Learn with independent DVSA-licensed manual & automatic driving instructors across Ealing (W5, W13 & UB6) - from £35.90/hr on a 40-hour block (£38/hr pay-as-you-go), tailored coaching for Southall Driving Test Centre (44.8% pass rate across 8,543 tests), and door-to-door pickup.
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Manual and automatic driving lessons in Ealing (W5, W13 & UB6) cost the same: £38.00/hr pay-as-you-go or down to £35.90/hr on a 40-hour block (saving £84), backed by our 14-day money-back guarantee.
Ealing Driving Lesson Packages, Block Discounts & Official DVSA Test Fees
Manual and automatic driving lessons across Ealing (W5, W13 & UB6) share identical hourly pricing whether you start in Ealing or practise around A40 Western Avenue (Hanger Lane Gyratory to Greenford Roundabout) and A4020 Uxbridge Road (Ealing Broadway, West Ealing & Southall). Compare our UK driving lessons hub and driving lessons across London, alongside official GOV.UK exam fees for Uxbridge Theory Test Centre (UB8 1QE) and Southall Driving Test Centre (UB1 2HD).
Ealing driving lesson packages and official DVSA test fees
Lesson Package or GOV.UK Fee
Manual
Automatic
Hourly Rate & Saving
2-Hour Starter Session (Pay-As-You-Go)
£76.00 (£38.00/hr)
£76.00 (£38.00/hr)
Standard £38.00/hr rate · Ideal first 2-hour assessment
10-Hour Prepaid Block
£370.00 (£37.00/hr)
£370.00 (£37.00/hr)
Save £10.00 (£1.00/hr discount across W5, W13 & UB6)
20-Hour Prepaid Block
£726.00 (£36.30/hr)
£726.00 (£36.30/hr)
Save £34.00 · Popular mid-course package
30-Hour Prepaid Block
£1,083.00 (£36.10/hr)
£1,083.00 (£36.10/hr)
Save £57.00 · Full foundation to mock tests
40-Hour Best-Value Block
£1,436.00 (£35.90/hr)
£1,436.00 (£35.90/hr)
Save £84.00 · Best value for new learners
Official DVSA Car Theory Test (Uxbridge UB8 1QE)
£23.00 (GOV.UK fee)
£23.00 (GOV.UK fee)
50 multiple-choice questions + 14 hazard perception clips at Uxbridge Theory Test Centre
Official DVSA Practical Test (Southall UB1 2HD)
£62.00 weekday / £75.00 wknd
£62.00 weekday / £75.00 wknd
38-40 min practical driving test from 295 Allenby Road, Southall, Middlesex, UB1 2HD
Ealing learners mostly take one slot a week. An intensive fits best when a Southall, Greenford or Yeading test is already booked.
OPTION 1 / MANUAL TUITION · W5, W13 & UB6
Manual driving lessons (W5, W13 & UB6)
Southall passed 46.7% of 5,367 manual tests in 2025/26. The bus-heavy Uxbridge Road crawl is where clutch work becomes second nature, and a manual pass covers automatics too.
Same £38 as manual. On the Uxbridge Road and the A40 the hard part is timing and lane choice rather than gears, so automatic spends the hour where it counts. Southall passed 41.7% of 3,176 automatic tests.
Booked at Southall, Greenford or Yeading? Run 6 to 12 hours a week, rehearse the Hanger Lane gyratory and A40 slip roads, then take mocks out of Allenby Road.
The A40 is the usual refresher request from licence holders who have avoided fast dual carriageways. Book 2 hour sessions, or the 6-module Pass Plus with the M4 close by.
Type a W5, W13 or UB6 postcode, choose manual or automatic, and start with 2 hours for £76 or a 10 to 40 hour bundle down to £35.90.
STEP 02 / DVSA INSTRUCTOR PAIRING
Get matched with a local W5, W13 & UB6 instructor
We find an instructor working your sector, from Ealing Common and Northfields to Park Royal and East Acton, with all 27 DVSA skills logged in the Rated Driving app.
STEP 03 / TEST-DAY READINESS
Pass your theory at Uxbridge & practical test
Theory is at Union House, 2 Vine Street, Uxbridge (UB8 1QE), 7.8 miles west; the practical is mostly 295 Allenby Road, Southall (UB1 2HD), where 44.8% passed.
