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How much do you pay for driving lessons currently?

Posted by Salmonhustler@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 338 comments

instructor wants to charge £37, that seems like a lot for an hour or is that just the normal rate these days?

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dartiss@reddit

For God's sake, the first two answers are "I live in Australia" and "I don't know, I passed years ago", the latter of those sounding like a crappy Amazon "Ask a Customer" answer 😆 A quick check shows [the RAC stating](https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/learning-to-drive/how-much-does-it-cost-to-learn-to-drive/) it costs around £25-£30 an hour. But [another site shows](https://www.passmefast.co.uk/resources/learning-to-drive/driving-lesson-rates) £35 is most common, with 5% of instructors charging the kind of cost you've seen. Unless you're living in London (in which case that cost may be pretty usual) it may be worth shopping around. Having said all that, none of these costs are fully up-to-date and with the way cost of living and inflation is going, that may be the going rate right now.
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Sphealwithme@reddit

Average where I am is apparently around £40+ an hour, even higher for an automatic, which I was looking to do. Was hoping to start this year but really not sure I can afford to.
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Hal_Fenn@reddit

I can believe that. It was £25 when I learnt 15 years ago which would be £38 adjusting for inflation.
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Tyeboi12@reddit

It was £25 an hour when I learnt only 5 years ago
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CabinetOk4838@reddit

It’s was £22 an hour when I learned in 1994.
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crankgirl@reddit

£15 p/h in 1992.
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MultipleScoregasm@reddit

£10 per hour for me in 1990!
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Birdman_of_Upminster@reddit

£5 in 1982
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PeterTheDeveloper@reddit

We didn't have pounds 200 BC. We paid in fish.
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J1D2A3@reddit

Wow, based on this data set, rates really stagnated - 120% increase between 1990 and 1994 with a further 14% over the next 24 years.
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spaceshipcommander@reddit

It was £22 when I learnt 12 years ago but I got it for £20 for block booking
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chessplayer9030@reddit

It was £2 an hour when I learnt 5 minutes ago
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peach_clouds@reddit

£23 an hour when I was taking lessons 6 years
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Cuznatch@reddit

Same, in SE London/Kent border. I paid £22 an hour for ~10 hours of lessons in 2006, then never carried on. My partner paid £35 an hour in Norfolk this year. The increase is mental. She did go with one she liked/trusted rather than the cheapest, but even still.
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KSabs69@reddit

My main instructor in reading area charged abt 35 if i remember correctly, and i had one in uxbridge which i think was even less, like below 30. This wouldve been in late 2021
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Bitter_Hawk1272@reddit

You got rinsed. £17 10 years ago.
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Hal_Fenn@reddit

Not really just an expensive part of the country.
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DrDarragoon@reddit

I think I had a really nice driving instructor then, he was charging me £35 for 2 lessons 7 years ago
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Yermawsyerdaisntit@reddit

Thats cheaper than mine from 20 years ago at £18 an hour lol
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HGV-Training@reddit

Our prices at Craig Baker Driver Training are £40ph we also have people that tell us they cant afford it so we offer them a lesson every other week instead of every week and this sometimes makes it easier for them to afford, of course it will take longer to learn but its better than not at all, just an idea for you ​ [Driving Lessons Wigan](https://www.cbakerdt.co.uk/driver-training/carlessons/car-lessons.html)
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lemonbettareitnol@reddit

wait shouldn't it be cheaper for an automatic. There is less to teach
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TemporaryInfamous669@reddit

It’s apparently not easier to drive an automatic…. I’ve been told. Anyway the instructors are teaching you the road rules.
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lemonbettareitnol@reddit

They are teaching you the road rules and how to control the car. And anyone who tells you it's not easier to drive an automatic is full of shit. There is a reason you can't drive a manual if you do a test in an automatic but can drive an automatic if you do a test in a manual. An automatic is easier. If you take away one of the factors you have to account for things become easier. How could anyone suggest it's not.
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PassiveTheme@reddit

Plus, if you learn in an automatic, you'll test in an automatic which will only allow you to drive automatics. There's not only less to learn, you're also getting an inferior product
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MultipleScoregasm@reddit

But far less Demand I imagine, so probably the car sits idle for longer. Also the costs to insure and service are a bit higher with Autos.
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ambluebabadeebadadi@reddit

Maybe the cost of the car or insurance is higher?
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lemonbettareitnol@reddit

They might have higher costs but honestly so what, they are providing less value. It's scummy to charge more
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Sphealwithme@reddit

This is what I thought. I might be missing something, but it doesn’t seem very fair.
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lemonbettareitnol@reddit

I imagine it's because the car costs them more so they are passing the costs on. But they are literally providing a less valuable service so its bull
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shes-a-princess@reddit

Maybe it takes less time to learn? So they wanna get their moneys worth? Only reason I can think of. Still ridiculous.
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2fast2bad@reddit

Do you know why it's higher for an Automatic ?
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shes-a-princess@reddit

My guess is it takes less time to learn so they wanna get their moneys worth.
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Sphealwithme@reddit

I’m honestly not entirely sure? I’ve heard it could be because the cars are less common or fewer people want to learn in one, but it’s not super convincing.
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LeMaharaj@reddit

Why automatic? Cars are going that way but deffo better to be able to drive both
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Sphealwithme@reddit

Partially because the two cars I’d most likely to practice in outside of any lessons and drive once I’m able are both automatic. Also because between dyspraxia and an anxiety disorder I’d rather minimize stress as much as possible. I agree though, being able to do both would be best ultimately.
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Nir91@reddit

Crazy. I paid £40 for 2 hours about 10 years ago.
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HoopBel@reddit

I bought a horse and cart for 60 shillings 100 years ago
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OffMyDave@reddit

I mean I paid 35 quid back in 2007 so I'd say 38 an hour today is pretty cheap
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Tomm1998@reddit

You got absolutely ripped off
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ReplicatedSun@reddit

I paid £23 an hour in 2017
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umognog@reddit

Just to further context, I was £18/lesson in 2000. Minimum wage was also £4.30/hour for 18 year olds so with £10+ now, paying at least double for a lesson works out fair imo.
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dark_fairy_skies@reddit

£10+ is minimum wage for over 25's. 18-20 is £7.49
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Automatic_Data9264@reddit

It's absolutely criminal companies get away with paying people less due to their age.
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dinosaur_dev@reddit

Sounds about right my daughter pays £33 , which she can't really afford on her apprenticeship so has had to take a weekend job to pay for them.
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lodav22@reddit

