tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15515786.post6665826261238622683..comments2024-02-20T14:04:33.512+00:00Comments on Pass Your Drivng Test 1st Time!: Driving Instructors EarningsSholahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384969511399760312noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15515786.post-41593200693247891462013-04-22T16:59:27.887+00:002013-04-22T16:59:27.887+00:00This is my first official week as a RED PDI on a t...This is my first official week as a RED PDI on a trainee licence. I have no pupils in my diary and I can't get through to RED on the phone - nor have they answered my email, except to confirm it was received. Have I been scammed and am I now liable for the £205 p/w for a car I can't use? I'm very worried now.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15515786.post-14102666302393530742011-10-01T05:24:28.247+00:002011-10-01T05:24:28.247+00:00I have Been an ADI for a mere 3 years and let me t...I have Been an ADI for a mere 3 years and let me tell you that £18 per hour lesson price is to cheap, you are selling your own industry short! Simple as that!<br /><br />We should all be charging £22 per hour minimum!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15515786.post-42267977949459905742010-12-09T18:37:27.589+00:002010-12-09T18:37:27.589+00:00pass rates in n,ireland for red driving school are...pass rates in n,ireland for red driving school are less than 1 per cent .check it out .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15515786.post-46335562096332771892010-07-08T14:27:03.934+00:002010-07-08T14:27:03.934+00:00I've not been an instructor for long (Dec 2009...I've not been an instructor for long (Dec 2009) and didn't do it for the money. I love driving and wanted to pass some of that on. <br />I work part time (approx 3 days a week)and charge £18 per hour along with a few different discounted block bookings.<br />In reply to the comment "it looks as if spending £3000 and not being guaranteed qualification plus a franchise is going to leave me nothing but debt" Are you ever guaranteed a qualification surely that depends on you and you don't have to go with a franchise you can go it alone, I have and I'm full and having to turn people away at the mo. Don't get me wrong it is hard work. It's probably never going to be the £30k that they say but as long as you put the work in it's an ok living.<br />My car costs (car, insurance, tax, sevicing) are around £80 per week, advertising £2.50 per week for me (google adwords), fuel £30-£40 per week plus the extras as mentioned by undercoveradi making it about £150 - £160 per week. <br />I agree with the last anon, crazy cheap lessons are ridiculous and impossible to match, don't even try I say. If you have a good name people will still come to you over the cheap but rubbish instructors. I've gained a couple lately from other instructors because of recommendations and it feels great!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15515786.post-21383867813474366082009-11-11T17:25:58.956+00:002009-11-11T17:25:58.956+00:00I've been an Adi for two years, the industry i...I've been an Adi for two years, the industry is full of bad instructors and crazy cheap lessons. The market is flooded with instructors, how can we improve road safety when the people teaching driving skills are paid a pitance. Market forces are killing the industry.<br />We need to set a minimum lesson rate say £20 per hour and as in Scandinavia make it illegal for anyone other than a qualified instructor to give lessons ( parents who teach their kids to drive just pass on bad habits).<br />Finally more needs to be done by the DSA to maintain standards and force out the bad instructorsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15515786.post-21226547864746194802009-04-28T13:52:00.000+00:002009-04-28T13:52:00.000+00:00wow! this blog has really opened my eyes, I was go...wow! this blog has really opened my eyes, I was going to attend a Red Info day tomorrow full of hope and great asperations, but have been brought down to earth with a bump. Although I am looking for job satisfaction I also need to earn some money, it looks as if spending £3000 and not being guaranteed qualification plus a franchise is going to leave me nothing but debt....Think I need to re thinkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15515786.post-68303396187317781692009-03-30T12:03:00.000+00:002009-03-30T12:03:00.000+00:00hi my names i s dave currant this is complete bull...hi my names i s dave currant this is complete bull as my drving school will make 10m in its first year of trading \Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15515786.post-25855824926611412872008-09-26T20:37:00.000+00:002008-09-26T20:37:00.000+00:00Well done for making the point that 30 hours a wee...Well done for making the point that 30 hours a week of paid tuition actually equates to around 45 hours of actual work, but you're very conservative on the costings there.<BR/>Realistically your car, insurance, tax and servicing will cost around £100/week, and advertising will be around £35.<BR/>Once you add in costs of training, the ADI licence and the various groups many ADIs join, your weekly costs will be nearer £230/week.<BR/>Oh - and who the heck earns £25/hour with all of the 5 for £50 offers around these days?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com