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Intensive Driving Courses

Need your licence fast? Our intensive driving courses, sometimes called crash courses, compress your training into focused sessions over days or weeks instead of spreading it across many months. With test waits across East London stretching past 20 weeks at centres like Goodmayes, an intensive course is one of the smartest ways to be ready the moment your slot arrives.

£38 an hour
everything included
From £190
courses up to 40 hours
1 day to 2 weeks
built around your test date
£30 deposit
secures your course dates

Choose your course length

One flat rate of £38 an hour whatever you pick, manual or automatic. The less experience you have, the more hours you will need; if you are not sure, we will recommend honestly after a quick chat.

5 hour course

£190
1 to 2 days · £38/hr

Best for: You are test ready and want a final polish

  • 5 hours of one-to-one driving
  • Full mock test on your local routes
  • Test day in your instructor's car
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10 hour course

£380
2 to 3 days · £38/hr

Best for: Around 35 hours of lessons behind you

  • 10 hours of one-to-one driving
  • Full mock test on your local routes
  • Theory test support while you learn
  • Test day in your instructor's car
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15 hour course

£570
3 to 4 days · £38/hr

Best for: Around 30 hours of lessons behind you

  • 15 hours of one-to-one driving
  • Full mock test on your local routes
  • Theory test support while you learn
  • Test day in your instructor's car
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20 hour course

£760
1 week · £38/hr

Best for: Around 20 hours of lessons behind you

  • 20 hours of one-to-one driving
  • Full mock test on your local routes
  • Theory test support while you learn
  • Test day in your instructor's car
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40 hour course

£1,520
2 weeks · £38/hr

Best for: Complete beginners starting from zero

  • 40 hours of one-to-one driving
  • Two full mock tests on your local routes
  • Highway Code book included
  • Theory test support while you learn
  • Test day in your instructor's car
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A £30 deposit secures your course dates and comes off the total; the balance is paid directly to your instructor. Prefer to talk it through first? Call 020 0000 0000.

From first call to test day

Every course follows the same four moves, shaped around where you are starting from.

Tell us your starting point

A quick chat, or an assessment drive if you are unsure, tells us how many hours you actually need. No overselling.

We plan around your test

We help you line up a practical test date, watch for earlier cancellations, and build the course backwards from it.

Drive your block

Longer sessions several days a week, so skills stick instead of fading between weekly lessons.

Mock test, then the real one

Full mock on your Goodmayes or Wanstead routes, then test day in your instructor's car with a warm-up drive first.

Who intensive courses suit

  • Learners who need to drive for a new job or a change in circumstances
  • Anyone who has been given a test date and wants to be fully prepared for it
  • Confident learners who would rather not drag training out over many months
  • People who have driven before, or abroad, and mainly need to polish up for the UK test

How intensive courses work

Instead of a single weekly lesson, you drive for longer, more frequent sessions, often two or three hours at a time, several days a week. That momentum means skills stick rather than fading between lessons, and many learners find they progress far quicker as a result. We assess your current level first, then build a plan and a realistic number of hours to get you test ready.

Getting your test booked

Because slots are scarce, timing is everything. We will help you line up your practical test date and build the course around it, and we keep an eye out for earlier cancellation slots. You will need a provisional licence and a passed theory test before your practical, so get those under way early, we will point you to the official DVSA materials for the theory.

Mock tests included

Every course includes full mock tests on your local Goodmayes or Wanstead routes, so test day feels familiar rather than daunting. We rehearse the manoeuvres and the show me, tell me questions until they are second nature, and you can usually sit the test in your instructor’s car with a warm up lesson beforehand.

Course lengths

There is no one size fits all. Complete beginners usually need a longer course, while those with some experience need fewer hours. After a short chat or an assessment lesson we will recommend a course length honestly, rather than overselling hours you do not need. Manual or automatic, the price per hour is the same.

Why learn with City Side

  • One flat rate, nothing added

    £38/hr covers the lot: manual or automatic, mock tests and test day support.

  • Free local collection

    We collect you from home, work or college anywhere across East London.

  • DVSA approved instructors

    Patient, DBS checked, and great with nervous beginners. Male and female available.

  • Built around your test date

    We plan the course backwards from your slot and watch for earlier cancellations.

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