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Spread the cost of your intensive driving course with flexible payment options
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🚗 Learn now. Pay later with Klarna.
Spread the cost of your intensive driving course with flexible payment options
🚗Klarna: Spread the cost of your intensive driving course with flexible payment options
Our customers attend the course each day Monday to Friday 10:00am to 2:30pmÂ
Online theory training: 4:30pm – 6:30pmÂ
Lessons start at Costa Coffee on Duke Street, next to the railway station and bus station.
On day one, your instructor will take you to a quiet residential area to start with the basics like starting, stopping, changing gear and turning.Â
Once you have built up confidence you’ll tackle the city centre roads with bus lanes, pedestrian crossings and traffic light junctions on Victoria Road and New Street.
Parkway carries traffic around the south of the centre towards the Army and Navy junction, a large roundabout where you need to plan your lane well in advance.
Princes Road, Chelmer Road and Essex Regiment Way link to the A12 bypass for 70mph dual carriageway practice – driving in higher gears, overtaking and merging. Estates in Springfield and Chelmer Village add mini roundabouts and parked cars.
The local practical test centre in Chelmsford is on Hanbury Road in the Widford Industrial Estate. Recently, some tests have run from a temporary site on Crittall Road in Witham, so check the address on your booking confirmation.Â
£1452.00 – (including VAT) course feeÂ
£28.00 – DVSA Theory test feeÂ
Total: £1480.00Â
Your theory test, car hire and a lesson prior to and your first driving test is included in the course price.
Practical test is subject to pupil test readiness and availability. Bookings are the responsibility of the pupil but 5Day are happy to offer guidance.Â
No hidden fees – just everything you need to get on the road fast.
*Please note pupils need to book their own test after new DVSA test rules from May 2026.
Choose your nearest driving school location and find a start date that suits you
Fill out our short questionnaire, so we can match you with the instructor best suited to your needs
. Next, you’ll receive all the details of your driving school pick-up point, so you know exactly where to head
Meet your instructor in person and begin your journey through the DVSA syllabus training
Start your intensive on-road driving tuition, covering all DVSA syllabus modules from manoeuvres to confidence in traffic
Pass your theory test with support from our in-house trainers, who are on hand to guide you through revision, preparation, and building confidence
Complete your final practical intensive driving sessions focused on fine-tuning driving skills and identifying areas to improve so you are driving test ready
Once you’ve passed your theory and you’re test-ready, we’ll guide you through booking your practical test
Failed your first practical driving test after completing a 5DAY course? Apply for our free corrective lessons (T&Cs apply) and reapply for your driving test
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