Driving Lessons in Wales

From £20.95/hr·Average £39/hr

Wales's Top Picks

Best Value

Masterdrive Driving Academy

Cheapest manual driving school in Wales.

4.9
£20.95/hr
Top Rated
Female Instructors

Tilston Training

The highest-rated manual driving school in Wales, and the top-rated with female instructors.

5.0(774 reviews)
Best Automatic

Nigel Richards Driving School

Top-rated for automatic driving lessons in Wales.

5.0(665 reviews)

Driving Schools in Wales

116 schools

AWSOM

AWSOM

5.0(8)
Manual
16 Goronwy Rd, Cockett, Swansea SA2 0XG
Drivers Factory Arkadiusz Kubicki

Drivers Factory Arkadiusz Kubicki

5.0(6)
Manual
69 Nant-Y-Fedw, Abercynon, Mountain Ash CF45 4LS
Pass With Sam Driving

Pass With Sam Driving

5.0(5)
Manual
1 Penchwintan Rd, Bangor LL57 2AQ
GDS Geoff's Driving School

GDS Geoff's Driving School

5.0(4)
Manual
The Limes, Rossett, Wrexham LL12 0DB
Gareth Williams ADI Driving School

Gareth Williams ADI Driving School

5.0(4)
Manual
Vardre Ave, Deganwy, Conwy LL31 9UT
Victoria's Driving School

Victoria's Driving School

5.0(3)
Manual
31 Brayley Rd, Morriston, Swansea SA6 6DZ
Paul Davies Driving School

Paul Davies Driving School

5.0(2)
Manual
Loughor, Swansea SA4 6TY
Beverley Stevens School of Motoring

Beverley Stevens School of Motoring

5.0(1)
Manual
Siop y Roe/Colwyn Rd, Llandudno LL30 3DT
DCS automatic driver training

DCS automatic driver training

5.0
Manual
8 Cae Perthi, Llanymynech SY22 6QS
Brian Cochrans Driving School

Brian Cochrans Driving School

5.0
Manual
13 Hurford St, Maesycoed, Pontypridd CF37 1EW
MikeT driver training

MikeT driver training

5.0
Manual
36 Darren View, Merthyr Tydfil CF47 0HH
McMullan Driver Training

McMullan Driver Training

5.0
Manual
Maes-Yr-Haf, Holyhead LL65 1HY
Driving School Academy

Driving School Academy

5.0
Manual
Alice St, Cardiff CF10 5LB
TODS School of Motoring

TODS School of Motoring

3.9(22)
Manual
Newport NP20 4DW
Dafydd Hopkins Driving Instructor

Dafydd Hopkins Driving Instructor

Manual
37 Waunddu, Cwmbran, Pontnewynydd, Pontypool NP4 6QZ
Bethan Close Automatic Driving Academy

Bethan Close Automatic Driving Academy

Manual
Tor View, Victoria Park Rd, Barry CF63 2JS

Block Booking Deals in Wales

72 schools offer block deals - book in bulk and save.

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RH School of Motoring

5hrs for £100

£20.00/hr

Save 20%

Peter Hamilton Driving School

10hrs for £295

£29.50/hr

Save 9%

Treads Driving School

10hrs for £320

£32.00/hr

Save 7%

Masterdrive Driving Academy

10hrs for £195

£19.50/hr

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Freeway School of Motoring

10hrs for £320

£32.00/hr

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Mad River Training

10hrs for £300

£30.00/hr

Intensive Courses in Wales

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Wales Test Centres and Pass Rates

Based on the latest DVSA data, 2024–25 | 3 nearby test centres

Men and women performed almost identically across Wales's three test centres, with pass rates within 2% of each other at each location. The coastal roads around Swansea and Llanelli feature plenty of roundabouts and dual carriageways, while Bridgend sits at a major junction of the M4 corridor with its associated busy A-roads. Bridgend achieved the highest pass rate at 53.1%, with Swansea at 52.1% and Llanelli at 51%. 20,970 tests were taken across all three centres between 2024 and 2025, with Swansea handling half of these. Automatic drivers found reasonable success rates of 42.3% to 48.9%.

53%

Bridgend

6,938 tests taken
Women52.9%
Men53.2%
Automatic48.9%
52%

Swansea

10,590 tests taken
Women53.3%
Men51.3%
Automatic42.3%
51%

Llanelli

3,442 tests taken
Women51.1%
Men50.9%
Automatic48.1%

Areas in Wales