At GR8Drive near Rickmansworth WD3 we pride ourselves in offering professional Driving Lessons at affordable prices in Rickmansworth by DVSA qualified Driving Instructors starting from as little as £9.90 per hour with our amazing 10 driving lessons for £99 deal for total beginners.
Whether you are a complete novice getting behind the steering wheel for the very first time in Rickmansworth, or a more experienced learner who has already had a number of lessons, even if you have a full licence but want to top up on your skills and confidence, GR8Drive could be the Driving School you're looking for in the Rickmansworth WD3 area.
As an independent Driving School near Rickmansworth WD3 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 Rickmansworth WD3 area. We teach in a calm and patient manner which puts even the most nervous pupils at ease very quickly in Rickmansworth.
Set amidst the stunning Hertfordshire landscape, driving through Rickmansworth in WD3 can be deceptive. Although you are in a quieter part of town, as a driver you will still be required to use due caution. Country driving throws up a whole new set of rules in the more rural areas - there are a different set of hazards to look out for. Our Qualified team of Driving Instructors near Rickmansworth have been teaching people to drive for for years. We want to help you become one of the most efficient and confident drivers in WD3 so that you have safe driving skills for life!...
We offer quality manual driving lessons in Rickmansworth WD3 and surrounding areas. Our goal is to help learners in Rickmansworth to pass their driving test and be a safe driver for life. We are one of the best driving schools in Rickmansworth and all our driving instructors have passed the ADI test on their first attempt with a high grade! All our pupils in Rickmansworth 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.
The DVSA recommends that pupils take approximately 45 hours of tuition combined with 22 hours of private practice to reach test standard. Our aim at GR8Drive is to not only make you a confident driver, but also to reach test standard in the shortest time possible. On average pupils taking driving lessons in Rickmansworth with GR8Drive Driving School need 30 hours worth of driving lessons to get them to test standard. This is because we only recruit local driving instructors and so all your driving lessons Rickmansworth will be focused around your local area. So, by the time your test arrives, not only will you be a confident driver, but you will also be familiar with the testing area.
Below you will see a CONTACT US button showing the driving lessons Rickmansworth WD3 prices. If you wish to go ahead and book some Rickmansworth driving lessons then simply click on the booking form and fill out your details. Once we have received your form a GR8Drive Rickmansworth representative will call you to arrange your Rickmansworth driving lessons.
High First Time Pass Rates
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.
Having extensive knowledge of test areas used by Watford examiners on driving tests really does help in settling a pupil into a driving test and gives them an increased chance of passing first time. At GR8Drive we sit in on all driving tests with our Pupil's to make them feel more relaxed and supported whilst taking their test. This also has the added bonus of your instructor being able to give you tips on any errors occured on test.
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!...
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Take Your Driving Test In Watford
Watford Test Centre in Otterspool Way is one of the most popular driving test centres for local residents in Watford and Hertfordshire. GR8Drive Instructors will familiarise you with roads and the local areas such as Watford High Street, Bushey Heath, Bushey Mead, Radlett and other areas that you may travel on for your driving test in Watford.
Watford 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 Watford.
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 Refresher Driving Lessons and Courses in Rickmansworth and surrounding areas are ideal for pupils that haven't driven for a long time or have lost confidence on the road.
Our Refresher courses in Rickmansworth start from just £180 for 10 hours of professional tuition by a DSA qualified Driving Instructor.
20 Hour Student Course - £349
Our Student deal offers amazing value 20 hours of professional driving tuition for just £349. Course follows the DSA syllabus taking you to test standard - CALL 07791 674 839.
Then You Pay 10 lessons £200 (our normal course rates) until ready for test!...
This course is for pupil's with NO previous driving experience and follows the DSA syllabus.
Take The Final 4hrs On Test Week As 2 x 2 Hour Slots
20 Hour Intensive Driving Course - £390
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 £85 (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.
Watford has its own Driving Test Centre.
Watford Driving Test Centre
The driving test from Watford Driving Test Centre will involve many road types. Situated near rural roads, these types of roads feature on this test on many occasions. Busy town roads will include various roundabouts, junctions and crossroads. Residential streets are likely as these tend to be narrow and can be hazardous for learners due to oncoming vehicles and narrow width constraints. High speed A roads such as the A41 dual carriageway system is common place.
Expect a single test manoeuvre from the possible 4 with the emergency stop procedure having a 1 in 4 possibility of being requested. The examiner will set aside 10 minutes of test time for the independent part of the test.
To gain further understanding of the various roads you will be taking during the driving test from Watford Driving Test Centre, visit the driving test routes section. Concentrate on the difficult areas of Watford.
