Manual and automatic lessons across the whole Oldham borough, from Chadderton and Failsworth to Shaw, Royton and Saddleworth. Local instructors who know the roads you’ll be tested on at Chadderton.
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Oldham asks more of a new driver than most towns. It sits on the edge of the Pennines, so hill starts and steep residential streets come up early. The town centre has Metrolink trams on the road and busy bus routes, and you’re never far from fast roads like the A627(M) and the A663 Broadway.
So our Oldham lessons follow a plan: quiet estate roads first, then town traffic, then the faster roads around Chadderton, where most Oldham learners take their test.
Call or WhatsApp the office and we’ll match you with a local instructor.
Our instructors are used to first-timers and learners who’ve had a bad experience elsewhere.
Every price is per hour of one-to-one tuition with a DVSA-approved instructor.
Also available: Fast Pass intensive courses at £40 an hour and Pass Plus for new drivers at £240. See all prices
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Your instructor lives and teaches in your area, so lessons are on the roads you'll drive every day and be tested on.
Choose who you're most comfortable with. With over 50 instructors we can usually match your preference and your times.
Every instructor is a DVSA-approved driving instructor, DBS-checked, fully insured and checked by our office.
Pick-ups from home, college or work, with lessons in the daytime, evenings and at weekends.
Most Oldham learners take their test at Chadderton driving test centre on Broadway Business Park, just off the A663. Test routes mix dual carriageways and big roundabouts with residential estates and hills.
Chadderton is one of the busiest centres in Greater Manchester, with 15,988 car tests in 2025–26.
Chadderton driving test centre
9 Broadgate, Broadway Business Park, Chadderton, Oldham OL9 9XA
Source: DVSA car practical test data, April 2025 to March 2026.
Pick your lesson type or your part of the borough.
Apply on GOV.UK from 15 years and 9 months old. It costs £34 online.
Use the form or call 07421 350 645. We match you with an instructor who covers your area.
Your first lesson starts on quiet roads. Each one after has a clear aim.
It costs £23 and you need it before you can book your practical test.
When you’re at test standard, you book your practical test yourself on GOV.UK.
Test fee £62 on weekdays, £75 evenings and weekends. Then you’re on your own.
Straight answers to the questions we’re asked most.
Manual lessons start from £33 an hour and automatic from £35. A block of 10 hours is £310 manual or £330 automatic.
Most take it at Chadderton, 9 Broadgate, Broadway Business Park, Chadderton, Oldham OL9 9XA. It’s the closest centre to Oldham, Chadderton, Royton, Failsworth and Hollinwood.
The whole borough, including Chadderton, Royton, Shaw, Crompton, Failsworth, Hollinwood, Lees, Saddleworth, Moorside, Glodwick, Hathershaw and Waterhead.
Yes. We have male and female instructors. Tell us your preference when you get in touch.
No. Since 12 May 2026 only the learner can book, change or cancel their own practical test on GOV.UK. Since 31 March 2026 you can change a booking twice, and since 9 June 2026 you can only move it to one of the three centres nearest the one you booked. Only pay the DVSA fee: £62 on weekdays or £75 evenings and weekends.
Leave your details and we’ll call you back to arrange it.
No payment needed. We’ll call to arrange your first lesson. Privacy policy
Tell us where in Oldham you’d like picking up, manual or automatic, and when you’re free. We’ll come back to you with an instructor and a first lesson date.
If you’ve had lessons before, mention it in your message and your instructor will pick up from where you are.
Call or WhatsApp the office and we’ll match you with a local instructor.
Local instructors, a plan built around the Chadderton test and prices from £33 an hour.
