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Russet Lane
DRIVING SCHOOL
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MANUAL AND AUTOMATIC LESSONS · YORK

Pass first time, with an instructor who stays calm.

Lessons in dual-control cars from a small team of three. We pick you up from home, school or work, and teach on the roads your test will use.
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Or ring Jo on 01904 611 208, 8am to 8pm every day.
81%

of our pupils passed first time in 2025

214 tests at York and Harrogate. We publish the figure every January.

NEXT INTENSIVE WEEK

Monday 12 October, five days

Two places left. Your test is booked for the Friday.
WHY PUPILS PICK US

Four things our pupils mention most.

01

The same instructor every time

You meet your instructor on the first lesson and keep them until test day.
02

Cars under two years old

Dual controls, a clean interior and an automatic if you would rather not use a clutch.
03

Lessons on real test routes

We know the roundabouts at Fulford and the hill starts in Harrogate, and we practise them first.
04

A progress note after each lesson

What went well and what to practise, sent to your phone before you are home.
LESSONS AND PRICES

Pay by the hour, or save with a block.

Every price includes VAT and the car. Your first two hours are £60, so you can see if we suit you before you commit.
PAY AS YOU GO

Single lesson

£38

per hour, manual or automatic

Length
1 or 2 hours
Pick-up
Home, school or work
Pay
After the lesson
MOST BOOKED

Block of ten hours

£350

paid up front, which saves £30

Works out at
£35 an hour
Use within
Six months
Instructor
The same one throughout
FOR A DEADLINE

Intensive week

£1,090

25 hours over five days, then the test

Hours
Monday to Friday
Test
Booked for the Friday
Test car
Included
Theory test practice and a mock test in week six are free for all pupils.
HOW IT WORKS

From first lesson to test day.

1

Book a first lesson

Two hours for £60. We see where you are and what you are nervous about.
2

Get a plan

A rough number of hours and a target month for your test, in writing.
3

Learn and practise

Weekly lessons, with notes on what to practise with family in between.
4

Take the test

In the car you learnt in, after a warm-up drive round the test area.
YOUR INSTRUCTOR

Three instructors. All local, all patient.

Every one of us is a fully qualified instructor, checked every four years. We share notes, so cover lessons never start from scratch.

Jo Rendell

Owner, teaching in York since 2009
Car
Hatchback, manual
First-time passes
84% in 2025
Good with
Nervous drivers

Priya Mistry

Teaching since 2016
Car
Electric, automatic
First-time passes
80% in 2025
Good with
Intensive weeks

Dan Whitlock

Teaching since 2019
Car
Hatchback, manual
First-time passes
78% in 2025
Good with
Motorway lessons
WHERE WE TEACH

Two test centres, and the roads around them.

We pick up across York, Harrogate and the villages between. If you live further out, ask: we can often meet you at a station.

TEST CENTRES AND WAITS, SEPTEMBER 2026

York (Fulford)
About 11 weeks Our first-time pass rate here: 79%
Harrogate
About 7 weeks Shorter wait Our first-time pass rate here: 84%
Pick-up area
York, Harrogate, Knaresborough and Tadcaster
Lesson hours
7am to 8pm, seven days a week
QUESTIONS

Before your first lesson.

Anything else, ring Jo. She answers the phone between lessons and calls back the same evening.

Yes. Priya teaches in an electric automatic. An automatic licence only lets you drive automatics, so we will talk it through before you choose.

Not to start lessons. You do need it before we can book your practical test, and we help you practise for it for free.

Most of our pupils pass after 30 to 40 hours with us plus some private practice. We give you our own estimate after the first lesson.

Give us 48 hours and there is no charge. Inside 48 hours we charge half the lesson, unless you are ill.

Yes. We book it with you once your instructor thinks you are ready, and we keep checking for earlier dates.

Your first two hours are £60.

Tell us when you are free and we will ring you back the same day to find a slot.
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