Automatic Driving Lessons in Greenford & Northolt: Perivale, Greenford Broadway & West End Road

Greenford test centre is on your doorstep, and it is one of the toughest in London. That is the reason to learn here properly: on the A40 junctions and busy broadways the examiners use, in an automatic, with an instructor who is based locally. We pick up across UB6 and UB5, from Perivale to Northolt.

Your first two hours cost £75 if you have never driven, £85 if you have. Enter your UB6 or UB5 postcode in the guided booking to see who covers your road and when they can start.

Need manual? None of our manual instructors covers Greenford or Northolt yet. WhatsApp us and we’ll tell you honestly whether we can help.

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DVSA-approved instructors · 2-hour lessons · Est. 2018

Driving in UB6 & UB5

What learning around Greenford teaches you

The A40 runs straight through this patch, so learners here meet big roundabouts, fast slip roads and bus-lane cameras early. These four places matter most.

The Greenford roundabout under the A40

Greenford Road meets the A40 at a multi-lane roundabout beneath the flyover. Getting into the right lane for your exit before you arrive, and holding it all the way round, is the skill learners most often need extra time on here.

Joining and leaving the A40

The slip roads at Perivale, Greenford, the Target roundabout and the Polish War Memorial put you straight into fast traffic. We practise matching speed on the slip, checking the blind spot and merging without stopping.

The Polish War Memorial junction

Where the A40 meets West End Road by RAF Northolt. TfL cut the speed limit on the off-slip from 70mph to 30mph after a run of injury collisions, so reading the speed signs as you leave a fast road is part of every lesson that comes this way.

Greenford Broadway and the bus lanes

Greenford Broadway, Ruislip Road and Mandeville Road in Northolt carry buses, parked cars and camera-enforced bus lanes that have caught out thousands of drivers. Read the times on every lane sign and you will never pay that fine.

Your driving test

Greenford or Yeading? What DVSA’s figures say

Greenford’s test centre is on Horsenden Lane North, by Perivale. Yeading, the centre for Northolt and Hayes, is a short drive west. They could hardly be more different.

41.4%

Greenford pass rate, April 2025 to March 2026

Against 50.0% across Great Britain. Women passed 36.9% of their tests there, men 44.0%. 45% of its tests are in an automatic.

52.8%

Yeading pass rate, same year

Up from 46.9% the year before, with an automatic pass rate of 51.9%.

18.4 weeks

Greenford median wait, September 2026

45% of the people tested that month had waited more than 21 weeks. Yeading’s median that month was 3 weeks.

A pass rate is about the people taking the test as much as the route, so we never promise a centre will be easier. What we do: practise the junctions on Greenford’s routes until they are routine, and help you choose a centre before you book, because since 9 June 2026 a test can only move to one of the three centres nearest the one you booked. Greenford’s full figures are on our Greenford test centre page. All nine centres are on our test centres page.

Source: DVSA, car driving test data by test centre: pass rates April 2025 to March 2026; waits for September 2026 (provisional, published 14 October 2026).

Your instructor in Greenford

Who teaches in Greenford and Northolt

Lessons here are in automatic cars, taught by the WLDS instructors who cover UB6 and UB5. The cards below come from our live diary, so they show who you can actually book today.

Type a UB6 or UB5 postcode into the guided booking and it lists our automatic instructors for Greenford and Northolt.

Polish, Tamil, Gujarati and Arabic are all widely spoken around here. If you would feel more at ease with an instructor who shares your language, ask when you book. More on learning in an automatic.

Practising in the family car

Seven in ten households in Greenford and Northolt have a car (Census 2021), so many learners here can practise between lessons. The rules: L-plates, insurance that covers you, and a supervisor who is at least 21 and has held a full licence for three years (gov.uk). One catch: if you take your test in an automatic, your licence only covers automatics, so practise in an automatic too.

Where we pick up

Pickup across UB6 and UB5

We pick up in Greenford Broadway, Central and North Greenford and Perivale in UB6, and across Northolt, from Mandeville to West End Road, in UB5. WhatsApp your postcode if you are not sure.

Greenford Broadway Central Greenford North Greenford Perivale Northolt Northolt Mandeville West End Road

Nearby: Ealing · Southall · Wembley · all of West London.

What lessons cost

What automatic lessons cost in Greenford

£47.50 an hour across Greenford and Northolt, always in two-hour lessons. A block lowers the hourly rate: 10 hours for £465, 20 for £920, 30 for £1,350, 40 for £1,760.

£75

First lesson · new to driving

£85

First lesson · had lessons before

£95

Standard 2-hour lesson

The prices page has everything else.

Common questions

Driving lessons in Greenford & Northolt: FAQs

Why is Greenford test centre’s pass rate so low?

DVSA doesn’t say, and nobody can tell you for certain. What the figures show is that it has been below the national rate for years: 41.4% from April 2025 to March 2026, against 50.0% across Great Britain. The practical answer is to arrive ready: confident on the A40 roundabouts and slip roads, and passing mock tests first.

Should I book my test at Greenford or Yeading?

Book where you can realistically get to and where you will practise the roads. Yeading passed 52.8% in 2025/26 and Greenford 41.4%, but the centre you book first now matters more: since 9 June 2026 you can only move a test to one of the three centres nearest it. Talk it through with your instructor before you book.

If I pass in an automatic, can I drive a manual?

No. An automatic test gives you a licence for automatic cars only. To drive a manual you would need to pass a manual test. Most learners in Greenford who choose automatic are happy with that trade, and 45% of tests at Greenford are now in an automatic.

Can I practise in my parents’ car between lessons?

Yes, with L-plates, insurance that covers you as a learner, and a supervisor aged 21 or over who has held a full licence for three years. Practise in the same type of car you will test in.

How much do automatic lessons cost in Greenford and Northolt?

£75 for a first two hours as a complete beginner, £85 if you have had lessons, and £95 for a standard two-hour lesson after that. Blocks bring the hourly price down.

Get ready for Greenford’s roads, from £75

Two hours from your door in UB6 or UB5, in an automatic.

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