Son passed in Jan this year and his lessons were either £35 per lesson or he could buy ten at a time for £320.00.
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JimXVX@reddit

Seems about right. Keep in mind many instructors still seem to be catching up from the Covid restrictions so have massive waiting lists i.e. it’s a sellers’ market right now.
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LeanOnGreen@reddit

Passed in 2021. Intensive course. £1300 for 48 hours = £27/hour including test. (Did my theory seperately)
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Critchley94@reddit

Which provider did you use? The intensive courses i’m looking at are twice as much!
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LeanOnGreen@reddit

Just a local driving school!
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carbonatedcats@reddit

I passed a couple months ago. £33 per hour, in Leeds.
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Dazzling-Landscape41@reddit

Wales - £35 ph
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FloppyWaffleMan@reddit

Paid £275 for 10 hours in 2020, driving instructor said due to Covid it was £325 for 10 hours in 2021 but because I started before Covid he kept me on the same rate. The backlog for learners due to Covid was massive
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BMK_LU@reddit

Year 1999 - £14 a lesson
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Foxidale3216@reddit

My dad is an instructor and he charges £34
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darkandtwisty99@reddit

driving instructors are in very high demand at the moment because of the fact that no one could take lessons/tests during lockdown so they have a huge backlog and a lot of the good ones have very long waiting lists if i had people queueing at the door a year in advance for lessons i’d charge more too to be fair
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Awaken_somnambulist@reddit

£35 in the Midlands few months ago. He was asking for £40 if I needed to take further lesson after my test if I was unsuccessful.
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New_Mathematician352@reddit

The dad of my daughters best mate is a driving instructor. He charges £35/hour and has a deal for 10 hours (don’t recall what it is though) He’s a member of a FB driving instructor group and he’s very middle of the road compared to what others claim they charge in said group. Obviously location and local competition will vary the price
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mp4_12c@reddit

These sound alright... I remember I was paying £25-30 ish in 2017!
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GingerbreadMary@reddit

Is the lesson a full hour? Seems that some are 50 minutes?
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DeemonPankaik@reddit

My partner paid £25-30 an hour in the Midlands and £30-35 in the south east last year
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Antique-Ad48@reddit

Trying to find an instructor is the problem…
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CECowps@reddit

Currently learning at £30 p/h. Went up like a tenner after covid because of instructor shortage in the area.
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KonaTat@reddit

Got to remember, it's not only there time you're paying for, it is also insurance, fuel cost and upkeep of the car cost. Also you could end up damaging their car, or in the worse case have a crash that puts them out of work for a while. It would be like asking a footballer to work min wage, what are they gonna do if they get injured?
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tribble0001@reddit

Mobile phone, website (if they have one), lease of the car, specialist insurance, fuel, franchise (if they are on one), membership of professional bodies, CPD, renewal of badge (every four years), wear and tear on the vehicle if you own it, stationary, teaching and record keeping apps, book keeping fees and sundries. Yep, running a business sucks. I leased my cars, they can pay for servicing and problems. I wasn't on a franchise, which can be expensive.
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Acceptable-Floor-265@reddit

My Step mum did it for like 30 years, it worked but then she also had my dad doing all the accounts and registration stuff (ex financial advisor). They seemed to do fine but come retirement it was rather meagre considering their careers.
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tribble0001@reddit

I've just retired, I can relate to that.
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Acceptable-Floor-265@reddit

He was medically, fucked. Retired and suddenly all the support fucked off and was paid by the meagre allowance. Took like a 10k a year bath by retiring. It is surprising how little we give people who may have spent years in RAF, Merchant Navy etc and then get sick. Was far more when he was "looking for a job" v being retired and I have been fucked over by JSA repeatedly. My brother is on PIP or whatever it is now, I have no idea how, he did a 30 day walking challenge, can drive and has no mental issues, just a back thats not as bad as mine and presumably less moral issues about lying.
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tribble0001@reddit

My god it's like a mirror. Early 2020 fucked me over and then the lockdowns hit. There is only enough keyworker students to go around so my business debts grew and my health needed to come first. Now I'm also a bit fucked, four or five herniated discs in my back, depression, a hip that doesn't want to comply with hip things,and a lot of other issues, and all I get is carers allowance for my daughter. We just lost a shed load of money per month so we also barely survive at the moment.
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Acceptable-Floor-265@reddit

Thats way worse than my back is by the sound of it and I just got my probation extended by 3 months cos eczema left me bleeding on the keyboard. Decision made after I worked with a broken toe (my 4th somehow, 1st at this place). That is so many discs, I have L4/5 and 5/6 I think, gave up keeping track. 5 MRI's confirm whatever tho. I hate how we treat people unable to work, I'm soon to be a higher rate tax payer and would rather pay for 1000 people claiming falsely than 1 misssed out. Sadly it is the opposite way around, I know people with MS who were rejected cos given an hour they made it the 200m to school with their kid cos they knew they had to go to school and would not let them down. Healthcare is fucked, especially now after over a decade of a specific party making it so. My SO cannot work, for reasons (not MS). Cos they struggle and make it they are denied. We need a far better social healthcare network and support network, unfortunately part of my work is ensuring funding for this, it is heart breaking how many are not supported. My MIL is worse off because of it, that should not be enough to turn someones opinion but for a lot that is the case. Not my problem etc. We once ruled the world, yay us for basically crimes against humanity? The one thing we had was good healthcare, now that is being taken away. I may have private but most people do not, it makes me so fucking angry. I want me, my kids, my SO, my neighbours, everyone in the world to have better than they do. But its stacked against everyone. I am not religious, the one thing I saw that made sense to me was leave the world better than you found it, make a positive impression. Your name is not important, your impact is. I made plenty of money fucking about with financial crap but I made a billion times more impact ensuring the local homeless shelters funding was secured via sorting out support worker funding. I do direct donations where I can, my mum dear of her thought I meant meet the people concerned, I did not of course since well all the ethical and cringe of this. She just thought they want to help cos she was rather shielded. Makes more effort than me but just did not consider it. I just wanted to do direct cos it was not corporately messed about with but I knowledge to address this while she is retired and has the time. Went to a womens shelter in the end with kids toys and stuff, not new, but loads we had accumulated spare. It went down well, my kids know how lucky they are, some more than others as we were better off as I was. Local homeless place gave me my shot, paid me well, made me investigate the issues. I was not homeless but I could help and it helped me having experience. A friends friend died from related issues, in "my" area, they actually hated each other and had been at odds for some years but they cried when they died. We still send a donation anonymously in their name to support people with similar mental health problems. I know this is also out of sight for some, I donated money, fuck I could not imagine that years ago, we were on survival mode. It happens, I also know those with less than me donated more, time, money or otherwise. Tesco maybe a fucked up corporation but every little does help.
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techno-ninja@reddit