L 03 / Pass Rates / Official DVSA 2025/26 Test Centre Statistics
DVSA pass rates in Ealing
Southall Driving Test Centre (UB1 2HD) achieved a 44.8% overall pass rate across 8,543 tests in the DVSA 2025/26 release, compared with 51.2% nationally across Great Britain.
44.8%
Southall Driving Test Centre (UB1 2HD) · 8,543 tests conducted (2025/26 DVSA data) · vs 51.2% UK average
DVSA Practical Test Centre Comparison (W5, W13 & UB6)
Compare official DVSA 2025/26 overall, manual, automatic, and first-attempt pass rates at Southall Driving Test Centre against nearby alternative test centres.
DVSA practical driving test pass rates for Ealing and nearby centres
Driving Test Centre & Address
Overall Pass Rate (Tests)
Manual Pass Rate
Automatic Pass Rate
First-Attempt Pass Rate
Southall Driving Test Centre (UB1 2HD) 295 Allenby Road, Southall, Middlesex, UB1 2HD · Primary local test centre
44.8% (8,543 tests)
46.7% (5,367 tests)
41.7% (3,176 tests)
45.9%
Greenford Driving Test Centre (UB6 7QH) 96 Horsenden Lane North, Greenford, Middlesex, UB6 7QH · in borough
41.4% (7,222 tests)
41.7% (3,972 tests)
41.0% (3,250 tests)
42.5%
Yeading Driving Test Centre (UB4 9BS) Cygnet Way, Willow Tree Lane, Yeading, Hayes, UB4 9BS · 3.4 mi W
52.8% (6,735 tests)
53.1% (4,702 tests)
51.9% (2,033 tests)
43.1%
Great Britain National Benchmark All DVSA practical driving test centres across England, Scotland & Wales
51.2%
52.8%
47.9%
50.4%
L 04 / Areas We Cover / Every W5, W13 & UB6 Sector & Neighbourhood Covered
Horsenden Lane North (Greenford Test Centre UB6 0PE), Western Avenue (A40), Greenford Road (A4127), Bilton Road
Immediate Greenford DVSA test centre exit turns, Horsenden Hill width restrictions, and A40 slip-road merges
W3, W7 & W13 (Acton, West Ealing, Hanwell & Northfields)
Horn Lane, Acton Vale, Northfield Avenue, Boston Road (A3002), Ruislip Road East
Hanwell Broadway bus-lane rules, Gurnell Grove roundabouts, and residential bay/parallel parking
L 05 / Test Routes & Theory / Southall Test Routes & Uxbridge Theory Centre
Test routes in Ealing
The Uxbridge Road crawls and the A40 does not: Ealing lessons teach each on its own, then put them together for Southall mocks.
STAGE 1 · LOCAL ROADS & NURSERY GRIDS
The Uxbridge Road and the A40
First hours go on the wide Mount Park Road streets and the quiet roads around Perivale and Castle Bar, working on moving off, mirrors and stopping before the Uxbridge Road.
STAGE 2 · PEAK TRAFFIC & JUNCTION TIMING
Southall on a market day
The Uxbridge Road is a congested bus-heavy high street; the A40 above it is a fast dual carriageway with short slips. Instructors teach them separately, then add the 5-lane Hanger Lane gyratory.
STAGE 3 · PRACTICAL TEST CENTRE ROUTES
An eight-point decision
Southall and Greenford are inside the borough at 44.8% and 41.4%; Yeading, 3.4 miles west, publishes 52.8%. That eight-point gap is worth discussing before you book a centre.
STAGE 4 · LOCAL TEST INTELLIGENCE
Heathrow traffic reaches further than you think
Southall Broadway tightens at weekends, and Heathrow traffic on the southern and western edges runs at odd hours, including very early mornings. Mocks leave 295 Allenby Road, UB1 2HD.
Official DVSA Theory Test Centres Serving W5, W13 & UB6
Before booking your practical test at Southall Driving Test Centre (UB1 2HD) via GOV.UK book driving test, you must pass your car theory test (£23.00). For local learners, the closest active Pearson VUE centre verified on GOV.UK find a theory test centre is Uxbridge Theory Test Centre at Second Floor, Union House, 2 Vine Street, Uxbridge, UB8 1QE.
