At GR8Drive in Hatch End HA5 we pride ourselves in offering professional Driving Lessons at affordable prices in Hatch End by DSA qualified Driving Instructors starting from as little as £9.90 per hour with our amazing 10 driving lessons for £99 deal.
Despite the recession we are finding more and more people are wanting to learn to drive and our low prices and high pass rates make that dream become a reality!...
See what our Pupils say about us on our You Tube Page.
"The prices are very affordable with some great special offers and the training is excellent which enabled me to pass my test first time!"- Jaime from Harrow (See Video Review on You Tube).
Take Your Driving Test In Pinner
Pinner Test Centre in Tolcarne Drive is one of the most popular driving test centres for local residents in Pinner and Harrow. GR8Drive Instructors will familiarise you with roads and the local areas such as Pinner High Street, Bridge Street, Pinner Hill, Cuckoo Hill, Pinner Green, Elm Park, Pinner Village, Paines Lane, West End Lane, Pinner View, George V Avenue, Pinner Town Centre, Northwood, Northwood Hills, Hatch End and other areas that you may travel on for your driving test in Pinner.
Pinner Driving Test Centre is situated around the outskirts of London. The type of driving test roads will be varied and may include rural country driving, dual carriageways and high speed A roads. Busy town roads are to include various roundabouts, crossroads, junctions and possibly one-way-systems. Residential roads often form part of the driving test and are an ideal location to demonstrate 1 of the possible 6 manoeuvre that the testing examiner will require. These residential roads can be hazardous due to narrow lanes and meeting oncoming vehicles in Pinner.
The 10 hour Beginners Course is designed and structured to take you through the first steps of learning to drive at your own pace.
We will start you on quiet roads and you won't venture onto busier roads until you are ready.
This course is for pupil's with NO previous driving experience and follows the DVSA syllabus.
How It Works......
This course is split into 2 parts. Take 3 x 2 hour slots at the beginning holding 2 x 2 hour slots back for test week. In between pay normal rates of 10 hours for £250 or select intensive course.
Our Intensive Course in Watford is designed for Students that have limited time and need to learn to drive in a hurry. The 20 hour course can be fitted around your schedule and requirements.
This course is aimed at learners on an intermediate level, with some main road experience and little or no reversing experience. The course will include 20 hours of training which will cover all aspects of the driving test, including a pre-test mock exam. The duration of this course could be from 5 to 10 days.
Intensive courses are ideal for drivers who want to pass within a fixed amount of time. Intensive courses work best for the learner driver who has some experience and who just needs to tidy up their driving.
Please note: intensive courses are not ideal for nervous drivers who dislike pressure.. Those who like a challenge please apply.
The course covers all the basics to more advanced and complex driving preparing you for your driving test! CALL 07791 674 839.
* Please note: Car hire for test is charged at £79 (before 10am and must be pre-booked and paid for a minimum of one month before test to ensure availability).
3 Hour Taster Package - £45
This 3 hour course split into 2 slots of 1.5 hours each is ideal for new Pupils who want to experience learning to drive.
We will start you on quiet roads and you won't venture onto busier roads until you are ready. (terms and conditions apply)
5 Hour Package - £75
This 5 hour course split into 2 slots of 2 x 2 hours and 1 slot of one hour is ideal for new Pupils who want to experience learning to drive or who are ready to take a driving test and just need a few hours practice.
We will start you on quiet roads and you won't venture onto busier roads until you are ready. (terms and conditions apply)
Pass Plus
Pass plus is a Course of approx 6 hours of lessons, taken after you have passed your Driving Test, aiming to make you a more competent and confident driver.
Pass Plus can entitle you to cheaper car insurance.
Ruislip's local Driving Test Centre is in Pinner.
Pinner Driving Test Centre
Pinner Driving Test Centre is situated around the outskirts of London. The type of driving test roads will be varied and may include rural country driving, dual carriageways and high speed A roads. Busy town roads are to include various roundabouts, crossroads, junctions and possibly one-way-systems. Residential roads often form part of the driving test and are an ideal location to demonstrate 1 of the possible 4 manoeuvre that the testing examiner will require. These residential roads can be hazardous due to narrow lanes and meeting oncoming vehicles.
The test has a 1 in 3 possibility of the emergency stop procedure being requested with around 10 minutes of independent driving.
The current driving test fee during the week is £65. For Pinner Driving Test Centre that offer weekend driving tests, the current fee is £75.
