Our simple pricing structure for your driving lessons:

First lesson, and Pay-as-you-go

  • £84 for 2 hours (£42 per hour)

Block payment discounts – After the first lesson you can save by buying 10 hours at a time

  • 10 hours payment in advance £400

  • Same price for manual or automatic, and any time (subject to availability)
  • Same price for learner driving lessons, refresher or motorway lessons
  • Driving lesson gift vouchers available at pay-as-you-go rate or blocks of 10 hours

Instructor Car for Test

Test Day

  • £126

We do not offer just car hire for test. You can only book a test slot directly with your instructor

Instructor car for test includes:

  • 1 to 1.5 hour warm up lesson before test (depending on distance to test centre)
  • Insurance cover
  • Travel time to and from test centre (up to 3 hours total time)
  • Booking subject to initial assessment lesson and agreement of test readiness.

ELITE do not accept lesson bookings for pupils that have a test already booked less than 4 weeks from the date of the first lesson. This is to ensure that a thorough assessment of a pupil’s ability can be made, and sufficient time is given to allow further lessons to be taken, or if necessary for the test to be cancelled or postponed prior to the DVSA statutory 10 working day period without losing the test fee. The instructor has a duty of care, so the use of an instructor’s car for your test will only be allowed if they think you are safe and ready to take the test. We do not provide car for test without assessment and structured learning in advance. Lesson bookings made without 4 clear weeks notice leading up to a test will be cancelled and refunded.

Payment Methods

Credit and Debit Cards

To book lessons through our website you will need to pay in advance by Credit or Debit card through the Total Drive App using Adyen Pay. Please note that there is a small service charge made by Adyen for each transaction.

Bank Transfer

After your first lesson you can continue to pay by card through the pupil app, or you can request your instructor’s bank details so you can pay them directly by bank transfer to avoid paying service charges. Lessons must be paid for in full at least 48 hours before each lesson.

Cash

After the first lesson some instructors may accept cash, but this must be paid at least one lesson in advance.

Further Information

We normally advise that the most productive frequency of lessons is at least 1 x 2 hour lesson a week.

We strongly recommend two hours lessons.

Years of experience of driver training has told us that two-hour lessons are far more productive than just one hour, as more varied road types and topics can be covered, and repetition can take place to help consolidate learning.

Lesson content will also flow more consistently and seamlessly. As a result, a fewer number of lessons are normally needed overall to pass the driving test, which saves the pupil money.

However, if you find 2 hours are physically or mentally too demanding then discuss this with your instructor once allocated, as they may be willing to make an exception and offer you shorter lessons.

Do you have any questions? Contact us and we’ll be happy to help.