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30 hours in 1–2 weeks, planned around your test
BNM Driving School runs a 30-hour intensive driving course across South and South West London, from Battersea and Wimbledon to Croydon and Sutton. You get 30 hours of one-to-one lessons over 1–2 weeks with a DVSA approved instructor, finishing in the week before your practical test. A mock test on local test routes is included, and your instructor picks you up from home, work or college.
Choose your lesson, then pick a date and time below.
Not sure 30 hours is enough? Start with the £55 intro lesson
An intensive driving course is a block of driving lessons taken over 1–2 weeks instead of several months. You drive most days, so skills build without week-long gaps, and the course ends close to your practical test date.
BNM Driving School’s intensive course is 30 hours of one-to-one lessons over 1–2 weeks, with a mock test included. You learn in a dual-control manual or automatic car with a DVSA approved instructor, on roads around the Mitcham, Morden and Tolworth test centres. A manual pass gives a full Category B licence. An automatic pass covers automatic cars only (code 78).
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An intensive driving course gives 5 benefits: test standard in 1–2 weeks, skills that stay fresh, a plan built around your test date, a mock test included and a choice of manual or automatic car.
30 hours of lessons fit into 1–2 weeks. Weekly lessons usually take 4–6 months to reach the same point, so an intensive course suits learners who are short of time.
Daily lessons leave no week-long gap between sessions. Less time goes on relearning last week's lesson, and more goes on junctions, roundabouts and manoeuvres.
Your instructor plans the 30 hours to end in the week before your practical test. The last lessons run on roads similar to the Mitcham, Morden or Tolworth test routes.
A full mock test is part of the course price. It runs like the real test and shows exactly which faults to fix in your final lessons.
Choose a dual-control manual or automatic car. A manual pass lets you drive both types, while an automatic course skips clutch control. A female instructor is available on request.
Choose an intensive course if you have passed your theory test, have some driving experience and have a test date booked. Choose weekly lessons if you are starting from zero, feel nervous or have no test date yet. The table compares the two on 6 points.
| Intensive course | Weekly lessons | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Learners with a theory pass, some experience and a test date | Complete beginners, nervous learners and learners with no test date |
| Pace | Lessons most days for 1–2 weeks | One or more 2-hour lessons a week |
| Time to test | 1–2 weeks of lessons | Usually 4–6 months |
| Theory test | Passed before the course starts | Taken at any point while learning |
| Test date | Booked first, with the course timed to end just before it | Booked once your instructor says you are close |
| Price at BNM | £1,125 for 30 hours, mock test included | £75 per 2-hour lesson, with savings on 10- and 20-hour blocks |
You can also combine the two: take weekly lessons while you wait for a test date, then finish with intensive lessons in the final weeks.
An intensive driving course suits 5 types of learner. BNM Driving School runs intensive courses for all five across South and South West London, from Battersea and Wimbledon to Croydon and Sutton.
Our guide are intensive driving courses worth it? sets out the pros, cons and pass-rate evidence.
An intensive course is not the right choice in 4 situations. Weekly lessons, or weekly lessons followed by an intensive finish, suit these learners better:
Not sure which group you are in? A 90-minute intro lesson for £55 gives you an honest answer before you commit.
BNM Driving School offers 6 options for learners who want to pass sooner: the 30-hour intensive course, a £55 intro lesson, 20-hour and 10-hour block bookings, a mock driving test and test car hire. Each lesson is one-to-one in a dual-control car.
Learners choose BNM Driving School for intensive driving courses across South and South West London for 6 reasons:
Syed Nauman Ali is a DVSA approved driving instructor (ADI) and instructor trainer with 15 years of experience across South and South West London. Nauman plans each intensive course around the learner’s test date, starting with an honest view of how many hours are needed.
BNM intensive learners take their practical test at 3 DVSA test centres: Mitcham, Morden and Tolworth. Book your test first, then time the course to end in the week before it.
Mitcham Test Centre is on Redhouse Road, CR0 3AQ, close to Beddington. Nearby roads are narrow and tightly parked, with frequent changes of speed limit. Learners from Wallington, Croydon, Streatham and Battersea usually test here.
