Driving Lessons in North Edinburgh
Learn to Drive in Stockbridge, Edinburgh
Driving Lessons Edinburgh offers the highest level of professional driving instruction in North Edinburgh, using only fully-qualified ADIs with years of experience. Each of our instructors in our driving school has been chosen for both their technical driving skills and teaching ability, and we cater for pupils of all ages and stages.
We offer a pick-up and drop-off service for all learners in Stockbridge. We can collect you from home, work or study.
To schedule your first driving lesson please call now on 07496 296 130, or if you prefer you can send an email through the contact form at the foot of the page.
There is no substitute for the experience of having high quality one-to-one lessons with a professional instructor, but our team has put together the following guide to help prepare you for the challenges you will face learning to drive in and around Stockbridge.
Test Centres Near North Edinburgh
The closest practical driving test centre for pupils learning to drive in the North of Edinburgh will be Currie Test Centre – located just outside the Bypass to the South West of the city. The nearest alternatives are in Livingston and Musselburgh, so most pupils will sit their practical exam at Currie.
Speed Restrictions in North Edinburgh
The speed restrictions in this area are similar to other parts of Edinburgh, with a mixture of 20mph zones in the smaller residential streets and 30mph designations on the larger artery roads connecting to and from the centre of town.
There are a few exceptions that you should watch out for, however. Ferry Road is a 30mph road running West-East through the city from Queensferry to Leith, separating Stockbridge and Inverleith from Trinity – though there is a part-time 20mph section at the intersection with Craighall Road, near Holy Cross Primary School and Lethem Park.
Instructor Advice for Learners in Stockbridge
Many of the streets in and around Stockbridge are quite narrow and congested, and are often full of parked cars – both of which can limit your visibility.
Another issue is the famous Georgian cobbled streets, which are aesthetically pleasing but can be slippery when wet or frosty – so take care. And because of the proximity to the city centre, high-density of housing and limited space for parking this is not a great area for practising your parking manoeuvres either.
For these and a few other reasons, Stockbridge is not an ideal location for practising your techniques between lessons – your instructor will usually take you to a quieter location slightly further out of town for your first few lessons.
You may also benefit from looking at some of our introductory pages for nearby parts of Edinburgh, including our guide to learning to drive in Craigleith, our guide for learners in Blackhall and Davidson’s Mains, or our advice about driving in Murrayfield.
Booking Driving Lessons in Stockbridge
To get started now please call us on 07496 296 130 – we will arrange your first driving lesson with one of the friendly and expert ADI driving instructors covering this part of North Edinburgh.
Our driving lessons are competitively priced and operate on a pick-up and drop-off basis, so you just tell your driving instructor where and when you would like to be met. Deals are available on bulk sets of driving lessons (10 hours, 20 hours, 30 hours or more), and gift vouchers are available.
