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Learning to drive in Hove
Driving lessons in Hove start from £50 per hour with instructors serving the area. Actual lesson length varies; check each listing. The nearest driving test centre, Burgess Hill, around 8 miles away, has a 45% pass rate - below the 53% average across Britain's test centres, and stable over the past year. Around 15,600 people in the Hove area currently hold a provisional driving licence.
Pass rate figures from 2025-26 DVSA data. Learner numbers from DVLA, August 2026.
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Lesson Prices, Options and Test Waits in Hove
You can learn in a manual or an automatic car in Hove: 6 local instructors teach manual and 8 teach automatic. Instructors who have confirmed their prices charge £50 an hour. 8 accept block bookings and 11 offer mock tests. You will also find instructors who speak Arabic, Russian and German. Once you're ready, the wait between booking and taking a test at Burgess Hill is about 12 weeks (DVSA figures for September 2026).
- Hourly price
- £50
- Confirmed by local instructors
- Manual or automatic
- 6 teach manual8 teach automatic
- Block bookings
- 8
- instructors offer them
- Mock tests
- 11
- instructors offer them
- Instructors who speak
- ArabicRussianGerman
Driving Test Pass Rates Near Hove
The nearest test centres, benchmarked against the 53% national average. Based on 2025-26 DVSA data.
The Benefits of Choosing a Local Instructor in Hove
Learning to drive with a local instructor gives you distinct advantages that can make the difference between passing and failing your test.
Knows your test routes
A local instructor teaches on the exact roads and roundabouts examiners use around Hove, so nothing on test day is a surprise.
More time behind the wheel
Get picked up from home, work or college in Hove and start driving straight away, rather than losing lesson time travelling to meet your instructor.
Ready for real roads
Learn on the roads you'll actually drive every day, so you pass confident and ready for Hove's real conditions - not thrown in at the deep end afterwards.
Proven local track record
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Planning Your Driving Test in Hove?
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Burgess Hill
Based on 11,237 tests conducted over 12 months (latest: March 2026)
Worthing
Based on 8,495 tests conducted over 12 months (latest: March 2026)
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Crawley
Based on 11,305 tests conducted over 12 months (latest: March 2026)
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