Driving Lessons in Ripon
Two driving schools in Ripon both display pricing, averaging £43 per hour with a perfect 5-star rating. One school offers automatic driving lessons and another offers intensive courses, though there are currently no independent driving instructors listed. The nearby Knaresborough test centre has an excellent 58.5% pass rate, well above the national average based on the latest DVSA data (2025-26).
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Driving lessons in Ripon
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Fantoni Driving School
Manual and automatic
Grade A instructor trained by Phil Hirst, one of the country's leading driving instructor trainers, with advanced BTEC Level 4 coaching qualifications that most instructors don't hold. Dan Fantoni uses questioning techniques and confidence-building exercises to help nervous learners, and offers flexible pricing from £40/hour (day rate) to a 45-hour intensive course at £2,150 including test fees and theory materials. Block deals start at £380 for 10 lessons, with automatic lessons at a flat £40 per session.
Pass With Paul Ripon
Manual
Trained by one of the country's best instructor trainers and passed the ADI assessment first time, Paul teaches defensive driving with an emphasis on safety, hazard anticipation, and responsibility to other road users. At £46/hour or £400 for a 10-hour block, lessons use client-centred learning to build confidence at your own pace. An exceptional first-time pass rate and test day car use at £80 reflect his solid reputation for reliability and professional service.
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Block booking
Best block deals in Ripon
Pay for a block of lessons upfront and the hourly rate drops. The best block here saves you £60.
Intensive courses in Ripon
Want to pass fast?
1 Ripon schools run intensive courses, compressing months of training into days or weeks.
Ripon Test Centres and Pass Rates
Your nearest centre is Knaresborough, and it's a good one. Its pass rate of 59% is well above the national figure of 50%. The wait is about 1½ months. It does well on automatic tests too, with a pass rate of 53% against a national automatic pass rate of 45%.
Knaresborough
8,301 tests taken · typical wait 1½ months| Test Centre | Pass rate | Tests | Typical wait | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Manual | Automatic | |||
| Knaresborough | 58.5% | 60.4% | 53.3% | 8,301 | 1½ months |