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Driving lessons in Birmingham

Learn to drive with someone who won't rush you.

Friendly, professional, reliable and local driving lessons across Birmingham. One to one, starting on a quiet street, with free theory help whenever you need it.

  • DVSA-approved instructor
  • Teaching since 2006
  • Pupils passing first time
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Call 07809 866254Open every day, 9am to 9pm

Who we teach

Three people book a first lesson. You're probably one of them.

Every lesson is one to one, so it can start from wherever you actually are. Find yourself below and read how the first hour goes.

A dual carriageway leading to a roundabout in Birmingham
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If it's your first ever lesson

You'll start on a quiet residential street, not a main road. The first hour is mostly about where everything is, what the clutch feels like, and getting the car moving and stopping again without an audience. That's all that's expected of you.

A tree-lined junction on a Birmingham road
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If you've put it off for years

Plenty of people learn to drive in their thirties, forties and later, and nobody in this car will treat you like a teenager. We go at the speed you can actually take in, and there's no talk of tests until you raise it.

A roundabout beside tower blocks in Birmingham
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If it didn't work out last time

A failed test, an instructor who shouted, a school that kept moving your slot. Whatever went wrong, the first job is to find out what you already know and rebuild your confidence from there. The same instructor and the same car every week.

What to expect

The road ahead, laid out like the signs you're learning to read.

Two lanes, one journey. Theory on the left, practical on the right, and the same person in the seat beside you for all of it. Nobody moves you on to the next exit until you're ready for it.

Theory — straight on

  1. Highway Code and hazard perception

    Free theory help from the first lesson if you want it. We go through the bits that don't make sense in the car, where they do.

  2. Mock theory tests

    Practice papers and hazard clips until the pass mark stops being a worry and starts being a habit.

  3. Book your theory test

    When your mock scores say you're ready, not before. We'll tell you honestly which it is.

  4. Theory test passed

    Now the practical test can be booked, and the two lanes start to come together.

Practical — exit right

  1. First lesson on quiet roads

    Controls, moving off, stopping, steering. A residential street with nobody behind you.

  2. Junctions and roundabouts

    Small islands first, then the bigger ones. Mirrors, signal, position, every time, until you do it without thinking.

  3. Manoeuvres and parking

    Bay parking, parallel parking, pulling up on the right. Practised on the streets where you'll really have to do it.

  4. Mock driving test

    A full run on the routes examiners use from your test centre, marked the way they'd mark it, then talked through calmly.

  5. Driving test

    Booked when your driving has earned it. You'll take it in the same car you learnt in.

Book your first lesson Both lanes start here

Practical driving test preparation in Birmingham and theory test help are part of the same set of lessons. There's nothing extra to buy for the theory side.

Where you'll learn

The roads you'll actually learn on.

A Birmingham island is not the roundabout in the textbook. So before you go anywhere near the ring roads, you'll learn how islands work on the quiet ones near where you live: reading the lane markings, when to signal, and what to do when the car in front changes its mind.

As test day gets closer, lessons move onto the routes examiners really use from your test centre, and onto the terraced streets where you'll genuinely have to park between two other cars. The roundabout everyone dreads gets practised until it's just another roundabout.

Not sure if we cover your postcode? Just ask.

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A quiet, tree-lined road in Edgbaston, Birmingham, with no traffic
The kind of street a first lesson starts on: wide, quiet, and nobody waiting behind you.
Lessons and prices

Know the cost before you get in the car.

These are our published prices. A one-hour lesson costs between £38 and £40 depending on where in Birmingham you learn, so tell us your postcode and we'll confirm yours.

One-hour driving lesson

One to one, in a dual-controlled manual car, with free theory help. Students pay £36 an hour.

£38 to £40 an hourDepending on your area. Students £36.

Ask about your first lesson

Block bookings

Pay for a block of hours in advance and it costs less per lesson.

From £1765 hours £176 · 10 hours £355 · 15 hours £530 · 20 hours £700

Test day package

Use of our car for your practical driving test at a local DVSA test centre. There may be an extra charge for test centres outside our local area. An extended test package is £180.

£150Extended test £180

Motorway lessons and Pass Plus

For new drivers who want more experience after passing: motorways, night driving, rural roads and bad weather. Pass Plus is a minimum of six hours.

£45 an hourPass Plus £235

Ask about Pass Plus

Lessons are paid for before they start, by cash or bank transfer. To cancel or move a lesson, give at least 48 hours' notice, or the full fee is charged. Prepaid lessons can't be refunded and must be used within six months. If you're a parent paying for someone else, you're welcome to make the first enquiry yourself.

The University of Birmingham's clock tower beyond autumn trees in Selly Oak
Selly Oak, outside the University of Birmingham.
Recent passes

Passed with G's.

"Congratulations to Leon for passing his driving test 1st time with 0 faults at Boldmere test centre, Sutton Coldfield."

G's Driving School, posting a pass

"Congratulations to Nick for passing his driving test 1st time at Boldmere test centre, Sutton Coldfield and becoming a dad on the day!"

NickBoldmere, Sutton Coldfield

"Congratulations to Jesse for passing his driving test 1st time with us at Kingstanding Test Centre, Birmingham."

JesseKingstanding, Birmingham

"Congratulations to Chen for passing driving test 1st time with us at Shirley test centre, Birmingham."

ChenShirley, Birmingham

"Oscar passed his driving test with G's Driving School after a not so happy experience with another driving school. Well done."

OscarAfter another driving school
A learner car's L-plate roof sign on a leafy street in Edgbaston, Birmingham
Local, one to one, and teaching Birmingham since 2006.
About us

One to one lessons, door to door.

DVSA-approved driving instructor (ADI), Birmingham

We've been teaching people to drive in Birmingham since 2006. Every lesson is one to one with a DVSA-approved driving instructor who is DBS-checked and regularly assessed by the DVSA, and you keep the same instructor from your first lesson to your test.

You learn in a manual Toyota Auris with dual controls, and we pick you up from your door. We also speak northern Indian languages, so if something is easier to go through in your own language, just ask.

If you haven't passed your theory yet, we'll help you with that as well, at no extra cost.

  • One to one tuitionWith the same instructor every lesson
  • Free theory helpIncluded with your lessons
  • Door-to-door pickupLessons start and finish at your door
  • Open every day9am to 9pm, seven days
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