So You Want To Commence Driving Lessons
You have reached the magic age of seventeen and want to learn to drive (United Kingdom). It is expensive and you need to be as certain as you can that the the cost of the driving lessons is not wasted. You first need to locate a driving school and then ask suitable questions of him/her.
There are lots of directories on the internet that have listings of driving schools and driving instructors. The biggest 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 list of schools that cover your area. Make a note of those that are interesting to you.
When you contact them, 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 driving instructor will have a green octagonal licence displayed whereas a trainee will have a pink triangular badge.
Most driving instructors will offer a discount 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 driving lessons than needed, thereby costing you more cash overall. So, once you start your lessons, do not be shy to change or try out another driving instructor if you are not delighted for whatever 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 (smelly!) car etc.
Don’t forget, you are spending good money and should therefore receive a high level of service.