I paid £70 for 2 hours a week in an automatic
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ikiteimasu@reddit

That’s cheap enough I’d say. I paid £65 for 1.5hr lessons back in 2015….
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Powerful-Network-530@reddit

A fiver in 1982! (Boomer here)
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paddyton@reddit

Omg! £26…but that was 3 yr ago.
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picklespark@reddit

I pay £36 per hour so not unusual I think
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_wonky_@reddit

I’ve just passed my driving test, and was paying £38 an hour.
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EmeraldIbis@reddit

It's crazy how much prices have increased. Back in 2010 I was paying £20/hour, which was about average but still felt very expensive!
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Jezza135@reddit

Something that’s even crazier is I used to pay £23ph and that was in 2018 seems to of sky rocketed since covid
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ChihuahuaMammaNPT@reddit

Similar to me 2009 I was paying £180 for 10 lessons
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JealousNetwork@reddit

Similar price in 2014 in east midland for me
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ChihuahuaMammaNPT@reddit

This cost of living crises and literally everything going up on price is frightening isn't it
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RGP111197@reddit

Same for me. Was £19 an hour when bulk booking in Newcastle 2014
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Hal_Fenn@reddit

I honestly don't think it's gone up that much. Adjusting for inflation that £20 in 2010 is £29 now and the price has always varied massively depending on where you live, I had to pay £25 back in 08 and that was the going rate around us.
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Scary-Try3023@reddit

Yeah my mates in 2011/2012 paid around the same. I feel like my grandad now when I look at the lesson prices and it's pretty much double, I keep saying "back in my day" 😂.
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Pengtingcalledme@reddit

How many lessons did you have in total?
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_wonky_@reddit

Probably about 40 2hr lessons
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Pengtingcalledme@reddit

How many times a week? Sorry, I'm think of taking lessons and I just wanted a rough timeline. I know everyone is different but it is still nice to know.
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_wonky_@reddit

I did roughly 6 months of weekly lessons, then took my test which I failed. Then did another 6 months of a lesson every 2 weeks until my test which I passed.
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CompactDesk@reddit

What car you getting?
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Zestyclose_Key_6964@reddit

Whatever I can steal most easily
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MrHoricot@reddit

steal at a car from someone who just did a weeks shopping Just saying
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blazetrail77@reddit

Free gift inside
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MrHoricot@reddit

If you open easy single cheese slices you can frisbee them at things or people. They stick lol
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stewis@reddit

Ahh a Kia then.
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gogul1980@reddit

Ah crap are kia easy to steal? Might have to up my security then!
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stewis@reddit

I don't drive myself but I seem to remember a lot of fuss early this year about KIA's and Hyundai's being nicked recently. Not sure if its just a US thing though.
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StationFar6396@reddit

Range Rover eh? Fancy!
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West_Yorkshire@reddit

r/notopbutokay
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404-N0tFound@reddit

Probably a Little Tikes Cozy Coupe.
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_wonky_@reddit

I already have a 2001 Mini Cooper. I’m driving that
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Lower_Positive_5070@reddit

Congrats 🥳
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_wonky_@reddit

Thanks!
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Ok-Explorer22@reddit

I have to suck him off for 1 two hour lesson. He has said if I'll let him bum me I get 20 hours but I dunno, I'm not gay
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BaseIcy7555@reddit

I learnt 5 years ago in a larger city and found it was £35 per hour ish unless I bought in blocks of 5 or 10 hours.
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MultipleScoregasm@reddit

I paid £250 for 15 hours last year for my son. Your's does seem a little expensive. I suppose it depends where you live. I live in a small village in rural Norfolk and the Instructor lives about 5 doors down.
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Throwawayjk18@reddit

£40 for a 2 hour lesson when I learned about 7-8 years ago, it was cheaper it booked in blocks, like £35 for a 2 hour lesson if you booked 10hrs for example
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WhiteyLovesHotSauce@reddit

I paid £180 for 10 x 1hr lessons. This was in 2007 mind. Motorcycle license I paid £700 for 5 days intensive course.
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WarbossBoneshredda@reddit

I've just passed and was paying £50 for 90 minutes, so that feels right.
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AngryMonk00@reddit

Half Zip Of Funky and a cheeky Blowy 👍💪
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pharmer25@reddit

Passed last year in November, I paid £300 per 10 hours but I several instructors in my area were charging 40 quid an hour back then
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SerendipitousCrow@reddit

£35 for an hour's lesson or £60 for a two hour with my instructor in Bucks
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broadsky15@reddit

I just booked my lessons and it cost me £90 for two hours
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ab_2404@reddit

£29 a hour which is quite reasonable
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tobi1k@reddit

I paid £42/hour and passed four months ago, £37 seems fair .
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Ok_Patient809@reddit

Daughter had lessons 2 years ago that cost £24 each
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jonadryan2020@reddit

I’m paying 35/h :(
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Paul8219@reddit

£40ph - Glasgow
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LeonardoW9@reddit

It was £35 when I passed in March, so no surprises there.
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anythingpickledisfab@reddit

I think that’s reasonable (well not reasonable but the price it is unfortunately) I was paying £36 an hour in 2021 and my instructor said it Was cheap because some people were charging £50. Soon most people gonna be priced out of learning especially if you wait to do it/have a family/rent etc. I did two hour lessons a week costing just under £300 a month or a weeks pay for me But it was worth every penny, now my car makes me skint so it’s training really 😂
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litetaker@reddit

That seems on par with what my instructor charged (£35 per hour). Stuff is going up in price these days. Note that this was last year from about October to January this year and in London.
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call-me-king@reddit

£37 is what my son pays. Only have the choice of 2 up here so it’s not bad considering.
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Mysterious-Move633@reddit

£60 for 90 mins
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CheeseyKnobb@reddit

My mum is an automatic instructor and charges £37.50 for an hour lesson
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the_fourth_child@reddit

I did mine 8 years ago and they were about £30, that’s a completely reasonable price
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LeXiMoLe97@reddit

I passed in feb and was paying £32 an hour
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pmc_19@reddit

Some amount of money involved now in passing hour test. Talking about 300 for a block of 10 right away. A lot of people will need more. Your theory, pay for the test and have to pay a double lesson aswell really before the test cause using the car. I was £100 for my test I’m sure with the double lesson. Not even sure what it would be the now.
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MoreGarlicBread@reddit

