Please ensure you bring both parts of your UK provisional driving licence on your first lesson.
Courses and Prices

Our prices are based on a full hour of tuition, we pick you up at home, school, work, college and drop you off after the lesson at the same location or at another location by prior arrangement. We specialise in intensive courses but can provide weekly lessons if you prefer. We find that 2 hour sessions provide the best progress but we can provide shorter sessions. The packages we offer can be customised to your specific requirements. They don't have to run on consecutive days and you don't have to sit a driving test on the last day of a course.

Our instructors are fully insured professionals registered with the Driving Standards Agency, we have a fleet of fully maintained modern dual controlled tuition cars. 

We are happy to arrange Residential courses.


Intensive Driving Courses



Prices as of 8th April 2009


Platinum Package

Ideal for learners with 5 hours or more of tuition who wish to make rapid progress in preparation for a test.

42 hours of tuition over 7 days
No test fees included in this package.
 £890





Gold Package

Ideal for learners with 5 hours or more of tuition who wish to make rapid progress in preparation for a test.

36 hours of tuition over 6 days
No test fees included in this package.
 £760





Silver Package

Ideal for learners who wish to dedicate a week to learning the key skills in a short period of time.

30 hours of tuition over 5 days
No test fees included in this package.
 £650





Bronze Package

A Semi Intensive course to spread your learning over a month. This course is suitable for all levels.

30 hours of tuition over 3 weeks. (2 hours per day)
No test fees included in this package.
 £630





Drive Me Bananas for a Day

A chance to push your driving forward with a full day of training, Ideal if you have a day off. Suitable for all levels.

6 hours of tuition in one day. Plus breaks for coffee and lunch.
No test fees included in this package.
 £130







Blue Steel Advanced Driving Package

A full day training course designed to be given as a gift to a friend or relative. Course includes a presentation gift box containing the latest copy of Road Craft, the police advanced drivers manual and a voucher for a full day training course.

Valid Full licence is required for this course.
 		£200





Pass Plus Adventure Day

One Day Pass Plus course covering all of the Pass Plus modules and more.

Valid Full licence is required for this course.
 £130





17th Birthday Package

2 Hour introduction to the car with hands on practical driving experience. Includes a copy of the Highway code.
Ideal as a birthday gift, lesson can normally take place on 17th birthday, please book early to avoid disappointment..

Valid Provional driving licence is required for this course, please apply for licence well in advance.
 £30





Car and Trailer Package

Full day trailer towing course.
Including reversing trailers.

6 hours of tuition in one day. Plus breaks for coffee and lunch.

Provisional or Full BE entitlement required.
 £170





Block bookings
Saving upto




Block of 20 hours Prepaid
 £440
 £20
Block of 10 hours Prepaid
 £220
 £10
Block of 5 hours Prepaid
 £110
 £5

Pay as you Go

Manual Car


2 hour lesson
 £45

1.5 hour lesson
 £34

1 hour lesson
£23


Automatic

£25
Per Hour

Ask about our Discount Schemes
Edinburgh Council Staff, Midlothian Council Staff, East Lothian Council Staff, West Lothian Council Staff, NHS Lothian Staff, Students, Postal Workers, Lothian Buses and First Group.




Pass Plus (6 hours)
 £150

Advanced Driving and Motorway Training 2 hours
 £50

Refresher Training 2 hours
 £50





Car and Trailer BE B+E  2 hours
 £60


Our full day courses normally allow for 6 hours of training per day in 2 hour blocks, with breaks for coffee and lunch. A day will typically run for 7 hours including breaks.

All Lessons are a minimum of 1 hour duration, 1:1 ratio of instructor to pupil.


Jonathan Smith ADI trading as Drive Me Bananas School of Motoring act as an agent introducing pupils to instructors, please be aware that any money paid directly to an individual instructor is a contract between the pupil and that instructor. Gift Vouchers are only valid when issued by Jonathan Smith.

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At Drive Me Bananas we are able to offer a full hour of happy driving tuition, it is as easy as 123 Don't see red, its the smart way to learn to drive..
© Drive Me Bananas School of Motoring Edinburgh 2009