So You Want To Commence Driving Lessons
You have reached the age of 17 and want to start to drive (United Kingdom). It is costly and you need to be as certain as you can that the money you spend on your driving lessons is not thrown away. You first need to find a driving instructor and then ask pertinent questions of him/her.
There are lots of directories on the internet that have listings of driving schools and driving instructors. The largest I have found is the Driving Schools Directory who literally cover many thousands of UK towns. Insert your home town in the ’search box’ and you will be presented with a listing schools that cover your area. Make a note of those that may be of interest to you.
When you make contact, you will want to be sure that they have full qualifications and not ‘trainee’ instructors. You can tell this by the type of badge (licence) they hold. A fully qualified instructor will have a green octagonal licence displayed whereas a learner ADI will have a pink triangular licence.
Most schools will offer money off for booking a number of lessons or if you are a student. Some will also offer money off of lessons based on your profession e.g. students. Be sure to ask about these discounts.
Realise though that cheap isn’t always the best and you could end up taking more driving lessons than needed, thereby costing you more money in the long run. So, once you start your lessons, do not be shy to change or try out another school if you are not happy for any reason.
Some of these reasons could be a personality clash, shouting, turning up late, using the lesson time to stop off at shops/do errands, stopping to use their mobile (illegal whilst driving), a dirty (un-clean) car etc.
Remember, you are paying a lot of money and should therefore receive a top service.
Posted: December 8th, 2009 under Timothy Reynold.
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