Learn with independent DVSA-licensed manual & automatic driving instructors across Lewisham (SE13, SE23 & SE6) - from £35.90/hr on a 40-hour block (£38/hr pay-as-you-go), tailored coaching for Bromley Driving Test Centre (52.9% pass rate across 13,228 tests), and door-to-door pickup.
SE13, SE23 & SE6 POSTCODES COVERED · MANUAL & AUTO FROM £35.90/HR
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£38/hr
Manual · SE rates
£38/hr
Auto · SE rates
£84
off a 40-hour block
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Lewisham Driving Lesson Packages, Block Discounts & Official DVSA Test Fees
Manual and automatic driving lessons across Lewisham (SE13, SE23 & SE6) share identical hourly pricing whether you start in Lewisham or practise around A21 Lewisham High Street, Rushey Green, Bromley Road & Downham Way and A205 South Circular (Catford One-Way System, Brownhill Road & Stanstead Road). Compare our UK driving lessons hub and driving lessons across London, alongside official GOV.UK exam fees for Sidcup Theory Test Centre (DA14 5BH) and Bromley Driving Test Centre (BR1 5AF).
Lewisham 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)
Opening Lewisham session, two hours at £38.00
10-Hour Prepaid Block
£370.00 (£37.00/hr)
£370.00 (£37.00/hr)
10 prepaid hours, £37.00 each, £10.00 saved
20-Hour Prepaid Block
£726.00 (£36.30/hr)
£726.00 (£36.30/hr)
20 prepaid hours, £36.30 each, £34.00 saved
30-Hour Prepaid Block
£1,083.00 (£36.10/hr)
£1,083.00 (£36.10/hr)
30 prepaid hours, £36.10 each, £57.00 saved
40-Hour Best-Value Block
£1,436.00 (£35.90/hr)
£1,436.00 (£35.90/hr)
40 prepaid hours, £35.90 each, £84.00 saved
Official DVSA Car Theory Test (Sidcup DA14 5BH)
£23.00 (GOV.UK fee)
£23.00 (GOV.UK fee)
50 multiple-choice questions + 14 hazard perception clips at Sidcup Theory Test Centre
Official DVSA Practical Test (Bromley BR1 5AF)
£62.00 weekday / £75.00 wknd
£62.00 weekday / £75.00 wknd
38-40 min practical driving test from 125 Burnt Ash Lane, Bromley, Kent, BR1 5AF
Weekly lessons work for most Lewisham learners; if a Bromley slot appears early, an intensive gets you ready for it.
OPTION 1 / MANUAL TUITION · SE13, SE23 & SE6
Manual driving lessons (SE13, SE23 & SE6)
Bromley passed 54.7% of 6,685 manual tests in 2025/26. The long climb from Deptford through Brockley to Forest Hill makes hill starts a real part of every week, and a manual licence covers automatics as well.
In Lewisham an automatic hour is billed at the manual rate, and on the borough's hills it removes the thing most learners stall on. For some people that is what turns a plateau back into progress.
Choose a female instructor, a slower first few weeks, or someone who drives the Bromley routes rather than only local streets. Every Lewisham instructor is DVSA-licensed and DBS-checked before teaching.
With the test outside the borough, an intensive packs the travel and practice into fewer weeks. Learners trade test dates with each other free of charge, and no names change hands.
How Learner Driver Matching Works (SE13, SE23 & SE6)
Three steps get a Lewisham learner from postcode to a Bromley test.
STEP 01 / POSTCODE MATCH
Enter your SE13, SE23 & SE6 pickup postcode
Enter an SE13, SE23 or SE6 postcode and a gearbox, then book a £76 first two hours or prepay 10 to 40 hours, the largest block costing £35.90 an hour.
STEP 02 / DVSA INSTRUCTOR PAIRING
Get matched with a local SE13, SE23 & SE6 instructor
We match an instructor to your side of the borough, New Cross and Deptford to the north or Bellingham and Grove Park to the south, and the Rated Driving app tracks all 27 DVSA syllabus skills.
STEP 03 / TEST-DAY READINESS
Pass your theory at Sidcup & practical test
Theory is at Planwell House in Sidcup (DA14 5BH, 4.2 miles south-east); the practical starts from 125 Burnt Ash Lane, Bromley, BR1 5AF, a centre with a 52.9% overall rate.
L 03 / Pass Rates / Official DVSA 2025/26 Test Centre Statistics
DVSA pass rates in Lewisham
Bromley carried out 13,228 tests in 2025/26 and 52.9% passed, above the 51.2% Great Britain figure; first-attempt candidates managed 50.9%.
