So You Wish To Commence Driving Lessons
You have reached the age of 17 and want to start to drive (United Kingdom). It is expensive and you need to be as confident as you can that the the cost of your driving lessons is not thrown away. You first need to locate a driving instructor and then ask pertinent questions of him/her.
There are many directories on the internet that have listings of driving instructors and schools. The biggest I have found is the Driving Schools Directory who literally cover many thousands of UK towns. Enter your home town in the ’search box’ and you will be shown a list of instructors that cover your area. Take notes of those that sound of interest to you.
When you make contact, you will want to be certain that they are fully qualified 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 trainee will have a pink triangular badge.
Most schools will offer money off for booking a number of lessons or if you are a student. Some will also offer discounts based on your profession e.g. nurses. Be sure to ask about these discounts.
Don’t forget though that cheap isn’t always the best and you could end up taking more lessons than required, thereby costing you more cash in the long run. So, once you start your lessons, do not be afraid to change or try an alternative driving school if you are not delighted 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.
Don’t forget, you are spending a lot of money and should therefore receive a high level of service.
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