Ideal times to book the driving test from Pinner Driving Test Centre is mid morning as there will be slightly less traffic on the roads.
Pinner Driving Test Centre Address
221 Tolcarne Drive
Pinner
Greater London
HA5 2DZ
Pinner Driving tests cannot be booked through the test centres directly. To book a driving test, there are 2 options; by phone or online.
To book a practical driving test at the Pinner driving test centre by phone, call the DSA on 0300 200 1122
To book your driving test online for Pinner Driving Test Centre, see the learning to drive section for all DSA contact information.
Hatch End
Hatch End is in the London Borough Of Harrow and is situated near the hisoric village of Pinner in Middlesex near Pinner Driving Test Center. Hatch End is a very popular training route for Driving Instructors and their Learner Pupils as its located relatively close to Pinner Driving Test Center and near Shaftesbury High School situated on Headstone Road in Old Hatch End.
Hatch End is home to the Harrow Arts Centre, a complex which centres around a large theatre and a smaller studio theatre. Music, dance, theatre, comedy and literature events are all hosted here, along with many workshops and summer schemes run during the holidays.
Also of interest is Letchford House built in 1670.
Local businesses include a number of furniture shops including Chaplins, which holds the largest selection of contemporary designer furniture in Europe plus numerous restaurants – including Italian, Greek, Chinese, American and Indian. Many local people were opposed to the opening of the new Tesco Express store, as they believed that it would lead to the closure of well-established small shops, which indeed it did. Hatch End was home to The Railway public house which was a listed building until property developers 'accidentally' knocked it down. This is now home to Tesco with flats above.
Hatch End is an outer London area which has experienced a rise in population since the early twentieth century due to the demographic processes of suburbanisation and urban-rural migration. It is served by good transport links into London Euston and therefore has a predominantly affluent population (491st highest mean income of 630 election Wards in London {Paycheck 2004}). Many residents have moved to the area from districts closer to central London in search of a better quality of suburban life.
Day to day migration movements involve the daily commute into London. Its tree lined streets, open spaces and proximity to rural countryside as well as its leisure amenities and restaurants make Hatch End one of the most desirable places to live in the capital[citation needed]. Detached properties account for 31% of the total housing stock in Hatch End. On the whole the area is safer, cleaner and less polluted than inner city suburbs, and has a lower crime rate.
54% of the population are Christian. The area is also one of many North-West London Jewish communities, and Jews make up 12% of the population. The area has two synagogues (a third in neighbouring Pinner) and a kosher butcher. The suburb is home to a Hindu community which represents 12% of the population.
Hatch End railway station is in the London Borough of Harrow, in north London, and in Travelcard Zone 6.
The station has two platforms. The northbound (down) platform is on the side of the ticket office and cafe. The southbound (up) platform is reached via a footbridge. This platform was originally an island platform with the other face on the adjacent down fast mainline. There was another island platform serving the up fast and down semi-fast lines and a further platform for the up semi-fasts. These other platforms fell out of use before the end of steam services on the mainline. A general rebuilding of the access to the two remaining platforms in use was built in the 1980s and a fence built along to shield waiting passengers from the fast trains.
The typical off-peak service is three trains per hour operated by London Overground to London Euston (southbound) and Watford Junction (northbound), calling at all stations. Sundays it is half-hourly in each direction.
The typical journey time to Euston is 38 minutes and to Watford Junction 11 minutes. Connections are available at Harrow & Wealdstone for a London Midland fast service to London Euston or the Southern service to East Croydon, or the Bakerloo Line calling all stations to Elephant & Castle. Figures show that many change at Harrow and Wealdstone for the Southern train to alight at West Brompton or Kensington Olympia for the district line for central London. Also, those who have changed onto the Southern Train have the option for other Southern services and South West Trains at Clapham Junction.
The station was previously served by the Bakerloo Line of the London Underground. There are plans to resume the Bakerloo line service in the future.
As of 2007, the station has added to its facilities a cafe selling various beverages, snacks and newspapers. This on the northbound platform. The ticket office has also improved its opening hours and it is more or less open when every train comes through. If not, there are several customer service assistants around if need be. There are also two ticket machines in the foyer where one can buy any national rail tickets, as well as travel cards, and oyster tickets. Under the new management of London Overground there has been many significant improvements such as new signs, more CCTV and electronic departure boards in the foyer, both platforms and the southbound shelter.
