Intensive driving courses in Wheatley
If you want a licence in weeks rather than months, Wheatley is a smart place to base an intensive course. The test centre by Sandall Park is close by, so less of each day is spent travelling and more is spent on the roads that matter.
Less driving to get there, more time learning
On an intensive course every hour counts. Learners from the far side of Doncaster can spend a good chunk of a lesson just reaching the north-east of the city, where the test centre sits on Shaw Wood Way. From Wheatley, Wheatley Hall Road takes you there in a few minutes.
That leaves more of each session for the skills you need: roundabouts, manoeuvres, independent driving and the kind of junctions you will meet around the test centre. It also means the area will feel completely familiar by test day.
It helps with timing on the day too. If your test is booked for the morning, a short warm-up drive from home through Wheatley gets you to Shaw Wood Way settled, rather than flustered after a long trip across Doncaster.
The free assessment drive
Every Alma intensive course starts with a free assessment drive. Your instructor picks you up in Wheatley and asks you to drive, or, if you are new to it, starts from the basics on a quiet road. They are watching how you control the car and how you read the road.
From that, they set the length of your course and give you a price that matches it. Two people booking on the same day can end up on very different courses, which is how it should be. You can see our standard lessons and packages on the prices page.
Before you start: the theory test
The practical test is booked as part of your intensive course, and you cannot sit it without a theory pass. So it makes sense to have your theory test done, or at least booked, before your course begins. It is taken at Fraser House on Netherhall Road and has two parts: 50 multiple-choice questions, where you need 43 right, and 14 hazard perception clips, where the pass mark is 44 out of 75.
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What a course day can look like
- Warm up on the side roads off Beckett Road with some junction work.
- Move onto Thorne Road and Beckett Road to practise following buses and passing parked cars.
- Take Barnby Dun Road up to Wheatley Hall Road for dual carriageway driving and lane discipline.
- Work on the Shaw Lane Roundabout and the A18, where the road runs under the railway towards Edenthorpe.
- Finish with manoeuvres and a recap, so you know what to focus on the next day.
Breaks are part of the plan. Several hours of driving is tiring, and short stops to talk things through help the learning stay with you.
Who it suits around Wheatley
- Sixth formers at Outwood Academy Danum or Hall Cross Academy with a long summer holiday ahead.
- Staff at Doncaster Royal Infirmary who work shifts and have runs of days off.
- People who need a licence for a new job by a set date.
- Learners who have had lessons before and want to finish quickly.
Read more on our main intensive driving courses page or compare intensive driving courses in Kirk Sandall. For pick-up points and local roads, see driving lessons in Wheatley. Near the end of a course, many learners add a mock driving test in Wheatley to check they are ready.
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Intensive driving courses in Wheatley: your questions
How quickly can I pass with an intensive course in Wheatley?
It depends on your assessment drive and on test availability. We set the length of your course after the free assessment, and the practical test is booked as part of it. We will be honest about how long we think you need.
Do I need to have passed my theory test first?
You need a theory pass before you can take the practical test, so we recommend having it passed before an intensive course begins. That way your practical test can be booked without delay.
Are intensive courses tiring?
They can be. Several hours of driving a day takes concentration, so we build in breaks and keep the plan realistic. Most people find that frequent practice helps them improve faster than weekly lessons.
Can I do an intensive course in an automatic?
Yes. Intensive courses are available in manual or automatic cars. If you choose automatic, you will get an automatic-only licence when you pass.
Can I be picked up from work at the Wheatley Centre?
Yes. If you work at one of the shops on the Wheatley Centre shopping park, we can collect you from there and head out onto Wheatley Hall Road once you are ready for it. Tell us your shift pattern so we can plan the course around it.
Male and female instructors covering Wheatley. Manual and automatic cars, all dual controlled.
Get on the road with Alma
Manual or automatic, complete beginner or coming back after years off. Tell us where you are up to and we will build a plan that gets you to test.