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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Ruislip
Ruislip is a suburban area in Greater London, and is part of the London Borough of Hillingdon.
It was formerly also a parish covering the neighbouring areas of Eastcote, Northwood, Ruislip Manor and South Ruislip in the area. The parish appears in the Domesday Book, and some of the earliest settlements still exist today, designated as local heritage sites.
The expansion of the Metropolitan Railway in the early 20th century acted as a catalyst for development in the area. A station was opened in Ruislip in 1904 and the parish council created a new urban district to address the forthcoming population growth. The Ruislip-Northwood Urban District continued until 1965 when Ruislip became part of the newly established London Borough of Hillingdon.
Before the Norman conquest of England, the parish of Ruislip had belonged to a Saxon named Wlward Wit during the time of Edward the Confessor, together with the parish of Ickenham. At that time, the parish included what is now the modern day Ruislip, Northwood, Eastcote, Ruislip Manor and South Ruislip. Wlward Wit was a thane of the king and owned land in 11 counties before much of this was lost to the invading Normans. Ernulf de Hesdin took control of Ruislip and this ownership is recorded within the 1086 Domesday Book.
Ruislip appears in the Domesday Book as Rislepe and is thought to mean 'leaping place on the river where rushes grow', referring to the River Pinn. It is formed from the Old English 'rysc' and 'hl?p'. An entry reads:
“ M. Ernulf of Hesdin holds Rislepe [Ruislip]. It is assessed at 30 hides. There is land for 20 ploughs. In demesne there are 11 hides, and there are 3 ploughs. Among the Frenchmen (franc') and the villeins there are 12 ploughs, and there can be 5 more. There is a priest on ½ hide, and 2 villeins on 1 hide, and 17 villeins each on 1 virgate, and 10 villeins each on ½ virgate, and 7 bordars each on 4 acres, and 8 cottars and 4 serfs, and 4 Frenchmen (francig') on 3 hides and 1 virgate. There is pasture for the cattle of the vill. There is a park for wild beasts (parcus ferarum); a beech-grove (silva ticarum); wood[land] for 1,500 pigs and [yielding] 20d. The whole is worth £20; when he received it [it was worth] £12; T.R.E. £30. Wlward 'White' (fn. 55) a thegn of King Edward, held this manor. He could sell [it] to whom he pleased. ”
Under Edward the Confessor, Ruislip had been valued at £30, though this had been reduced to £12 by the time Ernulf de Hesdin took possession. It is believed the area may have been degraded by a unit of the Norman Army, and eventually led to the construction of buildings at Manor Farm to protect crops.
Ernulf de Hesdin is believed to have eventually died fighting in the Holy Lands. He is commemorated in annual masses held in June at Sacred Heart Church and on the remains of the Motte-and-bailey at Manor Farm. Before leaving England, he passed ownership of Ruislip to the Benedictine Bec Abbey in 1087.
St. Martin's church was built in the 13th centuryThe parish church, St Martin's, has been dated to the mid-13th century. An earlier church is believed to have been built during the Norman period, as a stone was found within the grounds with markings from that time. The name St. Martin is believed to have been given to the church by the monks of the Bec Abbey, after Martin of Tours, a saint in Normandy. Before 1245, references to the church only name it as "Ruislip church".
The present church was believed to have been built upon the insistence of the Proctor-General, William de Guineville, to serve the growing population under the Bec Abbey's ownership. He used the priory at Manor Farm as his main residence. The first recorded vicar was William de Berminton in 1327. The building itself has been remodelled in parts over the centuries and was substantially restored by George Gilbert Scott in 1870.
Under the ownership of the Bec Abbey, timber from the woods around Ruislip - Park Wood, Mad Bess Wood and Copse Wood - were used in the construction of the Tower of London in 1339, Windsor Castle in 1344, the Palace of Westminster in 1346 and the manor of the Black Prince in Kennington. The woods were coppiced on rotation throughout the years with the timber being sold to local tanneries. By the time Kings' College took ownership of the manor, the woods were let for sport, with pheasants kept for shooting.
