Driving Lessons in South Shields
South Shields offers 4 highly-rated driving schools alongside 40 independent driving instructors, including 6 female driving instructors. The schools achieve a perfect 5-star average rating, with one offering automatic driving lessons and another providing intensive courses. Nearby test centres show varied performance, with Sunderland at 51.1% and Blyth at 50.9%, while Gateshead sits notably lower at 37.5%.
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Top driving schools in South Shields by what matters most
The standout school for each of the most-asked questions.
Harton Driving School
Cheapest manual driving school in South Shields.
Road King School of Motoring
Highest-rated manual driving school in South Shields.
ProPasser Driving School
Top-rated for automatic driving lessons in South Shields.
Driving lessons in South Shields
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Showing 1–20 of 44 driving schools and independent instructors in South Shields.
Harton Driving School
Manual
Independent instructor built on word-of-mouth recommendations from passed pupils. £31 per hour for individual lessons, or £300 for a 10-hour block and £600 for 20 hours with savings of £10–£20. Free access to Theory Test Pro included with lessons.
ProPasser Driving School
Manual and automatic
Two-hour lessons as standard mean more time to practise and prepare for your test compared to shorter sessions. Patient instructors are available until 9:30 PM on weekdays, with Pass Plus courses also available after you pass. Learn in a manual car to earn a licence valid for both manual and automatic vehicles.
Haswell Driving School
Manual
Established in 1987 with over 30 years of instructing experience and an excellent pass rate, backed by 5-star Facebook reviews and 90% of business from customer recommendation. Peter Haswell tailors each course to individual learning needs, building confidence at a pace that suits you. Semi-intensive and intensive courses available, with theory tuition and free Hazard Perception CD-ROM included; Pass Plus motorway courses also on offer.
Road King School of Motoring
Manual
Craig Adrian Lyons
Paul Anthony Curtis
Benjamin Balls
Gary Brechin
Robert Burden
Ross Calvert
Joshua Dean Ian Nicholson
Andrew Edward Maxfield
Anthony Fenwick
George Gallagher
Andrew Gott
Ian Harding
John Ioannides
Block booking
Best block deals in South Shields
Pay for a block of lessons upfront and the hourly rate drops. The best block here saves you £10.
Intensive courses in South Shields
Want to pass fast?
1 South Shields schools run intensive courses, compressing months of training into days or weeks.
South Shields Test Centres and Pass Rates
Sunderland is the standout around South Shields, with a pass rate of 51%, just above the 50% average across Great Britain, and the shortest wait nearby at about 2 months. Gateshead tells a very different story. Its pass rate of 38% ranks it in the bottom 5% of centres in Britain, which is a genuinely poor result. Gosforth has the best automatic pass rate nearby at 44%, close to the national automatic pass rate of 45%, though its wait stretches to about 5 months. If Sunderland's roads are within reach of where you learn, it's well worth choosing over Gateshead.
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 |