Driving Lessons in Tyne And Wear

From £30/hr·Average £37/hr

Tyne And Wear's Top Picks

Best Value

Clickdriving

Cheapest manual driving school in Tyne And Wear.

3.8
£30/hr
Top Rated

Teendrive

Highest-rated manual driving school in Tyne And Wear.

5.0(695 reviews)
£38/hr
Best Automatic

Teendrive

Top-rated for automatic driving lessons in Tyne And Wear.

5.0(695 reviews)
£38/hr
Female Instructors

Chris Elwick Driver Training

Top-rated manual driving school with female instructors in Tyne And Wear.

5.0(110 reviews)
£41/hr

Driving Schools in Tyne And Wear

50 schools

Fulwell School of Motoring

Fulwell School of Motoring

From £35/hr·10hrs for £370
3.9(7)

15+ years trading with over 10,000 driving hours delivered and 5,000+ licenses issued. Lessons start at £35 per hour, with block deals from £190 for 5 hours up...

ManualFemale InstructorsEvenings & Weekends
9 Donnington Cl, Castletown, Sunderland SR5 3DN
Pass with Martin Y Brown

Pass with Martin Y Brown

2.3(3)

Grade A qualified instructor with over 20 years' experience teaching since 2000, emphasizing relaxed, enjoyable lessons that build confidence and faster...

Manual
21 Beverley Dr, Stakeford, Choppington NE62 5XZ
Elite Drive

Elite Drive

Block bookings available
5.0(158)

Award-winning school that won the 2025 Global Recognition Award for exceptional driver education, backed by 350+ five-star reviews. Instructor Gareth is praised...

ManualAutomaticIntensive
300 Leechmere Rd, Sunderland SR2 9DF
Learner One

Learner One

From £36/hr·10hrs for £350Save 3%

Learner One has built its reputation on competitive rates starting from £35 per hour, with block booking discounts on 5, 10, 15 and 20-hour packages. Flexible...

ManualFemale InstructorsEvenings & Weekends
Killingworth, Newcastle upon Tyne NE12 6GU
Paulo's School of Motoring

Paulo's School of Motoring

From £40/hr·10hrs for £390Save 3%
5.0(89)

£40/hour for manual or £42/hour for automatic lessons, with 10-hour block deals at £390 and £400 respectively. Over 500 happy students and 7 years' experience,...

ManualAutomatic
168 Two Ball Lonnen, Fenham, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 9RY
Only Automatic Driving School

Only Automatic Driving School

Automatic-only lessons using new Toyota Hybrid Mark 4, Renault Clio, and Mercedes A Class vehicles. Seven instructors including female instructor Mandy...

AutomaticFemale InstructorsEvenings & Weekends
73 Ferryboat Ln, Sunderland SR5 3RQ
Grindon School of Motoring

Grindon School of Motoring

Block bookings available

Established driving school with an excellent first-time pass rate and a focus on patient, one-to-one tuition tailored to individual needs. Intensive courses...

ManualIntensive
50 Goodwood Rd, Grindon, Sunderland SR4 9QA
Mini Me Automatic Driving School

Mini Me Automatic Driving School

5.0(24)
Manual
30 Mill Ln, Hebburn NE31 2ET
Passport Driving School

Passport Driving School

From £37/hr·10hrs for £360Save 3%
4.6(28)

£37/hour for manual or £39/hour for automatic lessons, with 10-hour blocks at £360 (manual) or £380 (automatic). Rated 5/5 based on 121 reviews, the school...

ManualAutomaticIntensiveFemale InstructorsEvenings & Weekends
7 Briarsyde, Newcastle upon Tyne NE12 9SL
Haswell Driving School

Haswell Driving School

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...

ManualIntensive
34 Brandling Ct, South Shields NE34 8PA
LRD School of Motoring

LRD School of Motoring

From £37/hr·10hrs for £350Save 5%
5.0(3)

Patient instructors focused on building confidence in nervous learners through a supportive teaching approach. Lessons are tailored to all experience levels,...

Manual
Alnwick Rd, Sunderland SR3 3BU
Chris Chambers School of Motoring

Chris Chambers School of Motoring

From £38/hr·10hrs for £380
5.0(8)

Two-hour lessons as standard, with no premium for evening or weekend availability. £380 for a 10-hour block (5 x 2-hour sessions) on a Wednesday-Friday...