In 1812, Bishop Winnington Ingram School was established by the vestry of St Martin's church in Eastcote Road. The school had 111 pupils by 1845 but fell into a state of disrepair until it was rebuilt in 1931.
Ruislip came under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Police in 1845. By 1869, the police were renting a house in the High Street to serve as the local police station, the copyhold of which was purchased in 1873. A new station was built in The Oaks in 1961.
In 1863, the White Bear public house came under the ownership of the Harman's Brewery in Uxbridge. It had been built close to Primrose Hill Farm near the junction of the Ickenham Road and Kings End. Kings End was a hamlet, with one building dating back to the 16th century. It was named after a family who had lived there at that time.
A well was sunk in 1864 in the High Street at the junction with Bury Street, constructed by Mr Charles Page from Uxbridge. The first 15 foot (4.6 m) were dug, before 90.75 foot (27.66 m) was bored through the London clay and the final 30 foot (9.1 m) was cut through chalk. A drought in 1898 led to the parish council requesting a well be created on what are now the Pinn Meadows, to make use of the natural spring there. The Colne River Water Company agreed, upon the guarantee of £45 per year, and the service was established.
A report had been prepared for the parish council in 1903 which noted the population in Northwood - 2,700 by that time, with 530 houses - compared with the largely rural character of the rest of Ruislip parish. At a meeting of the Ruislip parish council on 28 October 1903, the forthcoming extension of the Metropolitan Railway from Harrow on the Hill to Uxbridge was also discussed as it was known that a station would be opened in Ruislip on the new line. Councillors were also aware that Kings College, Cambridge, owners of much of the land in the parish and lords of the manor, were planning to sell some for development. With this in mind, a vote was cast which went in favour of becoming an urban district. The new district was designed to better reflect to increase in development, as councillors felt a parish council would work slower than an urban district.
The first train on the new railway line ran on 30 June 1904, and the new station at Ruislip opened on 4 July. The area became popular with ramblers, who would head to the Ruislip Lido, and general day-trippers who sought out the countryside. Local residents in Ruislip established their own tea gardens, which they advetised for the visitors. In particular, the Poplars, a Georgian house built in 1774 on the corner of the High Street and Ickenham Road, opened a tea garden in the grounds. It was eventually demolished in 1929 to make way for shops. A similar establishment was opened in light of the new railway on the corner of Sharps Lane, known as the Orchard Bungalow. It was eventually expanded and became the Orchard Hotel.
The Great Barn was built around 1280The new urban district was formed on 30 September 1904, covering the parish, which had previously been part of the Uxbridge Rural District. At the time the parish incorporated Ruislip Manor, South Ruislip, Eastcote and Northwood. The new urban district council held its first meeting at Northwood School on 1 October, the day after forming.
Kings End was developed as a residential road in the early 1900s. By 1907, the first of the new homes were completed and residents began to move into them. The road was named Kings End Avenue, though reverted to the original name of Kings End later in the century.
St Martin's church was awarded Grade B listed status as an Anglican church in 1950, corresponding as Grade II.
The district experienced a sharp rise in population, from 6,217 in 1911 to 72,791 in 1961, caused by the extension of the Metropolitan Railway, termed Metro-land, which brought with it an increase in suburban house building. As a consequence, the district was the one of the first in England to devise a statutory planning scheme in 1914, following the Housing and Town Planning Act 1909. The council had been prompted to follow this new act by the Chairman of the Council, a Mr. Elgood, an architect, and the Clerk to the Council, Mr. Abbot. Members of the council had already raised concerns over some of the new building work around Eastcote and South Ruislip, and the new development near Northwood station which they described as "badly arranged and closely-packed".
