How much should I spend on driving instructor training?

A good starting point is deciding how much you can afford to spend ...

If the answer to this question is "less than £2000", forget it! Exam and registration fees alone add up to around £500 leaving only £1500 for training ... There are driving instructor training companies who will claim that you can qualify at this price, however, you must remember that more people fail than pass - you cannot earn your money back if you don't qualify.

If you expect to pay in the region of £2000 to £3500 in total to gain your driving instructor's qualification and you won't be far wrong. If you can't afford it, wait until you can or run the risk of losing your investment.

I (John Farlam) and other trainers in the UK who use my methods see many students on our 'rescue' courses who have thrown 'good money after bad' trying to qualify cheaply. After wasting thousands of pounds on ineffective training it can then cost them anything up to £1000 to 'sort out the mess'.

The old saying 'you get what you pay for' is as true in the driver instructor training business as it is anywhere else - equally true is the latin 'caveat emptor' which means 'buyer beware'!

Get as much detail as you can from at least three driving instructor training companies before making a decision to go ahead. Consider our 'free' online training (free to members - membership is £14.50) to start with. This will give you an idea of what is required and save you lots of money - whether or not you go on for a career as a driving instructor.

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