ManualEvenings & Weekends
17 Cumberland Rd, Sunderland SR3 1JZ
Thumbs Up Driver Training

Thumbs Up Driver Training

From £40/hr·10hrs for £400

Kim Gibson's school boasts an excellent first-time pass rate backed by 66 five-star reviews praising her patience, knowledge, and ability to build confidence in...

ManualFemale InstructorsEvenings & Weekends
9 Woolsington Rd, North Shields NE29 8RU
Alexandra Driving Academy

Alexandra Driving Academy

From £40/hr·6hrs for £240
5.0(4)

Founded by Alexandra Cunha, a nutritionist and 2021 American Pool 9-ball European Champion with 15 years' driving instruction experience and a master's degree...

ManualAutomaticIntensiveFemale Instructors
Speaks Spanish, Portuguese
Caspian Rd, Sunderland SR5 3SE
Clickdriving

Clickdriving

From £30/hr
3.8

Run by Ian and Neil, who between them bring over 60 years of instructor experience and have trained many of the region's driving instructors themselves. They...

Manual
31 Bridge St, Sunderland SR1 1TQ
Alpha Driving School

Alpha Driving School

From £37/hr·10hrs for £360Save 3%
4.3(6)

Alpha Driving School boasts excellent first-time pass rates with 5-star reviews across 121 learners, including students passing in as little as 9 lessons....

ManualAutomaticIntensiveFemale InstructorsEvenings & Weekends
7 Briarsyde, Benton, Newcastle upon Tyne NE12 9SL
Pass It Now - Driving School

Pass It Now - Driving School

4.3(16)
Manual
17 Marleen Ct, Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 5DW
YOLO Motoring Academy

YOLO Motoring Academy

From £37/hr·10hrs for £350Save 5%
4.7(59)

Block booking discounts available with manual lessons from £37/hour or £350 for 10 hours, and automatic lessons from £40/hour. Motorway training, Pass Plus...

ManualAutomatic
27 Runnymede, Ryhope Colliery, Sunderland SR2 0BJ
Roadify Driving School

Roadify Driving School

10hrs for £400
4.9(29)·86% pass rate

86% pass rate, nearly double the UK average, with personalised lessons tailored to your weak points rather than generic instruction. Block packages start at...

ManualAutomaticIntensiveEvenings & Weekends
7PR, 63Birchwood AvenueDeneNewcastle Upon TyneNE7, 61 Birchwood Ave, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7PR
Pass with Adrian

Pass with Adrian

From £38/hr·10hrs for £370Save 3%
5.0(60)

Established in 2004 with a high first-time pass rate, this school focuses on 2-hour lessons to maximise practical training time while keeping costs down. £76...

Manual
5 Park Terrace, Burnopfield, Newcastle upon Tyne NE16 6QD

Block Booking Deals in Tyne And Wear

28 schools offer block deals — book in bulk and save.

Best deal — save 6%

Passtime Driving School

10hrs for £300

£30.00/hr

Save 6%

Enigma Driving

10hrs for £330

£33.00/hr

Save 5%

LRD School of Motoring

10hrs for £350

£35.00/hr

Save 3%

Harton Driving School

10hrs for £300

£30.00/hr

Save 3%

Independence Driving School

10hrs for £350

£35.00/hr

Save 3%

Learner One

10hrs for £350

£35.00/hr

Intensive Courses in Tyne And Wear

Pass in 1–2 weeks

From£37/hr
10 schools5.0best rated

Tyne And Wear Test Centres and Pass Rates

Based on the latest DVSA data, 2024–25 | 5 nearby test centres

The region's three centres show Gateshead struggling at just 37.4% compared to Sunderland and Blythe both around 47%, across 23,686 tests from 2024 to 2025. The Northeast's mix of industrial areas, steep hills around Newcastle, and busy coastal routes creates varied challenges. Women achieved 37.6% to 49.7% depending on location, while men managed 37.2% to 47.8%. Automatic drivers found rates between 31% and 37.6% - notably low figures that likely reflect the area's demanding gradients and urban complexity.

50%

Durham

8,228 tests taken
Women49.5%
Men49.7%
Automatic45.3%
48%

Gosforth

10,234 tests taken
Women47.3%
Men47.6%
Automatic45.7%
47%

Blyth

6,493 tests taken
Women49.7%
Men45.3%
Automatic35.9%
47%

Sunderland

9,084 tests taken
Women46.4%
Men47.8%
Automatic37.6%
37%

Gateshead

8,109 tests taken
Women37.6%
Men37.2%
Automatic31.0%

Areas in Tyne And Wear