Pathway through Park WoodTogether with King's College, the urban district council worked to establish plots of land for development around Ruislip and Ruislip Manor. A town planning competition was held, won by A & J Soutar from Wandsworth, who sought to create a symmetrical design spreading across Ruislip parish. Many of the woods and historic sites including Manor Farm were to be demolished and cleared as part of the plan, making way for a projected total of 7,642 homes, enough for 35,000 residents. Only St. Martin's church would have been spared. An outline map was made public on 30 November 1910 with few objections. A Local Board inquiry followed on 17 February 1911 which required negotiations with landowners to allow for a full planning scheme to be compiled. This was presented in February 1913 with an adaptation of the original Soutars plan, receiving approval from the Local Government Board in September 1914. Three roads with residential housing, Manor Way, Windmill Way and Park Way were completed before the outbreak of the First World War when all construction work was halted. It was not resumed until 1919.
Ruislip war memorialManor Farm and the local woods were eventually saved from demolition in January 1930, after the visit by a member of the Royal Society of Arts to choose the buildings that should be conserved. The Great Barn and Little Barn were singled out from the site, together with the old Post Office, the Old Bell public house and the Priest's House of the local church. The woods were included in a sale by King's College to the district in February 1931. Park Wood was sold for £28,100 with Manor Farm and the old Post Office included as a gift to the people of Ruislip.[15] King's had wished to also present the wood as a gift but was required by the University and College's Act to receive payment being as it was the trustee of the land. Middlesex County Council contributed 75% of the cost as the urban district council argued that many of those who would make use of the land would be recreational day trippers from outside the district. Under a 999 year lease, the council agreed to maintain the wood and ensure no new building was constructed without the permission of the county council. An area of the wood to the south was not included in the lease agreement and three residential roads were later constructed on it.
Copse Wood was later purchased by Middlesex County Council and London County Council in 1936 for £23,250, later joined by Mad Bess Wood in the same year. The urban district council purchased the 186 acres (75 ha) wood together with Middlesex and London County Councils for £28,000 in a compulsory purchase from Sir Howard Stransom Button. Sir Howard became High Sheriff of Middlesex in 1937.
Ruislip Golf Course opened in 1922, on the Ickenham Road.
Primrose Hill Farm was demolished to make way for housing in 1965. Field End Farm, covering 50 acres (20 ha) at the junction of Wood Lane and West End Road, was demolished in 1966. The farm house had been owned by the manor of Northolt under the name of Berrengers. Bishop Winnington Ingram School moved to Southcote Rise in 1968 and the original school building was demolished.
A war memorial dedicated to those who died in the First World War was originally sited in the graveyard of St Martin's church, but moved to the entrance of Manor Farm in 1976.
Bury Street Farm near the Plough was demolished in 1980.
In April 2007, restoration work began on the Manor Farm site using funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The work was completed in June the following year, and included the renovation of the Grade II listed library. The Duck Pond Market began in the Great Barn in December 2008, following the refurbishment, and runs once a month. Winston Churchill Hall on the site received a £370,000 grant from Hillingdon Council in March 2011 to enable its refurbishment.
The buildings at the north end of Ruislip High Street, Nos 1 to 15, the Duck House restaurant and the Swan public house, form the core of the original village and are Grade II listed. This area formed the village square, at the junction of the High Street, Bury Street and Eastcote Road. The village water pump was sunk in the centre of the square in 1864, to a depth of 105 feet (32 m) 9 inches (230 mm), though was moved to be beside the Manor Farm Lodge in the 1970s. It was moved again in 1982 to sit outside 7-15 High Street.
To the north of Ruislip High Street, the 22 acres (8.9 ha) Manor Farm site incorporates the remains of settlements dating back to the 9th century, as well as buildings including the Great Barn, dated by English Heritage as having been built around 1280. A working farm until the 1930s, the farm was let by King's College, Cambridge, the owners of the land from 1500 to the mid 20th century. It has been designated as a local heritage site and was refurbished between 2007 and 2008 with funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Ruislip Lido is a Victorian reservoir with an artificial sand beach, surrounded by woodlands through which runs the Ruislip Lido Railway, a miniature 12" gauge railway with diesel and steam locomotives. The Lido was established as a reservoir to feed the Grand Union Canal by damming and flooding the lower part of the valley between Park Wood and Copse Wood, including the hamlet of Park Hearn. Work began in 1811; the consulting engineer John Rennie announced completion of the project to the Grand Junction Waterworks Company on 5 December that year.
