Driving Lessons In
Upminster

Over 22,000 first time passes in 2025

Rated 4.8 stars out of 5 on Trustpilot

Voted National Driving School Of The Year 2026

Helping Pupils Pass Since 2005

Over 22,000 first time passes in 2025

Rated 4.8 stars out of 5 on Trustpilot

Voted National Driving School Of The Year 2026

No.1 Driving School in Upminster

Whether you’re getting behind the wheel for the very first time or returning to driving after a break, driveJohnson’s is here to help you achieve your goal of passing with confidence. Our Grade A driving instructors in Upminster provide patient, professional tuition tailored to your experience and learning style.

With a 92.5% first-time pass rate last year, free driving manuals and test route videos, plus our popular assessment lesson to help you understand exactly how many hours you may need, you’ll have everything you need to progress quickly and successfully.

Why driveJohnson’s?

Don’t pay more than you need to: save money in the long run with our driving school in Upminster. Our average learner passes in just 26 hours - that’s half the national average!
We have the highest Trustpilot score for national UK driving schools at 4.9 out of 5 stars!
88% of our business comes from recommendations so our reputation depends on our superb customer service!
Receive loyalty rewards through our exclusive pupil app, available through the App Store and Google Playstore.

Automatic Driving Lessons in Upminster

Tired of pressing the clutch pedal down constantly in slow-moving traffic? Then try automatic driving lessons in Upminster!
We call our pupils after their first lesson for feedback. The biggest feedback we receive from our automatic customers is that they felt relaxed in their first lesson.
All of our automatic driving instructors in Upminster are observed by a company trainer at least twice a year as well as the DVSA’s standards check.

Recent Success Stories

Thousands of learners pass with us each year — are you ready to join them?

Innozon Okpela

4 driver faults

16/10/2026

Kalidasan Gnanapiragasam

Jamie Melrose-Doering

3 driver faults

16/10/2026

Clarence Kwok

Daniel Pishiaras

4 driver faults

16/10/2026

Mudasser Hamid

Shayanth Balendran

1 driver fault

16/10/2026

Sivalingam Vimalraj

Ting Yu

5 driver faults

16/10/2026

Jinzi (Kady) Yuan

Nokutenda Dzapasi

1 driver fault

15/10/2026

Hamed Qasimi

Chloe Emily Pitts

3 driver faults

15/10/2026

Leah Palmer

Amala Iguwilo

3 driver faults

15/10/2026

Vipul Rana

Explore our Hall of Fame

Andy Sterne is a great instructor, who is calm and friendly, with an excellent knowledge of the Brentwood area. Helped me pass with zero minors! I would 100% recommend taking lessons with Andy to anyone.

Will B

Andy is a great instructor who helped me pass my test first time with only 2 minors. He has a very professional manner and pushed me to improve my driving each week and progress. Andy is an all round nice guy and brilliant teacher. Would highly recommend to all!

Matt

Andy helped me feel confident throughout my learning with great ways of teaching. Very patient and understanding of a learning driver. He was just amazing and i feel lucky to have had such a great experience learning to drive. I managed to pass first time too!

Jade

Andy was an excellent instructor.
I passed first time in Brentwood.
I felt well prepared by Andy, on all manoeuvres and having done numerous practice routes.
I felt supported the whole way and feel I have passed as a safe and responsible driver.

James Lamming

Andy is an amazing instructor, he helped me pass first time with only 1 fault.

James

I passed first time with Andy and enjoyed every one of our lessons. A friendly and calm instructor with great driving techniques. Every drive i felt safe and reassured by him. Would highly reccomend to everyone!

Thank you Andy for everything

Rebecca

Andy is a patient and professional instructor. He ensured that I was completely prepared for all eventualities that may have occurred during the test by preparing challenging and enjoyable lessons. I would recommend Andy to anyone who is looking to learn how to drive from a top class instructor.

Laura

Was luckily enough to have Andy as a driving instructor we had around 10 lessons together, he went through all I needed to get me through my test, then today I took my test at the Horncastle test centre, I passed I wouldn’t have without Andy

Simon

Just passed first time at Brentwood test centre thanks to Andy, I came to Andy as a beginner, he is a great instructor who is very calm and very professional, I would recommend Andy highly at drive johnsons

Alex Beare

Andy is an excellent instructor! Always had great lessons with him. Very knowledgable and will prepare you well not just to pass your test but also to be a good driver after. Can't recommend highly enough!

Kevin

Rated 5 out of 5

Based on 36 customer reviews

Test Tip Of The Month For Upminster

If you notice the examiner marking something on the marking sheet, don't panic! There are other elements of the test that they need to mark, which doesn't mean you have received a recorded fault. They have to mark down when a manoeuvre, hill start, angled moving off, and more are completed.

Thomas Henson

Driving instructor in Upminster

Useful Driving Test Tip For Upminster

You can fail your test for driving too slow or too fast. Don't make sudden changes if you sense the examiner is looking over at your speedo. Just gently come off the gas or gently apply more depending on if you are going too slow or fast.

Anthony Johnson

Grade A, 51/51 ORDIT registered

Nearest test centres to Upminster

Check out the average local pass rates for your nearest test centre below.
Our first time pass rate is much higher than the averages below.

DVSA Brentwood (London) Driving Test Centre

89 Warley Hill, Brentwood CM14 5JN

1^st time pass rates

2023-2024 49.7%

2022-2023 47.2%

2021-2022 50.1%

DVSA Hornchurch (London) Driving Test Centre

75 Station Lane, Hornchurch, Romford RM12 6JX

1^st time pass rates

2023-2024 50.5%

2022-2023 51.5%

2021-2022 51.3%

DVSA Erith (London) Driving Test Centre

Crabtree, Manor Way North, Erith DA17 6LJ

1^st time pass rates

2023-2024 41.4%

2022-2023 34.5%

2021-2022 28.4%

Frequently asked questions...

There is not a straightforward answer to this question as everyone is different. What we can tell you is that our driving instructors in Upminster have experience in teaching people of all different abilities and will work hard with you all the way to help you pass as quickly as possible. If you're keen to find out how many hours you might need, you can try our 2-hour assessment lesson and your instructor will be able to give you a rough idea.

Your nearest driving test centre is Brentwood, just over 2 miles away. Alternatively, there is a test centre in Hornchurch, just over 3 miles away. Your driving instructor will likely conduct some of your driving lessons in Brentwood, to get you familiar with the roads and test routes in the area.

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Where to find us

driveJohnson's Upminster, St. Marys Ln, Upminster, RM14 3BU

Driving Lessons In
Upminster

No.1 Driving School in Upminster