LMiddlesex / UB6, UB5 and HA0 postcodes / matched locally

Driving Lessons in Greenford

Greenford is cut in half by the A40 Western Avenue, which runs through it at dual carriageway speed with slip roads on both sides. Learning here means meeting fast multi-lane driving early, whether you planned to or not. Tell us your postcode and we match you with an independent DVSA-licensed instructor, and we hold your payment until after the lesson.

UB & HA0 COVERED

  • 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
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Instructors across the UK
L01 / Test centre intelligence

Southall test centre
pass rate

The Southall centre is the nearest to Greenford, with a stronger one at Yeading a little further out. These are Southall's official DVSA figures.

44.8%

DVSA 2025/26 · 8,543 tests · Southall, UB2 · 2.6 mi south west

46.7% manual
41.7% automatic
52.8%
Yeading (London)
West towards Hayes, eight points above Southall, and worth the extra distance.
3.8 mi W
50.4%
Isleworth (Fleming Way)
South in Hounslow, between the two on rate.
5.4 mi S

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.

Two centres a mile apart and eight points different means learners here often book the near one without weighing it. Another learner may be glad to take your date 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

Southall · 11:41

A date you would rather have

Sat 6 Dec

Southall · 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 UB and HA0 postcodes. 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 Greenford.

04.1 / MANUAL

Manual lessons

The climb up Horsenden Hill is short and steep, and the A40 slip roads need a decisive clutch. Greenford asks for both in the same lesson. 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 the A40 the difficulty is judging a gap at speed, not changing gear, so an automatic puts the whole hour into the part that is hard.

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 Yeading routes as well as the Southall ones. Every instructor is DVSA-licensed and DBS-checked before they take learners.

Tell us your preference
04.4 / IN A HURRY

Intensive course

With two centres in reach and an eight-point gap between them, being ready for either is the point. Test-date swaps between learners are free, and you never share your name.

See intensive courses
L05 / Coverage without clutter

Areas we cover
around Greenford

Instructors covering Greenford work across UB6, UB5 and HA0 and the surrounding codes. The UB area runs south to Southall and west to Northolt, so the postcode you enter decides who covers you.

A4127A4180A4089A3005StanhopeGreenfordCostonsGreenford BroadwayRavenorMedwayGreenford GreenPerivaleOldfieldWestwayHorsendenSudbury Hill44.8%Isleworth (Fleming Way) 50.4%Greenford A4127A4180A4089StanhopeGreenfordCostonsGreenford BroadwayRavenorMedwayGreenford GreenPerivaleOldfieldWestwayHorsendenSudbury Hill44.8%Greenford

pass rates DVSA 2025/26

L06 / Local knowledge

Learning to drive
in Greenford

Western Avenue splits the town, and Horsenden Hill teaches the control it demands.

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

Western Avenue, and the hill above it

The A40 runs through Greenford at speed with short slip roads and heavy freight, and there is no gentle version of it. Horsenden Hill above the town is the opposite: a narrow, steep lane with almost nothing on it. Instructors use the hill to build control and the A40 to prove it.

When to book

The A40 sets everything

Western Avenue backs up hard at both ends of the day and the queues spill onto the local roads either side. Mid-morning and early afternoon are the hours worth having, and instructors who teach here will say so.

Getting to the test

Two centres, eight points apart

Southall is nearest at under three miles and publishes 44.8%. Yeading is a mile further and publishes 52.8%. That is one of the widest local gaps in Middlesex for the smallest extra distance, and it deserves a conversation rather than a default.

Worth knowing

Horsenden Hill is the best-kept secret here

The lanes around the hill are narrow and steep, and almost nothing uses them, which makes them unusually good for early clutch and steering work. Instructors who know Greenford use them in the first few hours.

L07 / Learner outcomes

What learners said

Learner driver holding a pass certificate after a practical driving test
“I passed my test with CK driving and the driving instructor was very helpful.”
A
AG
Verified learner review

“Maz is absolutely amazing, after going through multiple inconsistent instructors I found Maz. He is a great teacher both myself and my sister passed with him. Also the lessons are fun and we have great conversations whilst driving.”

Flavio · Verified learner review

“Catherine is amazing and she helped me pass! Definitely recommend.”

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

Greenford lesson questions

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

Lessons are £40 an hour across UB6, UB5 and HA0, 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.

Southall is nearest at under three miles and its figures are at the top of this page. Yeading is about a mile further west and publishes eight points higher, and Isleworth is south in Hounslow.

It is worth asking your instructor, because the gap is unusually wide for the distance: 52.8% at Yeading against 44.8% at Southall, for about one extra mile. Pass rates reflect the mix of candidates as well as the roads, so it is not a guarantee, but it is one of the clearest local differences in Middlesex.

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 UB or HA0 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 UB6, UB5, HA0 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.

Greenford, Perivale, Horsenden, Sudbury Hill, Ravenor, Greenford Green, Costons, Stanhope and Islip Manor among others. Enter your postcode and we check who covers your exact street.

It can be, and you will drive it in lessons regardless because it splits the town. Short slip roads and freight traffic mean it is built up to rather than started on, usually once your mirror and signal timing is automatic.

Yes. Say nervous when you book and we match you with a patient instructor. The lanes around Horsenden Hill carry almost no traffic and are a genuinely good place to spend the first hours.

Yes. Say refresher when you book. A40 confidence is by far the commonest request here, usually from drivers who have avoided fast dual carriageways since they passed.

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 A40 runs straight onto the M40, so the faster modules are easy to arrange.

DVSA research puts it at 45 hours of professional lessons plus 22 hours of private practice. The A40 usually accounts for the extra hours here, because there is no slow version of it to practise on. Your instructor will give you an honest count after assessing you.

They can, before your test if you want, and Greenford makes it easy: Western Avenue runs straight onto the M40. Learners are allowed on motorways in a dual-control car with a fully qualified instructor.

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. Because Yeading is only a mile further and eight points higher, check both rather than one. 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 runs the hours over consecutive days rather than months. Greenford's mix of quiet lanes and the A40 means a full day covers both ends of the skill. It is a separate booking with its own pricing, and the test is booked by you on GOV.UK.

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 Greenford, pick your town.

LReady when you are

Start driving lessons in Greenford

Put your postcode in and we will match you with an instructor who teaches Greenford every week, hill and Western Avenue both. We hold your payment until after each lesson, then pass it on to your instructor.

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