Did 2 lessons to get the basics (£35 each) then my mum taught me in her car
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chonkyclouds@reddit

I pay £30 an hour and I know my instructor is cheap. She considered charging £45/hour for a while but decided against it. Some instructors do charge that much, if not more. So £37/hour isn't out of the ordinary to me sadly! It's not cheap learning at the moment.
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LIZ-Truss-nipple@reddit

Crazy times. When I was a teenager it was £12 a hour for a driving license and £50 for a decent lady of the night. Crazy to think a driving license costs nearly as much now.
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2fast2bad@reddit

I've had top level at £150 an hour.
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Acceptable-Floor-265@reddit

And we had to drive those cars uphill both ways.
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JealousNetwork@reddit

You sure it was a lady?
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LIZ-Truss-nipple@reddit

If it wasn’t it was close enough
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Cabbagecatss@reddit

Lmaooo 💀
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blazetrail77@reddit

Would only consider £45 if the instructor was more available and attentive towards you, the learner. Biggest issue is getting a hold of them even if you've paid upfront.
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GirthySlongOwner69@reddit

Look at a crash course. One of the few great decisions I’ve made. I went from never having driven a car to passed in 2 weeks (10 4-hour days). Cost me about £1000.00 including test about 8 years ago.
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Rap-oleon_Bonaparte@reddit

25-40 was about the range earlier this year when I was looking, higher end for manual.
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london_phd@reddit

Interesting. Why would manual be higher?
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Rap-oleon_Bonaparte@reddit

Automatic is higher I mean, just as cars more expensive
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london_phd@reddit

That’s what I would’ve thought. Autos are more expensive so higher price.
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Rap-oleon_Bonaparte@reddit

Yeah and those kitted out two control style for driving lessons rarer/more expensive still
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Dragonfruit7837@reddit

But kitting it out as a dual control is a lot cheaper as it’s only acc and brake
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LIZ-Truss-nipple@reddit

It’s not the cost of the car it’s the fact less people want to learn auto so the instructor has to travel greater distances between lessons
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Bullet4MyEnemy@reddit

Also that generally it’ll take a lot less lessons to pass auto because the hard bit is just gone.
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2fast2bad@reddit

These instructors should be wearing a mask !
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MacDonaldKe@reddit

Ex -instructor here. I was 23 an hour around 11 years ago. I have friends charging 30 an hour in Edinburgh. 60 for 90minutes in West Lothian. Maybe time to re-certify.
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ElonH@reddit

I was taking lessons about 2 years ago and paid £30 an hour
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aliasif87@reddit

I paid £15 an hour 15 years ago. Took 4 lessons and passed in first attempt. Good ol'days.
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Dragonfruit7837@reddit

Depends where you are £30 in Newcastle and sunderland
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poppyoxymoron@reddit

I paid 34£ an hour . I live in rural wales. I passed in January. I had a one off lesson in 2019 which was £24. I think it’s just the price of petrol + insurance etc. my instructor said that he spends up to £10,000 on car maintenance each year. Stuff like new tires, getting things fixed and clutch replacements if needs be. I think that it’s just expensive. Defo worth the money in the end tho
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penjt@reddit

Just passed my test, I've been paying £35 an hour in the East of England
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victorybeans@reddit

Yep, mine are £36 a lesson and that's with mates rates
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5tr4wb3rryJAM@reddit

I'm in SW England and pay £32 an hour. The last one I was with only charged £26 but he was terrible and used to shout at me all the time.
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Corssoff@reddit

I passed my driving test 5 weeks ago in Bournemouth, my instructor charged £35 an hour or £32 an hour if you book a block of 10 hours.
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maxo458@reddit

Just cycling this point
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divorcedhansmoleman@reddit

If driving teachers all started using electric cars, would it become cheaper to learn? As wouldn’t have to pay for expensive fuel. Surely it’ll be going that way anyway the next few years?
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Loudsituation10@reddit

Mine were £33 for an hour
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SubstanceKind8270@reddit

Pack of 10 lessons cost me £270
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Ange_Postcodelottery@reddit

I paid £22 per hour in July-December 2020. I assume prices have gone up since then due to how much demand there is for tests after the 2nd lockdown.
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Objective_Eggplant77@reddit

35 /hour in Preston this year
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Mousey_Belle_1996@reddit

35 for an hrs lesson.
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Shot-Breakfast-9157@reddit

I'm 30 and still can't drive and it's really stressing me out. I've had 2 instructors in London and around 30 lessons but I feel I got nowhere with the first one and the second one was a man who kept saying things that made me uncomfortable. Feel I've sunk lots of monet into it and got nowhere. It's like 64 for 2 hours which is quite a lot. I didn't know whether to take the hit and do an intensive course. As I'm in London I do no driving in between so I feel I forget quite a lot in-between lessons. I have ADHD and dyslexia so I find driving quite difficult
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tribble0001@reddit

I wish I was still teaching because you were the sort of student I loved teaching. Search for instructors who specialise in SEND, they are out there. The Queen Elizabeth Fund, provide training for instructors to further their skills with SEN. I taught students with ADHD, ASD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalcia, ADD, and a lot of parents came to me specifically to teach their children. And I was very open and honest with people on their costs (if it was going to take a while) and if they should switch to auto. However, my wife is 42 and still can't drive. Neither can her parents and one of her sisters. For some people, they just don't need to learn.
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Shot-Breakfast-9157@reddit

I wish you were still teaching too, you sound amazing. I get so embarrassed and feel stupid continually forgetting my left and right or struggling to follow several instructions at once. I think I need to find a very patient instructor who still pushes me!
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tribble0001@reddit

A quick hack: It isn't left or right, it's your side and my side. So, we're taking the next road on your side of the car. At the end of the road we'll be turning to my side of the car. The slowly bring in my side, left or your side, right. Also when you book theory and driving tests, there is an allowance for SEND candidates.
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Sphealwithme@reddit

Sounds like you were a great instructor, definitely the kind I’d be looking for. Knowing that your instructor would understand and appreciate my difficulties would be a huge confidence boost and reassurance.
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Chilled-out-blonde@reddit

Sadly it’s about right. Ones in my area vary from 35-40 ish. A lot of people I know can’t afford it. When I work out the lessons, tests and then actually getting a car and the payments associated with that it just doesn’t seem possible
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Nox_VDB@reddit

Just checked and for automatic the guy I used currently charges £35 per hour, or a block of prepaid 10 hours is £340. When I passed in 2019 the blocks were £275, crazy to see the price increase in such a short time. This is just outside of Bath incase location affects pricing at all. He was very good though, passed first time with no minors 👍
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Celestia90@reddit

