Our Streetly instructors offer a range of services including manual and automatic lessons, intensive courses, and flexible scheduling to fit around your commitments. Compare prices, read genuine student reviews, and find an instructor who matches your needs and budget.
Best Driving Instructors in Streetly
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Muhammad Shahnawaz
Muhammad Shahnawaz is a DVSA-approved driving instructor in Birmingham and runs LetMeDrive's practical training. He focuses on intensive and semi-int…
Mark Evans
Mark Evans runs iPass Driving School and is a fully qualified Approved Driving Instructor (ADI) with over thirteen years' experience. He teaches acro…
Aky
Aky is a fully qualified driving instructor with years of experience teaching learners in and around the Black Country. He offers both manual and aut…
Steve
Steve is a calm, friendly driving instructor with 1st Choice Driving Academy. His learners often pass first time and quite a few have passed with zer…
Faz
Faz is a DVSA fully qualified driving instructor with Get Set Drive School of Motoring, a friendly family-run driving school based in Dudley. He keep…
Amirul
Amirul is a DVSA-registered driving instructor with Think Safety Driving School in Birmingham. His pupils often mention his calm, patient teaching st…
Andy
Andy has over 37 years of driving experience and offers professional manual driving lessons in Chesterfield and the surrounding areas. He's calm, pat…
Ian
Ian has been teaching people to drive for 25 years and works with New Whittington Driving School in Chesterfield. He has a very high pass rate, thank…
Lee Antony
Lee Antony is a fully qualified driving instructor based in Tipton. He runs the Lee Antony Driving School, which has a lively Facebook page with 941 …
Rouf
Rouf runs RDS Driving School and has spent many years teaching learner drivers across the West Midlands. Based in Birmingham, he is known for offerin…
Lee Brookes
Lee Brookes is a friendly DVSA-approved driving instructor based in Dudley with more than eight years' experience as an ADI. Born and bred in the Bla…
Learning to Drive in Streetly
Streetly sits on the edge of north Birmingham and has a suburban feel with short residential streets and quick routes into the city. Local lessons tend to mix quiet roads for manoeuvres with busier stretches toward Sutton Coldfield and Kingstanding. There are 11 local instructors offering tuition, so you can usually find different styles and schedules. Expect typical West Midlands traffic at peak times, and plenty of roundabouts on test routes.
Nearest Test Centre: Birmingham (Wyndley)
The nearest DVSA test centre is Birmingham (Wyndley), about 2.3 miles from Streetly, roughly a 10 to 20 minute drive depending on traffic. Tests are held regularly, with 1,929 tests recorded in the year given. Expect both suburban roads and busier approaches near Birmingham on the test routes. Birmingham (Wyndley) has a pass rate of 38.6%, with male and female splits of 43.7% and 34.1% respectively, Data source: DVSA 2024-2025.
Data source: DVSA (2024-2025)
Pass Rate Analysis
Birmingham (Wyndley) records a pass rate of 38.6%, below the national average of 47.3%, Data source: DVSA 2024-2025. Nearby centres vary, with Birmingham (Kingstanding) at 40.7% and Birmingham (Sutton Coldfield) at 47.6%, Data source: DVSA 2024-2025. The male pass rate at Wyndley is 43.7% and the female rate is 34.1%, showing a clear gap in outcomes locally, Data source: DVSA 2024-2025. That spread suggests practising on busier approaches and roundabouts used around Sutton Coldfield may help.
Local Driving Tips
Start lessons on quiet residential roads and work up to the busier routes into Birmingham and Sutton Coldfield. Practise left and right turns at junctions and roundabouts you will meet on test routes, and rehearse bay parking in small car parks. Time your lessons to include a rush hour session, so you get used to heavier traffic and queues. Keep your observations sharp approaching junctions and roundabouts, and practise controlled stops on slight hills if you can.
Choosing an Instructor in Streetly
Look for an instructor who knows local test routes around Birmingham (Wyndley), Kingstanding and Sutton Coldfield and who offers mock tests. Ask about pass rates for former pupils and request a lesson plan that covers busier approaches as well as quiet streets. With 11 instructors in Streetly you should be able to compare prices and teaching styles before committing. Expect to pay around £35 per hour on average locally.
Lesson Costs in Streetly
Average lesson cost in Streetly is about 35 per hour. Prices vary with instructor experience, vehicle type, and whether you buy block-booked lessons or single hours.
Getting Started
Apply for a provisional licence, then book your theory test and hazard perception to get those out of the way before too many practical lessons. Start lessons with a local instructor and gradually add sessions on busier roads toward Birmingham and Sutton Coldfield. When your instructor feels you are ready, book the practical test at Birmingham (Wyndley) or a nearby centre.
Frequently Asked Questions
Last reviewed: February 2026