INTENSIVE DRIVING COURSE LONGFIELD
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Intensive driving course Longfield
prices
Pick the hours, and the price follows a fixed ladder in Longfield (£48 an hour to 40 hours, about £45.33 an hour at 45 hours): 10 hours is £480, 45 hours is £2,040. A £250 deposit confirms the booking, with £50 off if you pay in full.
Course prices and DVSA test fees
None of the ladder price covers DVSA charges. The practical test is £62 (weekday) or £75 (evening, weekend, bank holiday) per GOV.UK driving test costs, and it can only be booked once your theory test is passed.
| Length | Price | Per hour | Deposit to reserve |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 hours | £480 | £48.00/hr | £250 |
| 15 hours | £720 | £48.00/hr | £250 |
| 20 hours | £960 | £48.00/hr | £250 |
| 25 hours | £1,200 | £48.00/hr | £250 |
| 30 hours | £1,440 | £48.00/hr | £250 |
| 35 hours | £1,680 | £48.00/hr | £250 |
| 40 hours | £1,920 | £48.00/hr | £250 |
| 45 hours | £2,040 | £45.33/hr | £250 |
| Test | Price | Who you pay |
|---|---|---|
| Practical car test (weekday slot) | £62 | Paid to DVSA |
| Practical car test (out-of-hours slot) | £75 | Paid to DVSA |
| Theory test | Check GOV.UK | Paid to DVSA |
Intensive course options
in Longfield
Hours depend on experience for a Longfield intensive course; transmission depends on the licence you want. Beginners take 30 hours as a baseline; returning learners often book a shorter block.
Manual: covers both
The manual route asks more of you early on, clutch, hill starts and gears, but leaves you with a licence for any car. Manual candidates there passed 60.6% of 7,441 tests (DVSA 2025/26).
Automatic: fewer controls
With no gears to manage, an automatic course concentrates on reading the road. It costs the same per hour and the licence is limited to automatics. At Sidcup, automatic candidates passed 56.7% of 6,877 tests (DVSA 2025/26).
Never driven before?
Book 30 hours (£1,440) as a baseline. It is not a guarantee of test standard; extra hours are available if your instructor recommends them.
Already have a test booked?
A short course of 10 to 20 hours, £480 to £960, works on weak spots and practises the area around Sidcup Driving Test Centre.
How booking an intensive course works
- STEP 1
Look at test dates first
Search GOV.UK test booking for practical slots so the course can finish just before one.
- STEP 2
Pick a course
10 to 45 hours, manual or automatic; first-time drivers usually take 30.
- STEP 3
Pay £250 to reserve
Payments run through Stripe. Paying the full amount saves £50.
- STEP 4
Learn intensively
Your instructor runs long sessions on consecutive days, building toward test standard.
Prefer weekly lessons?
If an intensive course does not fit, see Longfield driving lessons for weekly lessons with the same independent instructors.
Longfield test centre
pass rates (2025/26)
The official DVSA 2025/26 figure for Sidcup Driving Test Centre (serving Longfield) is 58.7%, from 14,318 tests. Belvedere and Erith are the other centres used by local learners.
Sidcup Driving Test Centre · 14,318 tests conducted · DVSA 2025/26
Figures from GOV.UK DVSA driving test statistics (DRT tables). Find centre addresses with the GOV.UK test centre finder.
Nearby practical test centres compared
Published DVSA centre totals for 2025/26; useful context, not a personal prediction. The Sidcup split is 7,441 manual tests at 60.6% and 6,877 automatic tests at 56.7%.
| DVSA centre | Where | Passed (2025/26) | Tests conducted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidcup Driving Test Centre | 2 Crayside, Five Arches Business Estate, Maidstone Road, Sidcup, DA14 5AG | 58.7% | 14,318 |
| Belvedere | 33 Woolwich Road, Belvedere, Belvedere, DA17 5EE | 40.5% | 4,245 |
| Erith | Crabtree, Manor Way North, Erith, DA17 6LJ | 51.6% | 5,809 |
| Sevenoaks | 45 Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 1HJ | 59.0% | 6,740 |
| Hornchurch | 75 Station Lane, Hornchurch, Romford, RM12 6JX | 46.3% | 8,694 |
Longfield areas
and test centres
Intensive courses in Longfield finish at a nearby DVSA practical centre, such as those in the DA14, DA17 postcode districts. Enter your postcode to check instructor availability near you in Longfield before you reserve with a £250 deposit.
- Sidcup test centre (DA14 5AG): about 7.7 miles west of the town centre, in the Sidcup ward of Bexley (Old Bexley and Sidcup constituency).
- Belvedere test centre (DA17 5EE): about 9.0 miles north-west of the town centre, in the Belvedere ward of Bexley (Erith and Thamesmead constituency).
- Erith test centre (DA17 6LJ): about 9.4 miles north-west of the town centre, in the Belvedere ward of Bexley (Erith and Thamesmead constituency).
- Theory test centre, Planwell House, LEFA Business Park, Edgington Way, Sidcup (DA14 5BH): about 7.7 miles west of the town centre, in the Sidcup ward of Bexley (Old Bexley and Sidcup constituency).
