Your local driving school in Newton Abbot
Driving lessons in Newton Abbot
Our home town. Award-winning instructors who know every roundabout, hill start and test route in Newton Abbot — ready to help you pass with flying colours.
“Recently passed my driving test first time with Phil and cannot thank him enough for his patience over the past months. Would definitely recommend to anyone looking at starting to learn to drive — even if you are not "a car person" like myself.”
Learning to drive in Newton Abbot
Do you live in Newton Abbot or the surrounding areas? This is our home patch — Cowley's is based here, and all of our instructors know the town inside out. We pick you up from home, work or college.
Newton Abbot is a great place to learn, with lots of places to practise and become an excellent driver. And because the driving test centre is right here, every lesson doubles as test-route practice.
Newton Abbot has its own test centre, so you'll learn on the exact roads you'll be tested on — a big advantage on the day.
Where your lessons will take you
- Penn Inn roundabout — the big one, and we have a full tutorial on it
- Balls Corner roundabout and its tricky gaps
- Reversing practice in Kingsteignton and Kingskerswell
- Bay parking in the local car parks
- Dual carriageways: the A38, A380 and South Devon Expressway
Your Newton Abbot driving instructors
Patient, calm and trained in-house to the Cowley's standard — with local knowledge you can't get from a national school.
Free pupil app
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Award-winning
Regional Driving School of the Year, 2025 & 2026.
Automatic lessons
Automatic lessons available in Newton Abbot — no gears, no stalling.
Female instructors
Prefer a female driving instructor in Newton Abbot? Just ask when booking.
How to book your lessons in Newton Abbot
Get in touch
Tell us you're in Newton Abbot and when you'd like your lessons.
Meet your match
We pair you with the right local instructor and book your first lesson.
Say hello
Your instructor introduces themselves and explains your first lesson.
Away you go
Before you know it you'll be driving around Newton Abbot in your own car.
Send us an enquiry
Tell us you're in Newton Abbot and when you'd like lessons — we'll match you with the right local instructor and get back to you, usually the same day.
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Ready to start driving in Newton Abbot?
Book your lessons today and be one of our next pass photos.