Riverside Northfleet, Kings Farm or the lanes past Istead Rise: an independent DVSA-licensed instructor collects learners right across Gravesend (DA11 to DA13). Manual and automatic both cost £38/hr, or £35.90/hr once 40 hours are paid for, and training targets Gillingham Driving Test Centre (56.4% pass rate).
DA11 to DA13 POSTCODES COVERED · MANUAL & AUTO FROM £35.90/HR
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£38/hr
Manual · DA rates
£38/hr
Auto · DA rates
£84
off a 40-hour block
GravesendDA11DA12DA13NorthfleetEbbsfleetSinglewellIstead RiseRiverview ParkDentonChalkShorneHighamPerry Street
L 01 / Lesson Prices / DA11 to DA13 Manual & Automatic
Driving lesson prices in Gravesend
Manual and automatic driving lessons in Gravesend (DA11 to DA13) 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.
Gravesend Driving Lesson Packages, Block Discounts & Official DVSA Test Fees
Manual and automatic driving lessons across Gravesend (DA11 to DA13) share identical hourly pricing whether you start in Northfleet or practise around A2 and New Road. Compare our UK driving lessons hub and driving lessons across Kent, alongside official GOV.UK exam fees for Chatham Theory Test Centre (ME4 4EP) and Gillingham Driving Test Centre (ME8 0RZ).
Gravesend 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 DA11 to DA13)
20-Hour Prepaid Block
£726.00 (£36.30/hr)
£726.00 (£36.30/hr)
Save £34.00 (£1.70/hr discount · Popular mid-course package)
30-Hour Prepaid Block
£1,083.00 (£36.10/hr)
£1,083.00 (£36.10/hr)
Save £57.00 (£1.90/hr discount · 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 (£2.10/hr discount · Best value for new learners)
Official DVSA Car Theory Test (Chatham ME4 4EP)
£23.00 (GOV.UK fee)
£23.00 (GOV.UK fee)
50 multiple-choice questions + 14 hazard perception clips at Chatham Theory Test Centre
Official DVSA Practical Test (Gillingham ME8 0RZ)
£62.00 weekday / £75.00 wknd
£62.00 weekday / £75.00 wknd
38-40 min practical driving test from Unit 2, Courtney Road, Gillingham Business Park, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 0RZ
L 02 / Driving Lessons / Manual, Automatic & Intensive Tuition (DA11 to DA13)
Driving lessons & Gravesend instructors
Regular weekly sessions are the norm for Gravesend learners. A booked test at ME8 0RZ is what usually prompts an intensive.
OPTION 1 / MANUAL TUITION · DA11 to DA13
Manual driving lessons (DA11 to DA13)
Wrotham Road (A227) at 50 mph and the Pepperhill A2 slip roads stretch Gravesend manual drivers. Courtney Road recorded 8,902 manual tests in 2025/26 with 59.4% passing, and passing in manual covers automatic cars too.
The DA price is identical. Two pedals make the New Road (A226) gyratory and the Thames Way roundabouts less of a juggle, leaving more focus for signs and mirrors. Gillingham's automatic pass rate was 51.9% over 5,984 tests.
Got a slot at Gillingham Business Park? A Gravesend intensive schedules 6 to 12 hours each week, then moves the final lessons to mock routes around Courtney Road.
From a DA postcode to a Gravesend pass in three stages.
STEP 01 / POSTCODE MATCH
Enter your full UK pickup postcode
Enter your full UK postcode (for example DA11 0AA), choose manual or automatic, then book a £76 two-hour starter or a 10 to 40 hour block (from £35.90/hr). We cover DA11 to DA13 — the full postcode is what matches you to the right instructor.
STEP 02 / DVSA INSTRUCTOR PAIRING
Get matched with a local DA11 to DA13 instructor
A Gravesend instructor assigned to your sector, Northfleet or Singlewell for example, runs the lessons and records progress in our app.
STEP 03 / TEST-DAY READINESS
Pass your theory at Chatham & practical test
Theory means a trip to Chatham, 10.8 miles east via the A2 and M2; the practical is at Gillingham Business Park, ME8 0RZ.
