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Find a driving instructor in Tadcaster without chasing people one by one.

Learning to drive in Tadcaster feels relaxed compared with busy city suburbs. Roads head out quickly to the A64 and into York or Leeds, so you get both quiet side streets and faster A-road practice. The town has a small driving market with just a couple of local instructors, so lessons often include nearby A-roads and the bridge over the River Wharfe. Expect a mix of village streets and short stretches of faster traffic.

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You pay the instructor directly for lessons. We only charge a small booking fee of £18.99 to £34.99 if we secure you a real start date, and it is refunded if you do not start on the agreed date.

Covering Tadcaster

8

instructors we may be able to check for you

Linda Hemingway
Mick Howell
Alastair Bradley
Anne Dransfield

Manual coverage

8

Automatic coverage

3

What we confirm before any fee

Availability, lesson price, start date, and how you will pay the instructor directly.

Free to start

No upfront payment to submit your search. You pay the instructor directly for lessons, and we only charge a small booking fee if we secure a real start date.

Local proof, not guesswork

Local lesson prices currently range from £36 to £50 per hour, paid directly to your instructor.

You can prioritise a name

If a profile catches your eye, we can try that instructor first, then continue nearby if they are unavailable.

Area coverage

8 instructors

Typical price

£36 to £50/hr

Average rating

5.0 / 5

Nearest test centre

Walton LGV

Local instructor proof

We check availability so you do not have to chase.

These profiles help show the local instructor pool. Your main route is still to start a free search and let us confirm who can actually take you on.

Linda Hemingway

Linda

York

5.0
Manual From £43/hr

Linda's been a driving instructor in York for 18 years. She's all about making learning to drive straightforward and enjoyabl...

Motorway
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Mick Howell

Mick

York

5.0
Manual From £36/hr

Mick Howell is a friendly, experienced driving instructor based in York and Scarborough. He's been teaching for years and has...

Nervous learners Intensive
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Alastair Bradley

Alastair

York

5.0
Manual + automatic From £50/hr

Alastair Bradley is a professional driving instructor based in York, specialising in automatic driving lessons. He's got exte...

Nervous learners Intensive
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Anne Dransfield

Anne

York

5.0
Manual + automatic From £43/hr

Anne Dransfield is a Grade A independent driving instructor based in north York. She's been a DVSA Approved Driving Instructo...

Nervous learners
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Jamie Feaviour

Jamie

Wetherby

Manual From £42/hr

Hi, I'm Jamie Feaviour. I'm a fully qualified Government Approved Driving Instructor running my own LDC driving school in Wet...

Intensive
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Ellis

Ellis

York

Manual

Ellis is a Grade A Approved Driving Instructor (ADI) based in York, offering friendly, relaxed and professional driving lesso...

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How it works here

You tell us the shape of the lessons. We do the chasing.

1

Start with your postcode or town

Choose manual or automatic, tell us when you want to start, and add a preferred instructor if you already have one in mind.

2

We secure real availability

We only move forward with instructors who can cover your area and match the requirements you chose, including transmission and instructor preference where supplied.

3

You review the offer before paying

You see the confirmed lesson price, likely start date, and how you will pay the instructor directly. We only charge the small booking fee once you are happy to go ahead.

Local snapshot

Area covered
Tadcaster
Visible instructors
8
Booking fee only
£18.99 to £34.99
Nearest test centre
Walton LGV

In Tadcaster

Local lesson prices currently range from £36 to £50 per hour, paid directly to your instructor.

The nearest test centre is Walton LGV with an overall pass rate of 55.4%.

Questions people ask

Finding a driving instructor in Tadcaster

How far is the nearest DVSA test centre from Tadcaster? +

The nearest DVSA test centre is Walton LGV, about 3.5 miles from Tadcaster. It handles roughly 1,221 tests a year. Data source: DVSA 2024-2025.

Why is Walton LGV pass rate higher than the national average? +

Walton LGV has a pass rate of 55.4%, above the national average of 47.3%. Data source: DVSA 2024-2025. Local pass rates can be affected by the mix of candidates and the types of tests most commonly taken at a centre.

What are the male and female pass rates at the nearest centre? +

At Walton LGV male pass rate is 55.3% and female pass rate is 55.8%. Data source: DVSA 2024-2025.

Are there many driving instructors in Tadcaster? +

Tadcaster has two instructors listed in the provided data. That means choices are limited locally and you may need to look to York or Leeds for more availability.

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Search is free to start. You pay the instructor directly for lessons, and we only charge the small booking fee after we have confirmed a real instructor, a start date, and the lesson details.

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Booking fee if matched: £18.99 to £34.99. Lesson payments go directly to your instructor.