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You have reached the age of seventeen and want to learn to drive (UK). It is not a cheap affair and you want to be as certain as you can that the the cost of the driving lessons is not thrown away. You first need to locate a driving school and then ask pertinent questions of him/her.

There are many directories on the web that have listings of driving schools and driving instructors. The largest I have found is the Driving Schools Directory who cover so many towns in the UK, it’s hard to believe. Insert your home town in the ’search box’ and you will be shown a listing instructors that cover your area. Make a note of those that are of interest to you.

When you make contact, you will want to be sure that they have full qualifications and not ‘trainee’ instructors. You can tell this by the type of badge (licence) they display in their car. A fully qualified driving instructor will have a green octagonal licence showing in heir car whereas a trainee will have a pink triangular badge.

Most instructors will offer a discount for booking multiple lessons or if you are a student. Some will also offer money off of lessons based on your profession e.g. nurses. Be sure to ask about these discounts.

Realise though that cheap isn’t always the best and you could end up taking more driving lessons than needed, thereby costing you more cash in the long run. So, once you start your training, do not be shy to change or try an alternative driving instructor if you are not happy for any reason.

Some of these reasons could be a personality clash, shouting, turning up late, using the lesson time to stop off at shops/do errands, stopping to use their mobile (illegal whilst driving), a dirty (un-clean) car etc.

Remember, you are spending good money and should therefore expect a high level of service.