Intensive Driving Courses In Stranraer

Establishing which course you need is vital to ensure you’re prepared for your driving test. If you’re unsure about which course is best for you, then here is a brief guide on what to look for, depending on your current circumstance. Below is a brief description of 3 levels and one of these will apply to you dependant on your current driving background. If you need us to recommend a course, then you can either use our course recommender quiz or call us on 0800 112 3515!

Beginner – Our Gold / Platinum courses are ideal for novice learners or beginners. These courses will make you confident and help you prepare for your driving test. These courses are ranging from  35 hours to 50 hours. These will help you cover all your training needs. 

Intermediate – These Silver courses are typically for students who have had previous driving lessons before. These courses range from 20 hours to 30 hours are designed to help you pick up where you left off your driving journey. 

Experienced – An experienced and confident driver like yourself usually needs our Bronze courses. These courses are intended to make sure that when you take your test you will know what to do and that you will be more than just prepared when it comes to your big day. This course will also take off any bad habits and some areas of weakness, prior to your driving test.

Stranraer is based on the DG9 postcode and all of the other surrounding villages. Around Stranraer are other places/settlements such as Portpatrick, Glenluce, Newton Stewart, Wigtown, Girvan, Creetown, Whithorn, Mark, Dailly & Carrickfergus. If you’re based in these areas too, home pick up could be possible, enquire to know more about your area!

Not From Stranraer?

We do intensive driving courses in other areas too! We provide intensive driving courses in Ayr, situated southwest of the town. We also do crash driving courses in Dumfries.

Stranraer is a town in Dumfries and Galloway. It lies on the northern side of the isthmus and has a population of more than 1o,000 residents in the town. Historically, Stranraer is known as a busy ferry port situated at the head of Loch Ryan.

A quick overview of Stranraer:

County: Wigtownshire

Recognised For: Stranraer is known as a busy ferry port situated at the head of Loch Ryan.

Local Council: Dumfries & Galloway

Important Roads:

1. A77 (Heading towards Cairnryan)
2. A75 (Heading towards Whitecairn)
3. A71 (Heading north towards the A737)

Transport website: Stranraer bus timetable

Extra Links:

1. Find Stranraer on a map
2. Weather in Stranraer
3. Stranraer history

Stranraer has a local test centre itself. Taking your driving test will be easier. If you are living a little further, the nearest test centres in town would be situated in Ayr and Greenock. Whether you take your test to these centres, your driving instructors will take you to these centres and will help you be familiar with these areas.

Here at LPOD Academy, we will make sure you become test standard and are familiar with the area prior to taking your test!

If you need more information about the different test centres, you may look at our practical test centres index page.

All of our intensive driving courses in Stranraer includes a theory test to help you pass it before you start your intensive courses.

Our goal is to make sure you pass both your theory and practical test. That’s why putting emphasis on the theory as much as with the practical. Without taking your theory, booking a practical is impossible.

Stranraer has a theory test centre itself. So it will be convenient for you if you live here. There’s also a test centres nearby the town such as  Ayr you can visit to take your theory test.