We know that terms & conditions can often be longwinded and difficult to read, so we’ve tried our best to make ours as short and simple as possible.
Driving Instructors
Once you have paid for your lesson, we will pass the funds onto your driving instructor after they have completed the first lesson. If you’d like to request a refund for any reason, we recommend speaking to your instructor first, before contacting the office if it cannot be resolved directly with your instructor. If you are unhappy with this refund policy, it’s best to pay your instructor on a lesson by lesson basis, however, this does mean you won’t be able to take advantage of our block booking savings.
Here’s what we promise when learning with a Drive247 instructor:
- You trained driving instructor will provide lessons in a dual controlled vehicle which is road safe and clean.
- Instructors will be professional, respectable and present themselves smartly.
- All of our driving instructors operate a strict no-smoking policy.
Taking Your Driving Test
- Should your instructor feel that you’re not ready to take your test, they are within their rights to withdraw their car from usage for your test. Your instructor will give you at least 5 days working notice if this happens.
- If you fail a mock driving test, you can still go for your driving test of your instructor believes you have a reasonable chance of still passing.
- On rare occasions instructor fall ill, if this happens we will endeavour to find you an alternative instructor, however we can’t guarantee that we will be successful in finding an alternative instructor.
- In the unlikely event that your instructors vehicle is not in a suitable roadworthy condition for your test, we will do our best to find you a similar car for your test, but we cannot guarantee the vehicle will be exactly the same.
- Your instructor is responsible for making sure their vehicle is in a safe and roadworthy condition for your test. If your examiner refuses to take you for your test in your instructors car, your instructor will pay for your next test.
Payments to your allocated instructor
Any money paid to your instructor is solely between the pupil and the franchised instructor. If you are unsatisfied or have any issues, you are more than welcome to contact the office and we will try our best to resolve the situation.
Our special introductory offers are strictly limited to one per pupil and are only available to new pupils. Offers can also not be used in conjunction with each other.
Cancellation Policy
If you need to cancel a lesson for any reason, we require at least 24 hours notice, any less than 24 hours and your instructor is entitled to charge you the standard lesson rate.
You must bring your valid UK provisional driving licence to your first lesson and present it to your instructor. If you fail to do this, your lesson will not be able to go ahead and your instructor is entitled to cancel any lessons you have booked within a 24 hour period and you may still be charged.
Drive 247 is not responsible for any lesson or test cancellations due to breakdown, illness or bereavement. We will endeavour to find you an alternative instructor or vehicle, however we cannot guarantee this.
Refund and Complaints Policy
In the event that you’re not 100% happy with a recent lesson, please get in touch via email and outline the details as to why you’re unsatisfied. Our office manager will have a look into your complaint and contact you as soon as possible.
Gift vouchers are valid for 6 months, starting from the date of purchase. If you experience any problems starting or completing any remaining lessons then please get in touch by email before the end of the 6-month period. If you contact us after the 6 months, you may lose any remaining lessons.
After you commence your first driving lesson from a pre-paid booking, you have a further 6 months to complete the remainder of your lessons with your allocated instructor. If you have any issues trying to book lessons with your instructor, you must notify us in writing before your lessons expire, you can email us or use our contact form.
If you pay for one of our block bookings and are unable to continue with your lessons for any reason, we can issue a credit note for the remaining lessons (expires after 6 months). Block bookings are non-refundable unless 0 hours have been used.
If you book an intensive course and need to cancel before beginning, you must give a minimum of two weeks notice, otherwise you will lose 50% of the course payment. The instructor would have booked out their diary for your course, any less than 2 weeks notice and they will not have enough time to find other pupils to fill their diary. If you decide to cancel once you’ve started an intensive course, you will lose any additional hours already paid for.
Any complaints to do with the instructors training resources, vehicle, sex or ethnic origin are considered personal preferences and should be mentioned when booking your first lesson.
If you have any problems or complaints, please raise your concerns with your instructor first. If you are still not satisfied, please put this in writing to us via email. Please include your contact number and the office manager will be in touch once they have looked into your complaint. If your complaint is regarding test preparation, please inform us before your test date so that we can help.
Offers/price changes:
We have the rights to change the price of driving lessons and offers at any time. Lesson prices are subject to change depending on location and whether you’re learning in a manual/automatic vehicle.
Pre-payments are honoured at the price at the time of purchase, but the first lesson must be taken within 6 months from the purchase date.
Use of Personal Information:
Any personal information/details we receive are strictly used for delivery of the intended service and records are kept confidential. Information may need to be shared with third parties to allow us to deliver the service required. To find out more about this, please see our privacy policy.
We uphold and are in accordance with the Data Protection Act (1998).
Limitation of Liability:
Drive 247 as a company and our franchised driving instructors are not liable for any loss or damage experienced relating to business interests, e.g. loss of earnings, profits, business/opportunities or business interruption, including in no event liable for negligence or breach of statutory duty.
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