Many people make the understandable mistake in seeking the cheapest driving lessons, only to realise much later that it has ended up as a frustrating and expensive experience, sometimes being with an instructor who is not fully qualified, or has not kept up to date with the latest requirements.
Here at John Lowe Driving we are amazed at how many times the first question we are asked revolves around driving lesson prices instead of the learning experience that can be expected.
We fully appreciate that prices have to be sensible and always seek to be competitive, but beware the very cheap offers, as there will probably be an underlying reason for them and you can end up with poor service and a dismal learning experience.
Nationally, around 30% of learner drivers will change their driving instructor or driving school before taking their practical test for a variety of reasons and we receive several calls each week from unhappy students wanting to join us, who have been let down elsewhere.
How to evaluate whether you are getting the most benefit from a driving lesson:
Driving lessons should begin with an interactive discussion to establish your state of learning and explore any issues that may influence the driving session. Following this would be a discussion as to what topics you would like to cover and use of Q & A to establish your theory knowledge of the subject to be covered.
A risk plan would then be devised as to who is going to take responsibility for what actions: For example – is the instructor going to talk you through the entire topic or are you going to share the responsibility for your actions and have the instructor coach you with well guided questions. It extremely important to understand this aspect to avoid over or under instruction.
After a short period of practice, a brief stop to evaluate what has been learnt before deciding on the next phase of the lesson. It could be that you both agree that further practice would be beneficial or perhaps the plan would be to move to the next stage and attempt a spell of independent driving.
It is vital that you are always involved in the planning process to gain the maximum benefit from your driving lesson.
Not all driving instructors are adapting this type of client centred learning as many are yet to take the up-to-date training required and this is often reflected in the price they will charge for their Driving lessons.
Lis, our office manager will be very keen to explore your circumstances and will discuss your availability to take regular driving lessons, as continuity is crucial to speed up your learning process. She will also discuss any previous experience that you may have or whether you are a complete beginner, in order to team you up with the most suitable instructor. You may prefer a female driving instructor for example. We find that many students that call have already been to our “Meet the Team” section in the “About Us” page to choose an instructor based on their individual customer reviews.
John Lowe Driving offers driving lessons in the following areas:
Gloucester; Churchdown; Brockworth; Abbeymead; Quedgeley and all locations between.
Gloucester; Churchdown; Brockworth; Abbeymead; Quedgeley and all locations between.
In summary, I suggest that you perform as much research as possible before making that all important choice of who you will trust with your tuition. More and more people are now turning to customer reviews to get an independent and unbiased view of the services and tuition on offer.
I wish you every success with your driving and a 1st time pass.
Warm regards,
John Lowe
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