Driving Lessons in Lees & Saddleworth

Manual and automatic lessons in Lees, Springhead, Uppermill, Delph, Diggle and Greenfield. Hills, villages and rural roads, taught at your pace.

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Manual lessons
from £33/hr
Automatic lessons
from £35/hr
Block of 10 hours
from £310
Test centre
Chadderton, OL9 9XA
Save £20 when you book a block of 10 hours.
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Learning to drive in Lees and Saddleworth

Saddleworth’s villages sit in the hills east of Oldham. Roads are often narrow, steep and busy with walkers and cyclists, and rural stretches have changing speed limits and sharp bends.

We start in Lees and Springhead, then build up to the A62 Huddersfield Road, the village centres and the roads back into Oldham and towards Chadderton for your test.

Roads we’ll get you ready for

  • Steep hills and hill starts
  • Narrow village centres in Uppermill and Delph
  • The A62 Huddersfield Road
  • Rural roads with bends and changing limits
  • Cyclists and walkers on country roads
Rather talk it through?

Call or WhatsApp the office and we’ll match you with a local instructor.

Nervous about starting?

Our instructors are used to first-timers and learners who’ve had a bad experience elsewhere.

Driving lesson prices in Lees and Saddleworth

Every price is per hour of one-to-one tuition with a DVSA-approved instructor.

Manual car lesson

One hour
Starts from
£33
Block of 10 hours, save £20
Starts from
£310

Automatic car lesson

One hour
Starts from
£35
Block of 10 hours, save £20
Starts from
£330

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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Local instructors

Your instructor lives and teaches in your area, so lessons are on the roads you'll drive every day and be tested on.

Male and female instructors

Choose who you're most comfortable with. With over 50 instructors we can usually match your preference and your times.

DBS-checked and monitored

Every instructor is a DVSA-approved driving instructor, DBS-checked, fully insured and checked by our office.

Collected from your door

Pick-ups from home, college or work, with lessons in the daytime, evenings and at weekends.

Your test centre: Chadderton

Most Lees and Saddleworth learners take their test at Chadderton driving test centre. Routes mix the A663 Broadway dual carriageway and big roundabouts with residential estates and hills.

Pick your centre early and stick with it: since 9 June 2026 you can only move a test to one of the three centres nearest the one you booked.

Chadderton driving test centre
9 Broadgate, Broadway Business Park, Chadderton, Oldham OL9 9XA

46.8%
overall pass rate
45.6%
pass rate on a first attempt
49.6%
manual pass rate
61.4%
pass rate for 17-year-olds

Source: DVSA car practical test data, April 2025 to March 2026.

How to get started

1

Get your provisional licence

Apply on GOV.UK from 15 years and 9 months old. It costs £34 online.

2

Tell us your area and times

Use the form or call 07421 350 645. We match you with an instructor who covers your area.

3

Start your lessons

Your first lesson starts on quiet roads. Each one after has a clear aim.

4

Pass your theory test

It costs £23 and you need it before you can book your practical test.

5

Mock test, then book

When you’re at test standard, you book your practical test yourself on GOV.UK.

6

Pass and drive

Test fee £62 on weekdays, £75 evenings and weekends. Then you’re on your own.

Lees and Saddleworth FAQs

Straight answers to the questions we’re asked most.

How much are driving lessons in Lees & Saddleworth?

Manual lessons in Lees & Saddleworth are £33 an hour and automatic £35. A block of 10 hours is £310 manual or £330 automatic.

We cover Lees, Springhead, Grasscroft, Greenfield, Uppermill, Dobcross, Delph and Diggle. Tell us where you are when you get in touch.

Yes. Tell us when you get in touch and we’ll match you with a female instructor who covers your area.

Yes. Automatic lessons are available across the area. See automatic driving lessons.

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Book driving lessons in Lees and Saddleworth

Tell us where in Lees and Saddleworth 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.

Rather talk it through?

Call or WhatsApp the office and we’ll match you with a local instructor.

Ready to start in Lees and Saddleworth?

Local instructors, a plan built around the Chadderton test and prices from £33 an hour.