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Some instructors covering Wokingham
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Yasmin
Yasmin is a patient and friendly driving instructor based in Reading, with over 10 years of experience helping learners gain confidence and independe…
Basil
If you learn with Basil, you'll get a patient, friendly instructor who's been teaching in the Camberley area since 2012. He's fully independent now, …
Neil
Neil Makwana runs 1st Choice Automatic Driving School in Maidenhead and teaches in a Lexus CT 200h. He specialises in automatic lessons and works wit…
Billie
Billie Smith has been on the DVSA Approved Register of Driving Instructors for 20 years, training drivers of all abilities across the southeast of En…
Mike
Mike is a DVSA Grade A driving instructor based to the east of Reading, with many years of experience. He offers manual lessons in Woodley, Earley an…
Brishna
Brishna is a friendly, fully qualified female driving instructor based in Reading. She gives automatic driving lessons across Reading and the surroun…
Matt
Matt Whatley runs QA Motoring School with a high first-time pass rate that's well above the national average. He's built his reputation on customer s…
Gabriella
Gabriella, or Gabs as her students call her, is a friendly female driving instructor based in Farnborough, Hampshire. She's been teaching people to d…
Helen
Helen is the driving instructor and founder of Surrey Downs Driving Academy, with over 20 years of experience. She keeps things calm and relaxed, and…
Jim
Jim runs Follow Us Driving School, an automatic-only driving school based in Reading. He's passionate about road safety and focuses on producing safe…
Paul
Hi, I'm Paul Clarke. I run Clarke's School of Motoring, and I'm a DSA approved driving instructor. I've been teaching people to drive around Camberle…
Ian
Ian Clark runs Pass 1st Time (Or 2nd), a driving school in Bracknell. He's a fully qualified instructor with years of experience, and he's got a real…
Learning to Drive in Wokingham
Wokingham feels like a commuter town with quiet residential streets and short stretches of country lanes nearby. Lessons here mix suburban driving with faster A-road practice, especially on the A329 and A329(M) towards Reading. You will often practise roundabout control and dual carriageway joins close to the M4 junctions. Expect steady traffic at peak times and quieter roads mid-morning and early afternoon.
Nearest Test Centre: Reading
The nearest DVSA test centre is Reading, about 6.4 miles from central Wokingham, so expect a short drive to your test. Reading runs around 12,072 tests a year, so slots can fill up at popular times, book early. The local pass rate at Reading is 46.3%, Data source: DVSA 2024-2025. Male and female pass rates there are 48.2% and 44.5% respectively, Data source: DVSA 2024-2025.
Data source: DVSA (2024-2025)
Pass Rate Analysis
Reading's pass rate of 46.3% sits slightly below the national average of 47.3%, Data source: DVSA 2024-2025. The male pass rate at Reading is 48.2% while the female rate is 44.5%, Data source: DVSA 2024-2025. Nearby Farnborough posts a higher 49.7% pass rate and Slough shows a lower 35.6% pass rate, Data source: DVSA 2024-2025. If you book outside peak times you may find different testing conditions between centres.
Local Driving Tips
Start lessons on quieter residential streets before moving to the A329 and A329(M) where you can practise merging and lane discipline. Spend time on the slip roads towards the M4 junction to build confidence with higher speeds and lane choices. Work on roundabout technique at major junctions in town and on the Gorse Ride and Finchampstead Road approaches. Practice bay parking in town centre car parks and doing observation checks on the A321 and side roads. Try lessons late morning to avoid weekday rush hour traffic through Emmbrook and Norreys.
Choosing an Instructor in Wokingham
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Getting Started
Apply for your provisional licence online or by post before you book lessons. Start with a few lessons to build basic control, then prepare and book your theory test ahead of the practical. When you book your practical test you will most likely go to Reading, roughly 6.4 miles away, so factor travel time into your plans.
Frequently Asked Questions
Last reviewed: February 2026
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