Driving Lessons in Aldershot
Aldershot offers 5 driving schools with lesson prices ranging from £40 to £50 per hour (averaging £45) and a 4.5-star rating. Three schools offer automatic driving lessons, and one has female driving instructors on staff. The Farnborough test centre is particularly strong with a 59.7% pass rate, well above the national average.
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Driving lessons in Aldershot
5 driving schools.
Showing 1–5 of 5 driving schools in Aldershot.
GlideX Driving School
Manual and automatic
A 95% first-time pass rate school that started with one instructor and has grown into a trusted local operation, known for calm, patient teaching without pressure or jargon. Automatic lessons from £40/hour or £390 for 10 hours; manual from £42.50/hour or £415 for 10 hours, with intensive courses starting at £550 for 5 hours. Test day car hire available for £150, plus Pass Plus courses at £270.
Ian Roger Driver Training
Manual and automatic
Former Armed Forces member trained in adult coaching techniques by LDC, offering automatic lessons at £47/hour or £70 for 1.5 hours, with 2-hour sessions at £90. Block deals available (10 and 20-hour packages with £20 savings), plus intensive 30-hour courses ideal for those needing to pass quickly. Lessons conducted in a calm, relaxed manner with emphasis on making pupils feel at ease.
MK1 Driving
Manual
Grade A instructor with an engineering background, ideally positioned to explain car maintenance and test show-me-tell-me questions in depth. At £43/hour with test day support including a one-hour warm-up drive, car use, and return trip home, this school focuses on producing safe thinking drivers rather than just test passers. Training learners since 2005.
Fish School of Motoring
Automatic
£80 for 90 minutes or £475 for a 10-hour block (saving £60) during standard hours. Run by Janet Szabo since 2010, this school specialises in automatic driving lessons with a patient, confidence-building approach that goes beyond test preparation. Janet's 14 years of experience and commitment to honest feedback and two-way communication make her particularly good with nervous learners who want to become safe, independent drivers.
Highway Driving School
Manual
Known for converting motorcycle riders to car driving and supporting nervous learners, Highway Driving School takes a measured approach to intensive courses, recommending no more than four hours daily split across morning and afternoon sessions. Jason Thorne emphasises safe defensive driving habits over test-passing shortcuts, with door-to-door collection from local colleges and workplaces. Lessons are one-to-one in a dual-controlled Mini with power steering and air-conditioning.
Block booking
Best block deals in Aldershot
Pay for a block of lessons upfront and the hourly rate drops. The best block here saves you £25.
Intensive courses in Aldershot
Want to pass fast?
3 Aldershot schools run intensive courses, compressing months of training into days or weeks.
Aldershot Test Centres and Pass Rates
Aldershot is well placed, with two strong centres nearby. Farnborough has a pass rate of 60%, far above Britain's average pass rate of 50%, but the typical wait is about 4½ months. Guildford isn't far behind at 57%, and its wait is about 2 months. Either is a good place to take your test, and the shorter wait makes Guildford hard to argue with if both suit you.
Farnborough
10,482 tests taken · typical wait 4½ monthsGuildford
4,542 tests taken · typical wait 2 months| Test Centre | Pass rate | Tests | Typical wait | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Manual | Automatic | |||
| Farnborough | 59.7% | 62.6% | 52.2% | 10,482 | 4½ months |
| Guildford | 57.1% | 59.9% | 50.8% | 4,542 | 2 months |