Automatic Driving Lessons in Uxbridge: Cowley, Hillingdon & Ickenham

Uxbridge has its own test centre, off Cowley Mill Road, and one of the youngest populations in outer London thanks to Brunel. We teach in automatic cars across UB8 and UB10, picking you up from home, halls, work or college.

Begin with two hours for £75 if you are new to driving, or £85 if you have had lessons. The guided booking takes your UB8 or UB10 postcode and shows the instructors who teach in Uxbridge.

Need manual? None of our manual instructors covers Uxbridge 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 UB8 & UB10

What learning in Uxbridge teaches you

Uxbridge sits at the end of the A40 with the M25 just beyond, so lessons here mix fast merges, long-running roadworks and a busy town centre.

Hillingdon Circus and the A40

Long Lane crosses the A40 at Hillingdon Circus, with long slip roads on and off. Joining a fast dual carriageway at the right speed, and leaving it in good time for the roundabout at the bottom, are skills you will use on every journey into London.

HS2 works around Ickenham

HS2 construction has brought temporary lights, lane closures and heavy lorries to roads around Swakeleys and Ickenham. Examiners expect you to read temporary signs as calmly as permanent ones, and this is where you get the practice.

Uxbridge Road and Hillingdon Hill

The A4020 climbs from Hillingdon into Uxbridge with buses, side roads and shop fronts all the way. It is where we work on hill starts in traffic, meeting buses and judging gaps at junctions.

Around Brunel and Kingston Lane

At the start of term the roads around the campus fill with pedestrians and cyclists, and Brunel says parking on and around the campus is tightly restricted. We agree a safe pickup point near your halls rather than stopping where we shouldn’t.

Your driving test

Uxbridge test centre, in DVSA’s own numbers

The test centre is in the Trade City business park, off Cowley Mill Road, UB8. It passes a little more than the national average.

52.3%

pass rate, April 2025 to March 2026

Against 50.0% across Great Britain. Women passed 49.2% of their tests there.

50.3%

automatic pass rate

About 35% of Uxbridge’s tests were taken in an automatic.

16.3 weeks

median wait, September 2026

38% of the people tested that month had waited more than 21 weeks.

DVSA’s figures show no car tests at Uxbridge from November 2025 to January 2026; it was testing at full volume again by March 2026. Since 9 June 2026 you can only move a test to one of the three centres nearest the one you booked. The full picture, including the theory test centre, is on our Uxbridge test centre page. Compare all nine 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 Uxbridge

Who teaches in Uxbridge

Lessons in Uxbridge are in automatic cars, taught by the WLDS instructors who cover UB8 and UB10. The cards below come from our live diary, so they show who you can actually book today.

Enter a UB8 or UB10 postcode in the guided booking to see our automatic instructors for Uxbridge.

Fitting lessons round lectures? Two-hour lessons work well between seminars; tell us your timetable when you book. More on learning in an automatic.

Studying at Brunel?

About one in five people in Uxbridge ward is aged 16 to 24 (Census 2021). If you are a student here on a licence from abroad, you can usually drive on it for 12 months after you become resident; after that you need a GB licence (check your country on gov.uk). A first lesson for an overseas licence holder is £95 and shows you exactly what the UK test expects.

Where we pick up

Pickup across UB8 and UB10

We pick up in Uxbridge town centre and Cowley in UB8, and in Hillingdon, Hillingdon Heath and Ickenham in UB10, including a safe spot near the Brunel campus. WhatsApp your postcode if you are unsure.

Uxbridge town centre Cowley Hillingdon Hillingdon Heath Ickenham Brunel

Nearby: Hayes · Southall · Greenford · all of West London.

What lessons cost

What automatic lessons cost in Uxbridge

Students and everyone else pay the same: £47.50 an hour, in two-hour lessons (we don’t do student discounts, so the price is the price). Blocks lower it: 10 hours for £465, 20 for £920.

£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 Uxbridge: FAQs

Is Uxbridge driving test centre open?

Yes. DVSA’s figures show it ran no car tests from November 2025 to January 2026, but it was back to normal numbers by March 2026. Check the booking service for current dates.

What is the pass rate at Uxbridge test centre?

52.3% from April 2025 to March 2026, against 50.0% across Great Britain, and 50.3% for automatic tests (DVSA).

Do you pick up from Brunel University?

Yes, from a safe, legal stopping point near the campus or your halls. Parking on and around campus is tightly restricted, so we agree the spot with you before the first lesson.

Can I move my Uxbridge test to another centre?

Only to one of the three centres nearest Uxbridge, since 9 June 2026, and you get two changes per booking. Choose the centre you mean to use when you first book.

How much are automatic lessons in Uxbridge?

£75 for a beginner’s first two hours, £85 if you have had lessons, £95 on a licence from abroad, then £95 per two-hour lesson. There are no student discounts, but blocks are cheaper per hour.

Learn the Uxbridge roads in an automatic, from £75

Two hours from your door, halls or college in UB8 or UB10.

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