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

Solihull sits just east of Birmingham and feels like a large suburban town with busy commuter routes and quieter residential streets. Lessons here mix town-centre driving around Touchwood and Solihull station with faster sections near the M42. Local roads such as the A34 Stratford Road and Lode Lane give good practice for lane discipline and roundabout use. Many learners appreciate short journeys to the nearby Shirley 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 Solihull

11

instructors we may be able to check for you

DB
Saif Kabir
Pam
Jason M Thorne

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 £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

11 instructors

Typical price

£30 to £42/hr

Average rating

5.0 / 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.

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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Saif Kabir

Saif

Sandwell

5.0
Manual + automatic From £32/hr

Saif Kabir runs Saif Driving School, a friendly local driving school that's been awarded Best Local Driving School in Sandwel...

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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Tim Pidler

Tim

Solihull

Manual From £42/hr

Tim Pidler is a fully qualified Government Approved Driving Instructor running his own independent LDC driving school in Soli...

Weekends Intensive
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Jon Matthews

Jon

Solihull

Manual

Jon Matthews is a friendly, down-to-earth driving instructor based in Solihull. He's a fully qualified Government Approved Dr...

Intensive
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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
Solihull
Visible instructors
11
Booking fee only
£18.99 to £34.99
Nearest test centre
Birmingham (Shirley)

In Solihull

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 Solihull

How far is the nearest test centre from Solihull? +

The nearest DVSA test centre is Birmingham (Shirley), about 1.9 miles from central Solihull. It runs thousands of tests a year, so book ahead to secure your preferred date.

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

Birmingham (Shirley) has an overall pass rate of 43.6% (Data source: DVSA 2024-2025). The centre handled 6,722 tests in that data year.

How does Shirley's pass rate compare with the national average? +

Shirley's pass rate of 43.6% is below the national average of 47.3% (Data source: DVSA 2024-2025). Nearby centres such as South Yardley and Garretts Green report even lower rates in the same period (Data source: DVSA 2024-2025).

Are there differences in pass rates by gender at Shirley? +

Yes, male candidates at Birmingham (Shirley) have a pass rate of 45.9% and female candidates 41.2% (Data source: DVSA 2024-2025). These figures come from the same DVSA data year.

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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.