Terms & Conditions

 

By taking lessons with me, you automatically agree to these Terms & Conditions​.

Lessons & tests.

You must inform me if there is any reason why you cannot drive safely or legally. This includes the loss of your valid driving licence, and also includes but is not limited to, being under the influence of drink or drugs which includes prescribed medication that may affect your ability to drive. Please ensure that you are medically fit to drive. If you have any medical condition(s) and you are not sure if your ability to drive is affected, please speak with your doctor and the DVLA to report any notifiable medical condition(s)

You must be able to read a number plate from a distance of 20.5 metres.

I reserve the right to refuse to take you to your driving test if you book the test without my knowledge, if you haven't moved your driving test date if I have advised you to do so, or if I believe you are not at the required test standard and are therefore unsafe to be driving my tuition car by yourself during a test. I will discuss this with you at the earliest opportunity and this will include the options that are available to you.
Any fines or points accrued whilst you the student are in a driving lesson are your responsibility. The law states it is a requirement to give the correct name of the driver at the time the offence is committed and therefore any points or fines will be issued to the named driver.

I will seek to accommodate Driving Tests as a priority should a Student be 'Test Ready' and a Driving Test is available at short notice.

 

Cancellations & Punctuality

 

All payments are due to be paid 48 hours in advance unless otherwise arranged,

I will text you to let you know that your lesson is due for payment usually around 72 hours prior to the lesson starting if you haven’t already paid. At 48 hours if your lesson hasn’t been paid for the lesson it will be cancelled and offered to other students.

If I have not heard from you when the cancelled lesson was due to take place I will move you back to the waiting list where you will have to wait for another available space to be able to book a new lesson.
If you cancel your lesson with less than 48 hours notice, you will be liable for the cost of your lesson, however if I am able to identify another student to fill the gap you will not be charged (this is not always possible especially if you cancel an hour before your lesson was due to start). When I arrive for your lesson I will wait outside. if you have not arrived for your lesson or contacted me within 15 minutes of the commencement time, your lesson will be cancelled and charged as above. If you are late for your lesson your lesson time will be reduced as I cannot be late for my next lesson and you will still be charged the full price of the lesson, as this is considered 'cancelling' part of your lesson with less than 48 hours notice. I expect all students to have a minimum of 2 hours of lessons per month. There is a huge backlog of pupils wanting to learn to drive so I have to be fair and impartial. If you cancel more than 3 lessons without  good reason I will offer your space to another student. If I am late to your lesson for reasons such as the above, you will still receive the full lesson time. If I have to cancel your lesson through no fault of my own, for circumstances such as mechanical breakdown of the tuition car, bad weather which may affect your ability to learn safely, heavy traffic, or the previous pupil’s lesson or driving test has overrun for unavoidable reasons, and it means I cannot arrive at your lesson within good time, I will rearrange your lesson for the next available & mutually convenient date and time.

 

Pupil Responsibility

 

If I feel your behaviour or attitude whilst driving is Threatening, Dangerous, or compromises Safety, I reserve the right to cancel the lesson in progress and any future lessons immediately

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