LMiddlesex / HA8, NW7 and HA7 postcodes / matched locally

Driving Lessons in Edgware

Edgware is built along Watling Street, a Roman road that runs dead straight for miles, and almost nothing else in London teaches lane discipline at speed the way it does. The test centre at Mill Hill is two miles east and publishes above the London average. Tell us your postcode and we match you with an independent DVSA-licensed instructor, and we hold your payment until after the lesson.

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  • DVSA-licensed
  • DBS-checked
  • Paid after your lesson
Learner celebrating passing her driving test with Rated Driving, holding an L plate
£35/hr
Manual · Middlesex rates
£35/hr
Auto · same price
1600+
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L01 / Test centre intelligence

Mill Hill test centre
pass rate

Mill Hill is the nearest test centre to Edgware and it publishes above the London average. These are its official DVSA figures.

51.4%

DVSA 2025/26 · 9,797 tests · Mill Hill, NW7 · 2.1 mi east · 51.4%, above the London average

51.7% manual
51.2% automatic
51.4%
Hendon (London)
South east in Barnet, and identical to Mill Hill on the current figures.
3.3 mi SE
50.8%
Borehamwood (London)
North over the Hertfordshire border, on quieter roads, and close behind.
4.9 mi N

Source: DVSA driving test statistics, 2025/26 reporting period. Figures refresh when DVSA publishes; every value on this page is pinned to that release.

L02 / Free test-date swap

Take a test date
you would actually pick.

Three centres publishing within half a point means learners here often hold a date at one when another would have suited them better. Another learner may be glad to take yours and hand you theirs.

Nothing about your booking changes unless you both say yes. DVSA makes the swap on the call, not us.

The date you were given

Tue 17 Feb

Mill Hill · 11:41

A date you would rather have

Sat 6 Dec

Mill Hill · 09:07

10weeks
earlier
  1. 1Add your testYour centre, date and time, and the dates that would suit you better. About two minutes.
  2. 2We find the matchChecked against the rules DVSA publishes, so you only see swaps that can actually happen.
  3. 3One of you calls DVSAOnly then is a booking reference released, to whoever makes the call. Either of you can still say no.
What has to be true for a swap
  • You both need a car practical already booked
  • At least 10 full working days before the earlier test Monday to Saturday count as working days. Sundays and public holidays do not.
  • You both need one of your two DVSA changes left Nobody outside DVSA can check how many you have left, so we ask.
  • Same test type and fee band A weekday test can only swap with another weekday test.
Add my test date

Free, no payment details, and neither learner ever sees the other's name. It is new, so the more learners who list a date, the faster it finds you one.

L03 / Middlesex rates

What lessons
actually cost

Real rates for HA8 and the NW7 border. Manual and automatic cost exactly the same across Middlesex, which is not true everywhere.

2 hours£70· £35.00/hrSTARTER
10 hours£340· £34.00/hrSave £10
MOST FLEXIBLE
20 hours£669· £33.45/hrSave £31
GREAT VALUE
30 hours£998· £33.27/hrSave £52
BIGGER SAVING
40 hours£1323· £33.08/hrSave £77
BEST VALUE
L04 / One page, every option

Choose how
you learn

However you want to learn, it is one booking, matched to independent DVSA-licensed instructors covering Edgware.

04.1 / MANUAL

Manual lessons

Watling Street is long, straight and fast, which sounds easy and is not: holding a lane and a speed for a mile is a discipline of its own. A manual licence lets you drive both types of car.

Book manual lessons
04.2 / AUTOMATIC

Automatic lessons

Automatic costs the same as manual here. On a road that moves steadily rather than in bursts, it lets you put the hour into position and observation rather than gear changes.

Book automatic lessons
04.3 / YOUR CHOICE

Choose your instructor

Say what suits you: a female instructor, a patient start, or an instructor who teaches the Mill Hill test routes weekly. Every instructor is DVSA-licensed and DBS-checked before they take learners.

Tell us your preference
04.4 / IN A HURRY

Intensive course

A strong local centre two miles away makes Edgware a practical base for an intensive course. Test-date swaps between learners are free, and you never share your name.

See intensive courses
L05 / Coverage without clutter

Areas we cover
around Edgware

Instructors covering Edgware work across HA8, NW7 and HA7 and the surrounding codes. The HA area runs west towards Harrow and north to Stanmore, so the postcode you enter decides who covers you.

A5109A598A5150A409EdgwareDeansbrookThe HaleStonegroveBurnt OakEdgwareburyEdgwarebury ParkBroadfieldsMill Hill BroadwayThe HydeColindaleWatling51.4%Hendon (London) 51.4%Borehamwood (London) 50.8%Edgware A5109A598A5150EdgwareDeansbrookThe HaleStonegroveBurnt OakEdgwareburyEdgwarebury ParkBroadfieldsMill Hill BroadwayThe HydeColindaleWatling51.4%Borehamwood (London) 50.8%Edgware

pass rates DVSA 2025/26

L06 / Local knowledge

Learning to drive
in Edgware

Watling Street runs straight and steady, so lane discipline comes first here.

