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

Learning to drive in Bingham feels like learning in a market town with quiet streets and short trips into Nottingham. Lessons often mix calm residential roads with faster A-road driving when you head towards Nottingham. You will get a lot of practice on junctions, short dual carriageway sections and around the Market Place. Local instruction tends to be practical and geared to getting you comfortable for the nearby test centre.

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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 Bingham

10

instructors we may be able to check for you

Jim Foster
Russ Chaplin
Steve
Rob Nichols

Manual coverage

8

Automatic coverage

6

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 £36 to £48 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

10 instructors

Typical price

£36 to £48/hr

Average rating

4.9 / 5

Nearest test centre

Nottingham (Colwick)

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.

Jim Foster

Jim

Nottingham

5.0
Manual From £48/hr

Jim Foster runs Notts Driving School, and he's a fully qualified Grade A instructor with a great reputation in Nottingham. He...

Evenings Weekends
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Russ Chaplin

Russ

Nottingham

5.0
Manual From £38/hr

Russ Chaplin is an independent driving instructor based in Nottingham, with over 23 years of experience teaching learners. He...

Intensive Motorway
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Steve

Steve

Nottingham

5.0
Automatic

Steve's first-time pass rate is 72%, well above the national average of 47.5%. Based in Nottingham, he's been teaching for ov...

Nervous learners
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Rob Nichols

Rob

Forest Town

5.0
Manual

Rob Nichols is a friendly, experienced Approved Driving Instructor based in Forest Town, Mansfield. He has several years of e...

Evenings Weekends
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George

George

Nottingham

5.0
Manual + automatic

George is a fully qualified, DVSA-approved driving instructor with over 10 years of experience, offering driving lessons in N...

Nervous learners
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Lee

Lee

Nottingham

5.0
Manual From £45/hr

Lee is a friendly driving instructor based in Nottingham, running Alevel Driving School with his colleague Britt. He's been p...

Evenings Weekends
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How it works here

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

1

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.

2

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.

3

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
Bingham
Visible instructors
10
Booking fee only
£18.99 to £34.99
Nearest test centre
Nottingham (Colwick)

In Bingham

Local lesson prices currently range from £36 to £48 per hour, paid directly to your instructor.

The nearest test centre is Nottingham (Colwick) with an overall pass rate of 40.6%.

Questions people ask

Finding a driving instructor in Bingham

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

The nearest centre is Nottingham (Colwick), about 4.9 miles from Bingham. Travel time is typically 15 to 25 minutes depending on traffic.

What is the pass rate at Nottingham (Colwick) test centre? +

Nottingham (Colwick) has a pass rate of 40.6%, Data source: DVSA 2024-2025. This is below the national average of 47.3%, Data source: DVSA 2024-2025.

Why is the Colwick pass rate lower than the national average? +

Local pass rate differences can come from test-route difficulty, local traffic patterns and candidate mix. At Colwick the male pass rate is 45.7% and the female pass rate is 35.8%, Data source: DVSA 2024-2025, which shows variation by gender in that centre.

How many driving instructors are available in Bingham? +

There are two instructors listed for Bingham in the provided data. That small number means you may need to book lessons in advance or travel slightly further for more options.

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Search is free to start. You pay the instructor directly for lessons, and we only charge the small booking fee after we have confirmed a real instructor, a start date, and the lesson details.

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