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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

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

Choose weekly manual or automatic driving lessons across NW10, HA9 & NW2 at identical rates (£35/hr pay-as-you-go, £33.08/hr on 40 hours), or book a fast-track intensive course focused on Hendon Driving Test Centre routes.

OPTION 1 / MANUAL TUITION · NW10, HA9 & NW2

Manual driving lessons (NW10, HA9 & NW2)

The A5 through Kilburn is stop-start for miles, which is where clutch control stops being a drill and becomes something you do without thinking. A manual licence lets you drive both types of car.

Book manual tuition
OPTION 2 / AUTOMATIC TUITION · £35/HR

Automatic driving lessons (NW10, HA9 & NW2)

Automatic costs the same as manual here. On the A5 and the North Circular the difficulty is lane discipline and gap judgement, not gear changes, so an automatic puts the whole lesson into the hard part.

Book automatic tuition
OPTION 3 / FAST-TRACK COURSES

Intensive driving courses (NW10, HA9 & NW2)

Say what suits you: a female driving instructor in Brent, extra patience, or an instructor who teaches the Hendon test routes weekly. Every instructor is DVSA-licensed and DBS-checked before they take learners.

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OPTION 4 / REFRESHER, MOTORWAY & PASS PLUS

Refresher & motorway sessions (NW10, HA9 & NW2)

If weekly lessons keep getting displaced by shifts, an intensive course puts the hours into consecutive days instead. Test-date swaps between learners are free, and you never share your name.

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

Every NW10, HA9 & NW2 learner is paired with an independent DVSA-licensed instructor who teaches the 27-skill DVSA syllabus on real Hendon test roads.

  1. STEP 01 / POSTCODE MATCH

    Enter your NW10, HA9 & NW2 pickup postcode

    Tell us whether you want manual or automatic tuition across NW10, HA9 & NW2 and choose a 2-hour starter session (£70) or a discounted 10, 20, 30, or 40-hour prepaid block (£33.08/hr).

  2. STEP 02 / DVSA INSTRUCTOR PAIRING

    Get matched with a local NW10, HA9 & NW2 instructor

    We pair you with an independent DVSA-licensed, DBS-checked instructor covering Willesden, Harlesden, Kilburn, and Wembley Park, Wembley Central, Kilburn & Willesden Junction Stations. Manage bookings and track all 27 DVSA syllabus skills in the Rated Driving app.

  3. STEP 03 / TEST-DAY READINESS

    Pass your theory at Uxbridge & practical test

    Use our free Theory App to pass at Uxbridge Theory Test Centre (UB8 1QE), then complete full mock tests around Hendon Driving Test Centre (NW9 5TZ, 51.4% pass rate) until you are 100% test-ready.

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

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

See which suburbs, neighbourhoods, stations, and DVSA test-route corridors are covered in each local NW10, HA9 & NW2 postcode sector.

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

No test centre of its own, a stadium in the middle, and the North Circular across it.

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

The A406 crosses the borough as a fast multi-lane road with short slip roads and heavy goods traffic, and the A5 runs the other way as a slow, congested high street. Instructors here teach them as two different skills, because they are, and they build up to the A406 rather than starting on it.

STAGE 2 · PEAK TRAFFIC & JUNCTION TIMING

Check what is on at Wembley

A stadium event moves tens of thousands of people through the borough, with road closures around the ground and heavy traffic on every approach for hours either side. Instructors who teach Brent check the fixture list, and it is the one thing genuinely worth asking about before you pick a slot.

STAGE 3 · PRACTICAL TEST CENTRE ROUTES

North to Hendon

Your test is a few miles north in Barnet. Getting there takes you up through Kingsbury and across the A5 or the A406, which is useful practice in itself. Ask for a lesson on the roads around the centre before test day rather than seeing them first on the morning.

STAGE 4 · LOCAL TEST INTELLIGENCE

Park Royal is a lesson in itself

Park Royal is one of the largest industrial estates in Europe and its roads carry articulated lorries all day. Instructors use it deliberately, because learning to give a lorry room to turn is not something you can be told, only shown.

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

Direct answers on manual and automatic lesson rates, Hendon Driving Test Centre pass rates, Uxbridge Theory Test Centre theory tests, and NW10, HA9 & NW2 pickup coverage.

Manual and automatic driving lessons in Brent (NW10, HA9 & NW2) cost the same: £35.00 per hour pay-as-you-go (£70 for a 2-hour starter session). Block bookings reduce the hourly rate to £34.00/hr for 10 hours (£340), £33.45/hr for 20 hours (£669), £33.27/hr for 30 hours (£998), and £33.08/hr for 40 hours (£1,323, saving £77). A £1.99 booking admin fee applies.

For Brent (NW10, HA9 & NW2) learners: According to the official DVSA 2025/26 practical test dataset, Hendon Driving Test Centre (3 Aviation Drive, Beaufort Park, Hendon, London, NW9 5TZ) recorded a 51.4% overall pass rate across 11,086 tests, compared with the 51.2% Great Britain average. Manual candidates achieved 51.8%, automatic candidates achieved 51.0%, and first-attempt candidates achieved 52.1%.

The nearest active official DVSA / Pearson VUE car theory test centre for Brent (NW10, HA9 & NW2) learners is Uxbridge Theory Test Centre at Second Floor, Union House, 2 Vine Street, Uxbridge, UB8 1QE (7.8 miles W via Piccadilly/Metropolitan line). The official GOV.UK car theory test fee is £23.00, and every Rated Driving learner gets free access to our DVSA Theory & Hazard Perception App.

For Brent (NW10, HA9 & NW2) learners: Yes, on event days at the stadium. The closures and queues reach well beyond Wembley Park onto the main roads through the borough, so instructors covering Brent schedule around the fixture list. Mention the days you would prefer when you book.

Yes, at the same price as manual. On the A5 and the North Circular the hard part is lane choice and gap judgement rather than gear changes, so an automatic lets the whole lesson go into that. Hendon, 3.4 miles north, passed 51.0% of 5,790 automatic tests in the DVSA 2025/26 figures, against 51.8% for manual. 2 instructor pages offer automatic lessons and say they mostly cover Brent. They are Ash Rahman and Bhiten Waghela. Say automatic when you book. The streets around the stadium are covered on the page for driving lessons in Wembley, at the same £35 an hour.

For Brent (NW10, HA9 & NW2) learners: 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 NW10, HA9, NW2 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.

For Brent (NW10, HA9 & NW2) learners: Willesden, Harlesden, Kilburn, Neasden, Kingsbury, Queen's Park, Cricklewood, Dollis Hill, Brondesbury and Alperton among others. Wembley sits in the Middlesex HA area and driving lessons in Wembley are on their own page. 11 of the borough's 12 postcode districts are shared with a neighbouring borough, so enter your postcode and we check who covers your exact street.

For Brent (NW10, HA9 & NW2) learners: It can be. The A406 crosses the borough and local routes use it, so any instructor teaching here will have you driving it well before test day. It is fast, multi-lane and has short slip roads, which is why it is built up to rather than started on.

For Brent (NW10, HA9 & NW2) learners: Yes. Say nervous when you book and we match you with a patient instructor. The residential streets around Kingsbury and Preston are quiet enough to spend several hours on before you go near the A5 or the North Circular.

For Brent (NW10, HA9 & NW2) learners: Yes. Say refresher when you book. The North Circular is the single most common request here, usually from people who hold a licence but have avoided it for years.

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

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