So You Want To Commence Driving Lessons

You have reached the age of seventeen and want to start to drive (United Kingdom). It is expensive and you need to be as certain as you can that the the cost of your driving lessons is not wasted. You first need to find a driving school and then ask suitable questions of him/her.

There are many 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 shown a listing instructors that cover your area. Take notes of those that may be interesting to you.

When you contact them, 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 hold. A fully qualified instructor will have a green octagonal badge showing in heir car whereas a trainee will have a pink triangular badge.

Most driving instructors 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 deals.

Realise though that cheap isn’t always the best and you could end up taking more driving lessons than needed, thereby costing you more cash in the long run. So, once you start your training, do not be afraid to change or try out another driving school if you are not happy 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 paying good money and should therefore expect a top service.