Intensive driving courses in Stainforth

How an intensive course is put together

1. Free assessment drive. We collect you in Stainforth and see how you handle the car, whether you have never driven or have had lessons before.
2. Course length. Your instructor recommends how many hours you need based on that drive, and the course is priced after the assessment. You can see how our prices and packages are set out.
3. Theory first. You need a theory test pass before the practical test, so if you have not passed yet, book your theory test straight away.
4. Test booked. Your practical test at the Doncaster centre is booked as part of the course.
5. Lessons. Several hours a day, with breaks, leading up to test day.

The general details are on our intensive driving courses page. Here we focus on how a course run from Stainforth uses the roads around it.

What a day of lessons from Stainforth can look like

Morning

The first hour warms you up close to home. Residential roads around the New Park Estate and Holme Gardens are good for settling your nerves with some moving off and reversing. Then come junction runs on Church Road and Silver Street. Buses and parked cars there keep your observation sharp.

After a break

Later sessions head further out. Kirton Lane takes you into Thorne. Around South Parade and Horse Fair Green you meet a small town centre with pedestrians and parked cars to plan around. Coming back, you might pick up Station Road through Dunscroft and Broadway, then the A18 through Dunsville and Edenthorpe.

Spreading the day like this avoids long drives that teach you nothing new. Every leg of the route has a purpose, such as lane discipline on the A18 or a reversing exercise in a quiet street.

Closing in on test standard

In the last days of the course most of your time goes on the Armthorpe side of Doncaster, driving the kind of roads found near Shaw Wood Business Park. You practise independent driving by following a sat nav and by following road signs, because the real test can use either.

Manoeuvres get regular slots as well. By the final day you should be comfortable with every reversing exercise on the test, from parallel parking to pulling up on the right and reversing two car lengths, so your attention stays free for observation.

We usually finish with a full mock driving test in Stainforth so you know how you would score on the DVSA marking sheet before the day itself. You can also ask your instructor to sit in the back during your real test.

Who an intensive course suits in Stainforth

• Students who want to pass during the summer holidays before college or university starts.
• Shift workers who can line up several days off in a row.
• Anyone starting a job that needs a full licence, particularly if public transport from DN7 does not suit the hours.
• Learners who have already had lessons elsewhere, perhaps with another school, and are close to test standard.

It does take commitment. You need to be free for several hours a day, and a long day behind the wheel is tiring. If driving makes you anxious, a slower start with nervous driver lessons in Stainforth may suit you better.

Courses from nearby towns

Many intensive pupils live just outside Stainforth. Our intensive driving courses in Thorne and intensive driving courses in Hatfield use many of the same roads, so a friend in a neighbouring town can follow a similar plan. For everything else about learning here, see driving lessons in Stainforth.

Intensive driving courses in Stainforth: your questions

How long does an intensive course from Stainforth take?

That depends on your assessment drive. A complete beginner needs more hours than someone who has driven before, and the length of the course is set only after we have seen you drive. The practical test is booked as part of the course, so the date also depends on test availability at the Doncaster centre.

Can I start an intensive course before I pass my theory test?

You can have your assessment drive and start lessons, but you must pass the theory test before you can sit the practical test. Book your theory test at Fraser House in Doncaster as early as possible so it does not hold up the rest of your course. A pass lasts two years.

Can you pick me up from work during an intensive course?

Yes. We can pick you up from home, work, school or college, and drop you back at a different place if that helps. Just let us know your plans for each day when we arrange the course, so the instructor can fit the route around them.