Automatic driving lessons in Stratford
Automatic driving lessons in Stratford cost £36.50 an hour, or £35.00 an hour when booked as a block. Chris covers E15 and E20 including the Olympic Park and Westfield side, with test preparation for Wanstead.
What lessons in Stratford actually look like
Stratford is one of the most demanding places in East London to learn — and that is exactly why learners who train here tend to feel calm on test day. The gyratory, the Bow Interchange approach, multi-lane roundabouts and constant lane discipline are all on your doorstep.
Around the Olympic Park and E20 the roads are newer and wider, which makes them a good place to build confidence before taking on Stratford Broadway and Romford Road.
- Picked up and dropped off anywhere in E15 · E20
- Test-route practice for Wanstead 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 E15 · E20 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 Stratford — your questions
Is Stratford a hard place to learn to drive?
It's demanding, but that works in your favour. Learners who train around the Stratford gyratory and Romford Road usually find the Wanstead test routes noticeably calmer than their weekly lessons.
Do you teach around Westfield and the Olympic Park?
Yes. The wider, newer roads around E20 and the Olympic Park are useful for building lane discipline and roundabout confidence before moving on to the busier Broadway.
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 Stratford
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.