So You Wish To Commence Driving Lessons
You have arrived at the age of 17 and want to learn to drive (United Kingdom). It is expensive and you need to be as confident as you can that the money you spend on the driving lessons is not thrown away. You first need to find a driving instructor and then ask appropriate questions of him/her.
There are numerous directories on the web that have listings of driving schools and driving instructors. The largest I have found is the Driving Schools Directory who cover so many towns in the UK, it’s hard to believe. Enter your home town in the ’search box’ and you will be shown a listing instructors 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 are fully qualified and not ‘trainee’ instructors. You can tell this by the type of badge (licence) they display in their car. A fully qualified instructor will have a green octagonal licence showing in heir car whereas a learner ADI will have a pink triangular badge.
Most instructors will offer money off for booking multiple 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.
Don’t forget though that cheap isn’t always the best and you could end up taking more driving lessons than required, thereby costing you more money in the long run. So, once you start your training, do not be afraid to change or try out another 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 (un-clean) car etc.
Don’t forget, you are spending good money and should therefore receive a top service.