Driving Lessons in Edinburgh City Centre
At Driving Lessons Edinburgh, we offer affordable driving lessons in Edinburgh’s City Centre area, including both Old Town and New Town. Our driving instructors are all fully-qualified and hugely experienced, and provide an excellent level of tuition for pupils of all levels.
Edinburgh City Centre has gone through a lot of changes in recent years, with the (re)introduction of trams to Princes Street in 2014, the introduction of 20mph zones in 2016, and the introduction of bus lanes and bus gates all adding to the already complex process of driving through the middle of town.
To help pupils who are just starting out learning to drive in Edinburgh City Centre, our instructors have put together the following informational guide to help prepare you for some of the unique challenges you will face on the roads around the centre of town.
However you should remember that there is no substitute for learning from a good driving instructor – and every single instructor in the driving school is a fully-qualified ADI with a friendly teaching style and a huge amount of experience. To speak to us about learning to drive, intensive driving courses, or block booking lessons please call now on 07496 296 130.
Test Centres Near Edinburgh City Centre
If you are taking driving lessons in and around the City Centre, then your nearest Test Centre will be Currie Test Centre. Currie Test Centre is situated at 13-15 Bryce Road, Currie, just beyond the City of Edinburgh Bypass to the South-West of Edinburgh.
The next closest test centres are Musselburgh Test Centre (Newhailes Industrial Estate) and Livingston Test Centre (Houston Industrial Estate), so most pupils in the middle of Edinburgh will sit the practical test at Currie.
Traffic Cameras near Edinburgh City Centre
Edinburgh has a number of different types of traffic cameras – including fixed and average speed cameras, mobile speed cameras, and red light cameras. In addition to this, there are a number of bus gates and bus lanes that operate at different times of the day throughout Edinburgh, and some of these have enforcement cameras installed as well.
Where to Practise Between Lessons in Edinburgh City Centre?
Unfortunately, because of a number of factors – including congestion, trams, cyclists, foreign tourists, one way systems, and full- and part-time bus lanes – we do not recommend the centre of Edinburgh as a good place to practice your driving skills between lessons. Roads such as the Cowgate and Grassmarket are busy and attract a high volume of tourists on car or on foot, so are not suitable for learners who are just starting out. For more experienced drivers who are nearly test-ready then it can be a decent place for you to refine your ability to identify and respond appropriately to a wide range of hazards in the road.
If you live in Edinburgh Old Town or New Town, your instructor will give you some alternative suggestions of nearby residential locations that you can use to practice manoeuvres in a lower-stress environment.
Ideally you would gain experience in a quieter part of Edinburgh further out from the middle – so you may wish to read through nearby area guides, such as our guide to driving in Haymarket and Dalry, our guide to Stockbridge and Inverleith, or our guide for learners in Morningside.
Book Driving Lessons in Edinburgh City Centre Now!
The Driving Lessons Edinburgh group has been providing affordable high-quality driving lessons across Scotland since 2003. All levels of pupil are welcomed, and we offer a pick-up and drop-off service.
Get in touch with us now by calling 07496 296 130 – or alternatively you can drop us an email using the contact form below.
