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Decided on a job change!!

 

Thinking of trying my hand as a driving instructor (not in my Z);)

 

Any advice greatly appreciated. :D :D

 

Bob

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Ive looked into this, have shopped around looking at different courses, they range from quite expensive to bloody extortionate have seen figures from £999 to £4k plus.

 

The licence itself costs £200, there are 3 tests plus (a written, an examination of your ability to drive "properly" and an examination on your ability to instruct, where you have to instruct the examiner) the written is about thirty odd quid and the 2 others about 60 something.

 

I answered an ad on the radio proclaiming to offer garunteed positions etc. The course £2500, but they seemed very pushy to get your money off you, so i backed away from this (the instructor college they called themselves)

 

So then I did a little research on the web and found out about ORDIT, these are the DOT approved training centres and there are only about 30 nationwide.

 

Amazingly enough even the AA are not DOT apprved to train driving instuctors!!! BSM are but their course is £3,500 !!

 

There is no rule that says you have to have approved training or not, thus many of these so called "colleges" are springing up and they have very few guidelines to follow.

 

I am of the oppinion that alot of these are selling themselves so hard to people as they know how little knowledge people have on them. Makes me wonder what sort of a sevice youd get from them once you'd parted with your cash!!

 

So just be carefull not to get screwed. (financially i mean).

 

I'll search for the links ive got and post em up for you.

 

My next plan is to speak to my ex driving instructor, to see if he would undertake training me (though you have to bear in mind that he'll be training someone who will then become a competitor of his, so its a bit tricky).

 

Its either that or the DOT approved route as I dont fancy being shafted for thousands.

 

Good Luck

Dont forget its long hours too. My instructor used to tell me her day, some days working till 10 at night because that is the only time some students have time to learn. plus you will be sat in your car all day.

 

Then there is the car if you go your own. Lots of people goto a person because of what car they will learn in. It was a Corsa GSI when I was learning. Very powerful for a learner. Also the value of it will plumit too because of the high milage.

 

Stuart

The car has got to be the main selling point, after a while you should get a reputation but initially you need something to pull em in either car or price.

 

Theres a guy round here with a 206 cabriolet and hes run off his feet, and i dont think his lessons are cheap !!

My driving instructor used to give past plus lessons in a Probe. Tempting at the time.

 

 

Any one with a MINI COOPER for lessons I bet will be fully booked.

 

Stuart

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