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Find a driving instructor in Barnes without chasing people one by one.

Barnes is a riverside suburb with a village feel inside south-west London. Learner drivers here face a mix of quiet residential streets and busy arterial routes near Barnes High Street and Barnes Bridge. You will find tight junctions and occasional heavy weekend traffic around Barnes Bridge, so early lessons often focus on clutch control and position. Local instructors tend to know the best quiet routes for building confidence.

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You pay the instructor directly for lessons. We only charge a small booking fee of £18.99 to £34.99 if we secure you a real start date, and it is refunded if you do not start on the agreed date.

Covering Barnes

12

instructors we may be able to check for you

Ali
Junaid Aslam
Mitesh
Asif Zamir

Manual coverage

11

Automatic coverage

9

What we confirm before any fee

Availability, lesson price, start date, and how you will pay the instructor directly.

Free to start

No upfront payment to submit your search. You pay the instructor directly for lessons, and we only charge a small booking fee if we secure a real start date.

Local proof, not guesswork

Local lesson prices currently range from £35 to £40 per hour, paid directly to your instructor.

You can prioritise a name

If a profile catches your eye, we can try that instructor first, then continue nearby if they are unavailable.

Area coverage

12 instructors

Typical price

£35 to £40/hr

Average rating

5.0 / 5

Nearest test centre

Isleworth (Fleming Way)

Local instructor proof

We check availability so you do not have to chase.

These profiles help show the local instructor pool. Your main route is still to start a free search and let us confirm who can actually take you on.

Ali

Ali

Chiswick

5.0
Manual + automatic

Ali is a Grade A Driving Instructor in West London with a great reputation and a strong pass rate. Loads of his pupils pass f...

Nervous learners Intensive
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Junaid Aslam

Junaid

London

5.0
Manual + automatic

Junaid Aslam is a DVSA approved driving instructor with Kudos Driving School, offering relaxed but professional driving lesso...

Evenings Weekends
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Mitesh

Mitesh

Hounslow

5.0
Manual

Mitesh is a DVSA-approved driving instructor who really puts his students first. He knows everyone learns differently, so he ...

Evenings Weekends
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Asif Zamir

Asif

Wembley

5.0
Manual + automatic

Asif Zamir runs 1Driving.co.uk Driving School and has over 12 years of experience. He is a former DVSA driving examiner, so h...

Evenings Weekends
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Balv

Balv

West London

5.0
Manual + automatic

Balv is a fully qualified ADI, registered with the DVSA, and the instructor behind JD Driving School in West London. He quali...

Evenings Weekends
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Jaggy

Jaggy

London

5.0
Manual + automatic From £40/hr

Hi, I'm Jaggy. I run JK Driving School in London, and I've been teaching people to drive automatic cars here for a while now....

Evenings Weekends
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How it works here

You tell us the shape of the lessons. We do the chasing.

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Start with your postcode or town

Choose manual or automatic, tell us when you want to start, and add a preferred instructor if you already have one in mind.

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We secure real availability

We only move forward with instructors who can cover your area and match the requirements you chose, including transmission and instructor preference where supplied.

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You review the offer before paying

You see the confirmed lesson price, likely start date, and how you will pay the instructor directly. We only charge the small booking fee once you are happy to go ahead.

Local snapshot

Area covered
Barnes
Visible instructors
12
Booking fee only
£18.99 to £34.99
Nearest test centre
Isleworth (Fleming Way)

In Barnes

Local lesson prices currently range from £35 to £40 per hour, paid directly to your instructor.

The nearest test centre is Isleworth (Fleming Way) with an overall pass rate of 42.4%.

Questions people ask

Finding a driving instructor in Barnes

How far is the nearest driving test centre from Barnes? +

The nearest centre is Isleworth (Fleming Way), about 3.6 miles from central Barnes by road. Travel time depends on time of day and route, commonly via Castelnau or Hammersmith Bridge Road.

What is the pass rate at Isleworth (Fleming Way)? +

Isleworth (Fleming Way) has a pass rate of 42.4%. Data source: DVSA 2024-2025.

How does Isleworth's pass rate compare to the national average? +

The centre's pass rate of 42.4% is below the national average of 47.3%. Data source: DVSA 2024-2025.

Are there differences between male and female pass rates at the local centre? +

Yes, male candidates at Isleworth pass at 46.8% while female candidates pass at 38.6%. Data source: DVSA 2024-2025.

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Booking fee if matched: £18.99 to £34.99. Lesson payments go directly to your instructor.