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

Dorridge is a quiet suburban village in the West Midlands with a compact high street and a train station that brings commuter traffic. Lessons here mean a mix of calm residential streets and short trips onto busier routes towards Shirley and Birmingham. There are only five local instructors, so you often get more one-to-one attention than in larger towns. Lesson styles tend to focus on junction control and town-centre parking near the station.

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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 Dorridge

12

instructors we may be able to check for you

Issy
Tim Walsh
DB
Pam

Manual coverage

12

Automatic coverage

4

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 £30 to £42 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

£30 to £42/hr

Average rating

4.9 / 5

Nearest test centre

Birmingham (Shirley)

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.

Issy

Issy

Warwick

5.0
Manual + automatic

Issy is a friendly, down-to-earth driving instructor based in Warwick and Leamington Spa. He's been teaching for a while and ...

Evenings Weekends
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Tim Walsh

Tim

Warwick

5.0
Manual

Tim Walsh is a friendly and patient driving instructor based in Warwick. He's got many years of professional driving experien...

Evenings Weekends
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DB

Debbie

Solihull

5.0
Manual

Debbie Blagg is a very experienced driving instructor in Solihull and has run Debi B's Driving School since 1999. She's frien...

Evenings Weekends
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Pam

Pam

West Midlands

5.0
Manual + automatic From £33/hr

Pam's helped over 100 students get on the road, with many passing first time. Based in the West Midlands, she's known for bui...

Evenings Weekends
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Jason M Thorne

Jason

Solihull

5.0
Manual

Jason M Thorne is a fully qualified and DSA registered driving instructor based in Solihull. He's been teaching for years and...

Evenings Motorway
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Bal

Bal

Warwickshire

4.5
Manual + automatic From £40/hr

Bal has been teaching people to drive for over 35 years. He is calm, patient and explains things in a way that makes sense, w...

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
Dorridge
Visible instructors
12
Booking fee only
£18.99 to £34.99
Nearest test centre
Birmingham (Shirley)

In Dorridge

Local lesson prices currently range from £30 to £42 per hour, paid directly to your instructor.

The nearest test centre is Birmingham (Shirley) with an overall pass rate of 43.6%.

Questions people ask

Finding a driving instructor in Dorridge

How many driving instructors are there in Dorridge? +

There are five local instructors listed for Dorridge. That means fewer choices than in larger towns, so check availability early if you need weekend or evening lessons.

Which test centre will I use from Dorridge and how far is it? +

Most learners from Dorridge use Birmingham (Shirley), which is about 3.4 miles away. The drive typically takes 10 to 20 minutes outside rush hour and the centre runs around 6,722 tests a year.

What is the pass rate at Birmingham (Shirley)? +

Birmingham (Shirley) has a 43.6% pass rate, Data source: DVSA 2024-2025. This is below the national average of 47.3%, Data source: DVSA 2024-2025, so local preparation on Shirley routes helps.

Are there big differences between male and female pass rates locally? +

At Birmingham (Shirley) male candidates pass at 45.9% while female candidates pass at 41.2%, Data source: DVSA 2024-2025. Those splits mirror small local variations seen at other nearby centres.

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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.