L 03 / Pass Rates / Official DVSA 2025/26 Test Centre Statistics
Gravesend test centre pass rates (2025/26)
For Gravesend (DA11 to DA13) learners, Gillingham Driving Test Centre (ME8 0RZ) achieved a 56.4% overall pass rate across 14,886 tests in the DVSA 2025/26 release, compared with 51.2% nationally across Great Britain.
56.4%
Gillingham Driving Test Centre (ME8 0RZ) · 14,886 tests conducted (2025/26 DVSA data) · vs 51.2% UK average
DVSA Practical Test Centre Comparison (DA11 to DA13)
Compare official DVSA 2025/26 overall, manual, automatic, and first-attempt pass rates at Gillingham Driving Test Centre against nearby alternative test centres.
DVSA practical driving test pass rates for Gravesend and nearby centres
Driving Test Centre & Address
Overall Pass Rate (Tests)
Manual Pass Rate
Automatic Pass Rate
First-Attempt Pass Rate
Gillingham Driving Test Centre (ME8 0RZ) Unit 2, Courtney Road, Gillingham Business Park, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 0RZ · Primary local test centre
56.4% (14,886 tests)
59.4% (8,902 tests)
51.9% (5,984 tests)
57.8%
Erith Driving Test Centre (DA17 6LJ) Crabtree Manorway North, Belvedere, Erith, DA17 6LJ · 11 MI · A206
51.6% (5,809 tests)
53.0% (2,764 tests)
50.4% (3,045 tests)
52.1%
Maidstone Driving Test Centre (ME15 6JZ) Unit 1, Northolt Drive, Armstrong Road, Park Wood Industrial Estate, Maidstone, ME15 6JZ · 17 MI · A227/M20
60.2% (8,053 tests)
63.4% (5,450 tests)
53.6% (2,603 tests)
61.8%
Sevenoaks Driving Test Centre (TN13 1HJ) 107 London Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1HJ · 18 MI · A227
59.0% (6,740 tests)
60.9% (4,884 tests)
54.2% (1,856 tests)
60.2%
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 DA11 to DA13 Sector & Village Covered
L 05 / Test Routes & Theory / Gillingham Test Routes & Chatham Theory Centre
Gravesend test routes & theory test guide
Gravesend lessons build in four blocks: Denton and Milton side roads, the New Road gyratory, the A2 and A227, then mock tests out of ME8 0RZ.
STAGE 1 · NURSERY ZONES & COCKPIT DRILL
Quiet residential starts in Gravesend
Early Gravesend sessions use quieter streets in Denton, Milton and Riverview Park to practise moving away, mirror routines and pulling in safely at the kerb.
STAGE 2 · MULTI-LANE ROUNDABOUTS & JUNCTIONS
Multi-lane roundabouts & DA junctions
Next is town traffic: the New Road (A226) one-way gyratory, Pelham Road, the station interchange and the Thames Way roundabouts by Northfleet.
STAGE 3 · DUAL CARRIAGEWAYS & SLIP ROADS
Dual carriageways & high-speed slip roads
Speed and rural work move to the A227 Wrotham Road 50 mph stretches, Pepperhill A2 slip roads, the Tollgate junction and Shorne Woods country lanes.
STAGE 4 · MOCK TESTS & DVSA MANOEUVRES
Mock tests around Gravesend Test Centre
Gravesend mock tests run out of Unit 2, Courtney Road, ME8 0RZ, and include independent driving, a controlled emergency stop and a parking manoeuvre.
Official DVSA Theory Test Centres Serving DA11 to DA13
Before booking your practical test at Gillingham Driving Test Centre (ME8 0RZ) 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 Chatham Theory Test Centre at 14-16 High Street, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4EP.
