- Towns
- 11
- Centres
- 3
- Pass rate
- 56.5%
DA · ME postcodes
ChathamDartfordGillinghamGravesendLongfieldMaidstoneRainhamRochesterSheernessSittingbourneWest Malling
All Kent towns and pass ratesLKent · London · Middlesex · Herts · Essex · DVSA-licensed instructors
DRIVING INSTRUCTORS NEAR YOU
228 postcode districts across 104 towns
- DVSA-licensed
- DBS-checked
- Paid after your lesson
104
Towns covered
5
Counties
4.7/5
Trustpilot · 245 reviews
50.0%
GB pass rate · DVSA 25/26
01 / How It Works / Matched To Your Postcode
How to book
driving lessons
Rated Driving is not a driving school. We match you with an independent DVSA-licensed instructor who already covers your postcode, for manual or automatic lessons.
- 1
Enter your postcode
Go straight to your town page with its local test centre, official DVSA pass rate and pickup areas.
- 2
Get matched
Choose manual or automatic and your preferences. We match you with a DBS-checked instructor who covers your area.
- 3
Learn and pay after
Lessons start from your door. We hold your payment until after each lesson, all the way to test day.
02 / Areas / 104 Towns In 5 Counties
Driving lessons
by county and town
Pick your county for every town, postcode and test centre, or go straight to your town. Pass rates combine the DVSA 2025/26 centres each county's learners use.
- Boroughs
- 31
- Centres
- 16
- Pass rate
- 48.9%
BR · CR · DA · E · EC · EN · HA · IG · KT · N · NW · RM · SE · SM · SW · TW · UB · W postcodes
Barking and DagenhamBarnetBexleyBrentBromleyCamdenCity of LondonCity of WestminsterCroydonEalingEnfieldGreenwichHackneyHammersmith and FulhamHaringeyHaveringHounslowIslingtonKensington and ChelseaKingston upon ThamesLambethLewishamMertonNewhamRedbridgeRichmond upon ThamesSouthwarkSuttonTower HamletsWaltham ForestWandsworth
All London boroughs and pass rates- Towns
- 13
- Centres
- 6
- Pass rate
- 48.8%
HA · NW · TW · UB · WD postcodes
EdgwareGreenfordHarrowHayesNortholtNorthwoodPinnerRuislipSouthallStanmoreUxbridgeWembleyWest Drayton
All Middlesex towns and pass rates- Towns
- 15
- Centres
- 7
- Pass rate
- 50.9%
AL · EN · HP · SG · WD postcodes
BaldockBerkhamstedBorehamwoodBusheyCheshuntHarpendenHatfieldHemel HempsteadHertfordHitchinHoddesdonRickmansworthSt AlbansStevenageWatford
All Hertfordshire towns and pass rates- Towns
- 34
- Centres
- 13
- Pass rate
- 50.5%
CM · CO · EN · IG · RM · SS postcodes
AveleyBasildonBenfleetBillericayBraintreeBrentwoodBuckhurst HillBurnham-on-CrouchCanvey IslandChelmsfordChigwellClacton-on-SeaColchesterEppingFrinton-on-SeaGraysHarlowHarwichHockleyLeigh-on-SeaLoughtonMaldonPurfleetRayleighRochfordSouth Woodham FerrersSouthend-on-SeaStanford-le-HopeTilburyWaltham AbbeyWalton-on-the-NazeWestcliff-on-SeaWickfordWitham
All Essex towns and pass rates 03 / Pass Rates / Official DVSA 2025/26 Statistics
Driving test pass
rates by county
Our learners test at 39 DVSA centres that ran 378,288 car tests in 2025/26. Across all 317 car test centres in Great Britain the same DVSA table gives 50.0%.