Morden Test Centre is at 10 Tudor Drive, SM4 4PE. Nearby roads mix residential streets, roundabouts and dual carriageways, including the A24 and its bus lanes. Learners from Wimbledon, Raynes Park, Tooting and Sutton usually test here.
Tolworth Test Centre is in KT6, near the A3. Nearby roads include the Hook Roundabout, the A3 Kingston Bypass and Tolworth Broadway. Learners from Putney, Roehampton and Tolworth usually test here.
Median waits: DVSA, September 2026. Pass rates: DVSA, 2025–26.
Test date booked? Plan your 30 hours around it.
BNM Driving School runs intensive driving courses across South and South West London from our base in Hackbridge (SM6). The 25 areas we cover are listed below.
Sutton
Tolworth
Tooting
Thornton Heath
West Wickham
A BNM intensive driving course follows 7 steps, from your theory pass to your practical test at Mitcham, Morden or Tolworth.
You need a theory pass to book the practical test. Practise with free online theory tests.
Book on GOV.UK at the centre with the earliest slot. A weekday test costs £62.
A 90-minute £55 intro lesson shows whether 30 hours is enough for you.
Your instructor sets 1–2 weeks of lessons that end in the week before your test.
Each lesson builds on the last, from junctions and roundabouts to manoeuvres and independent driving.
A full mock test under test conditions shows the faults to fix in your final lessons.
Take your test in the dual-control car you learned in. A pass at Mitcham, Morden or Tolworth ends the course, and Pass Plus or motorway lessons can follow.
Revising before day one means more of your 30 hours goes on driving. These free resources are open to every BNM learner:
Ready to plan your intensive course?
An intensive driving course with BNM Driving School costs £1,125 for 30 hours of one-to-one lessons, with a mock test worth £45 included. That works out at £37.50 an hour, with no admin or booking fees.
30 hours of one-to-one lessons over 1–2 weeks, built around your practical test date. Best if you have already passed your theory test.
30 hours · £37.50 an hour
Mock test included (worth £45)Beginners usually need 40–50 hours, so a block of lessons first, then an intensive course before the test, often fits better. These 3 options fit around the course.
A 90-minute first lesson and an honest view of how many hours you need.
90 minutes · new learners
10 two-hour lessons to build your first hours before an intensive finish.
£36.50 an hour
Save £20 + mock test5 two-hour lessons as a top-up before or after your course.
£36.50 an hour
Save £10Already included in the intensive course. Extra mock tests are available.
Sit your practical test in the dual-control car you learned in.
Paid to the DVSA when you book your test on GOV.UK, not to BNM.
Every lesson and package is listed on our driving lesson prices page.
The first day of a BNM intensive course follows 5 steps: a licence and eyesight check, the cockpit drill, an assessment drive, a plan for your 30 hours and your first full lesson. Your instructor picks you up from home, work or college.
Dual controls let your instructor step in at any moment, so you can build up to busier roads with confidence.
No test date yet, or starting from zero? Book one of our 90-minute first driving lessons for £55. Your instructor assesses your driving and tells you honestly whether 30 hours is enough, or whether to begin with weekly lessons.
BNM’s 30-hour intensive driving course costs £1,125, with a mock test included. That is £37.50 an hour. The DVSA practical test fee (£62 on weekdays) and test car hire (£140) are paid separately.
BNM’s intensive driving course is 30 hours of one-to-one lessons over 1–2 weeks. Your instructor plans the hours so the course ends in the week before your practical test.
Yes. You need a theory pass to book your practical test, and the intensive course is planned to finish just before that test.
No. You book and pay for the practical test with the DVSA, at £62 on weekdays. You can take the test in BNM’s car for £140 in test car hire.
Yes. BNM runs the 30-hour intensive course in dual-control manual and automatic cars. An automatic pass gives a licence for automatic cars only (code 78).
Usually not. Most beginners need 40–50 hours, so a 30-hour course ends before they reach test standard. Weekly lessons first, then intensive lessons before the test, suit beginners better.
No. Test dates depend on DVSA availability. Median waits in September 2026 were 16.1 weeks at Mitcham, 19.1 at Morden and 23.1 at Tolworth, so book your test before the course.
BNM intensive learners test at Mitcham, Morden and Tolworth. Book whichever centre has the earliest slot, and your lessons cover roads similar to its test routes.