Book a driving test at Watford driving test centre 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 Watford driving test centres by phone, call the DVSA on 0300 200 1122
Watford Driving Test Centre Address
CP House
Otterspool Way
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD25 8HU
Rickmansworth
Rickmansworth is a town in the Three Rivers district of Hertfordshire, England, 4¼ miles (7 km) west of Watford.
The town has a population of around 15,000 people and lies on the Grand Union Canal and the River Colne, at the northern end of the Colne Valley regional park.
Rickmansworth is a small town in a leafy shire suburb with a wide range of leisure activities, amenities and good quality schools. Indeed Rickmansworth is in Top 10 neighbourhoods with the highest quality of life according to Government statistics. Nearby there is a wide and diverse range of leisure activities and amenities for example Cassiobury Park, cycling along one of the most picturesque sections of the Grand Union Canal, the River Chess valley, walks in the Chiltern Hills and Chorleywood Common to name a few. The High Street also hosts a range of restaurants covering almost all areas of cuisine.
It began to grow in the 1920s and 1930s as part of the Metro-land area, due to Rickmansworth station on the Metropolitan line of the London Underground. As such, it is largely a commuter town and transport links are reasonable with fast trains direct to London taking about 30 minutes either via the Chiltern turbo train to Marylebone or fast Metropolitan line trains to Baker Street. It is contained within the M25 J17-J18 with good transport links to Luton and Heathrow Airports as well as the M1 and M40.
Colloquially Rickmansworth is often shortened to "Ricky" as used in the town's annual "Ricky Week" celebrations which occur in May. There is also an annual "Victorian Evening" held in the town centre every November.
The town's canal history is remembered every year at the end of Ricky Week with the Rickmansworth Festival, organised by Rickmansworth Waterways Trust.
Rickmansworth also has a famous frost hollow. This is caused by the local geography, notably a railway embankment which prevents the natural drainage of cold air from a specific part of the valley. Rickmansworth recorded the largest daily temperature range in England when, on 29 August 1936, the temperature climbed from 1.1°C at dawn to 24.9°C within 9 hours due to this unique geographic feature.
The name Rickmansworth comes from the Saxon name "Ryckmer", the local magnate, and "worth" meaning farm or stockade. In the Domesday Book of 1086 it is known as The Manor of Prichemaresworde. Later spellings are Rykemarwurthe, Richemaresworthe, Rykemerewrthe, Richemereworthe, Rikesmareswrth and Rikmansworth.
Rickmansworth was never large, as it served the many scattered hamlets in the surrounding area. The rivers Colne, Chess and Gade, the 'Three Rivers' that give its name to the local government District, provided the water for the famous watercress trade and motive power for corn milling, silk weaving, paper making and brewing, all long gone. Now there are commercial offices and the homes of a commuting population, and the rivers, canal and flooded gravel pits provide for recreation. Cardinal Wolsey, in his capacity as Abbot of St Albans, held the Manor of le More in the valley, now vanished but superseded by the hill-top mansion of Moor Park, once the residence of Admiral Lord Anson and the Barons Ebury, and now the Golf Club House. The wider area, including Croxley Green, Moor Park, Batchworth, Mill End, West Hyde and Chorleywood, formed the original parish of Rickmansworth. In 1851, this had a population of only 4,800, but even that represented great growth necessitating division of the parish. So St Mary's Church today serves a parish area concentrated around the town and extending over Batchworth and parts of Moor Park. Today the town has an ever-growing number of residents in many new apartments and houses. Around the time of the Domesday Book, that great Norman survey of 1086, there may have been as few as 200 people in the vicinity; then it was called Prichemareworth, one of the five local manors with which the great Abbey of St Albans had been endowed when founded in 793 by King Offa. Local tithes supported the abbey, which in turn provided clergy to serve local people until the Dissolution of 1539.
There was a mill at Rickmansworth at the time of the Domesday Survey. The water-mill, called West Mill, belonged to the abbot and convent of St. Albans, and was leased by them to Ralph Bukberd for a term of years ending in 1539. In 1533 they leased it from the end of this term for twenty-six years to Richard Wilson of Watford. He was to keep in repair the mill and also two millstones, 10 in. in thickness, and 4 ft. 8 in. in breadth. (fn. 57) The mill was leased in 1544 to William Hutchinson, yeoman of the spicery, and Janet his wife for their lives. (fn. 57a) It afterward came to John Wilson, and was granted in 1576–77 to Richard Master. (fn. 58) There was also a water-mill called Batchworth Mill, and a fishery called Blacketts Mill in Rickmansworth. (fn. 59) Batchworth Mill was later used as a cotton mill, but was bought in 1820 by Messrs. John Dickinson & Co., and converted into paper mills. (fn. 60) It is now being pulled down and the site used by the Rickmansworth and Uxbridge Valley Water Company.
