Driving Lessons in Colwyn Bay
Colwyn Bay has 4 driving schools with a 4.6-star average rating and 39 independent driving instructors. Prices range from £35 to £40 per hour, and 2 schools offer automatic driving lessons. Female driving instructors are available at 1 school, with 12 independent female driving instructors also in the area. The Rhyl test centre has a strong 56.9% pass rate.
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Top driving schools in Colwyn Bay by what matters most
The standout school for each of the most-asked questions.
Shane & Jesse's Driving School
Cheapest manual driving school in Colwyn Bay.
Andrew's Driving School
Highest-rated manual driving school in Colwyn Bay.
Andrew's Driving School
Top-rated for automatic driving lessons in Colwyn Bay.
Andrew's Driving School
Top-rated manual driving school with female instructors in Colwyn Bay.
Driving lessons in Colwyn Bay
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Andrew's Driving School
5-star rated school with transparent pricing: £40/hour for standard lessons, £60 for 90 minutes, or £79 for 2-hour sessions, plus a 10-hour block at £380. Known for efficient teaching that gets learners through in fewer total hours, backed by a dedicated cancellation-finding service (£85) to secure earlier test slots and free access to Theory Test Pro software for all students.
Shane & Jesse's Driving School
Manual lessons at £35/hour or £340 for 10 hours; automatic lessons at £55 per 1.5 hours or £430 for 10 hours, with 20-hour blocks also available. Patient instructors focus on building real-world driving confidence, not just test passes, backed by hundreds of successful learners.
Bay Driving School
Grade A instructor with 15 years' experience offering a friendly, professional service across North Wales. Block booking discounts available, plus a refer-a-friend scheme that gives you a free hour before your test—and Pass Plus courses also on offer.
MPG3 Driving School
MPG3 uses the latest learning techniques to prepare learners for all road types and driving conditions. They cover Rhos-On-Sea, Colwyn Bay, Bangor, Rhyl and surrounding areas with training tailored to individual requirements.
Philip Anthony Jones
John Barry Evans
Jack Boothby
Melanie Caldwell
Julie Chadwick
Scott David Parkinson
Susan Elizabeth Weir
Christopher Evans
Nigel Fisher
Tony Gale
Nicholas Gavin Griffiths
Paul Gerald Roper
Matthew Giles
Thomas Gordon Jones
David Hughes
Dean James
Ian John Evans
Brian Lee Price
Vanda Marie Ford
Dorothy Marie Langley
Block booking
Best block deals in Colwyn Bay
Pay for a block of lessons upfront and the hourly rate drops. The best block here saves you £20.
Intensive courses in Colwyn Bay
Want to pass fast?
2 Colwyn Bay schools run intensive courses, compressing months of training into days or weeks.
Colwyn Bay Test Centres and Pass Rates
Rhyl is your only centre here, posting a 56.9% pass rate with men at 58.4% and women at 55.5%. Automatic learners achieved 50.5% across 4,011 tests between 2025 and 2026, and crucially this is one of the shortest waits you'll find anywhere at just 6 weeks. The roads include the seafront promenade where tourists can slow things down in summer, plus residential areas inland and the roundabouts connecting to the A55 corridor.
Rhyl
4,011 tests taken · 6 week wait| Test Centre | Female | Male | Automatic | Overall | Tests | Wait |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhyl | 55.5% | 58.4% | 50.5% | 56.9% | 4,011 | 6 weeks |