Driving Lessons in Richmond upon Thames

Lessons are £40 an hour across TW9, TW10 and TW1, and automatic costs exactly the same as manual. Ten hours is £389 and twenty is £764, which brings it to £38.20 an hour. The figures come from the booking system, so the price here is the price you book.

Isleworth, on Fleming Way, just over the boundary in Hounslow and about two miles from Richmond. Its current DVSA figures are at the top of this page: 50.4%, above the London average. Tolworth and Morden are the alternatives and both publish higher rates but are considerably further.

Yes, at the same price as manual. It is worth considering here because of Richmond Hill and the park's sustained low-speed driving, where clutch work absorbs attention that is better spent on observation. Say automatic when you book.

No. Rated Driving is an agent, not a school. We match you with independent DVSA-licensed instructors working TW and SW postcodes in the borough, and your money sits with us until the lesson has happened before it goes to them. Every instructor is DBS-checked before they take a learner, and a female instructor is something you can ask for.

Richmond, Twickenham, Teddington, Barnes, Kew, Whitton, Ham, Mortlake, East Sheen and Hampton among others. 11 of the borough's 15 postcode districts are shared with a neighbouring borough, so enter your postcode and we check who covers your exact street.

Often, and deliberately. The park is a sustained 20mph road with deer, cyclists and gates that close at dusk, which makes it one of the few places in London where you can practise low-speed control against real hazards rather than imaginary ones.

Yes. Say nervous when you book and we match you with a patient instructor. The residential streets around Hampton and Whitton are quiet and flat, and instructors will usually start there rather than on the hill.

Yes. Say refresher when you book. Hill starts on Richmond Hill and confidence on the narrow bridges are the two commonest asks.

Yes. Pass Plus is the DVSA's six-module course for new licence holders, covering motorway, dual carriageway, rural and night driving, and some insurers reduce premiums for it. Richmond suits it: the M3 and the M4 are both a short run, and the park covers the low-speed and dusk work.

They can, before your test if you want. Learners are allowed on motorways in a dual-control car with a fully qualified instructor. The M3 and M4 are both reachable within a normal lesson from most of the borough.

DVSA research puts it at 45 hours of professional lessons plus 22 hours of private practice, and learners who get that private practice are markedly more likely to pass first time. Learners here often have access to a car, which brings the paid hours down for those who use it, though the hill tends to add a few early on. Your instructor will give you an honest count after assessing you.

Check GOV.UK on the day you book, because it moves weekly. Two things do not move: tests can be booked up to 24 weeks ahead, and there is no official waiting list or cancellation list anywhere. Isleworth is the nearest centre to Richmond and also serves Hounslow, so it fills quickly. If you already hold a date and want an earlier one, our free Driving Test Swap matches you with another learner who wants yours.