Cost of Training to become a Driving Instructor

I strongly urge you not to pay large sums of money upfront until you are absolutely sure of what you are paying for, if you want a full and complete breakdown of costs, ask me through my contacts page and I will email you a copy (free).

I have the full costs of training available on this website, just click the link below and you will be asked for a pasword to open the PDF document, contact me via my contacts page and I will be more than pleased to email you the pasword. 

Click on this link to see my training rates.  Costs

Remember

All training is completed in car, NO training is carried out in the classroom, driving is a practical skill, not sitting down talking about driving you need to be in a car driving.It is your future, your time, your money and your dreams. If you are told that there is a special offer this week and you have to sign up now, and then run away. If they will not let you take the agreement away to get it verified then ask yourself what are they hiding? You can always return later if the offer is that good.

There is no tie to me, you are a free agent, you can start a franchise with whomever you please, I will give advice on the BEST driving schools around but I will not receive a penny for the recommendation, some training establishments may receive payment if you are recommended to them.

These people giving presentations at induction sessions are similar to double-glazing or timeshare salesman in that they are very persuasive and very good at their job, and there job is making you part with your hard-earned money.

Some may even advise you to take out a Career Development Loan. Why!! Why would you take out a loan for £3,000 or more to pay for training that only 26 percent of people pass? You may be unsuccessful and still have to pay the loan back.  It would make more sense, to me, to raise the money first, and then start training, or have training as you get the money; therefore you can control your spending, then start and stop when it suits you.  Do not be put under pressure to take out a loan.

Training Establishments might require you to pay everything upfront with little or no chance of a refund if your circumstances change and you want to get your money back.

Training Establishments might offer free training as long as you remain with the school.  When you try to leave and hand in your resignation, you may be faced with the training fees in one lump sum.  Again this can run into thousands of pounds.

A better way

There are training establishments that offer Pay As You Train; normally these are independent trainers (like me) that have built up a reputation in their local area, you pay for each and every lesson at the end of each lesson or practical session. If at the end of the lesson you are not happy with the training given then do not book further lessons, it’s as easy as that.  Surely this is a better system?

Some questions you need to ask. 

The cost of training will be about £2,500 - £3,000 if you are told it is less than £2,500 (to make the offer more attractive), then maybe there is something missing from training that you may have to pay for later.  If it is more than £3,000 then you need to ask for a breakdown of costs to see exactly what you are getting for your money.

Another thing to remember is; just because you pay for training does not mean you will pass anything, you are just paying for training, so make sure you get the best training you can for the money you pay.

Pay as you train will ensure the training is the best quality every lesson.