Driving Lessons in Aldershot
Five driving schools in Aldershot charge between £40 and £47 per hour (averaging £43), with a solid 4.5-star average rating. Three schools offer both automatic driving lessons and intensive courses, while female driving instructors are available at one school. The area benefits from exceptional test centre pass rates, with Farnborough at 59.7% and Guildford at 57.1%.
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Driving lessons in Aldershot
5 driving schools and 0 independent instructors.
Showing 1–5 of 5 driving schools.
GlideX Driving School
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
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
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
£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
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 £10.
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
Around Aldershot you'll find two centres with 15,024 tests taken between 2025 and 2026, and both deliver strong results: Farnborough leads at a 59.7% pass rate and Guildford follows at 57.1%. Men passed at 61.7% and women at 57.6% in Farnborough, while Guildford saw men at 58.2% and women at 55.6%. Automatic learners managed 52.2% at Farnborough and 50.8% at Guildford, and if you're keen to test sooner Guildford's 10 week wait is considerably shorter than Farnborough's 16 weeks. The roads around Farnborough include military town routes with sudden MOD traffic, wide avenues near the aerospace sites, and junctions onto the A331 that require confident acceleration.
Farnborough
10,482 tests taken · 16 week waitGuildford
4,542 tests taken · 10 week wait| Test Centre | Female | Male | Automatic | Overall | Tests | Wait |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farnborough | 57.6% | 61.7% | 52.2% | 59.7% | 10,482 | 16 weeks |
| Guildford | 55.6% | 58.2% | 50.8% | 57.1% | 4,542 | 10 weeks |