£60 for 2 hours.
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WoodenLeek4579@reddit

I am paying about £30 per hour and I thought that was steep for my area in the UK but at the end of the day you’d rather pay a little more for a good instructor you’re comfortable with than cheap for an instructor you don’t really feel good driving with. On another note why are people commenting on what they paid back in 2003? Obviously it’s gonna be cheaper then? 😂
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lawlore@reddit

I'm currently paying £40 for 90 minutes, although that is mates rates- it'd usually be £47 for 90 mins.
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Frequent-Ant1011@reddit

I used to pay £60 for a 2h lesson. Defo recommend doing a two hour session. Enough time to do some test routes and manoeuvres.
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TokyoKazama@reddit

Back when I passed it was an average of £20 per hour and £40 for two hours. The economy is just fucked nowadays...
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tallen96@reddit

Keep in mind they have to drive to you, use a lot of fuel whilst driving (learners don't drive efficiently), pay for maintaining the vehicle (learners destroy clutches) and then have to drive to their next lesson. If you include things like insurance and marketing fees then even if you do 4 2 hour lessons a day you're not exactly making a crazy amount.
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aredditusername69@reddit

I was learning last year and paid £28 an hour, Slough area. £37 seems a lot to me.
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Certain_Car_9984@reddit

That seems about right at the moment to be honest. They all increased their prices when petrol increased and said they would bring them down but never did. Source: passed last year and partner is currently learning
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ScaryBreakfast1@reddit

Greater Manchester area, daughter is learning, we’re paying £35 an hour or £330 upfront for 10 lessons.
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RaYzOr16@reddit

My wife pays £40 per hour for a lesson in an automatic. North Derbyshire area.
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Ali_gem_1@reddit

I pay £32 for automatic which is usually higher than manual.
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purrrrfect2000@reddit

I had some refresher lessons 2 years ago in London and it was £32 per hour so if it’s £37 now that doesn’t sound that out of the question.
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CF_Zymo@reddit

£34 an hour currently. It’s outrageous. £1200 for the average number of lessons.
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ForeverJay@reddit

£35 an hour, London, automatic
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yodeleyeehaw@reddit

Automatic 🤨
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ForeverJay@reddit

no regrets
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Jacktheforkie@reddit

Mine was 24 quid an hour
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HarryD115@reddit

£28 an hour for me. Thought it was a bit much at first, but looking through this now seems like I'm getting it fairly cheap in contrast to others.
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nottodayplzx@reddit

Around £35 is normal here (I'm in the Midlands).
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piano194@reddit

I’d recommend two-hour lessons, as the faff of getting setup is a smaller proportion of the lesson time and you’d probably learn faster
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lovedvirtually@reddit

My sister is currently paying £60 per 90min lesson.
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Lazy_Cat1997@reddit

I paid £35 an hour and passed in feb
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Puzzleheaded-Day1956@reddit

Was paying £38, recently been upped to £40, this is with a driving school though
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gamingaddict12@reddit

One of my instructors tried to charge me 45 pound because of the backlogs during covid.he get told to go fuck.went with another one was 30.
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tttttfffff@reddit

When the other one is fully booked he will become the available one at 45, I see his logic in it but I wouldn’t ever be paying £45 an hour if I was learning to drive now. It’s the option of learn now at a more expensive price or be on a waiting list for months
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tttttfffff@reddit

Paid £25 an hour 10 years ago in West Yorkshire, I can’t speak for other areas of the country but that seemed to be the going rate back then where I’m from, £37 is likely the going rate now, that instructor must have so many £2 coins in his money pig
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Dethark@reddit

Currently a young lad I work with is paying £40 an hour and someone else I work with is paying £34 an hour. This is in Oxfordshire.
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yodeleyeehaw@reddit

Mine were 32 an hour but if I bought ten together it was like 30 instead. Or something like 27 once I got the bundle.
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westy1980@reddit

My daughter pays £36 hour, West of London area.
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Joutja@reddit

Wow, these prices are crazy. I passed only 6 years or so ago and I was only paying £20 a lesson then.
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DankBlissey@reddit

I've got a decent instructor who's £40 an hour, I suppose it depends but 37 isn't super out there or anything
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thotticushoye@reddit

£39 an hour in Kent
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Temporary_Start_4054@reddit

Makes me glad that I passed my test 33 years ago when it was only £9 an hour.
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Zxxzzzzx@reddit

320 for 10 hours.
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angrino@reddit

I passed in march, it was 30 an hour but think he increased it to 35. I live in a small town about 40mins away from Manchester.
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SphealArt@reddit

Mine was £30 an hour
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Gpalla@reddit

30 an hour Scotland, discount on bulk blocks
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Islamism@reddit

I currently pay £280 for 10 lessons, or £30/hr. In Coventry, seems to be the going rate here for manual lessons.
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IntrovertedArcher@reddit

Pretty sure I was paying £20 an hour almost 20 years ago. With the increase in the cost of living, not to mention car and fuel prices, that doesn’t sound horrendously expensive.
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Emergency_Mistake_44@reddit

These comments are worrying with my son being old enough to learn in a few years time, seems like a fortune. It was £21ph when I passed 15 years ago. Even with adjustments for inflation that seemed fair for an hour at the time. Thankfully I was in receipt of £30 a week EMA money at college which covered it. No such thing as a waiting list then either as far as I'm aware.
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Astin257@reddit

To be fair £21/hr in 2008 is the equivalent of £33/hr today
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strangesam1977@reddit

I paid £20/hr (expensive at the time) nearly 30 years ago Back of the envelope calculation per hour. £14.33 Minimum wage 40 hrs / 30 hrs (actual lessons excliluding travel, admin etc) £3.33 cost of car (15000 / 30 hours / 3 years) £3.33 cost of insurance (5000 pa. Complete hues and first google result) £6 cost of petrol (assuming about 4 l per lesson could well be higher with a novice driver) £1-3 self employed business taxes £1.33 (£2000 for repairs, consumables, maintenance) £1.33 (business expenses, advertising, accountant) Which I get to around £30 per hour at minimum wage for the instructor. Add 20% if they are VAT registered.
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7148675309@reddit

You were robbed 30 years ago - when I was learning to drive - 1995/6 - AA charged £12 / lesson!
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Astin257@reddit

Yeah £20/hr in 1994 is the equivalent of £40/hr today Absolutely insane pricing
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existingeverywhere@reddit

£35/hour manual £38/hour automatic
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Astin257@reddit