Very recently, in early 2010, Hatch End Station has had ticket barriers implemented, like many other London Overground Stations. There are two barriers, and another barrier for luggage and wheelchair users. There are still two ticket machines, and the ticket office which is now open much more regularly.
In addition, as of 2008 "K2 Cars" taxi service converted a previous dilipidated little hut next to the station into a taxi company. They have several cars which can take one anywhere in the local vicinity.
Architectural critic and Poet Laureate Sir John Betjeman was an admirer of Hatch End railway station and described it as "half-way between a bank and a medium sized country house" - Metroland.
Harrow
Situated only ten miles from central London, Harrow provides an excellent base for an affordable trip to London. You'll find FREE parking in many of our hotels and B&B's, no congestion charge, excellent public transport links and we're right on the doorstep of Wembley Stadium. Providing a green and leafy retreat from inner city London, you can ensure a good night's sleep in our residential accommodation or why not treat yourself to a country retreat!
Harrow is renowned for its world-famous School but was also the nerve centre for the Battle of Britain in World War II and is still home to the fabulous country retreat of W.S. Gilbert of Gilbert and Sullivan fame.
The borough has also nurtured the creative talents of everyone from Lord Byron and Anthony Trollope to Sir Elton John and James Blunt. Slumdog Millionaire star, Dev Patel, is also a Harrow resident so too is legend of Pop and Dance music Gaz Reynolds.
Harrow offers villages to explore, rich heritage to uncover, award-winning cuisine to savour and vibrant cultural diversity to dive into. Where else can you enjoy a cup of afternoon tea, a Bollywood matinee followed by an evening of Gilbert and Sullivan in Gilbert's very own gardens?
Harrow on the Hill is an area of north west London, England, and part of the London Borough of Harrow. The name refers to Harrow Hill, 408 feet (124 m). The district includes the world-famous independent school, Harrow School.
Harrow on the Hill formed an ancient parish and later civil parish in the Gore hundred of Middlesex.
In 1831 it had a population of 3,861 and occupied an area of 9,870 acres (39.9 km2). There were significant boundary changes in 1894, when the bulk of the parish was removed to create the parishes of Harrow Weald, Wealdstone and Wembley.
By 1931 it occupied a reduced area of 2,129 acres (8.62 km2) and had a population of 26,380. It formed the Harrow on the Hill Urban District of Middlesex from 1894 and was abolished by a County Review Order in 1934, with the bulk of the area forming part of a new civil parish and urban district of Harrow.
In 1954 the urban district was incorporated as the Municipal Borough of Harrow and in 1965 it was transferred to Greater London to form the London Borough of Harrow.
Harrow is a popular area for Learner Drivers as its situated near Pinner Driving Test Center and Watford Driving Test Center.
GR8Drive.com are one of the leading driving centres in Harrow.
Harrow’s location is North West of London and is the centre of the London Borough of Harrow and only around 12 miles away from Central London. The name Harrow comes from the Old English word, ‘heathen’ meaning temple, it is believed that there may have been a temple on Harrow-on-the Hill, where St Marys Church stands today.
Harrow is surrounded by the follow towns, Hillingdon, Brent, Ealing, Hertfordshire,Barnet,Kenton and Kingsbury. Harrow is now part of Greater London rather than its previous county Middlesex, this has been since 1965. Harrow is considered to be a very affluent area in Greater London, the Harrow School is very prestigious and has preserved the affluence of the area.
Harrow has some great scenery and wildlife, much of the natural greenery is preserved by the Green Belt Policy, these areas are mainly found around Harrow-on-the Hill where there are extensive parks and open spaces to enjoy.
There are four London underground stations in the area, namely Harrow-on-the-Hill, North Harrow, West Harrow and South Harrow, served by the Metropolitan Line and Piccadilly Line. Harrow-on-the- Hill serves as both a tube and train station, the train company is Chiltern Railways, who provide two trains per hour between London and Aylesbury.
Harrow is an excellent area to learn to drive . GR8Drive.com Driving school offers Harrow driving lessons and courses.You can also book your driving test in Harrow with GR8Drive.com Driving School.
London Borough Of Harrow
The London Borough of Harrow is a London borough of north-west London. It borders Hertfordshire to the north and other London boroughs: Hillingdon to the west, Ealing to the south, Brent to the south-east and Barnet to the east.
Harrow was formed in 1934 as an urban district of Middlesex by the Middlesex Review Order 1934, as a merger of the former area of Harrow on the Hill Urban District, Hendon Rural District and Wealdstone Urban District. The local authority was Harrow Urban District Council.
