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Find a driving instructor in Wiveliscombe without chasing people one by one.

Wiveliscombe is a small market town in the South West with a rural driving environment and a mix of narrow lanes and hill sections. Learners here get plenty of quiet B-road practice alongside short town runs. Only a couple of instructors operate in the town, so learners often travel to nearby centres for extra lessons. Taunton is the closest test centre, just over 10 miles away.

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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 Wiveliscombe

8

instructors we may be able to check for you

Steve Page
Ian Canney
Trevor Lee
John Burnett

Manual coverage

8

Automatic coverage

1

What we confirm before any fee

Availability, lesson price, start date, and how you will pay the instructor directly.

Free to start

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.

Local proof, not guesswork

Local lesson prices currently range from £39 to £45 per hour, paid directly to your instructor.

You can prioritise a name

If a profile catches your eye, we can try that instructor first, then continue nearby if they are unavailable.

Area coverage

8 instructors

Typical price

£39 to £45/hr

Average rating

4.9 / 5

Nearest test centre

Taunton

Local instructor proof

We check availability so you do not have to chase.

These profiles help show the local instructor pool. Your main route is still to start a free search and let us confirm who can actually take you on.

Steve Page

Steve

Watchet

5.0
Manual + automatic From £45/hr

Steve Page is a friendly, down-to-earth driving instructor based in Watchet, Somerset. He's a fully qualified Approved Drivin...

Evenings Weekends
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Ian Canney

Ian

Taunton

4.8
Manual From £42/hr

Ian Canney is a friendly driving instructor who runs I Cann Drive in Taunton, Somerset. He's an ADI with a growing reputation...

Evenings Weekends
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Trevor Lee

Trevor

Bridgwater

Manual

Trevor Lee is a friendly local driving instructor covering Bridgwater, Taunton, Street, Minehead and North Petherton. He teac...

Evenings Weekends
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John Burnett

John

Taunton

Manual

John Burnett is a DVSA-approved driving instructor with over 20 years of experience, based in Taunton. In that time he's help...

Nervous learners
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Greg Gibbs

Greg

Taunton

Manual From £40/hr

Greg Gibbs has been specially trained by LDC in the use of the LD System and the latest student-centred learning techniques. ...

Weekends Intensive
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Matthew Willis

Matthew

Taunton

Manual From £40/hr

Matthew Willis is a fully qualified Approved Driving Instructor running his own independent LDC driving school in Taunton. He...

Weekends Intensive
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How it works here

You tell us the shape of the lessons. We do the chasing.

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Start with your postcode or town

Choose manual or automatic, tell us when you want to start, and add a preferred instructor if you already have one in mind.

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We secure real availability

We only move forward with instructors who can cover your area and match the requirements you chose, including transmission and instructor preference where supplied.

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You review the offer before paying

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

Area covered
Wiveliscombe
Visible instructors
8
Booking fee only
£18.99 to £34.99
Nearest test centre
Taunton

In Wiveliscombe

Local lesson prices currently range from £39 to £45 per hour, paid directly to your instructor.

The nearest test centre is Taunton with an overall pass rate of 57.2%.

Questions people ask

Finding a driving instructor in Wiveliscombe

How far is the nearest DVSA test centre from Wiveliscombe? +

The closest test centre is Taunton, about 10.1 miles from Wiveliscombe by road. Taunton handled 5,930 tests in 2024-2025, Data source: DVSA 2024-2025.

What is the pass rate at Taunton test centre? +

Taunton's practical pass rate was 57.2% in 2024-2025, Data source: DVSA 2024-2025. That is higher than the current national average of 47.3%, Data source: DVSA 2024-2025.

How many driving instructors work in Wiveliscombe? +

There are two driving instructors listed for Wiveliscombe. With only two local instructors, you should book lessons early to secure preferred times.

Is Taunton a good place to take my practical test compared with the national average? +

Taunton's pass rate of 57.2% compares favourably with the national average of 47.3%, Data source: DVSA 2024-2025. Local test routes include rural junctions and town sections, so targeted practice helps.

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