Learning to drive in Okehampton and in Devon should be an enjoyable experience. Not only do we try to make it a pleasure to learn to drive in Okehampton but we also try to make our learner drivers in Okehampton the best we can produce.

When you take driving lessons in Okehampton you are learning a life skill. It is not just a case of learning a few driving test routes to obtain your driving licence in Okehampton. During your driving lessons in Okehampton it is our responsibility to teach you enough to literally keep you alive. There are no short cuts when it comes to learning how to control a motor car.

If you are a novice learner then you will be introduced to the busier roads as and when you have the ability and confidence to cope.  You will not be doing 70 mph on the A30 on your fist driving lesson in Okehampton.

initially, you will keep to the quiet roads and go to places like Chichacott or Taw Green.  As you progress, you will drive along the A386 towards Follygate.  When you have nearly finished your driver training, you should then, and only then, be able to cope with the A30 especially during the holiday season.  But if you can handle this road without any help off your driving instructor, then your driving test will be easier than you think.

You will find a variety of price for driving lessons in Okehampton but like most things you will get what you pay for. You will find offers of cheap driving lessons in Okehampton but how much is your life worth?

Our driving school in Okehampton guarantees that every driving lesson in Okehampton conducted by our driving school in Okehampton will be done by a qualified driving instructor who will display a green badge in their windscreen to prove they are fully qualified.

The driving schools in Okehampton who offer cheap driving lessons invariably use trainee driving instructors and they will display a red badge near to the car tax disc in their windscreen.

Cheap driving lessons in Okehampton may seem the best way of saving money but the benefits of learning with our qualified driving instructors in Okehampton soon out weigh the cheap driving lesson offers.

With our driving instructors in Okehampton although we may charge a little bit more, because our driving instructors are experienced, local and fully qualified, the majority of our learner drivers in Okehampton take fewer driving lessons. This saves your money. Plus because you take fewer driving lessons you will be ready to pass the driving test sooner. When you learn to drive in Okehampton with our driving school in Okehampton, when you have passed, because you will be a safer driver as all your driving tuition in Okehampton was with a qualified driving instructor, you will get up 25% off your first car insurance. Trainee driving instructors cannot offer this to you. The money you save on the car insurance will go a long way to covering the cost of learning to drive.


Many learner drivers book driving lessons then forget all about them. This wastes the driving instructor’s time. So if you can prove your attendance by paying a deposit when you book your driving lessons in Okehampton or the surrounding areas then our driving school in Okehampton can offer you a discount.

If you know somebody wants to start learning to drive in Okehampton or the surrounding areas, but you don’t know when they want to actually start, consider buying them driving lesson vouchers. They are valid for six months and they can be for any number of driving lessons.

Please call our driving school in Okehampton on 0800 080 5705 or e-mail our driving school in Okehampton at info@dsbs.co.uk