Alan Ritchings Driver Trainer review
Ranked 4 of 8 in Driving instructors in Telford
Best for: nervous learners wanting manual lessons in Telford
Sole Trader
Telford · Service area: Telford
Alan Ritchings Driver Trainer in short
Alan Ritchings Driver Trainer gives manual driving lessons from Stile Rise in Telford, working set hours Monday to Saturday near the Telford test centre. Teaching is calm and personalised, aimed squarely at nervous learners, and the directory styles Alan as an approved driver trainer.
The record shows manual lessons taught from Stile Rise across Telford, working set hours Monday to Saturday near the Telford test centre. Teaching is aimed squarely at nervous learners, with calm and personalised instruction as the stated style. Contact and booking run through social media rather than a website, so the whole arrangement starts with a message rather than a form.
Customer reviews are exceptional: five stars on Google across eighty-three ratings, among the strongest customer records in this round. That depth of praise for calm teaching is the backbone of this page. This review leans on that base plus two directory listings, since the school trades through social media rather than a website.
What counts against Alan Ritchings is practical rather than personal: no prices or insurance details are published, and contact runs through social media. In our judgement he remains a lovely fit for a nervous learner who wants manual lessons with a patient instructor. The missing price list is the main thing to settle first. It remains, in our view, the warmest manual-lesson record in the ranked table.
Our verdict
Our judgement: Alan Ritchings suits a nervous learner who wants manual lessons with a patient Telford instructor and a spotless review record [1] [3]. Approved-trainer status is stated on his directory entry [2]. The gaps are practical: no published prices or insurance details, and contact runs through Facebook [1] [2].
Score summary
Scored on the home trades rubric v2.0. Insufficient evidence takes the neutral value and is not shown as a low mark.
- Composite score
- 63.9 / 100
Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%
85 out of 100
Approved driver trainer (DVSA) membership is listed on the business's own website [1].
First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%
Insufficient evidence
Insufficient evidence
Trading history C4 · weight 10%
Insufficient evidence
Insufficient evidence
Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%
Insufficient evidence
Insufficient evidence
Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%
40 out of 100
No prices, rates or VAT position are published [1].
Industry qualifications
Sourced from the issuing registers, the business's own website and platforms such as Checkatrade and Which? Trusted Traders, on the date shown.
Strengths
You get a perfect 5.0 from 83 Google reviews, seen 4 September 2026, with learners praising calm, personalised teaching [3] [1].
The school gives manual lessons around Telford with stated hours Monday to Saturday, and the directory styles Alan as an approved driver trainer working 2.8 miles from the Telford test centre [1] [2].
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Questions about Alan Ritchings Driver Trainer
Is Alan Ritchings Driver Trainer any good?
On the evidence, yes for nervous learners: calm, personalised manual teaching with five stars on Google across a deep base of ratings. The directory styles Alan as an approved driver trainer near the Telford test centre. No prices are published. Message through the published contact route and ask for the hourly rate in writing.
Is Alan Ritchings DVSA approved?
A directory entry states Alan operates as an approved driver trainer in Telford. That is a directory statement rather than an individual ADI number on the page. Ask for his ADI number when you enquire and check it on the official GOV.UK finder. Get the confirmation before your first lesson.
How much does Alan Ritchings charge?
No prices, lesson rates or VAT position are published on the record. The school trades through social media rather than a website, so the quote comes by message. Ask for the hourly rate, lesson length and cancellation terms in writing before booking your first lesson.
Where does Alan Ritchings teach?
Alan teaches manual lessons from Stile Rise in Telford, working set hours Monday to Saturday near the Telford test centre. Send your postcode and whether you want weekly lessons when you enquire. Confirm the pick-up arrangement in writing before the first lesson.
How is Alan Ritchings ranked?
He ranks fourth of the eight driving schools in our September round, picked for nervous learners wanting manual lessons in Telford. Unpublished prices and social-media-only contact keep him below the top three. Read the full review, then ask for the hourly rate in writing.
What do the reviews say about Alan Ritchings?
Learners give Alan five stars on Google across eighty-three ratings, one of the deepest records in this round, with calm teaching for nervous pupils as the running theme. That volume of consistent praise says more than any single story. Read a spread of the ratings yourself, then message through the published contact route about availability.
How does Alan Ritchings compare with the others in the round?
Against the round, Alan is the manual-instructor pick for nervous learners: Lucas below offers a similarly deep record across a wider area, while Tier 1 above teaches automatic only. The trade is paperwork for patience, with no prices published and social-media-only contact. Settle the hourly rate by message before weighing him against those alternatives.
Others assessed for this trade
- Tier 1 Driving School67.4 / 100Ranked 1. Best for Telford automatic specialist with intensives and a spotless review record.
- LDC Driving School - Dave Langridge66.7 / 100Ranked 2. Best for LD System lessons with upfront course prices.
- JT School of Motoring65.4 / 100Ranked 3. Best for family-run lessons with a satisfaction guarantee.
- Lucas Driver Training63.3 / 100Ranked 5. Best for patient first-time passes around Telford and Shrewsbury.
Sources
- DrivingSchoolsTOP listing — Alan Ritchings Driver Trainer, Telford (manual lessons, hours) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- PassDrivingTest directory — Alan Ritchings Driver Trainer (approved trainer statement, address) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- Google Maps listing — Alan Ritchings Driver Trainer, Telford (5.0 from 83 reviews) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- GOV.UK — find driving schools, lessons and instructors (DVSA register notes) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
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