Driving Lessons in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne has 17 driving schools and 39 independent driving instructors to choose from. Schools charge between £32.50 and £40 per hour (averaging £37) and hold an excellent average rating of 4.8 stars. Four schools offer automatic driving lessons, four offer female driving instructors, and four offer intensive courses, while 5 of the independent driving instructors are female driving instructors. Pass rates at nearby test centres vary significantly, from 37.5% at Gateshead to 51.1% at Sunderland.
- £37
- average price
- 17
- driving schools
- 39
- independent instructors
- 4
- test centres
Top driving schools in Newcastle Upon Tyne by what matters most
The standout school for each of the most-asked questions.
Passport Driving School
Cheapest manual driving school in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
Paulo's School of Motoring
Highest-rated manual driving school in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
Paulo's School of Motoring
Top-rated for automatic driving lessons in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
Passport Driving School
Top-rated manual driving school with female instructors in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
Driving lessons in Newcastle Upon Tyne
17 driving schools and 39 independent instructors.
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Showing 41–56 of 56 driving schools and independent instructors in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
Syed Kuaz Ali
Mohammed Lothfur Amin
Ahtsham Mehmood
Ali Mirzaye
Keith Morley
Colin Noutch
Kevin Pope
Usman Saeed
Tauqeer Shah
Gurdeep Singh
Kevin Swan
Stewart Thompson
John Tucker
Stuart Westthorp
Asmeron Yemane
Block booking
Best block deals in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Pay for a block of lessons upfront and the hourly rate drops. The best block here saves you £40.
How much do driving lessons cost in Newcastle Upon Tyne?
Most learners pay £35–£40 an hour. Under £35 is a good deal, over £45 is at the higher end.
Based on prices from 9 driving schools in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
Intensive courses in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Want to pass fast?
4 Newcastle Upon Tyne schools run intensive courses, compressing months of training into days or weeks.
Newcastle Upon Tyne Test Centres and Pass Rates
The centres around Newcastle upon Tyne vary a lot, and Gateshead is the one to think hard about. Its pass rate of 38% puts it among the lowest 5% of all 303 centres in Britain. At the other end, Sunderland has the highest pass rate nearby at 51%, in line with the 50% average across Great Britain, and the shortest typical wait at about 2 months. If you learn somewhere that makes Sunderland a real option, it's a sensible switch to look at. For automatic tests, Gosforth does best at 44%, close to Britain's average automatic pass rate of 45%, though its typical wait is the longest at about 5 months.
Sunderland
10,436 tests taken · typical wait 2 monthsBlyth
6,973 tests taken · typical wait 2½ monthsGosforth
10,531 tests taken · typical wait 5 monthsGateshead
9,512 tests taken · typical wait 2½ months| Test Centre | Pass rate | Tests | Typical wait | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Manual | Automatic | |||
| Sunderland | 51.1% | 53.6% | 42.7% | 10,436 | 2 months |
| Blyth | 50.9% | 54.9% | 39.4% | 6,973 | 2½ months |
| Gosforth | 48.4% | 50.7% | 44.3% | 10,531 | 5 months |
| Gateshead | 37.5% | 39.3% | 32.7% | 9,512 | 2½ months |