INTENSIVE DRIVING COURSE EXETER
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Intensive driving course Exeter
prices
Cost depends only on hours booked in Exeter: £480 at the bottom of the ladder (10 hours), £2,040 at the top (45 hours), close to £48 for each hour. £250 holds the course and full payment saves £50.
Course prices and DVSA test fees
None of the ladder price covers DVSA charges. The practical test is £62 (weekday) or £75 (evening, weekend, bank holiday) per GOV.UK driving test costs, and it can only be booked once your theory test is passed.
| Length | Price | Per hour | Deposit to reserve |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 hours | £480 | £48.00/hr | £250 |
| 15 hours | £720 | £48.00/hr | £250 |
| 20 hours | £960 | £48.00/hr | £250 |
| 25 hours | £1,200 | £48.00/hr | £250 |
| 30 hours | £1,440 | £48.00/hr | £250 |
| 35 hours | £1,680 | £48.00/hr | £250 |
| 40 hours | £1,920 | £48.00/hr | £250 |
| 45 hours | £2,040 | £45.33/hr | £250 |
| Item | Fee | Collected by |
|---|---|---|
| Theory test | Listed on GOV.UK | DVSA, booked on GOV.UK |
| Practical, Monday to Friday daytime | £62 | DVSA, booked on GOV.UK |
| Practical, evenings, weekends, bank holidays | £75 | DVSA, booked on GOV.UK |
Intensive course options
in Exeter
In Exeter, most learners decide two things: whether to learn in a manual or an automatic, and how many hours to book. Thirty is typical with no experience; ten to twenty for those with earlier tuition (10 to 45 hours).
Manual: covers both
The manual route asks more of you early on, clutch, hill starts and gears, but leaves you with a licence for any car. Manual candidates there passed 48.7% of 7,070 tests.
Automatic: fewer controls
With no gears to manage, an automatic course concentrates on reading the road. It costs the same per hour and the licence is limited to automatics. At Exeter, automatic candidates passed 38.5% of 1,609 tests in 2025/26.
Never driven before?
Book 30 hours (£1,440) as a baseline. It is not a guarantee of test standard; extra hours are available if your instructor recommends them.
Already have a test booked?
A short course of 10 to 20 hours, £480 to £960, works on weak spots and practises the area around Exeter Driving Test Centre.
How booking an intensive course works
- STEP 1
Postcode
Start with your full postcode so instructor coverage can be confirmed.
- STEP 2
Course and car
Select 10 to 45 hours in a manual or automatic.
- STEP 3
£250 deposit
Pay securely through Stripe; paying the whole amount now saves £50.
- STEP 4
Practical test
Book through GOV.UK test booking when a suitable DVSA date is available.
Prefer weekly lessons?
If an intensive course does not fit, see Devon driving lessons for weekly lessons with the same independent instructors.
Exeter test centre
pass rates (2025/26)
The official 2025/26 figure for Exeter Driving Test Centre is 46.8%, from 8,679 tests. Newton Abbot are the other centres used by local learners.
Exeter Driving Test Centre · 8,679 tests conducted · DVSA 2025/26
Figures from GOV.UK DVSA driving test statistics (DRT tables). Find centre addresses with the GOV.UK test centre finder.
Nearby practical test centres compared
Treat the percentages as background: they describe last year at each centre, not a forecast. Manual tests at Exeter: 48.7% from 7,070. Automatic: 38.5% from 1,609.
| DVSA centre | Where | Passed (2025/26) | Tests conducted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter Driving Test Centre | Thorverton Road, Marsh Barton, Exeter EX2 8FS | 46.8% | 8,679 |
| Newton Abbot | Vander House, Brunel Road, Newton Abbot TQ12 4YQ | 53.8% | 6,591 |
| Barnstaple | See GOV.UK finder | 51.4% | 5,562 |
Exeter areas
and test centres
Exeter: Intensive courses here finish at one of 2 nearby DVSA practical centres in the EX2, TQ12 postcode districts. Enter your postcode to check instructor availability near you.
