Automatic driving lessons in Ilford
Automatic driving lessons in Ilford are £36.50 an hour, or £35.00 an hour in a block. Chris covers IG1 and IG2 and prepares you for the practical test at Goodmayes, which is only minutes away.
What lessons in Ilford actually look like
Ilford learners have an advantage: Goodmayes test centre is close, so the roads you practise on week to week are often the roads you'll be tested on. Cranbrook Road, Ilford Hill and the approaches to the A12 Eastern Avenue cover most of what an examiner wants to see.
Gants Hill roundabout is the one every Ilford learner worries about. Chris will take you through it in stages until it stops feeling like a big deal.
- Picked up and dropped off anywhere in IG1 · IG2
- Test-route practice for Goodmayes test centre
- Automatic Mercedes A-Class — no clutch, no stalling
- The same instructor, Chris, every lesson

Same published price, wherever you are
£36.50 an hour for a single lesson, £35.00 an hour in a block. Pick-up in IG1 · IG2 is included — there's no travel surcharge.
- 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
Learners who passed with Chris
Driving lessons in Ilford — your questions
How close is Goodmayes test centre to Ilford?
Very close — it's the natural test centre for IG1 and IG2 learners, which means your weekly lessons can double as test-route practice.
Will you teach me Gants Hill roundabout?
Yes. It's one of the roundabouts Ilford learners are most nervous about, so it's built into lesson plans in stages rather than thrown at you in one go.
How much do automatic driving lessons cost in East London?
A single automatic lesson with East London Learners is £36.50 an hour. Blocks bring that down to £35.00 an hour: £175 for 5 hours, £350 for 10 hours and £525 for 15 hours.
There is no joining fee and no contract. Prices are published on the site so you never have to ring round for a quote.
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, E15, E16, E20, IG1, IG2, IG3, IG4, IG11, RM8. Home, work, college or the station, whichever is easiest.
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.
Other areas Chris covers
Book automatic lessons in Ilford
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.