Driving Lessons in Hamilton
Hamilton's 3 driving schools all list £40 per hour pricing and collectively average 3.8 stars. The area also has 40 independent driving instructors, including 10 independent female driving instructors. One school offers female driving instructors on staff. The Hamilton test centre shows a 42% pass rate, though learners might look at East Kilbride's significantly higher 57.7% pass rate as an alternative.
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Top driving schools in Hamilton by what matters most
The standout school for each of the most-asked questions.
McCrae's Coaching / Driving School
Cheapest manual driving school in Hamilton.
McCrae's Coaching / Driving School
Highest-rated manual driving school in Hamilton.
Baxter Driving School
Top-rated for automatic driving lessons in Hamilton.
Baxter Driving School
Top-rated manual driving school with female instructors in Hamilton.
Driving lessons in Hamilton
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McCrae's Coaching / Driving School
Manual
Shug offers a friendly, personal approach to learning in a new Renault Clio, with theory support included via Theory Test Pro. At £40 per lesson, payment is flexible with bank transfer or cash options available.
Baxter Driving School
Manual and automatic
Established in 1965, this family-run school has built a solid reputation as the most reliable and respected driving school in the West of Scotland. Single hourly lessons start at £40 for manual and £45 for automatic, with a 10-hour block at £390 (manual) or £435 (automatic), plus a no-obligation trial lesson at £32 or £35. Intensive training pricing is assessed individually during your trial lesson.
Andrew Kerr Driving School
Manual
Learn in a BMW Mini Cooper with dual controls in a relaxed, confidence-building environment. £40 per hour or save with block deals: £200 for 5 lessons, £380 for 10 lessons. Multiple first-time pass testimonials highlight Andrew's patient teaching style, particularly effective for nervous drivers.
Jason Agnew
Paul Antonio Florea
Jayne Brinded
David Clark
James Cochrane
Iain Danskin
R David C Jeffreys
Brian Douglas
Armando Gaeta
Daniel George Alfred Foley
Gerry Glacken
John Harrison
Brian Hugh Wilkie
Block booking
Best block deals in Hamilton
Pay for a block of lessons upfront and the hourly rate drops. The best block here saves you £20.
Intensive courses in Hamilton
Want to pass fast?
1 Hamilton schools run intensive courses, compressing months of training into days or weeks.
Hamilton Test Centres and Pass Rates
Hamilton's own centre has a pass rate of 42%, which puts it in the bottom 10% of Britain's 303 centres and below the national pass rate of 50%. East Kilbride does far better at 58%, though its typical wait of about 5½ months is the longest of the four, and for automatic tests its 46% is only around Britain's automatic average of 45%. At the other end, Airdrie has the shortest wait at about 1½ months.
East Kilbride
1,976 tests taken · typical wait 5½ monthsAirdrie
4,599 tests taken · typical wait 1½ monthsGlasgow (Baillieston)
10,428 tests taken · typical wait 4½ monthsHamilton
6,112 tests taken · typical wait 4½ months| Test Centre | Pass rate | Tests | Typical wait | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Manual | Automatic | |||
| East Kilbride | 57.7% | 60.4% | 46.0% | 1,976 | 5½ months |
| Airdrie | 47.4% | 48.1% | 44.6% | 4,599 | 1½ months |
| Glasgow (Baillieston) | 47.4% | 49.9% | 40.9% | 10,428 | 4½ months |
| Hamilton | 42.0% | 44.2% | 34.5% | 6,112 | 4½ months |