£28/hr Passed last year
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PumpkinSpice2Nice@reddit

Judge on the instructor, not the price. If they are critical and find lots of things wrong with your driving and correct you the whole lesson then it is worth any price. If they sit there silently and mainly compliment you then why are you taking lessons from them?
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ForeverAddickted@reddit

Compare it to what you'll pay for per month in Insurance One lesson a week @ £37 comes to around £148 every four weeks. Once you've passed your test - Your Insurance is gonna be at a similar price per week too as a new Driver
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Medea1024@reddit

I paid £35 2 years ago in Birmingham
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Bullet4MyEnemy@reddit

I charge £37.50ph in Sheffield - student city with two universities so competition, supply/demand and the covid backlog are the causes mainly. But I do offer 10hr blocks for £350, with £35ph being my actual per hour requirement to keep the books ticking over. Most people go for the blocks, which is good for me because I can charge them if they cancel late or don’t show up so I have both a safety net and a guarantee of repeat business, and it’s good for them because it’s cheaper than paying per lesson. For every £1 we earn, roughly half will go on business maintenance costs, be it fuel, insurance, car finance, repairs, maintenance, tyres, stationary, admin software etc etc
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Particular_Meeting57@reddit

I paid about £20-£25 19 years ago so £37 doesn’t seem so bad now. I guess it varies depending on where you live
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Particular_Meeting57@reddit

I paid about £20-£25 19 years ago so £37 doesn’t seem so bad now. I guess it varies depending on where you live
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liquid_profane@reddit

I think I was paying £18-£20 per lesson, but that was back in the mid 90's lol
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Orix_Blue@reddit

I passed just over a year ago and went for one of those one week courses. I paid £1300 upfront as I had the money at the time and it was better for my schedule. I did 40hrs so one hour was about £32. This was during covid ect. I probably could have paid less if I went the normal 1hr lesson a week but I just wanted it all over and done with as quick as possible, and I went from knowing nothing about driving to passing my theory and practical first time. I’m happy with the choice I made.
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EscapedSmoggy@reddit

I learned between 2017 and 2019 (took me a while due to dyspraxia and only having lessons during uni holidays). My first 10 hours were £15, then it went up to £20 if I paid for 10 hours at a time. His rate did go up towards the end of my learning (£25 I think) but he kept me on the lower rate since I'd chosen him when he advertised at that price. I don't think he was poorer than any other driving instructor, pretty sure it was purely me why it took so long to pass.
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Diq_Z_normus@reddit

Just for context, I paid £28 an hour (£50 a lesson/2hr) and I was paying relatively high rates for what was on the market. A year ago. Shop around. £37 seems a bit much unless you are in the London area, then likely normal. A quick google search states that the current average cost for an hour lesson is £27, while can be as low as £23 if paid for in blocks.
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Moop_the_Loop@reddit

Son passed in May and it was £32 then went up to £35. We're in a shit Northern town so London and other cities will be more.
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TomTam00@reddit

I was paying £30 an hour
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Happy_fairy89@reddit

I used to pay 25 an hour for buying a block of 5 lessons, this was in 2011, in the UK if that helps
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KhanOfTarkir@reddit

I passed last November and was paying £28 an hour, though that was up north so your mileage may vary depending on location. Also if you're just starting out, you might want to check out [r/LearnerDriverUK](https://www.reddit.com/r/LearnerDriverUK?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=2) , I found it super useful, and you can ask questions like this here and get a wider variety of answers.
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Psychological-Safe14@reddit

£30-£35 is average rate for manual driving lessons (1 hour) according to a qualified instructor I know. Probably more expensive in London. Also make sure the instructor has an adi badge (Pink or Green) with an Adi number otherwise they may not be a real driving instructor.
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DragonRunner10@reddit

Partner paid £37 and had to book min of 2 hours. Passed a few months ago.
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Beau-90@reddit

I'm paying 32 at the moment, and the instructor I had before was charging 35, so I think that's pretty normal, unfortunately
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AFreshlySkinnedEgg@reddit

Mine charger £27 an hour pre that fuel crisis thing and charger £30 an hour when I passed last year.
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he_said_it@reddit

My dad's an instructor, charges £25 per hour in the north east
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tribble0001@reddit

Now, I used to do the same. Because my mindset was "everyone deserves to learn, even those on low incomes or unemployed" and I used to have students from slightly shady areas. In my mind charging so much that only people from affluent areas and rich families can afford driving lesson is bloody ridiculous. Yes insurance is expensive: "if they can't afford lessons then how can they afford to run a car?" Was a very popular phrase I would hear. Some companies see a licence as a qualification, so owning a car isn't needed. Having licence is a bonus.
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theproperoutset@reddit

Same here but there's a lot of competition where we live.
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One-Alternative-7598@reddit

We paid £34 per hour for my son in March this year. Location, NE Scotland.
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lovinglifeatmyage@reddit

My granddaughter pays £35 an hour
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Lofty2908@reddit

I was just considering the cost of really inefficient driving for an hour just in the fuel and wear and tear on the car. Plus they’ve got to earn a living, pay taxes etc. I don’t think that’s unreasonable for any self employed person in the uk.
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JBB2002902@reddit

Ask if they provide discounts for block bookings - many do. Also mine used to provide student discount too!
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tribble0001@reddit

So did I.
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Acceptable-Jicama-73@reddit

I pay £301 for 10 hours and I think around £65 for 2 hours. £37 for an hour is pretty normal but as a note you can usually get more hours for cheaper by buying discount packages. I think 7 hours for me is something like £234 instead of the usual £268.
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_All_Tied_Up_@reddit

I was paying a woman £30 an hour for my son’s lessons, but she was crap so I have moved to someone else, he charges 35 but is loads better.
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HamsterEagle@reddit

I paid £12 an hour, but that was in 1995.
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thefirstofhisname11@reddit

Bruh
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Safahri@reddit

32 an hour
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jammy445@reddit

damn driving lessons expensive these days haha, i passed in 2021 and paid £42 for 2 hour lessons
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bradspitts@reddit

That’s decent. In 2011 I was paying £42 for an hour
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Cpt-Sisko@reddit

Seems a little high - shop for a local one. Also, jump in car with parents and get some practice after a few lessons. The weird thing is intensive courses now suggest 30-35 hours for a beginner - it used to be 15 hours. You don’t need 35 hours to learn to drive
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El_Rompido@reddit

Driving lesson is the one thing that makes me feel like an old man in comparison to today’s prices. £13/hr in 1998.
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tribble0001@reddit

