Driving Lessons in Newton Abbot
You'll find 12 driving schools and 40 independent driving instructors in Newton Abbot, including 11 independent female driving instructors and 6 schools that offer female driving instructors. The area has excellent quality across the board with a 4.8-star average rating, and pricing ranges from £35 to £46 per hour where advertised. Six schools teach in automatic cars and 8 offer intensive courses. The Newton Abbot test centre has a 53.8% pass rate, while Exeter's is noticeably lower at 46.8%.
- £43
- average price
- 12
- driving schools
- 40
- independent instructors
- 2
- test centres
Top driving schools in Newton Abbot by what matters most
The standout school for each of the most-asked questions.
Highway Driver Training
Cheapest manual driving school in Newton Abbot.
Cowley's School of Motoring
Highest-rated manual driving school in Newton Abbot.
Cowley's School of Motoring
Top-rated for automatic driving lessons in Newton Abbot.
Cowley's School of Motoring
Top-rated manual driving school with female instructors in Newton Abbot.
Driving lessons in Newton Abbot
12 driving schools and 40 independent instructors.
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Showing 21–40 of 52 driving schools and independent instructors in Newton Abbot.
Steven Edward Dyos
Sean Geoffrey Brown
Kristian Gilbert
Adam Horrell
Robert John Quinton
Dawid Kulbacki
David Mann
Ryan Masters
Ian May
Keith Morgan
Douglas Paul Leggatt
Shaun Pearce
David Pougiouros
Block booking
Best block deals in Newton Abbot
Pay for a block of lessons upfront and the hourly rate drops. The best block here saves you £30.
How much do driving lessons cost in Newton Abbot?
Most learners pay £45–£50 an hour. Under £45 is a good deal, over £55 is at the higher end.
Based on prices from 9 driving schools in Newton Abbot.
Intensive courses in Newton Abbot
Want to pass fast?
8 Newton Abbot schools run intensive courses, compressing months of training into days or weeks.
Newton Abbot Test Centres and Pass Rates
If you learn around Newton Abbot, the local centre is a good place to test, with a pass rate of 54%, above the national pass rate of 50%. Exeter has a pass rate of 47% and an automatic pass rate of 39%, under the national automatic pass rate of 45%. Exeter's typical wait is about 1½ months against about 3½ months in Newton Abbot, but unless you're learning on Exeter's roads, that shorter wait is the main thing it offers.
Newton Abbot
6,591 tests taken · typical wait 3½ monthsExeter
8,679 tests taken · typical wait 1½ months| Test Centre | Pass rate | Tests | Typical wait | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Manual | Automatic | |||
| Newton Abbot | 53.8% | 55.3% | 46.9% | 6,591 | 3½ months |
| Exeter | 46.8% | 48.7% | 38.5% | 8,679 | 1½ months |