Improver · 20, 25 & 30 Hours

You've got the basics.
Let's turn them into a pass.

For part-trained learners who've had some lessons or practice but aren't there yet. The GetMyPass Method builds consistency fast: your tuition runs in focused consecutive days so skills stick, you train on the exact local test-centre routes your DVSA examiner uses, and we watch for cancellation slots to time your course to your test date. We close the gaps - manoeuvres, junctions, busy traffic - and make them hold up under pressure.

DVSA-approved instructors
Theory training support
Home or workplace pickup
Who it's for

The mid tier, for learners part of the way there.

Improver is our most popular course, because it fits the most common situation: you can drive, but there are gaps between you and a confident pass. This is where we close them.

A learner car on a quiet British residential street at golden hour

This is for you if…

  • You've had some lessons or practice. The fundamentals are there - moving off, steering, basic road sense - but you're not yet test-ready.
  • Specific things still catch you out. Manoeuvres, roundabouts, complex junctions, lane discipline, or reading fast-moving traffic.
  • You're inconsistent under pressure. Good on a calm day, shaky on a busy one - you need it to hold up every time, including on test.
  • You started before and stopped. Lessons that fizzled out, or a licence you began abroad, and now you want to finish the job properly.

Another tier may fit better if…

  • You've never driven at all. Complete beginners deserve the full programme, so start with Elite.
  • You're very new, only a handful of hours. You'll want more time than this tier allows; Advanced gives you a thorough route.
  • You're already near test standard. A recent narrow fail or a confident returner just needing polish? Provisional is the shorter, lower-cost option.
  • You're genuinely unsure. Most people are. Tell us your history when you book and we'll recommend the honest right tier, never the most expensive one.

Lost a bit of confidence? Nervous in traffic? That's exactly who this tier is for. Most Improver learners arrive unsure of themselves and leave driving like it's second nature. Your instructor's job is to rebuild that confidence, patiently, at your pace.

The GetMyPass Method

Built to close the gaps, not just add hours.

Every Improver course starts by finding exactly what's holding you back, then spends your hours where they'll make the difference. Three things make it work.

Focused blocks, so it sticks

Your tuition is packed into focused consecutive days, so you forget less between sessions and skills stick, instead of dragging out over a year of weekly one-hour lessons. That is how consistency builds fast.

Test-route training

You train on the exact local test-centre routes, junctions and roundabouts your DVSA examiner uses, not generic practice. The busy spots that catch you out become the roads you know best.

Early-slot help

You book your own DVSA practical test; we watch for cancellations and short-notice slots and time your course to your test date, so you're not waiting months to put your new consistency to use.

Honest hour-matching. We assess your driving before you pay and match you to the right number of hours, never oversold. If it turns out you need fewer hours than you booked, we tell you; if you need more, you top up in five-hour blocks at the same rate. You only pay for the tuition you actually need.

Assessment & progress tracking

We start by seeing you drive, pinpoint the gaps, and track your progress against them, so every lesson has a purpose and you can see yourself improving.

Theory training support

Resources and guidance to get your theory solid. The theory test fee is booked and paid separately with the DVSA.

Add-on test available

Home or workplace pickup

Your instructor collects you from home, work, or wherever suits, wherever feasible in your area. More time driving, less time arranging.

Tailored Mon–Sun scheduling

Lessons 7am to 7pm, seven days a week, built around your life. Go fully intensive over a week, or spread it out. Your call.

Manual or automatic

Choose your transmission and we'll match you with an instructor who teaches in it. Both options, your call.

How it works

A clear path from gaps to pass.

We find what's missing, target it, and build until your driving holds up under any conditions, including test-day nerves.

  1. Choose your hours

    Pick 20, 25 or 30 hours based on your experience, or let us recommend. Tell us your history and target test date when you book.

  2. We assess & plan around your test

    Your first session is an honest assessment. Your instructor maps the gaps and builds a lesson plan that targets them, paced to your test date.

  3. Your instructor picks you up & builds you up

    Expert, local, in your chosen transmission. You'll drill the tricky stuff until it's automatic, then practise it on the roads you'll be tested on.

  4. Mock test, early date & pass

    A mock test confirms you're ready. You book your own practical; we help you land an early date and walk in prepared. Then you're on the road for good.

Pace & scheduling

All in one week, or spread to suit you.

Same hours, your pace. At 20 to 30 hours the choice really matters, so pick the rhythm that fits your time off, your nerves, and the way you learn best.

Fully intensive

Done in about a week

Longer daily lessons packed into roughly one to two weeks. The fastest route to your test, ideal if you can take the time off and want to keep momentum high.

4–5 hrs/day ~1–2 weeks Fastest to test
Semi-intensive

Spread over weeks

Shorter sessions across three to eight weeks. The same total hours, with time between lessons for new skills to settle, often the better choice if your confidence is still building.

2 hrs/session 3–8 weeks Time to absorb
Choose your hours

Three lengths. Pick by experience.

The more ground you've got to cover, the more hours you'll want. Whichever length you pick, it's one all-inclusive course completed in weeks, not a year or more of weekly one-hour lessons with the fees adding up the whole time. The DVSA says learners need around 45 hours of professional tuition on average; because you're part-trained, you're already some of the way there, which is why this tier lands where it does. Use the guide on each option below, and remember we assess you before you pay and recommend honestly. The price shown on each option is the deposit that secures your place; your full course price varies by area, so enter your postcode at booking for a tailored quote.

