Top Rated Driving School in Putney
BNM Driving School offers manual and automatic driving lessons in Putney, built around the DVSA standard. You'll practise on real local roads, from Putney Hill to Tibbet's Corner, and only book your test when your instructor confirms you're ready.
Choose your lesson, then pick a date and time below.
Manual and automatic lessons are the same price.
Putney is a great place to learn because it combines quiet residential streets with steep hills, busy high streets and fast A-roads, all within a few minutes’ drive.
What to Expect
How Your Lessons Progress
| Stage | Where you’ll practise | What you’ll learn |
|---|---|---|
| Stage 1: Getting started | Quiet residential streets near Putney Heath and Putney Common | Controls, moving off, stopping, steering |
| Stage 2: Building confidence | Lower Richmond Road, Upper Richmond Road, Putney Hill | Junctions, roundabouts, hill starts, parking |
| Stage 3: Test-ready | Tibbet’s Corner, the A3, Putney Bridge | Multi-lane roads, dual carriageways, independent driving, mock tests |
Choose manual lessons if you want a licence that covers both manual and automatic cars. Choose automatic lessons if you’d rather focus on the road than the gears, which many learners prefer on busy Putney High Street.
| Manual Lessons | Automatic Lessons | |
|---|---|---|
| Clutch and gears | You control both | The car changes gear for you |
| Early lessons focus on | Car control and gear changes | Road awareness and hazards |
| Hill starts (e.g. Putney Hill) | Needs clutch control | Simpler, with no clutch to balance |
| Stop-start traffic (e.g. Putney High Street) | More demanding | Less tiring and less stressful |
| Busy junctions (e.g. Tibbet’s Corner) | Needs smooth control | Easier to manage |
| Your licence covers | Manual and automatic | Automatic only |
| Best for | Full flexibility | Nervous learners, faster focus on the road |
Good to know: An automatic pass only covers automatic cars. To drive a manual later, you’ll need to pass a manual test.
BNM Driving School provides DVSA approved driving lessons in Putney and nearby postcodes (SW15, SW18, SW19), with free door-to-door pickup for beginners, nervous drivers, returning drivers and overseas licence holders.
To start driving lessons in Putney, you need a UK provisional licence, to be at least 17 and to meet the eyesight standard. No experience is needed. Your first lesson starts on quiet residential streets, where you’ll learn the controls at a relaxed pace.
What Do You Need Before Your First Lesson?
What Happens in Your First Lesson?
BNM Driving school prepares Putney learners for the practical driving test with a structured plan based on the DVSA standard, followed by realistic mock tests on roads like those used on local test routes.
BNM takes Putney learners to the Tolworth and Morden driving test centres. Your instructor will confirm which one suits you best when you're ready to book.
Tolworth is easy to reach from Putney via the A3. Expect multi-lane roundabouts and busy junctions, including the Hook Roundabout, the A3 Kingston Bypass and Tolworth Broadway. We prepare you with route practice and full mock tests.
Morden mixes dual carriageways, roundabouts and residential roads, including the A24 and bus lanes. We prepare you with realistic route practice, manoeuvres and independent driving.
Ready to start preparing for your test?
Putney’s mix of steep hills, busy high streets, riverside roads and fast A-roads prepares you for almost any road you’ll face on test day.
Putney learners choose BNM for patient, DVSA approved instructors, lessons built around local roads and free pickups across SW15. With dual-control cars, honest feedback and early, evening and weekend slots, learning fits around work, university and family life.
Every BNM lesson follows the DVSA National Standard, so you're trained to the level examiners expect.
Practise hill starts on Putney Hill, Tibbet's Corner, Putney High Street and the A3 before test day.
Mock tests on roads similar to the Tolworth and Morden test routes, with honest feedback on every fault.
BNM's DVSA approved instructors bring over 20 years of experience teaching learners across Putney and South West London.
More than 2000 learners have passed with BNM, including first-time passes and learners who came to us after failing elsewhere.
Manual and automatic lessons cost the same, with clear block booking discounts.
Starting driving lessons in Putney is simple and stress-free.
Choose manual or automatic and pick a time.
From home, work, the University of Roehampton, or Putney and East Putney stations.
We check your ability, confidence and goals.
A clear plan of what you'll learn each week.
Each lesson builds on the last, covering the full DVSA syllabus.
A full mock test before the real one.
Only when your instructor confirms you're ready.
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One-to-one manual and automatic lessons with DVSA approved instructors, realistic mock tests and free pickup across SW15, including Putney and East Putney stations.
Driving lessons in Putney with BNM Driving School cost £37.50 per hour, or £75 for a 2-hour lesson. Manual and automatic lessons are the same price, with no hidden fees. Your first intro lesson is £55, and 10 hours cost £365.
At BNM Driving School in Putney, 10 hours cost £365 and 20 hours cost £730. A 45-hour course costs around £1,650, based on two 20-hour blocks plus 5 hours at the standard rate. Most learners don’t need to pay for all hours upfront.
It depends on your experience and how much you practise. DVSA says learners who pass have had around 45 hours of professional lessons plus 22 hours of private practice on average. A BNM instructor in Putney will give you an honest estimate after your first lesson.
Automatic lessons are worth it if you want to focus on the road instead of gears, and many learners need fewer lessons as a result. The trade-off is that an automatic pass only lets you drive automatic cars. Choose manual if you may drive a manual car later.
Yes. There’s no upper age limit for learning to drive in the UK, and you can start from age 17. BNM Driving School instructors in Putney adapt lessons to adult learners’ pace and confidence, with evening and weekend slots around work.
Not necessarily. DVSA examiners ask you to do one of three manoeuvres: parallel parking, parking in a bay, or pulling up on the right and reversing. A serious fault during the manoeuvre means a fail, so BNM instructors in Putney practise all three with you.
For most learners, yes. A 2-hour lesson leaves time to warm up, practise new skills and drive on a wider range of roads, such as Putney Hill and the A3. BNM Driving School uses 2-hour lessons so each session builds real progress.
According to DVSA’s published list, the top three reasons are not making effective observations at junctions, not using mirrors correctly when changing direction, and not moving off safely. BNM’s mock tests in Putney focus on these areas before you book.
No one can guarantee a pass, but preparation makes a big difference. Take enough lessons, practise between them and complete a full mock test. At BNM Driving School in Putney, you only book your test once your instructor confirms you’re consistently at test standard.
Putney is a riverside district in the London Borough of Wandsworth, in South West London’s SW15 postcode. It’s known for Putney Bridge, the Putney Embankment where the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race begins, Putney Heath, and St Mary’s Church, home of the 1647 Putney Debates.
With Putney, East Putney and Putney Bridge stations nearby, Putney combines quiet residential streets, steep hills, a busy high street and fast A-roads. That mix makes it an excellent place to build real-world driving skills.
