 is at the higher end.
Based on prices from 10 driving schools in Edinburgh.
Intensive courses in Edinburgh
Want to pass fast?
6 Edinburgh schools run intensive courses, compressing months of training into days or weeks.
Edinburgh Test Centres and Pass Rates
Livingston beats Edinburgh Currie on every figure here. Livingston has the best pass rate of the three nearby centres at 56%, above the 50% average across Great Britain, along with the shortest typical wait, about 2 months, and the top automatic pass rate at 48%. Currie has a pass rate of 42%, which ranks it among the lowest tenth of centres in Britain, and the longest typical wait, about 4½ months. If you can get used to the roads around Livingston, it's well worth considering.
Livingston
2,997 tests taken · typical wait 2 monthsEdinburgh (Musselburgh)
6,850 tests taken · typical wait 4½ monthsEdinburgh (Currie)
6,202 tests taken · typical wait 4½ months| Test Centre | Pass rate | Tests | Typical wait | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Manual | Automatic | |||
| Livingston | 55.7% | 58.0% | 47.6% | 2,997 | 2 months |
| Edinburgh (Musselburgh) | 49.4% | 51.3% | 44.6% | 6,850 | 4½ months |
| Edinburgh (Currie) | 41.6% | 43.6% | 36.0% | 6,202 | 4½ months |