20 Hours
20h
From£360

deposit to book

from £1,160 total course price (varies by area)

Deposit to secure your place
Best if You've had regular lessons or steady practice and mainly need to sharpen specific areas and lock in consistency.
  • Focused work on your weakest skills
  • Mock test before you book
  • Top up in 5-hour blocks if needed
Book 20 hours
30 Hours
30h
From£540

deposit to book

from £1,740 total course price (varies by area)

Deposit to secure your place
Best if Your experience is patchy or a while ago, or you simply want maximum practice across every skill before test day.
  • Most thorough route in this tier
  • Ideal for returning, lapsed learners
  • Time to build real, lasting confidence
Book 30 hours

Not sure which to pick? Book any length and your instructor confirms it's right at your assessment, and you can adjust. Prices shown are the deposit to secure your place. Your full course price varies by area and is confirmed in your tailored quote, and excludes your DVSA practical and theory test fees, which you pay directly to the DVSA when you book your tests.

Pay a deposit Pay in full Finance available
Why it works

Built on DVSA standards, not marketing.

No star ratings or invented figures here, just the facts that matter: qualified instructors, the official DVSA benchmark, and real test-centre pass-rate data you can check for your own area.

ADIs
DVSA-approved driving instructors
~45h
The DVSA guide for learning to drive
293
Test centres in our pass-rate explorer

DVSA-approved instructors

Every course is taught by a DVSA-approved driving instructor (ADI), the same qualification the DVSA requires of anyone charging to teach learner drivers. Manual or automatic, matched to you.

The DVSA 45-hour benchmark

The DVSA says learners need around 45 hours of professional tuition on average to reach test standard. Because you're part-trained, honest hour-matching counts what you already have, so you're not paying for hours you don't need.

Real pass-rate data by centre

We publish official DVSA pass rates for 293 test centres, so you can see the local and national picture before you book, then train on the routes your chosen centre actually uses.

Explore pass rates by centre
DVSA-approved instructors Manual & automatic Local test-route training UK-wide (excl. NI)
Questions

Improver, answered honestly.

As a rough guide from GetMyPass: if you've had regular lessons or steady private practice and mainly need to sharpen specific areas, 20 hours is a sensible start. If you've got the basics but several gaps - manoeuvres, busy junctions, confidence under pressure - most learners choose 25 hours. If your experience is patchy or you want maximum practice across everything, go for 30. You don't have to get it exactly right: we assess your driving before you pay and give you an honest recommendation, and you can top up in five-hour blocks at the same rate if you need more. That assess-first approach is how GetMyPass makes sure you buy the hours you actually need, not the hours a package happens to contain.
That's one of the most common situations GetMyPass sees, and it's completely normal. Skills fade when you stop, but they come back faster than they were learned the first time. We begin with an assessment drive to see what's stuck and what needs refreshing, then build a plan around the gaps rather than starting you from zero. Returning, part-trained learners often land in the 25 to 30 hour range, but we'll tell you honestly once we've seen you drive - no judgement, just a clear route back to test-ready. Whether the gap is months or years, GetMyPass builds the course around where you actually are now, not where you left off.
Both work well at this length with GetMyPass; it comes down to your schedule and how you learn. Fully intensive packs the hours into roughly a week of longer daily lessons: the fastest route to test, ideal if you can take the time off. Semi-intensive spreads the same hours across three to eight weeks in shorter sessions, which fits around work or study and gives skills time to settle between lessons. Either way the hours run in focused blocks with the same instructor throughout, so you forget less between sessions than you would over a year of weekly one-hour lessons. If your confidence is still building, that spacing can really help things click. Tell GetMyPass your diary when you enquire and we'll recommend the pace honestly.
Theory training support is included with every GetMyPass Improver course, so you can get your theory solid while your practical skills build. The theory test itself works differently: it's booked and paid for separately, directly with the DVSA, because official test fees always sit outside your course price. We can help you prepare and bundle theory training as an add-on, but the test fee is your own. The same applies to the practical test, which you also book yourself under the DVSA's current self-book rules. In short, preparation comes from us and official bookings and fees go to the DVSA - and GetMyPass will spell out exactly what your quote covers before you commit.
GetMyPass covers most of the UK, excluding Northern Ireland, and the Improver course runs across the whole network. Instructor availability and pricing vary by area, so enter your postcode when you book to see availability and a local price straight away. For this tier, deposits start from £360 and the total course price from £1,160, varying by area. Local matching matters at this level: you'll be paired with a DVSA-approved instructor who works your roads and knows your local test centre, which is a big part of what closes the gaps for part-trained learners. If GetMyPass can't cover your postcode yet, we'll say so honestly rather than waste your time.
No - and GetMyPass would encourage you to be wary of anyone who does. The DVSA examiner decides on the day. What we can promise is honest, structured preparation: an assessment of where you are, a plan that targets your weak spots, training on your local test-centre routes, mock-test practice, and an instructor who'll tell you straight when you're genuinely ready. And if you don't pass first time, we help you rebook quickly and keep you with the same instructor for your retest, so your progress carries straight over. Choosing enough hours for your experience remains the biggest single factor in your control - and GetMyPass helps you get that decision right before you pay.

The basics are done.
Let's build the rest.

Book your Improver course, tell us where you're at, and we'll turn the gaps into a confident, test-ready drive. And if you don't pass first time, we help you rebook quickly and keep you with the same instructor for your retest.

Prefer to talk it through? Call 02046523179 or send an enquiry.

Scroll to Top

Intensive driving courses

Primeoutcome Group Limited
Registered in England & Wales
Company No. 17176839
66 Paul Street, London, EC2A 4NA

Facebook · LinkedIn

Contact

Legal

Explore

© 2026 Primeoutcome Group Limited trading as GetMyPass. All rights reserved.

Call us