Combined pass rate at the centres each county uses
Passes divided by tests conducted at every practical test centre our towns use, April 2025 - March 2026. Each county page breaks this down centre by centre, manual and automatic.
| County | Centres used | Tests 2025/26 | Combined pass rate | Busiest centre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent | 3 | 28,748 | 56.5% | Gillingham |
| London | 16 | 194,320 | 48.9% | Goodmayes |
| Middlesex | 6 | 52,715 | 48.8% | Pinner |
| Hertfordshire | 7 | 60,114 | 50.9% | Pinner |
| Essex | 13 | 101,054 | 50.5% | Chingford |
| All of Great Britain | 317 | 1,998,261 | 50.0% | DVSA DRT122A |
Official sources
- Driving test statistics (DRT) · GOV.UK
- Practical driving test for cars · GOV.UK
- Theory test · GOV.UK
- Find driving schools, lessons and instructors · GOV.UK
- Book your driving test · GOV.UK
04 / Learner Reviews / 4.7 out of 5 on Trustpilot
Rated Driving
learner reviews
“Rated Driving has made booking your driving lessons easy and found me a great instructor!”
EH
Ella Hanvik
Verified Trustpilot review
“Rated driving is great! They find you a driver straight away and it's easy to start your lesson. Very good customer service, they answered quickly when I had some questions. You won't be disappointed!”
“My instructor has to be the best, I felt confident all through my lessons and took it onto my test with a first time pass! I would highly recommend.”
“Extremely good instructor, I passed first time!! He was very patient and explained everything so it was easy to understand. Would absolutely recommend.”
“My instructor was the best teacher I've had he explained everything I needed to know in order to pass my test. I would definitely recommend him to anyone that need any lessons”
Rated Driving scores 4.7 out of 5 from 245 reviews on Trustpilot.
05 / FAQs / Lessons, Areas & Booking
Driving lessons
FAQs
Enter your postcode at the top of this page. It takes you straight to your town page, which shows your local test centre, its official DVSA pass rate and the areas instructors pick up from. We currently cover 104 towns across Kent, London, Middlesex, Hertfordshire and Essex.
Yes. Every instructor we match you with is a DVSA-licensed approved driving instructor (ADI), and holding that licence means passing an enhanced DBS check that is renewed regularly. You can check any ADI on the GOV.UK find driving instructors service.
No. Rated Driving matches learners with independent, DVSA-licensed driving instructors who cover their postcode. Every instructor is DBS-checked, and we hold your payment until after the lesson.
104 towns in five counties: 11 in Kent, 31 London boroughs, 13 in Middlesex, 15 in Hertfordshire and 34 in Essex. Each county page lists every town, its postcodes and its practical test centre.
You pay your instructor after each weekly lesson in the Rated Driving app. Intensive courses are paid at booking. Your town page shows local lesson details after you enter your postcode.
Rates are set per postcode area, so the homepage does not quote a price. Your town page shows the current rates for your area, and the postcode box takes you straight to it.
Yes, in every town we cover. An automatic licence lets you drive automatic cars only, while a manual licence covers both. Across all 317 car test centres in Great Britain, DVSA 2025/26 figures give 50.0% overall.
There is no fixed number. DVSA advice is that learners who pass have usually had around 45 hours of professional lessons plus about 22 hours of private practice. You must pass the theory test before booking the practical test, and the theory pass certificate is valid for two years.
Yes. You can ask for a female driving instructor when you book, and the match is limited to instructors who cover your postcode. If nobody suitable has space we tell you up front rather than quietly matching you with someone else.
Learner reviews are published on Trustpilot and shown in the reviews section of this page. Each town page also shows the local test centre and its official DVSA pass rate, so you can judge an area on real data as well as reviews.
Yes. Intensive and semi-intensive courses are available in many of the towns we cover. See the intensive driving courses page for how they work, or enter your postcode to check your area.
Yes. The practical car test follows the same DVSA format at every centre: an eyesight check, show me tell me questions, around 20 minutes of independent driving and one reversing exercise, lasting about 40 minutes. Only the local roads differ, which is why centre pass rates vary.
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