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DRIVING LESSONS IN BRENT

Learn with independent DVSA-licensed manual & automatic driving instructors across Brent (NW10, HA9 & NW2) - from £33.08/hr on a 40-hour block (£35/hr pay-as-you-go), tailored coaching for Hendon Driving Test Centre (51.4% pass rate across 11,086 tests), and door-to-door pickup.

NW10, HA9 & NW2 POSTCODES COVERED · MANUAL & AUTO FROM £33.08/HR

  • DVSA-licensed
  • DBS-checked
  • Paid after your lesson
Learner driver celebrating passing her practical driving test at Hendon Driving Test Centre with an L plate
£35/hr
Manual · NW rates
£35/hr
Auto · NW rates
£77
off a 40-hour block
01 / Lesson Prices / NW10, HA9 & NW2 Manual & Automatic

Driving lesson prices
in Brent

Manual and automatic driving lessons in Brent (NW10, HA9 & NW2) cost the same: £35.00/hr pay-as-you-go or down to £33.08/hr on a 40-hour block (saving £77), backed by our 14-day money-back guarantee.

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£1,323· £33.08/hrSave £77
BEST VALUE
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Brent Driving Lesson Packages, Block Discounts & Official DVSA Test Fees

Manual and automatic driving lessons across Brent (NW10, HA9 & NW2) share identical hourly pricing whether you start in Willesden or practise around A406 North Circular Road (Neasden, Stonebridge & Brent Cross) and A404 Harrow Road, Wembley High Road & Empire Way. 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 Hendon Driving Test Centre (NW9 5TZ).

Brent 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) £70.00 (£35.00/hr) £70.00 (£35.00/hr) Standard £35.00/hr rate · Ideal first 2-hour assessment
10-Hour Prepaid Block £340.00 (£34.00/hr) £340.00 (£34.00/hr) Save £10.00 (£1.00/hr discount across NW10, HA9 & NW2)
20-Hour Prepaid Block £669.00 (£33.45/hr) £669.00 (£33.45/hr) Save £31.00 · Popular mid-course package
30-Hour Prepaid Block £998.00 (£33.27/hr) £998.00 (£33.27/hr) Save £52.00 · Full foundation to mock tests
40-Hour Best-Value Block £1,323.00 (£33.08/hr) £1,323.00 (£33.08/hr) Save £77.00 · 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 (Hendon NW9 5TZ) £62.00 weekday / £75.00 wknd £62.00 weekday / £75.00 wknd 38-40 min practical driving test from 3 Aviation Drive, Beaufort Park, Hendon, London, NW9 5TZ
02 / Driving Lessons / Manual, Automatic & Intensive Tuition (NW10, HA9 & NW2)

Manual & automatic
in Brent

A weekly slot suits most Brent learners. Already holding an NW9 5TZ date with too few hours behind you? That is when an intensive makes sense.

OPTION 1 / MANUAL TUITION · NW10, HA9 & NW2

Manual driving lessons (NW10, HA9 & NW2)

Hendon passed 51.8% of 5,296 manual tests in 2025/26, a touch ahead of automatic. Clutch control starts in the Kingsbury and Preston side roads, then meets stop-start traffic on Kilburn High Road (A5). A manual licence lets you drive both.

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OPTION 2 / AUTOMATIC TUITION · £35/HR

Automatic driving lessons (NW10, HA9 & NW2)

Automatic costs the same £35. On the A5 and the North Circular the work is lane choice and gap judgement, not gears, so an automatic lets the whole hour go into that. Hendon passed 51.0% of its 5,790 automatic tests.

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OPTION 3 / FAST-TRACK COURSES

Intensive driving courses (NW10, HA9 & NW2)

Got a Hendon date coming? An intensive packs 6 to 12 hours a week, builds up to the A406 Stonebridge Park slip roads, and finishes with mock drives out of 3 Aviation Drive, Beaufort Park.