I passed in 91, £11 per hour.
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joh153@reddit

I pay £32 an hour
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GorgiDD@reddit

£35 just outside London. This was most common price I found when I looked.
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Dashie_2010@reddit

I've had 2 instructors these past few months, one was £30, one was £32
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Competitive-Tax6535@reddit

It's crazy how times change. I'm 28 now and I passed my test when I was around 19. I was paying £15 an hour.
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JBtheHunter@reddit

Just one year ago it was £25 an hour but with inflation £37 sounds reasonable
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West_Yorkshire@reddit

Last year 25, this year 34
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tribble0001@reddit

As a retired (recently) instructor, this is a sort of average price post Covid. During lockdown a lot of ADIs struggled for work but still had to pay their business expenses, (this is before the government decided to make the SEISS payments to self employed.), therefore they increased their prices. This was a process that had been slowly creeping in over the years but then suddenly everyone jumped on it. So yes, this is an average price.
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abek42@reddit

Paid £30/hr in Nov. £40/hr for Highway lessons last week.
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kitkat-ninja78@reddit

One of my colleagues is currently learning, he pays £30 per hour (block booking). It's slightly more if individual hours are bought.
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CephalopodaYoda@reddit

I passed my test November 2022, I was paying £21/hr, but I was with my instructor for 4 years due to my disability and then covid. We still message now, he drops things off at my house for the cats and we catch up, so I think my rates were a bit skewed due to the friendship I had with my instructor. My brother is currently learning with him, and he pays £30/hr. I think rates are also dependent on area, we live in a very small commuter town, but the test centre is in our town so we get a lot of neighbouring towns learning in our area, so the instructors are constantly busy.
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JigglyBear01@reddit

Did mine 5 years ago, it was £260 for 10 lessons
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CoffeeIgnoramus@reddit

Where do you live? That affects cost a lot. I did it in an expensive city and it cost me 20% more than cheaper cities.
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aestheticangel12@reddit

£35 for an hour
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LEANTING@reddit

I paid £35 an hour 7 years ago so it sounds cheap to me.
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Parking-Grade8241@reddit

That sounds a lot to me, but I don't know if it's based on area. Are you down south? I'm in the Midlands and paid £27.50 for 1hr lessons in 2019/20.
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LEANTING@reddit

South east, so yeah that probably explains it.
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finalexecution@reddit

I passed last year. I started at £25, but prices went up to £30 within a few months due to COVID cost increases, and then she went and bought herself an Audi so i was paying £37 to cover the cost of the new car (that never arrived whilst I was learning to drive)...
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lollypop254@reddit

I pay £35 an hour
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Duffy042016@reddit

Well I'm doing automatic so £40 per hour
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Annual_Opposite2771@reddit

I hope the quality of instructors has raised at in proportion to what they are now being paid. I was paying £15 an hour in 2003 which went up to around £25 in 2014. In that final year, I went through five different instructors to find someone who could actually *teach* and was willing too. The thing the learner quite often doesn't know what they need so the instructor saying 'oh, yes we'll just drive around and you'll catch on in time ' makes sense and might work for some, but definitely not everyone.
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knityourownlentils@reddit

£22 in 2010/2011. I also went through five instructors. One just wanted to let me drive around and ignored me completely while he was playing on his phone the entire time. I got to the point I could drive perfectly on A-Roads from Nottingham to Sheffield with supervision, but I couldn’t park the car when I arrived!
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Annual_Opposite2771@reddit

The first guy insisted on singing the most homophobic, racist and anti-women shanty songs you can possibly imagine. It was insanely distracting and he called me a bore for asking him to stop, the final straw was him answering his phone at a really bad moment and trying to blame me for my lack of experience. I'd already paid for 10 lessons with him so I endured it. Another would scream and shout abuse while kicking the gear box, he was insanely contolling and wouldn't let me even turn the steering wheel without an instruction from him. Then he'd insist on us spending the entire time driving around a particular housing estate where all the teenage mums hung out. He'd oogle them and make remarks about he'd like to do them. 20 lessons with him, I felt terrible dumping him because he was highly recommended.
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knityourownlentils@reddit

Some of them are truly awful, unhinged people. I had one who screamed in my face ten days before my driving test, saying I was an awful driver and I’d never pass. I managed to find another instructor in the last week before my test and got a strong pass, first time.
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Annual_Opposite2771@reddit

bloody hell. Good for you. Honestly, there were so many issues that I really feel for anyone paying todays prices + dealing with this stuff.
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Sparkles165@reddit

£49.50 for and hour and a half lesson for my son. We’re in Derbyshire
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whaty0ueat@reddit

Currently 0 because my instructor is making up the hours before she is allowed to charge. I dread how much money I'll be spending once she's fully qualified. 4 years ago I was paying 27 but I gave up. This year most people I know are paying 35
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6ftboxjump@reddit

£37 an hour?? Flipping hell. I should have started sooner lol. My friends were paying £25 maybe 6 months ago
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QSBW97@reddit

£35 an hour, my brother paid £25 pre covid.
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Akagikin@reddit

My brother and my coworker both pay around £30/hr, but a few years ago (when I was learning) prices varied from £25 to £35 an hour. However, I'd have expected that to have shifted upwards slightly in the last few years, so £37 doesn't sound that wild. You could always check out the prices of other local instructors first, though.
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MrHoricot@reddit

How many hours are required? Thx
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rbliz92@reddit

I paid £33 an hour 3 years ago (passed 3 weeks before C19 hit properly) so I wouldn’t say that’s an unreasonable amount. However, it’s always worth shopping round. Just remember to check their reviews/success stories before committing. You don’t want to pay less if it’s detrimental to your learning. Good luck!
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Buffythedjsnare@reddit

Multiple that by 8 and you get a day rate for a single employee. About 300 per day sounds about right to me.
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CheesePestoSandwich@reddit

£36. London. Get a couple of quid off if you book more hours (I pay £70 for two hours rather than £72).
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Nandrolone-blaster@reddit

I paid £37 an hour through the AA back in 2008 so 37 seems cheap these days
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budapest_budapest@reddit

I’m taking lessons at the moment and pay £40 an hour for manual lessons in Cheshire. My instructor is a well regarded local independent. I’ve been considering switching to automatic and the prices with AA are £45 an hour or £34 an hour with a trainee instructor.
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TumbleweedDeep4878@reddit

I pay £350 for 10 hours or £72 for 2 hours
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Wild_Region_7853@reddit

£40 an hour for automatic, I passed in Feb. Worth it for an amazing instructor who I vibed with, would have ended up being more if I'd had a shitty one and not passed first tme.
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Citytiger123@reddit