The urban district gained the status of municipal borough on 4 May 1954 and the urban district council became Harrow Borough Council. The 50th anniversary of the incorporation as a borough was celebrated in April 2004, which included a visit by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
In 1965 the municipal borough was abolished and its former area was transferred to Greater London from Middlesex under the London Government Act 1963 to form the London Borough of Harrow. It is uniquely the only London borough to replicate exactly the unchanged boundaries of a single former district. This was probably because its population was large enough. According to the 1961 census it had a population of 209 080, making it the largest local government district in Middlesex.
The presence of Harrow School on the main 'hill' of Harrow has preserved it as a very affluent, leafy area (recent house price averages on the hill were £1,500,000), but the affluence of the hill is now surrounded by typical north-west London suburbia of semi-detached houses and flats.
It is still considered affluent in comparison to other similar areas of London. Crime figures are low; the borough had 1,111 notifiable offences in April 2007, compared with an average of 2,204 across London's boroughs. Harrow Council is focusing regeneration efforts on areas such as Wealdstone and South Harrow and many new 'key service workers'-type flats are springing up. In the north part of the borough, there is a greenbelt strip of highly affluent housing in the areas of Northwood, Pinner and Stanmore. Its site on and near the greenbelt and ease of access to central London (20 minutes by train to Marylebone and 12 minutes to Euston via London Midland) makes Harrow a good place to live not only for families but affluent singles as well. Rising property prices in all London areas have helped to see a large increase in property redevelopment of its existing Edwardian and 1920s to 1940s housing stock, which in turn is attracting new residents looking for a clean, safe, and relatively green environment to live in, close to central London.
Harrow is considered a borough of "contrasts", with high levels of affluence in such areas Harrow-on-the-Hill, Pinner, and Stanmore and high levels of deprivation in Wealdstone. Save the Children reported in 2011 that over 7,000 children are living in poverty in the Borough.
Harrow is a diverse borough, having 55.2% of its population from the BME (Black and Minority Ethnic) communities, with the largest group being of Indian ethnicity. Since 2005, on the last Sunday in June Harrow Council hosts Under One Sky - Harrow's largest festival, to celebrate and the joint communities of Harrow. This has a programme of dance, world music, sports activity, youth music, spoken word, free children's activity, a carnival parade, information and stalls, health promotion, a world food zone and outside radio broadcast. Harrow is the most religiously diverse local authority area in the UK, with a 62% chance that two random people are from different religions, according to Office of National Statistics, Oct 2006. It has the highest density of Gujarati Hindus in the UK. A large number of Jewish people live in Stanmore and Hatch End. The Stanmore and Canons Park Synagogue boasts the largest membership of any single synagogue in the whole of Europe.
Nearest test centres are in Pinner, Watford, Borehamwood.
GR8Drive Featured On LBC Radio
Gaz Reynolds (owner of GR8Drive) was asked to appear on the Nick Ferrari Show on LBC Radio on 21.06.13 to conduct a driving experiment with an experienced driver of 27 years from the Harrow area who urgently wanted to refresh his driving skills.
Nick Ferrari set a challenge with caller Alan (from Kenton in Harrow) to take a mock driving test on air with a well established driving school in Harrow-GR8Drive and Gaz Reynolds.
Whilst on the show Gaz emphasised road safety and how our Pupils are taught safe driving skills for life in and around Harrow.
Gaz Reynolds said at the end of the interview to reporter Tom Swarbrick of LBC Radio; "I had so much fun doing the show and it gave me an opportunity to emphasise how we all have a responsibility as drivers to ensure that we keep our roads safe!"
Gaz went on to say; "The show was recorded in Harrow in busy peak hour traffic so it was a real challenge for Alan who took part in the show and took on the challenge of taking a mock driving test 27 years after he passed his original test.
Pre-book Service
Because GR8Drive is a very busy Driving School we are only able to offer a block booking service to ensure quality service and to guarantee availability.
All courses must be pre-booked and paid for in advance (this includes car hire for test).
Hours Of Business
GR8Drive is open from 7am to 9pm 7 days per week (except Bank Holidays).
Availability
Waiting times can vary but generally there are waiting times of up to 8 weeks (in peak season eg summer and other holiday times) Normal waiting times vary between one and three weeks. If you want short notice lessons we are unlikely to be able to help you!
Specilal Offers
Our special offers such as the Total Beginner Course, Refresher Courses and Student Deals operate between 10am and 6pm 7 days per week and are subject to availability.