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OPTION 4 / REFRESHER, MOTORWAY & PASS PLUS

Refresher & motorway sessions (NW10, HA9 & NW2)

Licence holders who have avoided the North Circular for years ask for it more than anything else in Brent. Two-hour refreshers or the 6-module Pass Plus build it up in stages, with some after-dark driving.

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How Learner Driver Matching Works (NW10, HA9 & NW2)

From a Brent postcode to the Hendon test in three steps.

  1. STEP 01 / POSTCODE MATCH

    Enter your NW10, HA9 & NW2 pickup postcode

    Type your NW10, HA9 or NW2 postcode, pick manual or automatic, then take the £70 two-hour starter or a 10 to 40 hour block from £33.08.

  2. STEP 02 / DVSA INSTRUCTOR PAIRING

    Get matched with a local NW10, HA9 & NW2 instructor

    Your instructor works your corner of the borough, from Kensal Rise and Park Royal to Cricklewood and Dollis Hill, and logs all 27 DVSA skills in the Rated Driving app.

  3. 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 on the Piccadilly or Metropolitan line; the practical is 3.4 miles north at Hendon, NW9 5TZ, where 51.4% passed.

03 / Pass Rates / Official DVSA 2025/26 Test Centre Statistics

DVSA pass rates in
Brent

Hendon Driving Test Centre (NW9 5TZ) achieved a 51.4% overall pass rate across 11,086 tests in the DVSA 2025/26 release, compared with 51.2% nationally across Great Britain.

51.4%

Hendon Driving Test Centre (NW9 5TZ) · 11,086 tests conducted (2025/26 DVSA data) · vs 51.2% UK average

51.8% manual
51.0% automatic
51.4%
Mill Hill
Unit 9, Grannard Business Centre, Bunns Lane, Mill Hill, London, NW7 2DQ · 9,797 tests (51.7% manual · 51.2% auto)
5.1 mi N
44.8%
Southall
295 Allenby Road, Southall, Middlesex, UB1 2HD · 8,543 tests (46.7% manual · 41.7% auto)
6.2 mi W

Source: GOV.UK DVSA DRT122A practical test statistics (2025/26).

DVSA Practical Test Centre Comparison (NW10, HA9 & NW2)

Compare official DVSA 2025/26 overall, manual, automatic, and first-attempt pass rates at Hendon Driving Test Centre against nearby alternative test centres.

DVSA practical driving test pass rates for Brent and nearby centres
Driving Test Centre & Address Overall Pass Rate (Tests) Manual Pass Rate Automatic Pass Rate First-Attempt Pass Rate
Hendon Driving Test Centre (NW9 5TZ)
3 Aviation Drive, Beaufort Park, Hendon, London, NW9 5TZ · Primary local test centre		 51.4% (11,086 tests) 51.8% (5,296 tests) 51.0% (5,790 tests) 52.1%
Mill Hill Driving Test Centre (NW7 2DQ)
Unit 9, Grannard Business Centre, Bunns Lane, Mill Hill, London, NW7 2DQ · 5.1 mi N		 51.4% (9,797 tests) 51.7% (4,778 tests) 51.2% (5,019 tests) 50.3%
Southall Driving Test Centre (UB1 2HD)
295 Allenby Road, Southall, Middlesex, UB1 2HD · 6.2 mi W		 44.8% (8,543 tests) 46.7% (5,367 tests) 41.7% (3,176 tests) 45.9%
Great Britain National Benchmark
All DVSA practical driving test centres across England, Scotland & Wales		 51.2% 52.8% 47.9% 50.4%
04 / Areas We Cover / Every NW10, HA9 & NW2 Sector & Neighbourhood Covered

NW postcodes in
Brent

Independent DVSA-licensed instructors provide door-to-door pickup across every NW10, HA9 & NW2 postcode sector, including Willesden, Harlesden, Kilburn, Neasden, Kingsbury, Queen's Park, and Wembley Park, Wembley Central, Kilburn & Willesden Junction Stations. We also cover adjacent routes for driving lessons in Ealing, driving lessons in Hammersmith and Fulham, driving lessons in Kensington and Chelsea, and driving lessons in Camden.

