What happens on my first lesson?
12 min read
The Driving Hub
Everything between your provisional and your pass, from the instructors who teach it in East London every day.
Stage 1
Getting started
Just got your provisional? Start here.
10 guides
How many lessons will I need?
13 min read
What do lessons really cost?
12 min read
Manual or automatic?
14 min read
Nervous about driving?
14 min read
Are crash courses worth it?
14 min read
Do I need learner insurance?
9 min read
What kit actually helps?
9 min read
Theory test in another language?
8 min read
Parent of a learner?
14 min read
Stage 2
Learning the skills
Roundabouts, parking and the roads that scare everyone at first.
8 guides
WatchWatch every test manoeuvre
Short animated clips
Roundabouts, made easy
10 min read
Parallel parking, step by step
8 min read
Bay parking, forwards and in reverse
8 min read
The emergency stop, done right
6 min read
Dual carriageways without the stress
9 min read
Driving after dark
7 min read
Driving in East London
11 min read
Stage 3
Signs and road rules
What every shape, colour and line on the road is telling you.
7 guides
Stage 4
Test ready
Booking it, getting an earlier date, and passing on the day.
9 guides
How to pass first time
15 min read
Can I get an earlier test?
11 min read
What do I take on test day?
7 min read
Minor, serious or dangerous?
8 min read
The 10 mistakes examiners see most
16 min read
The independent driving bit
7 min read
East London test centres compared
12 min read
Which test centre should I pick?
8 min read
What changed in test booking for 2026
8 min read
Stage 5
After you pass
Where driving can take you next.
1 guide
Stage 6
More guides
Everything else in the hub.
4 guides
How Many Automatic Driving Lessons Do I Need? An Honest Answer
6 min read
How to Drive an Automatic Car: P, R, N and D Explained
6 min read
Taking Your Driving Test in an Automatic: Pass Rates, What Is Different, and Tips
7 min read
Automatic Licence: What Code 78 Means and How to Upgrade to Manual
6 min read
Ready to get on the road?
Lessons across East and South East London, manual and automatic, booked online.