Official DVSA theory test centres serving Ealing learners
Official DVSA Theory Centre
Full Verified Address
Distance from Ealing
Direct Route & Public Transport
Uxbridge Theory Test Centre (UB8 1QE)
Second Floor, Union House, 2 Vine Street, Uxbridge, UB8 1QE
7.8 miles W via Piccadilly/Metropolitan line (£23.00 DVSA fee)
West London official DVSA theory test centre at Union House, 2 Vine Street, Uxbridge (UB8 1QE)
Kingston upon Thames Theory Test Centre (KT1 1LL)
Suite 111, Malthouse, 25-29 High Street, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 1LL
6.2 miles S via A307/District line (£23.00 DVSA fee)
South-West London DVSA theory centre at Malthouse, 25-29 High Street, Kingston (KT1 1LL)
Southwark (London Bridge) Theory Test Centre (SE1 2EL)
9 Holyrood Street, Southwark, London, SE1 2EL
6.8 miles E via District/Jubilee line (£23.00 DVSA fee)
Central London DVSA theory centre at 9 Holyrood Street, London Bridge (SE1 2EL)
L 06 / Learner Reviews / 4.8 out of 5 on Trustpilot
Learner reviews in Ealing
“Amazing and efficient , instructors are highly skilled and reliable . Passed first time with rated R .”
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Annei
via Trustpilot · Ealing (W5)
“Love the booking app It's fast and efficient and linked my up with my driving instructor in no time And the driving instructor made contact soon after Will recommend Rated driving anytime My driving instructor is simply the best”
Glamtee · via Trustpilot · Ealing
“The instructor shorif is a very good one, down to earth and made my experience really great, made me comfortable and relaxed. I also learnt a lot under few hours with him.”
Anita adedugbe · via Trustpilot · Ealing
Rated Driving scores 4.8 out of 5 from 252 reviews on Trustpilot.
L 07 / FAQs / Pricing, Test Centres & Booking (W5, W13 & UB6)
Driving lessons FAQs in Ealing
Ealing questions: £38 lessons, Southall's 44.8%, Yeading's higher rate and the A40.
Ealing lessons cost £38.00 an hour for manual or automatic across W5, W13 and UB6. The 2 hour starter is £76; blocks cut the rate to £37.00 for 10 hours, £36.30 for 20, £36.10 for 30 and £35.90 for 40 (£1,436, saving £84). A £1.99 admin fee applies.
Southall Driving Test Centre, 295 Allenby Road, UB1 2HD, passed 44.8% of 8,543 tests in the DVSA 2025/26 data, against 51.2% across Great Britain. Manual was 46.7%, automatic 41.7% and first attempt 45.9%. It is the main centre for Ealing learners.
Uxbridge Theory Test Centre, Second Floor, Union House, 2 Vine Street, UB8 1QE, is 7.8 miles west of Ealing by Piccadilly or Metropolitan line. Kingston (6.2 miles) and Southwark (6.8 miles) are alternatives, and the GOV.UK car theory fee is £23.00.
Ask your Ealing instructor, because the gap is wide: Yeading, 3.4 miles west, publishes 52.8% against Southall's 44.8%, eight points. Pass rates reflect who tests as well as the roads, so it is no guarantee, but it is one of the clearest local differences in London.
Yes, at the same £38 an hour as manual. Southall passed 41.7% of 3,176 automatic tests in 2025/26, against 46.7% for manual. On the Ealing stretch of the Uxbridge Road, where much of the hour is spent waiting, an automatic is a reasonable choice.
No. Rated Driving is an agent, so Ealing learners are matched with an independent DVSA-licensed instructor rather than given one on a rota. We cover W5, W13, UB6 and nearby codes, hold your payment until after each lesson, and female instructors can be requested.
Ealing, Acton, Hanwell, Perivale, West Ealing, Ealing Common, Northfields, South Ealing, Park Royal and Norwood Green, among others. 14 of the borough's 16 postcode districts are shared with a neighbouring borough, so enter your postcode to check your street.
Yes. Say nervous when you book and we match you with a patient Ealing instructor. After the 20 metres number plate eyesight check, the first hours go on the quiet streets around Perivale and Castle Bar, well away from the Uxbridge Road.
Yes. The A40 is the most common Ealing refresher request, usually from licence holders who have avoided fast dual carriageways since passing. Sessions normally last 2 hours, and a Southall retest costs £62.00 on weekdays or £75.00 at weekends.
Yes. Pass Plus is the DVSA's 6-module course for new drivers, covering motorway, dual carriageway, rural and night driving, and some insurers cut premiums for it. Ealing suits it because the A40 and the M4 are both close to W5, W13 and UB6.
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