Terms and Conditions

• Clients must inform their driving instructor if they receive any endorsements on their licence during the time that they are receiving tuition.

• Clients must inform their driving instructor of any disabilities they have which may affect their ability to drive.

• In the interests of comfort and safety, clients are advised to wear suitable footwear and comfortable clothing which does not restrict movement. Please ask your instructor for any advice you may require.

• The school/instructor guarantees that only legally authorised instructors will give instruction.

• Instructors’ official authorising documents will be displayed on the windscreen of the car and may be inspected freely at any time.

• Clients may be accompanied on their lesson by a supervising examiner whose job it is to ensure that the tuition given meets the required standard. This is a legal requirement and is in the public interest.

• If an authorised trainee instructor is used, the pupil must be informed that the instructor is a
Trainee and can expect a senior supervising instructor present during some of the lessons. The pupil has the right to decline training by a trainee instructor confirmed as above

• Tuition fees are as stated in the driving school’s price list and Payment Details below and are payable in advance. All accounts must be cleared, in cash, before proceeding on an official driving test.

• Driving tuition may be given in a client’s own car if the instructor is willing to do so, on the condition that it is clearly understood:

• The car is fully insured for teaching for reward and this must be confirmed in writing by the vehicle underwriters

• The instructor is covered by such insurance to drive the car – to be Confirmed as above.

• Not at driving test standard

• Medically unfit (including eyesight)

• Under the influence of drugs or alcohol

• Is not properly licenced to drive

• Consistently fails to keep, or is late for appointments

• Falls into arrears over payment

• If for any other reason the instructor considers the client will be unsafe to handle a motor vehicle.

• Clients may be accompanied on their test by a supervising examiner whose job is to ensure that official standards of testing are observed by examiners. This is a legal requirement and is in the public interest.

• You are reminded that when you go to take your driving test you must take the required documents. Failure to comply with this regulation will mean the examiner will have to cancel your test; you will forfeit your test fee and have to apply for a new test date.

• In the event of the test appointment being sent to the client they are required to notify the school/instructor as soon as possible of the date and time of the test and show the document to their instructor at the next lesson. The school/instructor cannot accept any responsibility for booking an incorrect time or date of a test unless the appointment document is produced. If the appointment is sent to the school/instructor, then an undertaking is given to show the client the document on their next lesson or notify them as soon as possible. The document will be handed to the client on request.

• Driving tests take priority over lessons therefore a lesson already booked may sometimes have to be cancelled or postponed if the driving school receives short notice of test.