M1A5150A4089A4006WillesdenDollis HillNeasdenCricklewoodBrondesburyHarlesdenQueen's ParkKilburnKingsburyPreston51.4%Mill Hill (London) 51.4%Southall (London) 44.8%Brent M1A5150A4089WillesdenDollis HillNeasdenCricklewoodBrondesburyHarlesdenQueen's ParkKilburnKingsburyPreston51.4%Mill Hill (London) 51.4%Brent

pass rates DVSA 2025/26

Postcode Sector Guide (NW10, HA9 & NW2) & Local Practice Roads

Brent sectors from Park Royal and Harlesden up to Kingsbury and Barn Hill.

Brent postcode sectors, neighbourhoods covered, and local practice roads
Postcode Sector Brent Suburbs & Villages Covered Key Practice Roads & Pickup Landmarks
HA9 0, HA9 6 & HA9 8 (Wembley, Wembley Park, Tokyngton & Barn Hill) Forty Lane, Empire Way, Harrow Road (A404), Bridgewater Road, Barn Rise Quiet Barn Hill nursery avenues, Wembley Stadium event-day signage, and Greenford (UB6 0PE) test routes
NW10 2, NW10 4 & NW10 8 (Willesden, Harlesden, Kensal Rise & Park Royal) Willesden Lane, Chamberlayne Road, High Street Harlesden, Scrubs Lane, Acton Lane Harlesden one-way system, Queen's Park parallel parking, and A406 Stonebridge Park slip roads
NW6 5, NW2 3 & HA3 (Kilburn, Cricklewood, Neasden & Kingsbury) Kilburn High Road (A5), Cricklewood Broadway, Kingsbury Road (A4006), Fryent Way (A4140) 40 mph Fryent Way dual-carriageway discipline, Kingsbury Circle roundabout, and Hendon test approaches
05 / Test Routes & Theory / Hendon Test Routes & Uxbridge Theory Centre

Test routes in
Brent

A Brent course runs from Kingsbury side roads to the A5, then Park Royal lorries and the A406, finishing with mocks from NW9 5TZ.

Learner driver practising junction observations with an independent DVSA-licensed driving instructor in NW10, HA9 & NW2
STAGE 1 · LOCAL ROADS & NURSERY GRIDS

The North Circular and the A5

First hours go on the quiet residential streets around Kingsbury and Preston, where there is room to practise moving off, steering and stopping well away from the A5.

STAGE 2 · PEAK TRAFFIC & JUNCTION TIMING

Check what is on at Wembley

Next comes the A5 as a slow, congested high street through Kilburn and Cricklewood, the Harlesden one-way system and Kingsbury Circle roundabout, with Wembley event days avoided by checking the fixture list.

STAGE 3 · PRACTICAL TEST CENTRE ROUTES

North to Hendon

Then the A406: fast, multi-lane, short slip roads and heavy goods traffic, built up to rather than started on, plus Park Royal, where articulated lorries teach you how much room to leave them.

STAGE 4 · LOCAL TEST INTELLIGENCE

Park Royal is a lesson in itself

Mocks run from 3 Aviation Drive, Beaufort Park, Hendon, NW9 5TZ, reached through Kingsbury and across the A5 or A406, with independent driving, an emergency stop and a manoeuvre.