The Ruislip area is a popular place for Learner Drivers situated in between Pinner and Watford test centeres.
Ruislip Lido started as Ruislip Reservoir. It is located in Ruislip within the London Borough of Hillingdon.
The lido is situated between Ruislip Common, Ruislip Woods (a Site of Special Scientific Interest), and Poors Field.
The Ruislip Lido Railway is a narrow gauge railway which runs about two thirds of the distance around the reservoir.
The Grand Junction Canal Company purchased 61.5 acres (24.9 ha) of Park Wood from Kings College, Cambridge, 56 acres (23 ha) of land from the commissioners and 35 acres (14 ha) of the cottages and gardens of the hamlet of Park Hearne. The valley that the land covered was then dammed and flooded.
The reservoir was opened on 5 December 1811 as one of the feeder reservoirs for the Grand Junction Canal by engineer John Rennie and constructor Hugh Mackintosh.[5] The link to the canal did not fulfil its intended purpose, since the water became polluted by the land and was eventually stopped as a feeder in 1851.
The canal (now renamed the Grand Union Canal) is located some distance to the west and a culvert was built to lead water to the canal at Hayes Bridge which is seven miles from the Lido. Some of the route was underground and parts have been built over. Part of the route includes a little known aqueduct which carries the canal feeder over the River Pinn near Woodville Gardens.
Swans at Ruislip LidoThe reservoir was developed as a lido in 1933, with an Art Deco style main building designed by George W. Smith, together with an area reserved for swimming. The formal opening was by the Earl of Howe in 1936. The building included a cafe and changing rooms, and featured a terrace with steps leading into the enclosed swimming pool. The pool was built with a concrete base, and jetties on other side, but was open into the lido.
Rowing boats were available for hire, with boathouses on the western side of the reservoir. An enclosed boating area for children was later constructed. The reservoir became a popular location for water-skiing, and televised championships were often held there. One of the Ruislip Water Ski Club's founding members was the former Doctor Who actor Jon Pertwee.
The Ruislip Yacht Club became based at the lido, using the Graduate and Solo dinghy types. In the 1970s, the reservoir water level was artificially lowered to prevent the flooding of nearby housing, making it unsuitable for yachting.
In addition several films were made there, including The Young Ones with Cliff Richard and A Night to Remember, where the large model of the RMS Titanic "sank on film".
The railway was opened in 1945 with short trains being hauled by Prince Edward, an Atlantic-type steam locomotive. The line was less than a third of what it is today, as it was just a dog bone circuit on the south-east shore of the lido, running around the woods. It was built by the Grand Union Canal Company as part of the Lido along with a beach on the south-east shore.
The Ruislip Lido Railway (miniature railway) is still running today, manned by volunteers, and has been lengthened considerably, a second station and platform having been added near the Water's Edge pub.
The rural are of Ruislip makes it a very popular place for learner drivers as the area is located very close to Pinner test centre.
Ruislip is situated West of London , and is a suburban area in the most Westerly London Borough of Hillingdon and is around 15 miles from Central London. Surrounding areas to Ruislip include Uxbridge and Harrow. In 1904 the railway station was built in the area this then increased the areas population, the Ruislip-Northwood Urban District was then created to support the growth in population, right up until 1965 when the area became part of the new London Borough. Ruislip features in the Domesday book under the name ‘Rislepe’, which is believed to mean ‘leaping place on the river where rushes grow’ referring to the River Pinn. Ruislip is home to many period properties such as The great Barn, built in 1280 and St Martin’s Church built during the 13th century, a Grade II listed building. There are also woodlands in Ruislip, the 726 acres are designated National Nature Reserves , Historic artefacts from the Bronze age have been found in the area indicated an early settlement. Ruislip has a total of five Underground tube stations in the area, served by the Metropolitan, Central and Piccadilly Lines. South Ruislip and West Ruislip are served by the National rail, services provided by Chiltern Railways .