Driving instructor and learner beside a dual-control car on a residential street
Roads your instructor will use

A Roman road, and the streets behind it

Watling Street, the A5, runs straight through Edgware and carries steady traffic at a consistent speed. That is unusual in London, where most roads move in bursts, and it makes lane discipline and mirror timing the first things you learn here. The estates behind it are quiet enough for everything else.

When to book

The Broadwalk and the bus station

Edgware town centre concentrates a shopping centre, a bus station and a tube terminus in a few hundred metres, so the streets around them are busy through the middle of the day rather than only at peaks. Instructors work around it rather than through it.

Getting to the test

Two miles east to Mill Hill

Mill Hill publishes 51.4%, above the London average, and it is close enough that you will already know the roads between here and there. Hendon publishes the same figure and Borehamwood is close behind, so there is a choice if dates are tight.

Worth knowing

Three centres, one figure

Mill Hill and Hendon both publish 51.4% and Borehamwood 50.8%. When three options are within half a point, the deciding factor is which routes your instructor teaches, not the published number.

L07 / Learner outcomes

What learners said

Learner driver holding a pass certificate after a practical driving test
“Amazing teacher, highly recommend! Very punctual and cautious on the road, teaches you how to drive, not just to pass the test! Great to work with!”
T
Teodor
Verified learner review

“Passed my driving test at Mill Hill. Thanks to Kishor Patel for helping me understand my mistakes and made me test ready. Also gave me the confidence to drive safely.”

Jo Jo · Verified learner review

“Very helpful instructor with a calm demeanor. Full of useful tips and references. The car drives well and is easy to handle. Would recommend to anyone looking to pass their driving test”

Yusuf · Verified learner review
L08 / Asked in these exact words

Edgware lesson questions

Straight answers on prices, test centres and booking in Edgware.

Lessons are £40 an hour across HA8, NW7 and HA7, and automatic costs exactly the same as manual. Ten hours is £389 and twenty is £764, which brings it to £38.20 an hour. The figures come from the booking system, so the price here is the price you book.

Mill Hill, two miles east, and its current DVSA figures are at the top of this page: 51.4%, above the London average. Hendon publishes the same rate and Borehamwood is just behind, so all three are realistic.

Yes, at the same price as manual. Say automatic when you book and we match you with an instructor whose car is automatic and who covers your HA postcode.

No. Rated Driving is an agent, not a school, so you are matched with an independent instructor rather than assigned one on a rota. We cover HA8, NW7 and the surrounding codes, hold your payment until after each lesson, then pass it on. Every instructor is DVSA-licensed and DBS-checked, and you can ask for a female instructor when you book.

Edgware, Burnt Oak, Canons Park, Queensbury, Edgwarebury, Stonegrove, Deansbrook, Broadfields and The Hale among others. Enter your postcode and we check who covers your exact street.

It is different rather than hard. Watling Street runs straight and moves at a steady speed, so the challenge is holding a lane and a distance for a long stretch rather than reacting to constant change. Instructors usually introduce it early because it builds confidence, then use the estates behind it for the fiddly work.

Yes. Say nervous when you book and we match you with a patient instructor. The estates around Broadfields and Edgwarebury are quiet and wide, well away from both the A5 and the town centre.

Yes. Say refresher when you book. The town centre one-way system around the Broadwalk is the commonest ask here.

Yes. Pass Plus is the DVSA's six-module course for new licence holders, covering motorway, dual carriageway, rural and night driving, and some insurers reduce premiums for it. The M1 is a couple of miles east and the Hertfordshire lanes are north, so both the fast and rural modules are close.

They can, before your test if you want. Learners are allowed on motorways in a dual-control car with a fully qualified instructor. The M1 is close enough east that it fits into a normal lesson.

DVSA research puts it at 45 hours of professional lessons plus 22 hours of private practice. The A5 tends to make early progress feel fast, and the town centre is where the extra hours usually go. Your instructor will give you an honest count after assessing you.

It moves weekly, so check GOV.UK on the day you book. Two things stay true: tests can be booked up to 24 weeks ahead, and there is no official waiting list or cancellation list. It is worth checking Hendon and Borehamwood alongside it, because all three publish within half a point. If you already hold a date and want an earlier one, our free Driving Test Swap matches you with another learner who wants yours.

An intensive course compresses the hours into consecutive days, which works well here because Mill Hill is two miles away and route familiarity builds fast. It is a separate booking at its own price. You book the test on GOV.UK, and the swap exchanges dates between learners.

L09 / Nearby towns

Driving lessons in nearby towns

The same postcode matching, prices and payment protection run in every town we cover. If your lessons start outside Edgware, pick your town.

LReady when you are

Start driving lessons in Edgware

Put your postcode in and we will match you with an instructor who teaches Edgware every week and knows the Mill Hill routes. We hold your payment until after each lesson, then pass it on to your instructor.

  • DVSA-licensed
  • DBS-checked
  • Paid after your lesson