Driving Lessons in Somerset
Somerset's directory covers 42 driving schools and 153 independent driving instructors across the region, with 34 independent female driving instructors and 14 schools offering female driving instructors. Lesson prices range from £30 to £65 per hour, averaging £41, and schools maintain an excellent 4.8-star rating. Test centres show strong performance, with Yeovil achieving 63.4% and Weston-super-Mare 61%, while Taunton recorded 59.5% in the 2025-26 reporting period.
- £41
- average price
- 42
- driving schools
- 153
- 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
42 driving schools and 153 independent instructors.
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David Sheppard
Greg Stuart
Sean Stuart George Fenton
Hassan Syed
Leigh Taylor
Adam Taylor
Andrew Thomas Spencer
Basil Thompson
Bryan Trevor Booth
Jashim Uddin Ahmed
Robert Walker
Stephen Walters
Peter Watt
Marc Webber
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 £120.
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 18 driving schools in Somerset.
Intensive courses in Somerset
Want to pass fast?
16 Somerset schools run intensive courses, compressing months of training into days or weeks.
Somerset Test Centres and Pass Rates
All three centres in and around Somerset do well. Even the lowest, Taunton, has a pass rate of 60%, well above the national figure of 50%. Yeovil does better still at 63%, enough to rank among the top tenth of centres in the country, and its automatic pass rate of 57% is the best here. Its wait is about 3 months, while Weston-super-Mare has the shortest at about a month. Wherever you learn in Somerset, you're near a good centre.
Yeovil
7,493 tests taken · typical wait 3 monthsWeston-super-Mare
4,443 tests taken · typical wait 1 monthTaunton
8,259 tests taken · typical wait 3 months| Test Centre | Pass rate | Tests | Typical wait | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Manual | Automatic | |||
| Yeovil | 63.4% | 64.9% | 57.2% | 7,493 | 3 months |
| Weston-super-Mare | 61.0% | 62.5% | 54.8% | 4,443 | 1 month |
| Taunton | 59.5% | 61.4% | 52.9% | 8,259 | 3 months |