Driving Lessons in Ivybridge
Ivybridge has one specialist driving school charging £50 per hour but offering comprehensive services including automatic driving lessons, female driving instructors, and intensive courses. The school maintains a solid 4.6-star rating despite the premium pricing. Plymouth test centre serves the area with a 40.8% pass rate across nearly 10,000 annual tests.
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Driving schools and instructors in Ivybridge
Buckland Driving School
Specialises in nervous, shy and unconfident learners with a female instructor who uses coaching techniques to build confidence and achieve high pass rates. Automatic lessons at £50/hour (or £450 for 10 hours), plus disability support through partnerships with Plymouth Mobility Centre and Cornwall Mobility. Test car hire available for £100, including a one-hour warm-up session before your test.
Block booking
Best block deals in Ivybridge
Pay for a block of lessons upfront and the hourly rate drops. The best block here saves you £50.
Intensive courses in Ivybridge
Want to pass fast?
1 Ivybridge schools run intensive courses, compressing months of training into days or weeks.
Ivybridge Test Centres and Pass Rates
The Irvine area operates 2 centres that handled 7,321 tests from 2024 to 2025, achieving a solid 53% average pass rate. Ayr significantly outperformed Irvine with 56.8% versus 49.2% pass rates respectively. Women and men performed similarly across both centres, ranging from 47.4% to 56.8%. Ayr's coastal location involves dealing with seafront traffic and some narrow Burns-era streets, while Irvine's new town development offers more straightforward modern road layouts, though both require confidence with the busy A77 trunk road.
Plymouth
9,867 tests taken| Test Centre | Female | Male | Automatic | Overall | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth | 41.6% | 40.0% | 32.4% | 40.8% | 9,867 |