Official DVSA Theory Test Centres Serving NW10, HA9 & NW2

Before booking your practical test at Hendon Driving Test Centre (NW9 5TZ) 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 Brent learners
Official DVSA Theory Centre Full Verified Address Distance from Brent 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)
06 / Learner Reviews / 4.8 out of 5 on Trustpilot

Learner reviews in
Brent

Learner holding a pass certificate after passing at Hendon Driving Test Centre
“Lolly made me feel so at ease and confident, without him I would not have passed! Highly recommend him!”
KL
Kate Langstead
via Trustpilot · Brent (NW10)

“the instrutor is very calm and is very easy to talk to especially being a nervous driver. he explained everything in a way that js very easy to understand and is very helpful with wrongdoings”

Kiyra Cumberbatch · via Trustpilot · Brent

“Provided an instructor who is ready to make me drive independently as soon as possible”

kwonteh elvis · via Trustpilot · Brent

Rated Driving scores 4.8 out of 5 from 252 reviews on Trustpilot.

07 / FAQs / Pricing, Test Centres & Booking (NW10, HA9 & NW2)

Driving lessons FAQs
in Brent

Brent answers: £35 lessons, Hendon's 51.4%, Wembley event days and the North Circular.

Brent lessons cost £35.00 an hour in a manual or automatic car across NW10, HA9 and NW2. The starter is £70 for two hours. A 40 hour plan is £1,323, or £33.08 an hour, saving £77, and the 10, 20 and 30 hour blocks are in the table. A £1.99 admin fee applies per booking.

Hendon Driving Test Centre, 3 Aviation Drive, Beaufort Park, NW9 5TZ, passed 51.4% of 11,086 tests in 2025/26 against 51.2% across Great Britain. Manual reached 51.8%, automatic 51.0% and first attempts 52.1%. It sits 3.4 miles north of Brent in neighbouring Barnet.

Brent learners sit theory at Uxbridge Theory Test Centre, Second Floor, Union House, 2 Vine Street, Uxbridge, UB8 1QE, 7.8 miles west on the Piccadilly or Metropolitan line. The GOV.UK fee is £23.00 and our theory and hazard perception app is free.

Yes, on Wembley Stadium event days. Closures and queues spread from Wembley Park onto the main roads through Brent for hours either side, so instructors plan around the fixture list. Tell us when you book which 2 or 3 days suit you best.

Yes, automatic is the same £35 an hour in Brent. On the A5 and the North Circular the hard part is lane choice, so no clutch lets the lesson focus there. Hendon passed 51.0% of 5,790 automatic tests in 2025/26 against 51.8% manual.

No. Rated Driving matches Brent learners with independent DVSA-licensed, DBS-checked instructors rather than rostering staff. We hold your payment until each lesson has taken place, cover NW10, HA9, NW2 and surrounding codes, and you can ask for a female instructor.

Willesden, Harlesden, Kilburn, Neasden, Kingsbury, Queen's Park, Cricklewood, Dollis Hill, Brondesbury and Alperton are all covered. 11 of Brent's 12 postcode districts are shared with a neighbouring borough, so enter yours and we check who covers your street.

It can be. The A406 crosses Brent and local test routes use it, so you will drive it well before test day. With 3 or more lanes in places, fast traffic and short slip roads, it is built up to gradually rather than used on a first lesson.

Yes. Say you are nervous when booking and a patient Brent instructor will start you on the quiet streets around Kingsbury and Preston. The first lesson begins with the 20 metres number plate eyesight check, and you stay off the A5 until ready.

Yes. Ask for a refresher when booking in Brent. The North Circular is the top request, usually from licence holders who have avoided it for years. Two-hour sessions build it up in stages, and a Hendon retest costs £62.00 on weekdays or £75.00 at weekends.

08 / Nearby Towns / Explore Neighbouring London Coverage

Driving lessons near
Brent

Commuting from Brent (NW10) or comparing nearby London test centres? Explore our neighbouring London driving lesson guides below.

EalingW5-UB6 · London Hammersmith and FulhamW6-SW6 · London Kensington and ChelseaSW3-W11 · London CamdenNW1-NW5 · London Richmond upon ThamesTW9-TW1 · London HounslowTW3-TW13 · London BromleyBR1-BR3 · London

Reviewed by Kevin Tuffney, Co-founder & COO at Rated Driving · Official DVSA 2025/26 figures · Last verified 25 October 2026.

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