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Driving lessons in Ottery St Mary

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Ottery St Mary driving lessons with speed signs in mind

Local information checked 20 October 2026

We help you find driving lessons in Ottery St Mary by checking the actual pickup, schedule and transmission preference before pairing you with one of our vetted instructors. You see the agreed terms before accepting.

Use local speed limits as a practice goal

Ottery St Mary Town Council lists a 20mph zone that includes Broad Street, Mill Street, North Street and Canaan Way. This can make reading speed signs early and adjusting smoothly useful local practice. Follow the signs you see on the road during the lesson.

If you are near West Hill or Fairmile, give us the precise pickup address so the instructor can confirm coverage. You can also say whether speed awareness, junctions or following directions is a priority for you.

Find a match that fits your week

Tell us if you prefer manual or automatic tuition, the dates and times that suit and what you want to practise. We confirm actual pickup coverage, your transmission preference, suitable dates and times, and the lesson price directly with the instructor. We negotiate the best available lesson rate for your request.

The offer is sent before you accept and is held for at least 24 hours. Review the pickup, schedule and price before deciding.

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The search fee is paid upfront: £9.99 for up to 10 requested hours or £19.99 for 11 hours or more. Optional Priority costs £25. The fee is retained only if you accept an offer. If no suitable local offer is found by the agreed search deadline, we refund the full search fee including Priority. Declining an offer closes the whole search and brings a full refund including Priority; the same applies if your final held offer expires without acceptance.

After acceptance, lesson payments go directly to the instructor on the day of each lesson. No advance lesson payment or deposit is required through MyInstructorFinder.

Sources, dates and local information

Ottery St Mary Town Council 20 MPH Zone page, updated 5 March 2025 and checked 16 October 2026.

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Planning your practical test

Car test centres near Ottery St Mary.

Compare the distance from the area reference point. Road journeys and travel times will differ.

Exeter

About 11.0 miles in a straight line

Pass rates and recorded waits
Recorded pass rate
46.8%April 2025 to March 2026
Booking to test
7.6 weeks, August 2026 median booking-to-test time
Appointment availability measure
12.0 weeks to 10% appointment availability, August 2026

Newton Abbot

About 20.8 miles in a straight line

Pass rates and recorded waits
Recorded pass rate
53.8%April 2025 to March 2026
Booking to test
6.8 weeks, August 2026 median booking-to-test time
Appointment availability measure
20.6 weeks to 10% appointment availability, August 2026

Taunton

About 21.0 miles in a straight line

Pass rates and recorded waits
Recorded pass rate
59.5%April 2025 to March 2026
Booking to test
11.9 weeks, August 2026 median booking-to-test time
Appointment availability measure
16.4 weeks to 10% appointment availability, August 2026

Distances are straight-line estimates. The booking-to-test median describes elapsed time for past bookings. The separate availability measure records the wait to 10% appointment availability. These figures do not show live test slots or lesson availability, and centre pass rates do not measure instructor performance. Source periods are shown with each figure.

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Local driving instructors

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Simon

Manual lessons, Refresher lessons, Motorway lessons

Teaching area: Ottery St Mary

Our instructors whose recorded coverage reaches this area. We confirm availability, lesson price and start date before sending you an offer.

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11 lesson hours or more
£19.99

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One matching service, with the fee set automatically by your requested hours: £9.99 for up to 10 hours, or £19.99 for 11 hours or more. The offer deadline is 14 days. Optional Priority adds £25 for a 72-hour offer deadline. Lesson start dates still need to fit your requirements.

The service fee is paid upfront and earned only when you accept an offer. No suitable offer by the deadline, any offer declined or the final held offer expired without acceptance means a full refund, including Priority. Declining closes the entire search. See pricing or read the refund terms.

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