How much does an intensive driving course cost?

10 hours costs £605. 15 hours costs £813. 20 hours costs £1,145. 25 hours costs £1,318. 30 hours costs £1,518. 35 hours costs £1,718. 40 hours costs £1,918.

Longer courses work out cheaper per hour, which is why beginners usually save money by picking a realistic length at the start instead of topping up later.

Add £100 to any manual figure. A 20-hour automatic course is therefore £1,245 and a 40-hour automatic course is £2,018. Automatic cars cost more to run and are in higher demand, which is where the difference comes from.

The honest answer depends on how much driving you have already done. Complete beginners, or anyone who gets anxious behind the wheel, are best on 35 or 40 hours. Someone with a solid 20 hours of previous lessons who handles junctions and roundabouts confidently can often reach test standard with 15 or 20 more.

Pupils who have failed a recent test, or full licence holders who just need polishing, tend to fit the 10-hour option. If you are not sure, tell us how many hours you have had and what worries you, and we will suggest a length before you pay anything.

Included: every hour of one-to-one tuition, the dual-controlled car, fuel, and pickup from your address. Hours are spread over a few days to around two weeks depending on course length, with comfort breaks built into longer days.

Not included: the practical test fee and the theory test fee, both paid directly to the DVSA. We do not book tests for pupils, so arrange a date that sits just after your course ends.

You can pay online by card through our secure checkout on the intensive courses page, which confirms your place immediately. If you would prefer to talk first, call or send an enquiry and we will hold a start date while you decide.

Weekly and intensive tuition are structured differently, so contact us for a current quote before comparing them. The main practical difference with an intensive is time: because you drive every day, you forget less between sessions and spend fewer hours re-learning what you covered last week.

The shorter courses assume you already have some driving behind you. The 15-hour option expects around 25 hours of prior tuition, the 20-hour option around 20 hours, the 25-hour option around 15 hours and the 30-hour option around 10 hours. Booking a course that is too short for your experience is the most common way people end up paying twice.

The 35 and 40-hour courses are designed for beginners, with the 40-hour version following the length the DVSA suggests a typical new learner needs. Both can also be spread out as a semi-intensive if daily lessons are hard to fit around work or college.

Practical test waiting times in Scotland can be long, so many pupils book their test first and then choose a course that ends a day or two before it. Remember you also need a theory pass certificate before you can sit the practical. Leaving that until the last minute is a common reason courses have to be rearranged.