- Exeter test centre (EX2 8FS): about 1.6 miles south-east of the town centre, in the Alphington ward (Exeter constituency).
- Newton Abbot test centre (TQ12 4YQ): about 13.6 miles south of the town centre, in the Buckland & Milber ward of Teignbridge (Newton Abbot constituency).
- Theory test centre, The Depot, Unit 11, Belgrave Road (EX1 2FT): about 0.6 miles north-east of the town centre, in the Newtown and St Leonard's ward (Exeter constituency).
Postcode districts closest to the town reference point: EX4, EX3, EX6, EX5, covering parts of East Devon, Exeter, Teignbridge, Mid Devon, West Devon.
Centre addresses from GOV.UK. Wards, districts and positions from the ONS Postcode Directory. Distances are straight-line from the town reference point and rounded.
Exeter roads
and roundabouts
Long, close-together sessions mean less relearning and more time on varied Exeter traffic. The test centre sits about 1.6 miles south-east of the town reference point, in the Alphington ward.
Getting moving
Controls, mirrors and smooth stops on quiet Exeter streets.
Busier traffic
Roundabouts, traffic lights and right turns with more vehicles around.
Faster roads
Dual carriageways and higher limits, joining and leaving safely.
Mock tests
Rehearsals of the full test from Exeter, manoeuvres included.
Theory test centres for Exeter learners
Book theory before anything else, as the practical needs a pass. The nearest listed centre is the Exeter theory test centre, The Depot, Unit 11, Belgrave Road, Exeter EX1 2FT. Find more centres on the GOV.UK theory centre finder and book on GOV.UK theory test booking.
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Intensive driving course Exeter
questions
The questions learners ask most before booking, from course prices and DVSA fees to refunds.
About £48 per hour on every length: £480 (10 hours) rising in five-hour steps to £2,040 (45 hours). Deposit £250, £50 off for paying in full, DVSA test fees not included in Exeter.
8,679 practical car tests took place there in 2025/26 and 46.8% were passes (DVSA, GOV.UK). It is a centre average, not your personal chance in Exeter. These are official DVSA 2025/26 results for learners near Exeter, not a promise of your own pass chance.
Exeter Driving Test Centre at Thorverton Road, Marsh Barton, Exeter EX2 8FS is the usual choice. Nearby alternatives in the same 2025/26 DVSA data are Newton Abbot (53.8%). Slot availability on GOV.UK often decides.
The Exeter theory test centre is at The Depot, Unit 11, Belgrave Road, Exeter EX1 2FT. Search GOV.UK by postcode for more options; the practical can only be booked after a theory pass.
Intensive suits a fixed deadline, weekly suits a busy diary. Both use independent DVSA-licensed instructors; weekly lessons are on our Devon driving lessons page in Exeter Courses in Exeter run from 10 to 45 hours.
Yes. You can choose a manual or automatic intensive course in Exeter on the same price ladder (from £480 for 10 hours up to £2,040 for 45 hours). An automatic licence only lets you drive automatic cars, while a manual pass covers both. Choose your transmission when you book.
Car practical tests are booked on GOV.UK. The car practical test costs £62 on weekdays and £75 for evenings, weekends and bank holidays (DVSA fees, paid separately). Test dates depend on DVSA availability and are not guaranteed, so check slots at Exeter and nearby centres before you fix course dates. Your instructor can tell you when you are at test standard.
Yes. Beginners in Exeter start on our 30-hour course (£1,440). Your instructor begins on quieter streets and builds up to busier junctions. Thirty hours is a starting point, not a promise of test standard. If you need more time, you can add hours later.
If we cannot match you with a suitable instructor for your Exeter postcode within 14 business days, you get a full refund. Enter your full postcode first so we can check instructor coverage before you pay the £250 deposit.
No. Rated Driving is a booking platform that matches Exeter learners with independent DVSA-licensed instructors. Your instructor teaches the course, and we handle matching, booking and secure payment through Stripe (from a £250 deposit). Our learner terms explain deposits and refunds.
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Start with your full postcode; a £250 deposit then secures your course dates.
