You have arrived at the ripe old age of 17 and want to learn to drive (UK). 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 locate a driving school and then ask appropriate questions of him/her.
There are many directories on the web that have listings of driving instructors and schools. 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 are interesting to you.
When you make contact, you will want to be certain that they have full qualifications and not ‘trainee’ instructors. You can tell this by the type of badge (licence) they display in their car. A fully qualified driving instructor will have a green octagonal badge displayed 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 discounts 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 overall. So, once you start your lessons, 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 expect a high level of service.
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