Driving Lessons in Stratford

Every lesson is with a DVSA approved driving instructor. When you book, tell us your postcode, the days and times you are free and whether you would rather learn with a male or female instructor, and we match you with an instructor who covers Stratford.

Lessons run early and late, weekdays and weekends, so they can fit around college, shifts or a commute.

Most of what makes Stratford stressful happens in a small area: the roads around the station, the High Street and the junctions near Westfield. Outside that, much of E15 and E20 is ordinary residential street. Lessons use those streets first, so the hard part of Stratford is something you take on later, with car control already sorted, rather than on day one.

The roads around the station have signal-controlled junctions and a two-way cycle lane, so reading signs and checking for cyclists early matters. The High Street has bus lanes with set hours, so part of the job is checking whether you can use the lane.

The Bow Interchange, where the A11 meets the A12, is busy with cyclists as well as cars and needs steady observation. Each gets practised several times, at quieter times first.

Stratford learners usually test at Goodmayes, a drive east along Romford Road. Later lessons spend time around the centre so its roundabouts and residential streets are familiar. There is simply more to deal with on a Stratford lesson than on a suburban one, so reaching test standard can take a little longer here.

The upside is that you finish ready for London traffic, not just for the test.