Centre addresses from GOV.UK. Wards, districts and positions from the ONS Postcode Directory. Distances are straight-line from the town reference point and rounded.
Longfield roads
and roundabouts
Long, close-together sessions in Longfield mean less relearning and more time on varied traffic. The test centre sits about 7.7 miles west of the town reference point, in the Sidcup ward.
Home pickups cover postcodes beginning DA3, DA13, DA4 and DA2. Quieter practice tends to start in Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet, Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth, Hartley and Hodsoll Street, Ash and New Ash Green, Fawkham and West Kingsdown, Bean & Village Park, Istead Rise, Cobham & Luddesdown and Darenth; this is Sevenoaks council ground, within the Dartford constituency. Mock test runs later travel some 7.7 miles west for Sidcup. By postcode sector: Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet takes in sectors DA13 9, DA2 8, DA3 7, DA3 8 and DA4 9. Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth takes in sectors DA3 8 and DA4 9. Hartley and Hodsoll Street takes in sectors DA3 7 and DA3 8. Ash and New Ash Green takes in sectors DA3 8 and TN15 7. Fawkham and West Kingsdown takes in sectors DA3 7 and DA3 8. Bean & Village Park takes in sector DA2 8. Istead Rise, Cobham & Luddesdown takes in sector DA13 9. Darenth takes in sectors DA2 7 and DA2 8. Parishes on the edge of the patch include Horton Kirby and South Darenth, Longfield and New Barn, Southfleet and Hartley. Ward and district names: ONS via postcodes.io.
Controls and checks
Cockpit drill, mirrors, signals and smooth stops before any busy road.
Junction work
Crossroads, box junctions and mini roundabouts across the town.
Speed and planning
Bends, overtaking decisions and joining faster roads safely.
Mock tests
Practice tests on the roads around Sidcup so the real one feels familiar.
Theory test centres for Longfield learners
Theory comes before everything else. The nearest listed centre is the Sidcup Theory Test Centre, Planwell House, LEFA Business Park, Edgington Way, Sidcup, DA14 5BH. Search the GOV.UK theory centre finder for alternatives, then reserve a slot on GOV.UK theory test booking.
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Intensive driving course Longfield
questions
Quick answers about fees, test centres, beginners and how the course works from booking to test.
Every Longfield intensive length sits on one ladder: 10 hours costs £480 and 45 hours £2,040; the full ladder is in the price table. That is £48 an hour up to 40 hours and about £45.33 an hour at 45 hours. Deposit £250, £50 off for paying in full, DVSA test fees not included.
14,318 practical car tests took place at Sidcup Driving Test Centre for Longfield learners in 2025/26 and 58.7% were passes (DVSA, GOV.UK). It is a centre average, not your personal chance.
In Longfield, Sidcup Driving Test Centre at 2 Crayside, Five Arches Business Estate, Maidstone Road, Sidcup, DA14 5AG is the usual choice. Nearby alternatives in the same 2025/26 DVSA data are Belvedere (40.5%) and Erith (51.6%). Slot availability on GOV.UK often decides.
The Sidcup Theory Test Centre is at Planwell House, LEFA Business Park, Edgington Way, Sidcup, DA14 5BH. Search GOV.UK by postcode for Longfield options; the practical can only be booked after a theory pass, often 4 to 12 weeks later.
It comes down to time for Longfield learners. Intensive suits a clear week or two; weekly suits a regular diary. See our Longfield driving lessons page for weekly lessons. For Longfield learners, the Sidcup practical centre is about 7.7 miles west of the town reference point (GOV.UK address, ONS position).
Yes. Longfield automatic courses cost the same as manual on the price ladder; remember the resulting licence covers automatic cars only, not manuals. Home pickups in Longfield cover the DA3, DA13 and DA4 postcode districts, so lessons can start from your own street.
Use GOV.UK after your Longfield intensive. Check dates at Sidcup first, since DVSA availability at any centre is never guaranteed and waits of 4 to 12 weeks are common. The Longfield ladder runs from 10 hours at £480 to 45 hours at £2,040, all at the same hourly rate up to 40 hours.
Yes. Book 30 hours (£1,440) to begin in Longfield; extra hours are optional if you need them before a test, and your instructor will say when you are ready to book.
No instructor match for your Longfield postcode within 14 business days means your money, including the £250 deposit, comes back in full. Ward names on this Longfield page, such as Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet and Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth, come from ONS data via postcodes.io and cover roughly 2 miles around the town.
No. Rated Driving matches Longfield learners with independent DVSA-licensed instructors and takes secure card payment through Stripe from a £250 deposit. A Longfield booking starts with your postcode on our intensive booking page; if no instructor is matched within 14 business days, the £250 deposit is refunded in full.
More intensive
course towns
Also available: intensive driving courses in Gravesend and intensive driving courses in Dartford. Each town with lessons is listed on the intensive driving course hub.
A full postcode tells us which instructors are available; £250 reserves the course.
Weekly driving lessons in Longfield
An intensive course is not the only route. If you would rather spread your learning across weeks, we cover Longfield for weekly lessons too.
