Intensive Driving Course Guide

Who it suits

An intensive driving course condenses your lessons into a shorter period, with more frequent tuition than traditional weekly driving lessons. Here’s how intensive courses work and what to consider before choosing one.

This guide is part of our Learning Hub — friendly, no-jargon answers to the questions learners across Torbay and South Devon ask us most.

Confident, committed learners with a test date coming up or a need to pass quickly.

Who is an intensive driving course suitable for?

Intensive driving courses can suit learners who have enough time to take lessons regularly over a shorter period and are comfortable learning at a faster pace.

They can be particularly useful if you already have some driving experience, are returning to lessons after a break or have a practical test approaching and want to concentrate your remaining tuition.

Complete beginners can also learn intensively, but there isn’t a fixed course length that will suit everyone. How much tuition you need depends on your existing experience and how quickly your driving develops.

How does an intensive driving course work?

Instead of spreading your driving lessons across several months, an intensive course puts your tuition into a more concentrated period.

You’ll still develop the same core driving skills, including car control, junctions, roundabouts, manoeuvres, independent driving and dealing with different road and traffic conditions. The difference is that you’ll usually have less time between lessons.

As your driving develops, lessons can focus increasingly on independent driving and the areas that still need improvement. Mock driving tests may also be used when you’re approaching test standard.

See our intensive driving lessons if you’re looking for course availability and booking information.

How many hours do I need for an intensive driving course?

There isn’t one intensive course length that’s right for every learner.

If you’ve already had driving lessons, the amount of additional tuition you need will depend on your current standard and which skills still need work. A complete beginner may need considerably more tuition than somebody who is already close to test standard.

An assessment of your existing experience and driving ability can help determine a realistic amount of tuition rather than choosing a course simply because it promises a particular number of hours.

For more general guidance, read how many driving lessons do I need?.

Is an intensive driving course right for you?

Intensive learning isn’t automatically better than taking weekly lessons. The right approach depends on how you learn, your previous driving experience and how much time you can realistically commit.

An intensive course may suit you if you:

• can make time for frequent driving lessons
• are comfortable concentrating for longer or more frequent sessions
• want to reduce the gaps between lessons
• already have some driving experience and want to build on it quickly
• have a practical test approaching and need focused preparation

Weekly lessons may suit you better if you prefer more time between sessions to absorb what you’ve learned, have limited availability or find longer periods behind the wheel tiring.

Intensive driving lessons with us

We offer intensive driving lessons across Torbay and South Devon, with the amount and structure of tuition based on your existing experience and availability.

Tell us how much driving you’ve already done, whether you’ve passed your theory test and whether you already have a practical test booked. We can then help you work out a suitable approach.

See our intensive driving lessons or contact us to check availability.

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