Jim
Nottingham
Jim Foster runs Notts Driving School, and he's a fully qualified Grade A instructor with a great reputation in Nottingham. He...
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Learning to drive in Calverton means practising on quiet village lanes and local high street traffic, with Nottingham within easy reach. Lessons tend to mix slow, technical roadwork with busier A-road driving toward the city. You will often work on junctions and roundabouts used by commuters. Only three approved instructors are listed in the area, so book early.
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 Calverton
12
instructors we may be able to check for you
Manual coverage
11
Automatic coverage
5
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 £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
12 instructors
Typical price
£35 to £48/hr
Average rating
4.9 / 5
Nearest test centre
Nottingham (Colwick)
Local instructor proof
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.
Nottingham
Jim Foster runs Notts Driving School, and he's a fully qualified Grade A instructor with a great reputation in Nottingham. He...
Nottingham
Russ Chaplin is an independent driving instructor based in Nottingham, with over 23 years of experience teaching learners. He...
Nottingham
Hi, I'm Debbie Beet. I've been a driving instructor for over 23 years now, and I run Phoenix Driving School here in Nottingha...
Nottingham
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...
Forest Town
Rob Nichols is a friendly, experienced Approved Driving Instructor based in Forest Town, Mansfield. He has several years of e...
Nottingham
George is a fully qualified, DVSA-approved driving instructor with over 10 years of experience, offering driving lessons in N...
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Choose manual or automatic, tell us when you want to start, and add a preferred instructor if you already have one in mind.
We only move forward with instructors who can cover your area and match the requirements you chose, including transmission and instructor preference where supplied.
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
In Calverton
Local lesson prices currently range from £35 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
The nearest DVSA test centre is Nottingham (Colwick), about 5.3 miles from Calverton. That centre handles roughly 7,140 tests per year, Data source: DVSA 2024-2025.
Nottingham (Colwick) has an overall pass rate of 40.6%, Data source: DVSA 2024-2025. Male candidates pass at 45.7% and female candidates at 35.8%, Data source: DVSA 2024-2025.
Colwick's 40.6% pass rate is below the national average of 47.3%, Data source: DVSA 2024-2025. Use this information to decide whether to book at Colwick or consider a nearby centre with a higher rate.
Ashfield, about 8.9 miles from Calverton, shows a higher pass rate of 53.9%, Data source: DVSA 2024-2025. Nottingham (Chilwell) is another option at 9.3 miles with a pass rate of 41.9%, Data source: DVSA 2024-2025.
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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.
Booking fee if matched: £18.99 to £34.99. Lesson payments go directly to your instructor.