Clive
Bude
Clive Humphreys is a DVSA-approved driving instructor with over 20 years of experience. He has been teaching since April 1997...
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Learning to drive in Bude means practising on coastal roads and quiet residential streets. You will get used to the A3073 links toward Stratton and the A39 through the area, plus narrow lanes with stone walls near the coast. Summer traffic and holiday parking can change the feel of lessons, so you learn to handle variable conditions.
You pay the instructor directly for lessons. We only charge a small booking fee of £18.99 to £34.99 if we secure you a real start date, and it is refunded if you do not start on the agreed date.
Covering Bude
1
instructors we may be able to check for you
Manual coverage
1
Automatic coverage
0
What we confirm before any fee
Availability, lesson price, start date, and how you will pay the instructor directly.
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No upfront payment to submit your search. You pay the instructor directly for lessons, and we only charge a small booking fee if we secure a real start date.
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Local lesson prices currently range from £45 to £45 per hour, paid directly to your instructor.
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Area coverage
1 instructors
Typical price
£45 to £45/hr
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Nearest test centre
Launceston
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Bude
Clive Humphreys is a DVSA-approved driving instructor with over 20 years of experience. He has been teaching since April 1997...
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You see the confirmed lesson price, likely start date, and how you will pay the instructor directly. We only charge the small booking fee once you are happy to go ahead.
Local snapshot
In Bude
Local lesson prices currently range from £45 to £45 per hour, paid directly to your instructor.
The nearest test centre is Launceston with an overall pass rate of 51.8%.
Questions people ask
Launceston is the nearest practical test centre, about 17.4 miles from Bude. It's the usual choice for local candidates and runs a steady number of tests each year, (Data source: DVSA 2024-2025).
Launceston has a 51.8% pass rate for practical tests, which is above the national average, (Data source: DVSA 2024-2025). The centre recorded 2,614 tests in 2024-2025, which helps with appointment availability, (Data source: DVSA 2024-2025).
There is currently one local driving instructor listed in Bude. That means you may need to book lessons well in advance and be prepared to travel for additional lesson options.
The local average lesson price is around £45 per hour. Costs can rise for intensive courses, instructor travel, or mock tests at the test centre, so check what is included.
Start in Bude
Search is free to start. You pay the instructor directly for lessons, and we only charge the small booking fee after we have confirmed a real instructor, a start date, and the lesson details.
Booking fee if matched: £18.99 to £34.99. Lesson payments go directly to your instructor.