INTENSIVE DRIVING COURSE BARNSBURY
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- DVSA-licensed
- Manual or automatic
- £250 deposit
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Intensive driving course Barnsbury
prices
Cost depends only on hours booked in Barnsbury: £480 at the bottom of the ladder (10 hours), £2,040 at the top (45 hours), £48 an hour up to 40 hours and about £45.33 an hour at 45 hours. £250 holds the course and full payment saves £50.
Course prices and DVSA test fees
Test fees sit outside the course price and are paid to the DVSA. GOV.UK driving test costs gives £62 for a weekday car practical and £75 for evenings, weekends and bank holidays. Booking the practical needs a theory pass first.
| Hours booked | Total | Rate | Deposit to reserve |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 hours | £480 | £48.00/hr | £250 |
| 15 hours | £720 | £48.00/hr | £250 |
| 20 hours | £960 | £48.00/hr | £250 |
| 25 hours | £1,200 | £48.00/hr | £250 |
| 30 hours | £1,440 | £48.00/hr | £250 |
| 35 hours | £1,680 | £48.00/hr | £250 |
| 40 hours | £1,920 | £48.00/hr | £250 |
| 45 hours | £2,040 | £45.33/hr | £250 |
| Item | Fee | Collected by |
|---|---|---|
| Theory test | Listed on GOV.UK | DVSA, booked on GOV.UK |
| Practical, Monday to Friday daytime | £62 | DVSA, booked on GOV.UK |
| Practical, evenings, weekends, bank holidays | £75 | DVSA, booked on GOV.UK |
Intensive course options
in Barnsbury
Most Barnsbury learners decide two things: whether to learn in a manual or an automatic, and how many hours to book. 30 hours is typical with no experience; 10 to 20 for those with earlier tuition.
Manual car
More to learn at the start, gears, clutch and hill starts, and a licence valid for both car types afterwards. Manual candidates there passed 49.6% of 5,327 tests (DVSA 2025/26).
Automatic car
Simpler controls, so tuition time goes on judgement and awareness. Same price per hour, automatic-only licence. At Tottenham, automatic candidates passed 48.0% of 4,517 tests (DVSA 2025/26).
Complete beginner
Book the 30-hour course at £1,440. Your instructor will say if more hours would help before a test.
Refresher learner
With a test date set, a 10 to 20 hour block (£480 to £960) concentrates on what still needs fixing around Tottenham.
How booking an intensive course works
- STEP 1
Look at test dates first
Start with your full postcode so instructor coverage can be confirmed.
- STEP 2
Pick a course
Select 10 to 45 hours in a manual or automatic.
- STEP 3
Pay £250 to reserve
Pay securely through Stripe; paying the whole amount now saves £50.
- STEP 4
Learn intensively
Book through GOV.UK test booking when a suitable DVSA date is available.
Barnsbury test centre
pass rates (2025/26)
48.9% of car practical tests at Tottenham Driving Test Centre were passes in 2025/26 (9,844 tests, DVSA), the centre Barnsbury learners use most. Alternatives: Wood Green and Wanstead.
Tottenham Driving Test Centre · 9,844 tests conducted · DVSA 2025/26
From GOV.UK DVSA driving test statistics (DRT tables). Find centre addresses with the GOV.UK test centre finder.
Nearby practical test centres compared
Published DVSA centre totals for 2025/26; useful context, not a personal prediction. The Tottenham split is 5,327 manual tests at 49.6% and 4,517 automatic tests at 48.0%.
| Practical centre | Street address | Pass %, 2025/26 | Tests conducted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tottenham Driving Test Centre | Driving Test Centre Tottenham Annex Building, Selby Centre, Selby Road, Tottenham, N17 8JL | 48.9% | 9,844 |
| Wood Green | Wood Green Crown Court, Woodhall House, Lordship Lane, Wood Green, N22 5LF | 46.8% | 11,379 |
| Wanstead | 2 Devon House, Hermon Hill, Wanstead, E11 2AW | 44.4% | 8,258 |
Barnsbury areas
and test centres
Intensive courses in Barnsbury finish at one of 3 nearby DVSA practical centres in the E11, N17, N22 postcode districts. Enter your postcode to check instructor availability near you in Barnsbury before you reserve with a £250 deposit.