Ruislip is an excellent area to learn to drive . GR8Drive Driving school offers Ruislip driving lessons and courses. You can also book your driving test in Ruislip with GR8Drive Driving School.
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Ruislip Woods
Ruislip Woods is a wooded area and National Nature Reserve covering 726 acres (294 ha) in the London Borough of Hillingdon. The woods became the first National Nature Reserve in an urban area of England in May 1997, receiving the Green Flag Award in 2006.
Evidence of Bronze Age settlements has been found within the woods during archaeological excavations. Timber from the woods has been used in the building of several nationally significant buildings, as well as locally; the Great Barn at Manor Farm was built from oak from the woods.
Ownership of the woods passed with the manor from Ernulf de Hesdin to the Bec Abbey and on to King's College, Cambridge over the years, until Park Wood was sold to the local authority. The remaining woods were purchased from other owners and Ruislip Woods was formed.
London Borough Of Hillingdon
The London Borough of Hillingdon is the westernmost borough in Greater London, England. The borough's population was recorded as 243,006 in the 2001 Census. The borough incorporates the former districts of Ruislip-Northwood, Uxbridge, Hayes and Harlington and Yiewsley and West Drayton in the historic county of Middlesex. Today, Hillingdon is home to Heathrow Airport and Brunel University, and is the second largest of the 32 London boroughs.
Hillingdon Council governs the borough, with its headquarters in the Civic Centre in Uxbridge. For administrative purposes, the borough is split into North and South Hillingdon with more industrial units to the south and residential suburban areas in the north. Much of the residential areas were expanded with the extension of the Metropolitan Railway from Harrow on the Hill to Uxbridge in the early 1900s and the gradual establishment of stops along the line, becoming known as "Metro-land".
The borough was formed in 1965 from the Municipal Borough of Uxbridge, Hayes and Harlington Urban District, Ruislip-Northwood Urban District and Yiewsley and West Drayton Urban District of Middlesex. The councils involved were initially unable to decide upon a name, with Keith Joseph suggesting "Uxbridge" in October 1963, later revised to Hillingdon.
The coat of arms for the London Borough of Hillingdon were granted on 22 March 1965
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.
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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.
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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.
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 DVSA on 0300 200 1122
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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.
Our Ruislip Manor Driving School covers Ruislip and the surrounding areas including; Ruislip Village, Pinner, Iver, Uxbridge, Eastcote, South Ruislip, Northwood, Ruislip Gardens, Westdrayton, Northwood Hills, Harefield, Ickenham, Hatch End, Harrow On The Hill, Ruislip, Ruislip, Sudbury Hill, Harrow Hill and surrounding areas including all the HA 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 Ruislip Manor HA4 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 Ruislip Manor area. We teach in a calm and patient manner which puts even the most nervous pupils at ease very quickly in Ruislip Manor.
We offer quality manual driving lessons in Ruislip Manor and surrounding areas. Our goal is to help learners in Ruislip Manor to pass their driving test and be a safe driver for life. We are one of the best driving schools in Ruislip Manor and all our driving instructors have passed the ADI test on their first attempt with a high grade! All our pupils in Ruislip Manor 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 Ruislip Manor HA4 prices. If you wish to go ahead and book some Ruislip Manor driving lessons then simply click on the booking form and fill out your details. Once we have received your form a GR8Drive Ruislip Manor representative will call you to arrange your Ruislip Manor 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 Refresher Driving Lessons and Courses in Aldenham 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. then additional lessons charged at £20 per hour for blocks of 10 charged at £200! Course follows the DVSA syllabus.
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.
Ruislip is a suburban area in Greater London, and is part of the London Borough of Hillingdon.
The London Borough of Hillingdon is the westernmost borough in Greater London, England. The borough's population was recorded as 243,006 in the 2001 Census. The borough incorporates the former districts of Ruislip-Northwood, Uxbridge, Hayes and Harlington and Yiewsley and West Drayton in the historic county of Middlesex. Today, Hillingdon is home to Heathrow Airport and Brunel University, and is the second largest of the 32 London boroughs.
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.
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.
