You have reached the magic age of seventeen and want to start to drive (UK). It is not a cheap affair and you want to be as confident as you can that the money you spend on your driving lessons is not wasted. You will want to locate a driving school and then ask pertinent 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 town name in the ‘search box’ and you will be presented with a listing schools that cover your area. Make a note of those that sound interesting to you.

When you make contact, you will want to be certain 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 badge showing in heir car whereas a learner ADI will have a pink triangular licence.

Most driving schools will offer a discount for booking multiple 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.

Don’t forget though that cheap isn’t always the best and could result in taking more lessons than needed, thereby costing you more cash in the long run. So, once you start your training, do not be shy to change or try an alternative driving school if you are not delighted for any 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 paying good money and should therefore expect a high level of service.

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