DRIVING LESSONS IN RICHMOND

Manual and automatic driving lessons in Richmond upon Thames (TW9, TW10 & TW1) cost the same: £38.00 per hour pay-as-you-go (£76 for a 2-hour starter session). Block bookings reduce the hourly rate to £37.00/hr for 10 hours (£370), £36.30/hr for 20 hours (£726), £36.10/hr for 30 hours (£1,083), and £35.90/hr for 40 hours (£1,436, saving £84). A £1.99 booking admin fee applies.

For Richmond upon Thames (TW9, TW10 & TW1) learners: According to the official DVSA 2025/26 practical test dataset, Isleworth Driving Test Centre (The Wireless Factory, Fleming Way, Isleworth, TW7 6DB) recorded a 50.4% overall pass rate across 12,687 tests, compared with the 51.2% Great Britain average. Manual candidates achieved 52.4%, automatic candidates achieved 47.8%, and first-attempt candidates achieved 48.2%.

The nearest active official DVSA / Pearson VUE car theory test centre for Richmond upon Thames (TW9, TW10 & TW1) learners is Uxbridge Theory Test Centre at Second Floor, Union House, 2 Vine Street, Uxbridge, UB8 1QE (7.8 miles W via Piccadilly/Metropolitan line). The official GOV.UK car theory test fee is £23.00, and every Rated Driving learner gets free access to our DVSA Theory & Hazard Perception App.

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. Isleworth, 2.1 miles north, passed 47.8% of 5,566 automatic tests in the DVSA 2025/26 figures, against 52.4% for manual. Instructors who offer automatic lessons and state they cover Richmond upon Thames include Geethi Khoramistani. Say automatic when you book.

For Richmond upon Thames (TW9, TW10 & TW1) learners: 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.

For Richmond upon Thames (TW9, TW10 & TW1) learners: 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.

For Richmond upon Thames (TW9, TW10 & TW1) learners: 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.

For Richmond upon Thames (TW9, TW10 & TW1) learners: 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.