Driving instructor?
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Ry_B

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2,256 posts

228 months

Tuesday 20th October 2009
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Looking for a change of career.

Opinions on this, working for a company like bsm/the aa etc?

What is the pay like, I heard the adverts say like upto £40k per year but obviously I know it won't be that high?

Ry_B

Original Poster:

2,256 posts

228 months

Friday 30th October 2009
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BTT?

Eggman

1,253 posts

238 months

Friday 30th October 2009
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Lots of threads on this, but in a nutshell don't waste your time. There are simply too many driving instructors for the number of pupils.

skeggysteve

5,724 posts

244 months

Monday 2nd November 2009
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Someone I know trained to be a driving instructor about 4 years ago and now works for himself.
I don't know him well enough to ask how much he earns.
But a year later his wife did the training and they both now work all the hours they can, fitting in around kids etc.

Don't know if the area makes any difference but there are a lot of driving schools up here - I'd say it's how good you are at getting people through the test and thereby getting a good reputation.

GingerWizard

4,721 posts

225 months

Monday 2nd November 2009
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Eggman said:
Lots of threads on this, but in a nutshell don't waste your time. There are simply too many driving instructors for the number of pupils.
spot on. Something for earlie retirement me thinks, that is if your really keen....

sidicks

25,218 posts

248 months

Monday 2nd November 2009
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GingerWizard said:
Eggman said:
Lots of threads on this, but in a nutshell don't waste your time. There are simply too many driving instructors for the number of pupils.
spot on. Something for earlie retirement me thinks, that is if your really keen....
Agreed - i think that in a recession, people can easily same money by teaching family to drive rather than spend £20 per lesson or whatever it costs.

Even established business are struggling at the moment.

Sidicks

PapaHett

2,124 posts

202 months

Monday 2nd November 2009
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My Dad's a Driving Instructor, he's been in it for a long time, 20+ years. He works as himself, doesn't belong to BSM etc.

The Money seems to be great in it, £25 a lesson (hour). Then something like £70 for the test. He works a few hours a day, he doesn't advertise or anything, and has a steady flow of people coming through. He works when he wants to work, can take days off if he wants etc.

GingerWizard

4,721 posts

225 months

Monday 2nd November 2009
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PapaHett said:
My Dad's a Driving Instructor, he's been in it for a long time, 20+ years. He works as himself, doesn't belong to BSM etc.

The Money seems to be great in it, £25 a lesson (hour). Then something like £70 for the test. He works a few hours a day, he doesn't advertise or anything, and has a steady flow of people coming through. He works when he wants to work, can take days off if he wants etc.
I had a chap similar to your old man teach me to drive. Bloody excellent. I just dont think with the commercialisation and current economic climbs its possible to do what your dad does, without 20 years expirence and looking 50+.

PapaHett

2,124 posts

202 months

Monday 2nd November 2009
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GingerWizard said:
PapaHett said:
My Dad's a Driving Instructor, he's been in it for a long time, 20+ years. He works as himself, doesn't belong to BSM etc.

The Money seems to be great in it, £25 a lesson (hour). Then something like £70 for the test. He works a few hours a day, he doesn't advertise or anything, and has a steady flow of people coming through. He works when he wants to work, can take days off if he wants etc.
I had a chap similar to your old man teach me to drive. Bloody excellent. I just dont think with the commercialisation and current economic climbs its possible to do what your dad does, without 20 years expirence and looking 50+.
Yea, alot of the new guys joining the scene seem to be having trouble getting steady work. But they are doing alright.

okgo

41,882 posts

225 months

Monday 2nd November 2009
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Most of them are ste. Thats the issue.

Amount of times I see pupils doing failure worthy things with instructor in the car laughing along is stupid.