DVSA Practical Test Centre Comparison (SE13, SE23 & SE6)
Sidcup (DA14 6LX, 5.6 miles east) published 58.7% of 14,318, the highest in London, and West Wickham (BR4 0RL, 5.0 miles south) 51.6% of 12,249. For a Catford or Bellingham pupil that means three realistic venues inside six miles, so the choice usually comes down to which roads you already know: the Burnt Ash Lane approach via Baring Road, the Sidcup bypass at Crittalls Corner, or Glebe Way towards West Wickham.
DVSA practical driving test pass rates for Lewisham and nearby centres
Driving Test Centre & Address
Overall Pass Rate (Tests)
Manual Pass Rate
Automatic Pass Rate
First-Attempt Pass Rate
Bromley Driving Test Centre (BR1 5AF) 125 Burnt Ash Lane, Bromley, Kent, BR1 5AF · Primary local test centre
52.9% (13,228 tests)
54.7% (6,685 tests)
51.0% (6,543 tests)
50.9%
West Wickham Driving Test Centre (BR4 0RL) 56 Glebe Way, West Wickham, Bromley, BR4 0RL · 5.0 mi S
51.6% (12,249 tests)
52.1% (7,329 tests)
50.8% (4,920 tests)
52.3%
Sidcup Driving Test Centre (DA14 6LX) 2 Crittalls Corner, Sidcup Bypass, Foots Cray, DA14 6LX · 5.6 mi E
58.7% (14,318 tests)
60.6% (7,441 tests)
56.7% (6,877 tests)
51.5%
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 SE13, SE23 & SE6 Sector & Neighbourhood Covered
Postcode Sector Guide (SE13, SE23 & SE6) & Local Practice Roads
Lewisham sectors from the clocktower roundabout and Hilly Fields out to Culverley Green and Southend Lane. Loampit Vale, Lee High Road and Baring Road cover the Hither Green and Grove Park side; Rushey Green, Catford Road and Brownhill Road carry Bellingham and Forest Hill pupils; New Cross Road, Lewisham Way and Pepys Road serve Brockley, Deptford and Telegraph Hill, where steep hill starts and New Cross bus lanes get rehearsed early.
Lewisham postcode sectors, neighbourhoods covered, and local practice roads
Postcode Sector
Lewisham Suburbs & Villages Covered
Key Practice Roads & Pickup Landmarks
SE13 5, SE13 6 & SE12 (Lewisham, Hither Green, Lee & Grove Park)
Loampit Vale (A20), Lee High Road, Burnt Ash Road (A2212), Baring Road, Hither Green Lane
Lewisham clocktower roundabout, Lee Green crossroads, and direct south runs to Burnt Ash Lane (Bromley BR1 5AF)
New Cross Road (A2), Lewisham Way (A20), Brockley Road, Evelyn Street (A200), Pepys Road
Steep Telegraph Hill starts, New Cross one-way bus lanes, and parallel parking around Hilly Fields
L 05 / Test Routes & Theory / Bromley Test Routes & Sidcup Theory Centre
Test routes in Lewisham
Hills, the town centre gyratory and a test in Bromley shape each Lewisham lesson plan. Quiet Culverley Green grids come first, then the Catford one-way system with its 20 mph red-route cameras on the A21 and A205, then parallel parking beside Hilly Fields before any run south. Lee Green crossroads and the clocktower roundabout come later, once lane discipline holds at commuter speed.
STAGE 1 · LOCAL ROADS & NURSERY GRIDS
The gyratory, and then the hill
Lewisham's town centre gyratory carries the A20 and the A21 through a tight multi-lane system with buses and constant pedestrian crossings. Away from it the ground rises steadily to Forest Hill and Sydenham. Instructors teach the hill first, because the car is a more patient teacher than the gyratory.
STAGE 2 · PEAK TRAFFIC & JUNCTION TIMING
The A20 and A21 at the ends of the day
Then come the steep Telegraph Hill starts and the New Cross one-way bus lanes, building clutch control and lane reading on Lewisham Way and Pepys Road.
STAGE 3 · PRACTICAL TEST CENTRE ROUTES
South east, out of the borough
Harder work follows on the Catford one-way gyratory and the 20 mph camera stretches of the A21 and A205, with the clocktower roundabout and Lee Green crossroads saved for later.
STAGE 4 · LOCAL TEST INTELLIGENCE
Sidcup is the strongest option in reach
Mock tests leave 125 Burnt Ash Lane and run the full 38 to 40 minutes, and parallel parking is practised around Hilly Fields before test day.
Official DVSA Theory Test Centres Serving SE13, SE23 & SE6
Before booking your practical test at Bromley Driving Test Centre (BR1 5AF) 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 Sidcup Theory Test Centre at Planwell House, LEFA Business Park, Edgington Way, Sidcup, DA14 5BH.