Watercress beds abound on the banks of all three of the rivers in Rickmansworth, and the cultivation of this plant is an important industry of the townspeople. Strawplaiting was also largely carried on in the parish. During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries many of the principal inhabitants were described as 'clothiers,' from which it may be inferred that the manufacture of cloth was at one time carried on in the parish, but this industry has long since ceased. There were also silk and flock mills here, described in 1808 as recently built.
Nearest test centres are in Watford, Elstree, Pinner.
Watford
Watford, situated to the south of the county between the M1 and M25, this is Hertfordshire's largest town.
Because the town is only a twenty minute train journey from Euston Station it tends to have the character of a London suburb but it does retain some vestiges of its past, notably several timber-framed buildings around the ancient church of St Mary's.
Today the prosperous town has important industrial and business districts, along with its large residential areas.
Watford is noted for its excellent shopping facilities, dominated by the Harlequin Centre in the heart of the town. The centre houses most major retailers and attracts shoppers from the smaller surrounding towns.
Adjacent to the Harlequin Centre is Watford Market which is held Tuesday, Friday and Saturday.
The lively town also boasts many restaurants, pubs, nightclubs, cinemas and theatres.
Cassiobury Park, ten minutes from the town centre, also has many sporting facilities including a children's paddling pool, tennis courts, bowling green and a croquet lawn.
Vicarage Road, the largest sports stadium in Hertfordshire, is home to both Watford FC and the Saracens Rugby Club.
Watford is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, situated 20 miles (32 km) northwest of central London and within the bounds of the M25 motorway. The borough is separated from Greater London to the south by the urbanised parish of Watford Rural in the Three Rivers District.
The nearby areas of Croxley Green, Bushey, Rickmansworth, Chorleywood, Kings Langley, Abbots Langley, Carpenders Park and South Oxhey, located in Three Rivers and Hertsmere districts, also form part of the Watford postcode area. The Watford urban area, which includes much of the neighbouring districts, had a total population of 120,960 in the 2001 census, making it the 47th largest urban area in England.
Watford stands on a low hill near the point at which the River Colne was forded by travellers between London and the Midlands. This route, originally a pre-Roman trackway, departed from the ancient Roman Watling Street at Stanmore, heading for the Gade valley and thence up the Bulbourne valley to a low and easily traversed section of the Chiltern Hills near Tring. The modern High Street follows the route of this road.
The ford was close to the later site of a gas works site. The town probably originated in Saxon times as a string of houses on the northern side of this ford. It was located on the first dry ground above the marshy edges of the River Colne. It is generally agreed that the town is named after the ford, but the origin of the first part of the name is uncertain. Theories include the Old English words wæt (wet), wadan (wade), watul (wattle, a fence) or wath (hunter), Watling Street, and a hypothetical Saxon landowner called "Wata".
Watford is first mentioned in an Anglo-Saxon charter of 1007. It does not get a mention by name in the Domesday Book, but was included in the entry for the then more important settlement of Cashio which stood half a mile away at the crossroads of the St Albans road and Hempstead road near the modern Town Hall.
The settlement's location helped it to grow, since as well as trade along this north-south through route it possessed good communications into the vale of St Albans to the east and into the Chiltern Hills along the valley of the River Chess to the west. In 1100 Henry I granted a charter to Watford to hold a weekly market.
St Mary's ChurchThe parish church of St Mary the Virgin was built in 1230 on the same site as an earlier Saxon church. It was extensively restored in 1871.
The great houses of Cassiobury and The Grove were built in the seventeenth centuries and expanded and developed throughout the following centuries. Cassiobury became the family seat of the Earls of Essex, and The Grove the seat of the Earls of Clarendon.
The Sparrows Herne turnpike was established in 1762 to improve the route across the Chilterns, with the road maintained from charges levied at toll houses along the way. The location of a toll house can be seen at the bottom of Chalk Hill on the Watford side of Bushey Arches close to the Wickes hardware store; set in an old flint stone wall is a Sparrows Herne Trust plaque.
