Terms and Conditions

The provision of training is subject to the acceptance of these terms and conditions.

Driving licenses and fitness to drive:

You must hold a current, valid driving license, provisional, full or international, and produce it on (or in advance of) your first training session. You must be legally and medically fit to drive.

Payments and Cancellation:

Tuition fees are normally payable in advance. Payment can be made by cash or cheque. Any cheques offered for payment that are subsequently refused by the bank will be subject to an administration charge of £15.00. If you need to cancel or re-arrange a lesson at least 48 hours notice will be required for single lessons of up to two hours duration.
I reserves the right to cancel a lesson at short notice if it is suspected that the pupil may be unfit to drive due to the effects of alcohol, drugs (prescribed or otherwise) or any other condition that would cause his/her driving to be illegal or impaired. In such circumstances the lesson fee will be payable. I reserves the right to postpone lessons in certain circumstances e.g. dangerous weather conditions, mechanical breakdown or illness. In the event of postponement, fees paid in advance will be carried forward.

Training Location:

All sessions will start and finish at the same location unless alternative arrangements are made in advance. The instructor will determine a location for practical lessons which ensures both the pupil’s and public safety – this means that the instructor may need to drive the pupil to and from the lesson location; this journey time forms part of the lesson as paid for.

Training vehicles:

The training vehicle provided will be taxed, insured for the purposes of driving tuition, fully roadworthy and fitted with dual controls.

Driving tests and bookings:

I reserves the right to refuse use of my vehicle for test if I consider that provision of a vehicle could cause a risk to public safety.
Where my car is used for test, the booking period will be based upon my normal diary schedule. Depending on the time of the test this will require a minimum two hour booking and possibly longer.
While I will make every effort to ensure that the vehicle supplied for test will be fully road worthy and comply with all legal requirements at the start of the test, I cannot be held responsible for vehicle failure that occurs during the test and is not liable for consequential loss.
I cannot be held responsible for test appointments cancelled by the DSA due to bad weather, sickness, staff shortages or other reasons. Such cancellations are beyond my control and therefore the lesson fee and ‘use of car’ fee for the booked period will be charged. I will advise about claiming compensation from the DSA.

Code of conduct:

I agree to abide by the conditions of the DSA Professional Code of Conduct (available on the DSA web site). In the unlikely event of complaint or dispute the guidelines of the Code of Conduct will be followed.

Your rights:

These conditions do not affect your statutory rights. We reserve the right to change or alter any of the terms and conditions without notice, but will endeavour to inform pupils of any changes as soon as possible.