Pass in an automatic, without the nerves.
I'm Chris, a DVSA Grade A approved driving instructor with 16 years teaching learners across East Ham, Stratford, Ilford, Barking and the rest of East London. No clutch, no shouting, no mystery pricing. Just calm lessons that get you test-ready.
Half the things to think about. All of the licence.
Automatic driving lessons remove the clutch and gears from the equation, so you can put your attention where the examiner is actually looking — observation, road position, speed and judgement. Most nervous learners settle noticeably faster in an automatic.
You'll learn in a modern automatic Mercedes A-Class
Comfortable, easy to place on the road and genuinely nice to drive — which matters more than people think when you're spending twenty hours in it.
- Smooth automatic gearbox — no stalling, no hill-start panic
- Reversing camera and clear digital display for manoeuvres
- One instructor, every lesson — you're not passed around
- Picked up and dropped off at your door
Chris — DVSA Grade A, 16 years on these roads
Every lesson is taught by Chris himself. There's no pool of instructors and no one you haven't met turning up at your door — the person who takes your first lesson is the person who takes you to your test.
- DVSA Approved Driving Instructor, Grade A (ADI No. 460355)
- Registered until February 2029 — check it on GOV.UK if you like
- 16 years teaching learners across East London
- Automatic only — it's all he teaches, and all he's taught for years
Approved Driving Instructors are registered with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, background-checked, and re-checked on standards throughout their career. The green badge in the windscreen is how you tell an approved instructor from a trainee.
Three steps, no sales pitch
Message Chris
Tell him where you are, whether you've driven before, and when you're free. You'll get a straight answer about availability — usually the same day.
First lesson, your door
Chris picks you up. You'll drive from lesson one, on roads that match your confidence, and finish with a clear idea of where you stand.
Build hours, then test
Weekly lessons, test-route practice near your centre, and a full mock test before you sit the real one.
£35 an hour. Published, not quoted.
Every block works out at £35.00 an hour — a single one-off lesson is £36.50. Nothing hidden, no joining fee, no contract.
- One hour, one-to-one with Chris
- Door-to-door pick-up and drop-off
- Automatic Mercedes A-Class
- No joining fee, no contract
- Five hours at £35.00 an hour
- Ideal for building the basics
- Book lessons around your shifts
- Progress tracked every lesson
- Ten hours at £35.00 an hour
- Enough to build real road confidence
- Mock test included when you're close
- Test-route practice near your centre
- Fifteen hours at £35.00 an hour
- Our best value block
- Mock test plus full test-day preparation
- Ideal if you're starting from scratch
Prices include door-to-door pick-up across E6, E7, E11, E12, E13, E14, E15, E16, E18, E20, IG1, IG2, IG3, IG4, IG11, RM8, SE3, SE7, SE8, SE10 and SE16. Full pricing details
Real learners. Real East London roads.
Every photo here is one of Chris's learners on the day they passed — no stock images.
Automatic driving lessons across East London
Nine areas, three test centres, door-to-door pick-up throughout. Pick your area to see local routes and test centre detail.
Chris also covers a number of areas outside the nine above — Canary Wharf, Poplar & the Isle of Dogs (E14), South Woodford (E18), Blackheath (SE3), Charlton (SE7), Deptford (SE8), Greenwich (SE10) and Rotherhithe (SE16). Lessons there work exactly the same way, with door-to-door pick-up included.
Not on the list? Message Chris anyway — if you're close to the boundary he'll usually make it work.
The things learners ask before booking
How much do automatic driving lessons cost in East London?
Automatic driving lessons with East London Learners are £35.00 an hour when you book a block: £175 for 5 hours, £350 for 10 hours and £525 for 15 hours. A single one-off lesson is £36.50.
There is no joining fee and no contract. Prices are published on the site so you never have to ring round for a quote.
Is Chris a qualified driving instructor?
Yes. Chris is a DVSA-approved driving instructor (ADI) graded A — the highest grade the DVSA awards at a standards check, and one most instructors never reach. His ADI registration number is 460355 and it runs to February 2029.
ADIs are registered with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, background-checked, and re-checked on standards throughout their career. You can tell an approved instructor by the green badge in the windscreen — a trainee holds a pink one. It's worth checking before you book with anyone.
Do you teach manual as well as automatic?
No — East London Learners is automatic only. Chris teaches exclusively in an automatic car, which means every lesson, every route and every mock test is built around automatic driving.
For most learners that's an advantage: without a clutch to think about, you spend your lesson time on observation, road position and judgement, which is what the test actually assesses.
How many driving lessons will I need to pass?
It depends entirely on where you're starting from. The figure the DVSA is most often quoted on is around 45 hours of professional tuition plus roughly 22 hours of private practice — but that is an average across manual and automatic learners, and plenty of people need fewer.
Chris will give you an honest estimate after your first lesson, and he'll tell you if you don't need a bigger block.
Do you pick me up from home?
Yes. Door-to-door pick-up and drop-off is included anywhere in the covered postcodes — E6, E7, E11, E12, E13, E14, E15, E16, E18, E20, IG1, IG2, IG3, IG4, IG11, RM8, SE3, SE7, SE8, SE10, SE16. Home, work, college or the station, whichever is easiest.
Ready to get started?
Message Chris on WhatsApp and tell him where you are and when you're free. You'll get an honest answer about availability and how many hours you're likely to need — no pressure, no call-centre.