Carl
Kidderminster
Carl Brookes is a friendly, professional driving instructor based in the Kidderminster and Droitwich areas. He runs Carl Broo...
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Learning to drive in Himley mixes quiet village roads with quick trips into Dudley and Wolverhampton. Himley Hall and its surrounding lanes give you calm practice space away from heavy traffic. You will also need to get used to short stretches on the A449 when you head towards town. Local lessons often include both rural lanes and busier urban junctions.
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 Himley
12
instructors we may be able to check for you
Manual coverage
10
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 £32 to £37 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
£32 to £37/hr
Average rating
4.7 / 5
Nearest test centre
Dudley
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.
Kidderminster
Carl Brookes is a friendly, professional driving instructor based in the Kidderminster and Droitwich areas. He runs Carl Broo...
Hampton
Jules is a Grade A driving instructor and the owner of Eco Driving School. She has years of experience helping learners reach...
Tipton
Sunny is a friendly, patient driving instructor based in Tipton. He's been teaching for years and has helped over a thousand ...
Dudley
Mark Evans runs iPass Driving School and is a fully qualified Approved Driving Instructor (ADI) with over thirteen years' exp...
Sandwell
Saif Kabir runs Saif Driving School, a friendly local driving school that's been awarded Best Local Driving School in Sandwel...
Brierley Hill
Debbie is a calm, patient driving instructor based in Brierley Hill. She gets to know what you want from your lessons and goe...
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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 Himley
Local lesson prices currently range from £32 to £37 per hour, paid directly to your instructor.
The nearest test centre is Dudley with an overall pass rate of 44.9%.
Questions people ask
Dudley test centre is about 3.6 miles from Himley, a short drive into Dudley town centre. It runs around 10,474 tests a year, so expect standard DVSA procedures on test day.
Dudley has a pass rate of 44.9% (Data source: DVSA (2024-2025)). Male pass rate is 50.7% and female pass rate is 40.2% (Data source: DVSA (2024-2025)).
The national average is 47.3%, while Dudley is 44.9%, so Dudley is a bit below the national figure (Data source: DVSA (2024-2025)). Nearby Wolverhampton is closer to the national average at 47.5% (Data source: DVSA (2024-2025)).
Wednesbury shows a pass rate of 32.8% which is lower than Dudley and Wolverhampton (Data source: DVSA (2024-2025)). Local route difficulty, candidate mix and test demand can influence pass rates, so results can vary by centre.
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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.