* Please do check availability before paying for these courses as they are extremely popular!
Contact Us
If you have any queries you can contact us via the Contact Us Page.
GR8Drive And Gaz Reynolds Interview On Radio Harrow
Our Hatch End Driving School covers Pinner, Stanmore, Kingsbury, Northwood, Harrow, Ruislip Manor, Edgware, Beaconsfield, North Harrow, Greenhill, Harrow On The Hill, Ruislip, Eastcote Village, Sudbury Hill, Wembley Central and surrounding areas including all the HA and WD post codes.
GR8Drive is a well established block booking Driving School based in Harrow which has been featured on 
As an independent Driving School based in Hatch End HA5 close to Pinner Test Centre, we can provide high quality training at very affordable prices with lessons tailored to the individual pupil so you can be taught at the best pace to suit you in the Hatch End HA5 area. We teach in a calm and patient manner which puts even the most nervous pupils at ease very quickly in Hatch End.
We offer quality manual driving lessons in Hatch End and surrounding areas. Our goal is to help learners in Hatch End to pass their driving test and be a safe driver for life. We are one of the best driving schools in Hatch End and all our driving instructors have passed the ADI test on their first attempt with a high grade! All our pupils in Hatch End will get quality driving lessons that's guarantee best value for money. We believe learning to drive should be enjoyable and we know it from our experience that you will learn more quicker and easy if your driving lesson is fun and interesting in a friendly and professional environment.
Below you will see a CONTACT US button showing the driving lessons Hatch End HA5 prices. If you wish to go ahead and book some Hatch End driving lessons then simply click on the booking form and fill out your details. Once we have received your form a GR8Drive Hatch End representative will call you to arrange your Hatch End driving lessons.
We believe that our extremely high first time pass rates can be attributed to our high quality training and supportive nature we provide to our Pupils.
Pinner Test Centre in Tolcarne Drive is one of the most popular driving test centres for local residents in Pinner and Harrow. GR8Drive Instructors will familiarise you with roads and the local areas such as Pinner High Street, Bridge Street, Pinner Hill, Cuckoo Hill, Pinner Green, Elm Park, Pinner Village, Paines Lane, West End Lane, Pinner View, George V Avenue, Pinner Town Centre, Northwood, Northwood Hills, Hatch End and other areas that you may travel on for your driving test in Pinner.
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The 10 hour Beginners Course is designed and structured to take you through the first steps of learning to drive at your own pace.
Our Intensive Course in Watford is designed for Students that have limited time and need to learn to drive in a hurry. The 20 hour course can be fitted around your schedule and requirements.
This 3 hour course split into 2 slots of 1.5 hours each is ideal for new Pupils who want to experience learning to drive.
This 5 hour course split into 2 slots of 2 x 2 hours and 1 slot of one hour is ideal for new Pupils who want to experience learning to drive or who are ready to take a driving test and just need a few hours practice.
Pass plus is a Course of approx 6 hours of lessons, taken after you have passed your Driving Test, aiming to make you a more competent and confident driver.
Pass Plus can entitle you to cheaper car insurance.
Pinner Driving Test Centre is situated around the outskirts of London. The type of driving test roads will be varied and may include rural country driving, dual carriageways and high speed A roads. Busy town roads are to include various roundabouts, crossroads, junctions and possibly one-way-systems. Residential roads often form part of the driving test and are an ideal location to demonstrate 1 of the possible 4 manoeuvre that the testing examiner will require. These residential roads can be hazardous due to narrow lanes and meeting oncoming vehicles.
Hatch End is in the London Borough Of Harrow and is situated near the hisoric village of Pinner in Middlesex near Pinner Driving Test Center. Hatch End is a very popular training route for Driving Instructors and their Learner Pupils as its located relatively close to Pinner Driving Test Center and near Shaftesbury High School situated on Headstone Road in Old Hatch End.
The London Borough of Harrow is a London borough of north-west London. It borders Hertfordshire to the north and other London boroughs: Hillingdon to the west, Ealing to the south, Brent to the south-east and Barnet to the east.
Gaz Reynolds (owner of GR8Drive) was asked to appear on the Nick Ferrari Show on LBC Radio on 21.06.13 to conduct a driving experiment with an experienced driver of 27 years from the Harrow area who urgently wanted to refresh his driving skills.
Whilst on the show Gaz emphasised road safety and how our Pupils are taught safe driving skills for life in and around Harrow.
