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Every now and then I have to advice pupils to postpone their test because they have not reached the required standard. Usually most pupils heed this advice, but ocassionally I have to refuse the use of my car if the pupis is adamant that they still want to take the test.



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I will never ever buy a british car again! A driving test was cancelled due to a fault with my 56 plate Ford fiesta driving school car which was on lease to me from the Hitachi Instructor centre in Leicester, the bonnet would not close.

Before the driving test, the pupil and I had gone through the show me tell me element, having a look at the engine compartment, identifying the parts the examiner might question her on, and all went well, with the bonnet shutting normally without any problems.

At the time of the driving test proper, we exited the test centre waiting room, walked to the side street where the vehicle was parked. The examiner asked the candidate to identify the engine oil dip stick and explain how it is used, which she did and then proceeded to close the bonnect, but it would not shut properly!

We spent almost 10 minutes trying to fix it with no success, so the test was terminated.



When I later took it to an approved ford dealer, I found out that a plastic fixing was known to move out of place which caused the problem! Why they used a plastic part at this particular position I don't know, but they said it was only a problem with driving school cars that frequently opened and closed the bonnet! The fix was simple, but I've had enough with unreliable vauxhall and ford cars, I'm moving to the toyota yaris for my driving school needs.

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Today marks the beginning of a new era for me as an independent driving instructor (adi), franchise free, and I am therefore no longer able to offer AA Driving Lessons!

I've held two driving school franchices with the AA motoring organisation, but now is the time for me to step out with my own learner driver outfit, do my own driving school marketing and truely be my own boss.



Working as an AA driving instructor has been fun, challenging and allowed me to build my own pupil base, introduce me to the ropes of running a school business, but now is the time for me to make my own mark in the industry.

If you are thinking about becoming a driving instructor, you need to think twice, don't believe everything that the ADI training orgainizations like the AA, RED, Instructor College, LDC tell you, do the research! Sorry if you were looking for AA driving Lessons, I would still like to teach you though, so why not give me a call on 07956233032 for manual tuition.

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