Driving lessons Newcastle

Learning to drive? Newcastle upon Tyne, situated in Tyne and Wear, provides an assortment of driving tuition services including Newcastle driving lessons for complete beginners, Pass Plus courses, intensive driving courses and refresher courses.

Newcastle driving lessons in the city

During your Newcastle driving lessons, your driving instructor will help familiarise you with the one-way traffic system in place throughout the city centre. This can be quite intimidating to start off with for a learner driver. Practising with your driving instructor, combined with driving tuition from family and friends, can help build up your confidence and knowledge, preparing you for your driving test.

Your instructor will also show you how to safely tackle:

  • Roundabouts.
  • Junctions.
  • Emergency stops.
  • Manoeuvres.
  • Parking.
  • Reversing.

Sitting your driving test in Newcastle

Before you can start your driving lessons in Newcastle, you will need to apply for your provisional driving licence. This can be done by visiting the DVLA website.

After you feel that you have had a sufficient amount of lessons in Newcastle, you will then be ready to pass your UK driving test with confidence. The test comprises:

  • The theory test - this test is made of two parts: multiple choice and the hazard perception test.
  • The practical driving test - this test will last about 40 minutes and during the test, your examiner will be looking for you to demonstrate an overall safe standard of driving.

There are three driving test centres located in Tyne and Wear. These are situated in Longbenton, South Shields and Sunderland.

Driving lessons in Newcastle and surrounding areas

As well as Newcastle driving lessons, you can also take a comprehensive selection of driving lessons in the surrounding towns of Newcastle. These include Gateshead driving lessons, Sunderland driving lessons plus lessons in smaller towns such as Wallsend, South Shields, Hebburn, Longbenton and surrounding areas.