Official DVSA theory test centres serving Lewisham learners
Official DVSA Theory Centre
Full Verified Address
Distance from Lewisham
Direct Route & Public Transport
Sidcup Theory Test Centre (DA14 5BH)
Planwell House, LEFA Business Park, Edgington Way, Sidcup, DA14 5BH
4.2 miles SE via A20/Southeastern (£23.00 DVSA fee)
South-East London official DVSA theory test centre at Planwell House, Edgington Way, Sidcup (DA14 5BH)
Southwark (London Bridge) Theory Test Centre (SE1 2EL)
9 Holyrood Street, Southwark, London, SE1 2EL
5.1 miles NW via Southeastern/London Bridge (£23.00 DVSA fee)
Central London DVSA theory centre at 9 Holyrood Street, London Bridge (SE1 2EL)
Croydon Theory Test Centre (CR0 1PE)
11th Floor, Suffolk House, George Street, Croydon, CR0 1PE
6.8 miles SW via A232 (£23.00 DVSA fee)
South London DVSA theory centre at Suffolk House, George Street, Croydon (CR0 1PE)
L 06 / Learner Reviews / 4.8 out of 5 on Trustpilot
Learner reviews in Lewisham
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“I was looking for a local female instructor with an automatic car. Rated driving were super helpful in finding someone. The lessons were really good and I passed first time”
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Rated Driving scores 4.8 out of 5 from 252 reviews on Trustpilot.
L 07 / FAQs / Pricing, Test Centres & Booking (SE13, SE23 & SE6)
Driving lessons FAQs in Lewisham
Lewisham questions: £38 lessons, Bromley's 52.9%, Sidcup theory and tests, hills and the gyratory. Fourteen of the fifteen Lewisham postcode districts are shared with a neighbouring borough, so pickup addresses near the SE12 and SE26 edges are covered too.
Lewisham lessons cost £38.00 an hour, manual or automatic, across SE13, SE23 and SE6, so a two-hour first session is £76. Prepaying reduces the hourly rate: £370 for 10 hours, £726 for 20, £1,083 for 30 and £1,436 for 40, which is £35.90 an hour and an £84 saving. Every package also carries a £1.99 admin fee.
Bromley Driving Test Centre, 125 Burnt Ash Lane, Bromley, Kent, BR1 5AF, passed 52.9% of 13,228 tests in the DVSA 2025/26 figures, ahead of the 51.2% Great Britain average. Manual candidates passed 54.7%, automatic 51.0% and first attempts 50.9%. At around 4.4 miles south-east, it is where most Lewisham learners take their test.
Lewisham's closest theory venue is Sidcup Theory Test Centre, Planwell House, LEFA Business Park, Edgington Way, DA14 5BH, about 4.2 miles south-east by the A20 or Southeastern. London Bridge (SE1 2EL) is 5.1 miles north-west and Croydon (CR0 1PE) 6.8 miles south-west. Theory costs £23.00 at GOV.UK and our app is free.
Ask your instructor which routes they teach. Bromley is closer at about 4.4 miles, while Sidcup is roughly a mile further east but published 58.7% across 14,318 tests, the highest in London, against Bromley's 52.9%. Rates reflect candidates as well as roads, so Lewisham learners usually choose the centre their instructor knows best.
Yes, at the same £38 an hour as manual. The sustained climb from Deptford to Forest Hill is where Lewisham manual learners lose the most hours, and an automatic takes the stall out of it. On the 2025/26 DVSA figures, automatic candidates at Bromley recorded 51.0% across 6,543 attempts while manual reached 54.7%. Choose automatic when you book.
No. Rated Driving is an agent, not a Lewisham driving school, so you are matched with an independent instructor rather than given one from a rota. We cover SE13, SE23, SE6 and the neighbouring codes, holding your payment until each lesson is done. Every instructor is DVSA-licensed and DBS-checked, and a female instructor can be requested.
We cover Lewisham, Catford, Forest Hill, Deptford, Sydenham, Brockley, New Cross, Blackheath, Hither Green, Crofton Park, Bellingham and Grove Park. 14 of the borough's 15 postcode districts are shared with a neighbouring borough, so enter your postcode and we confirm which instructor covers your exact street.
Yes. Tell us you are nervous and we match a patient Lewisham instructor. Lesson 1 opens with a provisional licence check and the 20 metres number plate eyesight test, then moves to the quiet residential streets of Crofton Park and Bellingham for the first 2 hours, well away from the town centre gyratory.
Yes. Ask for a 2 hour refresher when booking in Lewisham. Hill starts on the climb towards Forest Hill and the A20 and A21 gyratory in the town centre are the two things returning drivers most often want the time spent on, followed by the Catford one-way system.
Yes. Pass Plus is the DVSA's 6 module course for new drivers, covering motorway, dual carriageway, rural and night driving, and some insurers lower premiums after it. Lewisham instructors run the town modules locally and usually take the rural and night modules out towards Lewisham's Kent edge.
L 08 / Nearby Towns / Explore Neighbouring London Coverage
Driving lessons near Lewisham
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