Driving Lessons in Somerset
- £39
- average price
- 43
- driving schools
- 156
- independent instructors
- 3
- test centres
Top driving schools in Somerset by what matters most
The standout school for each of the most-asked questions.
Drive2us
Cheapest manual driving school in Somerset.
Drive-Rite
Highest-rated manual driving school in Somerset.
Drive2us
Top-rated for automatic driving lessons in Somerset.
Drive-Rite
Top-rated manual driving school with female instructors in Somerset.
Driving lessons in Somerset
43 driving schools and 156 independent instructors.
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Parvez Ahmed
Jaber Ahmed
Geoff Alan Leife Charles
Andrew Alistair Mcniven
Muhammad Almubarak
Guy Annan
Katy Ann Andrews
Malcolm Antoine
Jackie Arnold
Duncan Ashman
Rio Aurora Lynes
James Bacon
Martin Bailey
Sandra Belton
George Bew
Padam Bhandari
Florin-vasile Bilis
David Bolton
Patrick Buckland
Stuart Bull
Block booking
Best block deals in Somerset
Pay for a block of lessons upfront and the hourly rate drops. The best block here saves you £210.
How much do driving lessons cost in Somerset?
Most learners pay £40–£45 an hour. Under £40 is a good deal, over £50 is at the higher end.
Based on prices from 15 driving schools in Somerset.
Intensive courses in Somerset
Want to pass fast?
17 Somerset schools run intensive courses, compressing months of training into days or weeks.
Somerset Test Centres and Pass Rates
Somerset's 3 centres recorded 20,195 tests between 2025 and 2026, and all three sit comfortably above the national average. Yeovil is the highest at a pass rate of 63.4%, where men achieved 65.2% and women 61.4%, though you'll wait 16 weeks. The roads in this part of the southwest are a mix of market town centres, fast A-road stretches, and rural routes where speed limits change frequently and farm junctions appear without much warning. Taunton saw the most tests at 8,259 and recorded 59.5%, with just a 12 week wait, while Weston-super-Mare offers the quickest booking at 5 weeks and a 61% pass rate. Automatic learners did best at Yeovil with 57.2%.
Yeovil
7,493 tests taken · 16 week waitWeston-super-Mare
4,443 tests taken · 5 week waitTaunton
8,259 tests taken · 12 week wait| Test Centre | Female | Male | Automatic | Overall | Tests | Wait |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeovil | 61.4% | 65.2% | 57.2% | 63.4% | 7,493 | 16 weeks |
| Weston-super-Mare | 59.5% | 62.4% | 54.8% | 61.0% | 4,443 | 5 weeks |
| Taunton | 59.4% | 59.6% | 52.9% | 59.5% | 8,259 | 12 weeks |