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

Wellingborough sits in the East Midlands with a compact town centre and easy access to surrounding villages. Lessons here mix quiet residential streets with short stretches of faster A-roads, so you get a bit of everything early on. Local driving feels practical and no-nonsense, with regular commuter traffic around the station and market area. If you learn here you'll face typical town junctions, a few busy roundabouts, and short dual carriageway sections.

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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 Wellingborough

11

instructors we may be able to check for you

Jim
Rob Dalton
S
Phylip James

Manual coverage

9

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 £35 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

£35 to £42/hr

Average rating

5.0 / 5

Nearest test centre

Wellingborough

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.

Jim

Jim

Kettering

5.0
Automatic

Jim is a friendly, highly recommended automatic driving instructor based in Barton Seagrave, Kettering. He keeps lessons rela...

Evenings Weekends
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Rob Dalton

Rob

Northampton

5.0
Manual From £38/hr

Rob Dalton is a friendly, patient driving instructor based in Northampton. He's a fully qualified ADI with DVSA certification...

Evenings Weekends
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S

Shabir

Northampton

5.0
Automatic

Hi, I'm Shabir. I teach driving lessons with NonStop Driving School in Northampton, and I've helped hundreds of learners get ...

Evenings Weekends
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Phylip James

Phylip

Northampton

5.0
Manual + automatic

Phylip James runs PJ's Automatic Driving School in Northampton, and he's been helping people pass their test for over 15 year...

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Emma

Wellingborough

Manual From £35/hr

Emma Tindall is a friendly, professional driving instructor based in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. She's a DSA approved, ...

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Dumitru Guinea

Dumitru

Wellingborough

Manual From £42/hr

Dumitru Guinea is a fully qualified Government Approved Driving Instructor running his own independent LDC driving school. He...

Evenings Weekends
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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
Wellingborough
Visible instructors
11
Booking fee only
£18.99 to £34.99
Nearest test centre
Wellingborough

In Wellingborough

Local lesson prices currently range from £35 to £42 per hour, paid directly to your instructor.

The nearest test centre is Wellingborough with an overall pass rate of 50.0%.

Questions people ask

Finding a driving instructor in Wellingborough

How close is the Wellingborough DVSA test centre? +

The Wellingborough DVSA test centre is about 0.1 miles from the town centre, so it is within a short walk of many lesson areas. That proximity makes it easy to do a final familiarisation run from your instructor's usual routes.

What is the Wellingborough test centre pass rate? +

Wellingborough test centre has a 50% pass rate, Data source: DVSA, 2024-2025. That compares above the national average of 47.3%, Data source: DVSA, 2024-2025.

Why is there a big difference between male and female pass rates here? +

At Wellingborough the male pass rate is 60.3% while the female rate is 43.4%, Data source: DVSA, 2024-2025. The figures reflect outcomes at this centre and can be influenced by sample sizes, test bookings and the experience mix of candidates.

How many instructors are available in Wellingborough? +

There are two local instructors listed for Wellingborough, so options are limited compared with larger towns. Expect to book in advance and discuss availability for evening or weekend lessons early on.

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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.