I live in the Midlands and my lessons were £35 an hour
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Chilton_Squid@reddit

I don't pay anything currently, I passed years ago.
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tomelwoody@reddit

Bad bot
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WhyNotCollegeBoard@reddit

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tomelwoody@reddit

True, bots take into account the question and subreddit. Sorry actual bot.
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Creative-Solution@reddit

£30 an hour, so £60 for a 2 hour lesson.. :/
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rezonansmagnetyczny@reddit

Mental! It was a tenner when I started at 17. I took a break and started again at 21 and it shot up to 20 quid an hour and I thought that was extortionate.
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Wongon32@reddit

That’s approximately what I was paying in Australia and I think our petrol and insurance is cheaper here.
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tomelwoody@reddit

Completely irrelevant to a subreddit with UK in it.
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bethelns@reddit

Bsm driving school, a block of 10 hours costs around £300.
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iampipss@reddit

Paying £39 an hour in automatic just outside of London
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Mundane-Property-871@reddit

Some friends of mine who have been learning recently have been paying around £35 an hour. Perhaps a less experienced one would charge £30 an hour, so it doesn't seem too unreasonable. I would ask about their past students before you commit though! I learnt in 2015 and paid £20 a session. The cost is so much these days!
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TheGreenPangolin@reddit

My boyfriend is paying £35 an hour or £320 for 10 hours. When we were looking around at instructors, they seemed to range from £32 to £40 per hour. Petrol is expensive
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sugarsnapsea@reddit

Currently paying £32 an hour. Absolutely hate lessons but still plodding on haha
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Athena_x@reddit

Mine is £30 an hour (North East).
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variedenthuiast@reddit

I passed at the end of May and my lessons were £33 an hour with bulk booking (10 hours) discount for an automatic car. Without bulk booking discount they would have been £35 an hour.
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RandonEnglishMun@reddit

My dad is a driving instructor so I didn’t have to pay. I did get shouted at though.
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MiskonceptioN@reddit

I was learning last year and paying my instructor £25 per hour, but he was dogshit. Cheapest in the area by 5 or 6 quid, and with good reason. If it wasn't for the fact my wife had block booked the lessons, I would have dropped him.
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Firebrand777@reddit

Passed my test in 2002 - it was £17 a lesson (paid by cheque lol). Had refresher lessons recently it was £52 for 1.5 hours
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BellamyRFC54@reddit

£34 per hour in Grimsby £51 hour and a half
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Fezzverbal@reddit

My bro just passed his test a few months ago and he was paying £50 a pop, twice a week. Ouchies.
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SHOWTIME_12@reddit

I started my lessons last year and did a 10 hour block for £300 but then when I needed another 10 hours she said it’s actually gone up to around £33-35 an hour. She charged me the original £30 an hour because we started off like that but I’m sure that lessons are ridiculous now. £37 sounds accurate.
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CriticalCentimeter@reddit

how is that a lot for an hour? Once youve factored in wages, insurance, tax, marketing, car wear and tear etc. I'd argue that's actually pretty cheap.
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HelpMeSum1Help@reddit

Yea it’s very cheap. My wife has to get a U.K. license and the instructors are all booked up for 6-12 months at the £35 range. That suggests they’re too cheap if anything vs demand.
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Drazzan@reddit

Mine is £35 an hour, but with a discount to £32 or something if I pay in 10 lesson bulks.
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Thatblackkid97@reddit

I paid £35 an hour 7 years ago learning in manual
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Conscious_Salt_5817@reddit

I've currently started lessons, east midlands, £36 and that was the low end per hour.
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HomeBoy6675@reddit

£35 in South wales
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RevolutionaryTea1265@reddit

I paid £30 an hour 18 years ago so that sounds about right
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Chemistry_duck@reddit

Sounds about right, I was paying 35/h 10 years ago
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Lower_Positive_5070@reddit

Bloody hell! I remember quibbling with my instructor when he raised his price from £15 to £16 😳
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melanie110@reddit

Mine was £17 an hour in 2006. Thankfully I only needed 6 lessons to pass
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Anonymous_Chats222@reddit

Glad i didn't pay a single penny and just taught myself how to drive looking at these prices lol
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bearwright1@reddit

Damn lessons have got expensive! Pretty much doubled since I took lessons
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Bald_faux_fraud@reddit

Yeah, seems about right OP. My partner is learning currently and she's paying 36 an hour.
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jt94@reddit

I was £200 for a block of 10 one hour lessons, so £20 per hour but this was over 10 years ago. I would think £20-30 an hour would about par for the course in today money
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lucy99x@reddit

I'm paying £30 an hour in the Midlands
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souponmyfly@reddit

£38 an hour or £35 an hour if I book 10 hours. South east.
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et3rnalsunsh1ne@reddit

I just passed my test. My first instructor was £34 an hour and then I switched to one who charged £30 an hour. But he was only that cheap because he was newly qualified
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Inquisitive-Owl@reddit

Just passed in May. I learned through a school; it was £35 an hour but if you block booked 10, 15 or 20 hours they'd give you a discount. This was in Swindon, manual lessons.
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keeponyrmeanside@reddit

£35 an hour in South Manchester, he increased his prices from £32.50 about 6 months ago.
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Fringie@reddit

36, people I've spoken to say that's cheap for where I live
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Reppin-LDN@reddit

If you can get a family member to teach you and learn manoeuvres ect from YouTube I had 0 lessons and my gf had 6 hours, it's not hard which is evident by the amount of idiots on the road.
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Money-Way991@reddit

35£ for an hour in Bedfordshire
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zillapz1989@reddit

£24 an hour 10 years ago when I passed. £30 - £40 would seem about right now.
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_that_girl_1@reddit

£32
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sneeriouscyril@reddit

£35 in northeast, while I was looking though independent instructors were less but had less availability
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x_S4vAgE_x@reddit

Currently paying £39 an hour for lessons
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GetRxbbed-@reddit

£30 from AA but it’s only that with a bulk lesson payment (6hrs+)
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zinasbear@reddit

I did my lessons a few months ago and it was 30 if paying for a single lesson or 28 per lesson if I booked a block of ten. This was automatic lessons and manual lessons were a couple of quid cheaper. They had gone up a couple of quid by the time I passed. I know someone who lives in a more rural area of England and their lessons are almost 40 each.
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TraditionalAide9751@reddit

I passed in 2021. Back then it was about that price for 90 min lessons. I think he mightve bumped up the price for new learners while I was with him but he kept existing learners on the original price.
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