Driving Lessons
Getting started
You need to be 17 to start learning to drive and have a valid provisional licence before you take your first driving lessons. Complete a D1 form from the post office and send it to the DVLA (DVLNI in Northern Ireland) with your passport or birth certificate, and a passport-sized photo. You can also apply online.
Apply for a provisional licence up to three months before your 17th birthday, and you could book your first driving lesson for the big day!
Got a foreign licence?
Disabled or need special tuition?
What lessons you'll need
Your instructor will estimate how long you are likely to need after your first lesson. The current average is 45 hours of tuition (Driving Standards Agency average, 2006), with 22 hours of private practice. Two-hour lessons and our tips for practising driving can help you learn faster.
Tried, trusted and recommended
More pupils pass first time with the AA than with other national driving schools. Based on a survey of 2,000 motorists aged 17 to 30 years old in May 2010, more young people passed their test first time when they learned with the AA Driving School than those who learned with BSM or Red.
And according to an AA Driving School customer satisfaction survey in March 2007, 97%* of AA driving school pupils say they would recommend us to other learner drivers. We give you:
- fully qualified driving instructors
- brand new Ford Focus tuition car
- discount of up to £2 per hour when you book 12 or more
- one-to-one tuition with no pick-ups en route
- Welcome pack, including insurance and breakdown cover discounts
- AA syllabus, driver record, and instructor code of conduct
- Pass Plus support after you pass
Are you taking out a learner out for practice driving?
Find out about our new course – Supporting Learner Drivers
Call us on 0800 316 2724