Watford remained an agricultural community with some cottage industry for many centuries. The Industrial Revolution brought the Grand Junction Canal (now Grand Union Canal) in 1798 and the London and Birmingham Railway in 1837, both located here for the same reasons the road had followed centuries before, seeking an easy gradient over the Chiltern Hills. The land-owning interests permitted the canal to follow closely by the river Gade, but the prospect of smoke-emitting steam trains drove them to ensure the railway gave a wide berth to the Cassiobury and Grove estates. Consequently, although the road and canal follow the easier valley route, the railway company was forced to build an expensive tunnel under Leavesden to the north of the town. The main Watford railway station was and remains outside of the town centre to the east at Watford Junction.
These developments gave the town excellent communications and stimulated its industrial growth during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The Grand Union Canal, allowed coal to be brought into the district and paved the way for industrial development. The Watford Gas and Coke Company was formed in 1834 and gas works built. The canal allowed paper-making mills to be sited at Croxley. The John Dickinson and Co. Mill beside the canal here manufactured the Croxley brand of fine quality paper. The paper making influenced the development of printing in the town which continues today. There had been brewing in Watford from the seventeenth century and, by the nineteenth century, two industrial scale brewers Benskin’s and Sedgwick’s were located in the town.
Watford is a major regional centre for the northern home counties. It is the most westerly of these commercial centres and the only one in Hertfordshire. Hertfordshire County Council designates Watford and Stevenage to be its major sub-regional centres, heading its list of preferred sites for retail development. The primary shopping area is the Harlequin Shopping Centre, a large purpose-built indoor mall with over 140 shops, restaurants and cafes built during the 1990s, opened officially in June 1992.
The High Street, running through the town centre, is the main focus of activity at night having a high concentration of the town's bars, clubs and restaurants.
The head offices of a number of national companies such as British Waterways, J D Wetherspoon, Camelot Group, operator of the National Lottery; Iveco, manufacturers of commercial vehicles; Haden Young, the building services division of Balfour Beatty; Bathstore, the largest bathroom retailer in the UK; construction firm Taylor Woodrow; and Mothercare, are located in the town. The borough is also the UK base of many multi-nationals including Total Oil, Sanyo, TK Maxx, Costco, Vinci, and Beko. International golf tournaments such as the 2006 World Golf Championship have taken place at the Grove hotel.
The town was home to the Scammell Lorries Factory from 1922 until its closure in 1988. The site is now a residential area. Tandon motorcycles, founded by Devdutt Tandon, were also manufactured in Colne Way, By-Pass road, Watford from 1947 until 1959. Models included the Imp, the Milemaster, the Superglide and the Kangaroo.
Plans are underway to develop a new Health Campus complete with heliport adjacent to the site of the current Watford General Hospital.
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 Rickmansworth Driving School covers Harrow, St Albans, Mill End, Maple Cross, Chenies, Croxley Green, Heronsgate, Watford, Pinner, Northwood Hills, Moor Park, Loudwater, Borehamwood, Harrow On The Hill, Ruislip, Eastcote, Sudbury Hill, Wembley 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 near Rickmansworth WD3 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 Rickmansworth WD3 area. We teach in a calm and patient manner which puts even the most nervous pupils at ease very quickly in Rickmansworth.
We offer quality manual driving lessons in Rickmansworth WD3 and surrounding areas. Our goal is to help learners in Rickmansworth to pass their driving test and be a safe driver for life. We are one of the best driving schools in Rickmansworth and all our driving instructors have passed the ADI test on their first attempt with a high grade! All our pupils in Rickmansworth 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 Rickmansworth WD3 prices. If you wish to go ahead and book some Rickmansworth driving lessons then simply click on the booking form and fill out your details. Once we have received your form a GR8Drive Rickmansworth representative will call you to arrange your Rickmansworth 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.
Watford Test Centre in Otterspool Way is one of the most popular driving test centres for local residents in Watford and Hertfordshire. GR8Drive Instructors will familiarise you with roads and the local areas such as Watford High Street, Bushey Heath, Bushey Mead, Radlett and other areas that you may travel on for your driving test in Watford.
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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 Refresher Driving Lessons and Courses in Rickmansworth and surrounding areas are ideal for pupils that haven't driven for a long time or have lost confidence on the road.
Our Student deal offers amazing value 20 hours of professional driving tuition for just £349. Course follows the DSA syllabus taking you to test standard - CALL 07791 674 839.
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.
The driving test from Watford Driving Test Centre will involve many road types. Situated near rural roads, these types of roads feature on this test on many occasions. Busy town roads will include various roundabouts, junctions and crossroads. Residential streets are likely as these tend to be narrow and can be hazardous for learners due to oncoming vehicles and narrow width constraints. High speed A roads such as the A41 dual carriageway system is common place.
Rickmansworth is a town in the Three Rivers district of Hertfordshire, England, 4¼ miles (7 km) west of Watford.
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.