Official DVSA theory test centres serving Gravesend learners
Official DVSA Theory Centre
Full Verified Address
Distance from Gravesend
Direct Route & Public Transport
Chatham Theory Test Centre (ME4 4EP)
14-16 High Street, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4EP
10.8 miles east via A2 & M2 (£23.00 DVSA fee)
Southeastern High Speed from Gravesend to Chatham (16 mins) then 5-min walk to 14-16 High Street
Sidcup Theory Test Centre (DA14 5BH)
Planwell House, LEFA Business Park, Edgington Way, Sidcup, DA14 5BH
12.4 miles west via A2 (£23.00 DVSA fee)
A2 westbound to Black Prince Interchange (Edgington Way, DA14 5BH)
Tunbridge Wells Theory Test Centre (TN2 5NP)
Foundation House, Coach and Horses Passage, The Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5NP
26.5 miles south via A227 & A26 (£23.00 DVSA fee)
Southbound via Meopham and Tonbridge to The Pantiles (TN2 5NP)
L 06 / Learner Reviews / 4.8 out of 5 on Trustpilot
Gravesend driving lesson reviews
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L 07 / FAQs / Pricing, Test Centres & Booking (DA11 to DA13)
Driving lessons in Gravesend FAQs
Gravesend FAQs: the price list, ME8 0RZ results, reaching Chatham for theory and DA11 to DA13 coverage.
Lessons in Gravesend are £38.00 an hour for manual or automatic across DA11, DA12 and DA13. A first two-hour session costs £76, and a 40 hour bundle is £1,436, or £35.90 hourly, which saves £84. Packages of 10, 20 and 30 hours appear in the table, and a £1.99 admin fee applies per booking.
Gravesend courses aim at Gillingham Driving Test Centre, Unit 2, Courtney Road, ME8 0RZ. DVSA's 2025/26 statistics record 14,886 tests there and a 56.4% pass rate, with 59.4% for manual, 51.9% for automatic and 57.8% at first attempt. Great Britain overall managed 51.2%.
Gravesend learners sit theory at Chatham Theory Test Centre, 14-16 High Street, Chatham, ME4 4EP. By road it is 10.8 miles east on the A2 and M2; by rail the Southeastern High Speed service reaches Chatham in 16 minutes, then it is a 5 minute walk. GOV.UK charges £23.00 and our theory and hazard app is free.
The DVSA average is 45 hours with an instructor plus 22 hours of private practice. Gravesend learners usually start in Denton or Milton, progress to the New Road gyratory and Thames Way, add the A2 and A227, and end with mock tests from ME8 0RZ.
In Gravesend they are priced the same: £38/hr, or £35.90/hr within a 40 hour block. At Gillingham in 2025/26, manual candidates passed 59.4% and automatic 51.9%. Auto removes clutch control from the New Road gyratory and Pepperhill slips, but only a manual pass covers both gearboxes.
We collect from home, college or work anywhere in Gravesend's DA11 to DA13 postcodes. The instructor checks your provisional licence and asks you to read a number plate from 20 metres away. Your first drive usually stays on calm Denton or Riverview Park streets, learning to move off, steer and stop.
Yes. Gravesend pupils learn with independent DVSA-licensed instructors, meaning green badge ADIs or pink badge licensed trainees, every one enhanced DBS-checked. The cars are dual-control, and lessons across DA11 to DA13 cover the 27 skills set out on the DVSA test report.
We cover DA11 to DA13, from Northfleet, Ebbsfleet and Perry Street to Denton, Chalk, Singlewell, Riverview Park, Kings Farm, Shorne, Higham and Istead Rise. The table above lists all 5 Gravesend sectors with their roads; a postcode search confirms an instructor.
Yes. Gravesend learners with a practical booked at ME8 0RZ can take an intensive of 6 to 12 hours per week, ending with mock routes around Courtney Road in Gillingham. Durations and prices are listed on our intensive course page.
GOV.UK charges £62.00 for a weekday car practical at Gillingham (ME8 0RZ) and £75.00 for evening, weekend or bank holiday slots. Gravesend learners use their instructor's dual-control car for the test, and our booking adds a £1.99 admin fee.
L 08 / Nearby Towns / Explore Neighbouring Kent Coverage
Driving lessons near Gravesend
Below are guides for Kent towns near Gravesend, with separate sector tables, test centre data and theory routes.
Reviewed by Kevin Tuffney, Co-founder & COO at Rated Driving · Official DVSA 2025/26 figures · Last verified 25 October 2026.
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