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Intensive Driving
Courses in Wickwar
Build real driving confidence fast with an intensive course in Wickwar. Your DVSA-approved instructor will take you through the B4509, the junctions near Holy Trinity Church, and local test routes until you are fully prepared. Courses from 10 hours for a final tune-up to 45 hours for a complete programme.
Test dates depend on DVSA availability and are not guaranteed.
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The DVSA test fee is not included (£62 on weekdays, £75 evenings, weekends and bank holidays, paid by you on GOV.UK).
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10 to 45
hour courses
£250
Deposit, or pay in full. DVSA test fee not included (£62 weekdays, £75 evenings, weekends and bank holidays, paid to the DVSA)
The Process
From Booking to
Passing — Fast
1
Choose Your Course
Tell us your experience level and we’ll point you to the right hours.
2
Pay Your Deposit
Hold your start date with £250, then pay the balance before you start.
3
Intensive Lessons
Full days of driving with a local DVSA-approved instructor — no week-long gaps.
4
Take Your Practical Test
Sit your test prepared. Your instructor will walk you through booking it.
Choose The Right Path
Is an Intensive Course
Right For You?
Before you commit, check which side you fall on. Either answer is fine — the wrong choice isn’t.
Book intensive when…
- You’ve passed your theory test and are ready to commit to practical
- You’d rather pass in weeks than stretch lessons across six or twelve months
- You learn better in concentrated sessions than spread-out weekly lessons
- You’ve got the budget to pay upfront and want it done in one block
- You already have some driving experience and want to finish what you started
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Stick to weekly lessons when…
- You’re happy to pass in six or twelve months — there’s no rush
- You want time to practise in a friend or family member’s car between lessons
- You can’t take a full week off work, college, or other commitments
- You’ve never sat behind the wheel and want to build confidence gradually
- You get tired or lose focus after a couple of hours of driving
Local Knowledge
Intensive Driving Courses in Wickwar
Learning to drive in Wickwar with an intensive driving course means you'll prepare for your practical test at the Kingswood DVSA test centre, giving you the advantage of becoming thoroughly familiar with the exact routes, junctions and road layouts the examiner will use on test day. Your Rated Driving instructor will ensure you practise on these actual test routes repeatedly during your concentrated course, building confidence through repetition and local knowledge. An intensive driving course lets you pass your test in days or weeks rather than months, making it the ideal choice if you need your licence quickly for work, university or personal commitments.
Wickwar's surrounding area provides excellent variety for comprehensive driving instruction, from the narrow rural lanes approaching the village to busier routes like the High Street and connections to the A46. Lessons cover essential skills including navigation through the historic village centre, managing traffic, and confident driving on faster A-roads. Your instructor will also prepare you for manoeuvres in varied settings, reversing in residential streets, and handling junctions where visibility requires careful observation and judgement.
Wickwar itself is a charming South Gloucestershire village with a rich history, located close to the market town of Chipping Sodbury and the larger town of Yate. The area benefits from good access to the A46, which connects to the M4 and M5 motorways, making it an excellent location for learners who will eventually need to drive on major routes. The village retains its traditional character while offering practical road conditions that prepare you for real-world driving across Gloucestershire and beyond.
On test day, your instructor will accompany you to the Kingswood test centre, ensuring you arrive calm and fully prepared after your intensive course. The examiner will direct you through approximately 40 minutes of independent driving, including manoeuvres, and your concentrated preparation means you'll recognise junctions, roundabouts and road layouts from your lessons. Intensive courses condense weeks of traditional learning into focused daily sessions, allowing you to maintain momentum and retain skills without the gaps that often occur with weekly lessons. Book your intensive driving course with Rated Driving today.
Practical Test Centres Near Wickwar
The closest practical centre to Wickwar is Bristol Kingswood, around eight and a half miles south, which posts a pass rate comfortably above the national average. Routes there tend to cover a mix of suburban streets and busier arterial roads around the eastern side of Bristol, so most instructors build familiarity with those conditions in the lessons leading up to test day.
Bristol Avonmouth lies roughly twelve and a half miles west and runs at a similar pass rate, making it a solid alternative when Kingswood slots are scarce. Chippenham is the third option at around fourteen miles south-east, though pass rates there run lower so local learners typically treat it as a backup rather than a first choice.
Theory Test Centres Near Wickwar
Bristol is the nearest theory centre to Wickwar, roughly eight miles south-west and straightforward to reach via the A46 or A432. Gloucester sits around twenty miles north if Bristol is fully booked, with Newport a further option at nearly twenty-five miles west.
Why book now
Concentrated lessons in Wickwar.
An intensive course puts your lessons into one concentrated block. 10 hours (£600) to 45 hours (£2,385), with a £250 deposit or pay in full, DVSA-approved local instructors, manual or automatic.The DVSA test fee is not included (£62 on weekdays, £75 evenings, weekends and bank holidays, paid by you on GOV.UK).
£250 deposit or pay in full