- Tottenham test centre (N17 8JL): about 4.7 miles north of the town centre, in the Bruce Castle ward of Haringey (Tottenham constituency).
- Wood Green test centre (N22 5LF): about 3.9 miles north of the town centre, in the Woodside ward of Haringey (Southgate and Wood Green constituency).
- Wanstead test centre (E11 2AW): about 6.5 miles north-east of the town centre, in the Wanstead Village ward of Redbridge (Leyton and Wanstead constituency).
Centre addresses from GOV.UK. Wards, districts and positions from the ONS Postcode Directory. Distances are straight-line from the town reference point and rounded.
Barnsbury roads
and roundabouts
Driving every day for a week or two in Barnsbury gives an instructor room to cover most kinds of road before your test. The test centre sits about 4.7 miles north of the town reference point, in the Bruce Castle ward.
Getting moving
Controls, mirrors and smooth stops on quiet Barnsbury streets.
Busier traffic
Roundabouts, traffic lights and right turns with more vehicles around.
Faster roads
Dual carriageways and higher limits, joining and leaving safely.
Mock tests
Rehearsals of the full test from Tottenham, manoeuvres included.
Theory test centres for Barnsbury learners
Book theory before anything else, as the practical needs a pass. Find more centres on the GOV.UK theory centre finder and book on GOV.UK theory test booking.
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reviews
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Intensive driving course Barnsbury
questions
The questions learners ask most before booking, from course prices and DVSA fees to refunds.
Each Barnsbury course length follows one ladder: £480 (10 hours) rising in five-hour steps to £2,040 (45 hours), £48 an hour up to 40 hours and about £45.33 an hour at 45 hours. You can reserve for £250 or pay in full to save £50. DVSA charges its test fees separately.
9,844 practical car tests took place at Tottenham Driving Test Centre for Barnsbury learners in 2025/26 and 48.9% were passes (DVSA, GOV.UK). It is a centre average, not your personal chance.
In Barnsbury, Tottenham Driving Test Centre at Driving Test Centre Tottenham Annex Building, Selby Centre, Selby Road, Tottenham, N17 8JL is the usual choice. Nearby alternatives in the same 2025/26 DVSA data are Wood Green (46.8%) and Wanstead (44.4%). Slot availability on GOV.UK often decides.
Enter your Barnsbury postcode in the GOV.UK finder for other centres. Theory must be passed before any practical booking, allow about 1 to 3 months. In Barnsbury that usually means checking GOV.UK dates and the £250 deposit terms before you book.
In Barnsbury, intensive suits a fixed deadline across about 1 to 2 weeks; weekly suits a busy diary. Both use independent DVSA-licensed instructors; weekly lessons are on our London driving lessons page.
You can in Barnsbury. Automatic and manual cost the same from £480; only a manual pass lets you drive both types of car. In Barnsbury that usually means checking GOV.UK dates and the £250 deposit terms before you book.
Book on GOV.UK after training in Barnsbury. Search Tottenham and neighbouring centres, then line up the course to finish before the test, DVSA slots often take 4 to 12 weeks.
Yes. The 30-hour Barnsbury course at £1,440 is designed as a starting point for people who have never driven before. In Barnsbury that usually means checking GOV.UK dates and the £250 deposit terms before you book.
No instructor match for your Barnsbury postcode within 14 business days means your money, including the £250 deposit, comes back in full. In Barnsbury that usually means checking GOV.UK dates and the £250 deposit terms before you book.
No, it is a platform for Barnsbury. Lessons come from independent DVSA-licensed instructors, and Stripe handles payment from the £250 deposit. In Barnsbury that usually means checking GOV.UK dates and the £250 deposit terms before you book.
More intensive
course towns
Also available: intensive driving courses in King's Cross and intensive driving courses in Islington. Each town with lessons is listed on the intensive driving course hub.
Start with your full postcode; a £250 deposit then secures your course dates.
