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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Ian Todd
Alan Wall
Joseph William Stephenson
Gregory Wilson
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Intensive courses in South Shields
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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 |