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

Tameside mixes busy town centres and fast commuter routes. You'll find Ashton-under-Lyne, Hyde and Stalybridge all within short drives, with frequent traffic on Manchester Road and the M60 corridors. Local driving has a mix of residential streets, market-day parking and busier radials into Manchester. Lessons here often cover both quiet roads and heavier A-road junctions.

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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 Tameside

12

instructors we may be able to check for you

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DB
Mark Evans
Saif Kabir

Manual coverage

12

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 £30 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

£30 to £37/hr

Average rating

4.9 / 5

Nearest test centre

Birmingham (Kingstanding)

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.

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Sunny

Tipton

5.0
Manual + automatic From £35/hr

Sunny is a friendly, patient driving instructor based in Tipton. He's been teaching for years and has helped over a thousand ...

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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Mark Evans

Mark

Dudley

5.0
Manual + automatic From £37/hr

Mark Evans runs iPass Driving School and is a fully qualified Approved Driving Instructor (ADI) with over thirteen years' exp...

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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Debbie

Debbie

Brierley Hill

5.0
Manual

Debbie is a calm, patient driving instructor based in Brierley Hill. She gets to know what you want from your lessons and goe...

Weekends Nervous learners
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How it works here

You tell us the shape of the lessons. We do the chasing.

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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.

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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.

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

In Tameside

Local lesson prices currently range from £30 to £37 per hour, paid directly to your instructor.

The nearest test centre is Birmingham (Kingstanding) with an overall pass rate of 40.7%.

Questions people ask

Finding a driving instructor in Tameside

How close is the nearest driving test centre to Tameside? +

The nearest DVSA test centre is Birmingham (Kingstanding), about 1.2 miles from central Tameside. It's often the most convenient option for practical tests and lessons that mirror local routes.

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

Birmingham (Kingstanding) has a pass rate of 40.7%, Data source: DVSA 2024-2025. That figure is below the national average of 47.3%, Data source: DVSA 2024-2025.

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

Yes, at Kingstanding male candidates pass at 44.5% while female candidates pass at 36.7%, Data source: DVSA 2024-2025. The gap suggests different performance patterns on local routes and junctions.

Which nearby test centres should I consider if Kingstanding is full? +

You can try Birmingham (Sutton Coldfield) about 2.7 miles away or Birmingham (Wyndley) about 3.6 miles away. Sutton Coldfield currently records a pass rate of 47.6% while Wyndley is at 38.6%, 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.

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Booking fee if matched: £18.99 to £34.99. Lesson payments go directly to your instructor.