Driving Lessons in Cardiff
Cardiff offers 21 driving schools and 7 independent driving instructors, with one independent female driving instructor available. Fifteen schools offer automatic driving lessons, and 7 schools have female driving instructors. Prices range from £32.50 to £47.67 per hour, averaging £40. The Barry test centre achieves a 57% pass rate, considerably higher than Cardiff Llanishen's 46.5%, according to 2025-26 DVSA data.
- £40
- average price
- 21
- driving schools
- 6
- independent instructors
- 4
- test centres
Top driving schools in Cardiff by what matters most
The standout school for each of the most-asked questions.
Freeway School of Motoring
Cheapest manual driving school in Cardiff.
JW Driver Training
Highest-rated manual driving school in Cardiff.
Drive Learn Achieve
Top-rated for automatic driving lessons in Cardiff.
Intensive Driving Courses Cardiff
Top-rated manual driving school with female instructors in Cardiff.
Driving lessons in Cardiff
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Driving School Academy
Manual
Joshua Lewis Howells
Zulqarnain Malik
Naeem Tariq Malik
Jonathan Williams
Syed Zain U Shah
Block booking
Best block deals in Cardiff
Pay for a block of lessons upfront and the hourly rate drops. The best block here saves you £30.
How much do driving lessons cost in Cardiff?
Most learners pay £35–£40 an hour. Under £35 is a good deal, over £45 is at the higher end.
Based on prices from 13 driving schools in Cardiff.
Intensive courses in Cardiff
Want to pass fast?
11 Cardiff schools run intensive courses, compressing months of training into days or weeks.
Cardiff Test Centres and Pass Rates
Learners near Cardiff don't face long waits at any of the four centres. The longest is about 2 months, at Barry, and that's also where the results are best. Barry has a pass rate of 57%, well above Britain's average pass rate of 50%, and an automatic pass rate of 50%, ahead of the national automatic pass rate of 45%. Cardiff itself has the lowest pass rate at 47%, which is only a little under average. Llantrisant has the shortest wait, about 1½ months.
Barry
2,244 tests taken · typical wait 2 monthsLlantrisant
9,909 tests taken · typical wait 1½ monthsNewport (Gwent)
8,227 tests taken · typical wait 1½ monthsCardiff (Llanishen)
16,401 tests taken · typical wait 2 months| Test Centre | Pass rate | Tests | Typical wait | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Manual | Automatic | |||
| Barry | 57.0% | 58.7% | 49.8% | 2,244 | 2 months |
| Llantrisant | 54.0% | 56.6% | 45.0% | 9,909 | 1½ months |
| Newport (Gwent) | 48.9% | 51.4% | 41.6% | 8,227 | 1½ months |
| Cardiff (Llanishen) | 46.5% | 49.4% | 39.2% | 16,401 | 2 months |