MOTOR DRIVING SCHOOL · LICENCE MH12/DS/0442

Twenty-two hours is the honest number.

Schools advertise a ten-hour course because ten hours sounds affordable. The median Kerb learner passes after twenty-two hours behind the wheel, we tell you that on day one, and we publish the distribution rather than the best case.

Book a first lesson — ₹700

Three ways in

Pay as you go

₹700 / hour

No commitment. Book one lesson, decide afterwards. Most people who start here end up on the block anyway.

Twenty-hour block

₹12,600

₹630 an hour, licence paperwork handled, and the test-day car included. What 7 in 10 learners take.

Refresher

₹750 / hour

You have a licence and have not driven in years. Usually four to six hours, often in your own car.

The distribution, not the headline

HOURS TO FIRST TEST · 214 LEARNERS, 2025–26

10–15 h ████████ 18%

16–20 h ██████████████ 31%

21–25 h ████████████████ 36%

26–35 h ██████ 12%

36 h + ██ 3%

Two things move this number more than anything else: whether you have someone to practise with between lessons, and whether you started before or after thirty. Neither is a judgement — it is just what the data says, and knowing it helps you budget properly instead of feeling behind.

Practising between lessons: about 6 hours faster on average
Learning after 40: about 5 hours slower, and a higher first-time pass rate
Automatic transmission: roughly 4 hours faster to test

The same instructor, every lesson

✓Four instructors, all full-time and salaried, none on commission
✓You keep the same one unless you ask to change — no questions if you do
✓All four are dual-control certified and two teach in Marathi
✓Cars replaced every four years; the fleet is currently three Swifts and a Baleno automatic

Commission-paid instructors have an incentive to sell you hours. Ours do not, which is the single most important sentence on this page.

“He told me at hour fourteen that I was ready and should stop buying lessons. I have never had a service in this city voluntarily take less of my money.”

Sneha Kulkarni

Passed first time, June 2026

Do you handle the RTO paperwork?+

Learner's licence and the permanent licence application, yes, included in the block. You still have to appear in person for the biometric and the test — nobody can do those for you and anyone offering to is not someone to deal with.

What about the test-day car?+

Included in the block, ₹1,400 as a one-off otherwise. We take you to the Alandi Road test track in the car you learned in, which matters more than people expect.

Can I learn on an automatic?+

Yes, and about a third now do. Note the licence you get is automatic-only — if you might drive a manual later, learn on the manual now.

I am very nervous.+

Say so when booking and we will start you in the empty Sunday-morning industrial estate rather than on Baner Road. Roughly one in six learners asks for this and it is a completely normal request.

What if I fail?+

We rebook the test, and the next two hours of lessons are free. Our first-time pass rate is 88% and we would rather spend that money than pad the number by delaying people's tests.