COST OF TRAINING.

PDI tuition charges and fees. One to one lessons! Patient female.  Bournemouth, Ringwood, Christchurch.

There are many horror stories of people who pay a small fortune up-front and then do not get the adequate training required. They then fail their exams and loose a lot of money. You need to consider a lot when deciding who to train with:

~Do you want to be tied into staying with a company for a long period of time, even if you end up being unhappy with their tuition?

~Do the company give more in-car tuition, or more classroom-based tuition?

~Do they give you one to one in car tuition, or is there more than one trainee in the car?

~How much are their fees, and do you pay for it all up-front?

A lot of companies charge you a set amount for tuition for each individual exam, or a set amount for training for all exams.

My Charges:

For PART 1 I do not charge. When you apply to be accepted onto the register of approved driving instructors, they send you a theory question bank. This has all the questions and answers in it. This, along with ‘The Highway Code’, ‘Driving the Essential Skills’ book, a Hazard Perception Test CD-rom, and any other learning aids you may find find useful, should be enough for you to pass successfully. Of course, if you need any help along the way, I would be happy to assist. Please see my ‘Links’ page for some useful learning aids. However, do avoid learning by ‘rote’, (simply trying to remember all the answers from the question bank without understanding why). You need to understand the information for Parts 2 and 3, and you will come unstuck if you don’t learn it properly at this stage. How can you ‘teach’ something that you don’t fully understand?

For PART 2 I charge £25 per hour, by the hour. You will not be tied into any lengthy contracts or have to pay for a certain amount of lessons up-front. You can do one hour, one and a half, or two hour lessons, it’s up to you! Some of the lessons can be carried out in Southampton as that is where the test takes place. If you are taking Part 2 in your car, the lessons would be best taken in your car. If you start studying for Part 3 at this time you will find the knowledge will greatly assist you  with your Part 2. You need to know the reasoning behind the rules as well as having good hazard perception and forward planning skills.

For PART 3 I charge just  £30 per hour. Some of the studying for the briefings can be done by yourself at home free of charge! I can advise you of the best books and study aids that you can purchase to help you. I will give you in-car lessons (to be done in my car), at £30 per hour. You will learn to put the briefings into practice, teach each lesson to different pupils successfully, and of course practice and get used to the most important part of being an instructor - the core competencies. Again, I do not tie you into any contract or minimum amount of lessons, or charge you up-front fees. It is just a simple hourly charge and that is it!                                                                                                                               <<<<< HOME