How much do you pay for your driving lessons?

niftythrifty_2

I paid £17.50/hr with student discount with BSM in 2000 (they were awful) and now I am paying £19/hr (no student discount) with an independent instructor who is much better. With a block booking, I can get my lessons as cheap as £17/hr. :j

SAHARA

I pay for mine 10 at a time and they cost £16 per hour. No complaints, will have paid for three lots when my test comes around!! This is with a company called Surepass.

Toon

I used to pay £16 for two hours back in 1999. The instructor was a friend of my mams so I guess this had something to do with it lol.

macgyver

I pay 20 an hour on weekdays and 23 on weekends.
But the strange thing is that I was told midway my classes afetr I booked my test that he would charge me £69 for the test, including 1 hour of practice before test. I have no idea why????

exil

Does that not include the test fee itself?

macgyver

Sadly, It does not include the test fee in the £69 he is asking. The sad part is that he didnt tell me this when I started lessons. So I am thinking to find a new instructer with a car free on the day of the test, but the only problem is that I need to have few lessons in the new car as well in order to get used to the car.
Or may be i might end up shelling 69 quid to this chap, hopefully passing the test.
This 69 pounds include when i asked him
1 hr of lesson before test and the test (which usually lasts for 1 hour)
And he dropping me back to my home.

Is there anything I can do abt it?
Should i tell him that, I need to find another instructer as it is not fair.
I will call up another instructer and see what he says about the fees for the test.
Thanks

xnikkix

I paid £18 a lesson last year but I knew the instructor - his usual fees were £20/hour and are now £21.

CIS

About 3 years ago, I was paying around £8 per hour

niftythrifty_2

CIS wrote:

About 3 years ago, I was paying around £8 per hour

Bargain! That's certainly not the going rate!

ArsenalFC

Nifty- It has been almost 6 years and u have not go around to passing your test? I guess u must have put driving on hold for a few years.

I used to pay £12.50 an hour with a company named CIA back in 1996. Maybe not so cheap back then but it was one of the cheapest I could find.

My instructor charge me 3x the rate when it comes to test day, £37.50. He said it was the standard charge, cant see what so standard about it as 1 lesson before test, plus test and drive home another 1 hour. I think this is common practise by all instructors to make more money from usually skint learners.

Last year I negotiate for a friend and booked 35 hour lessons for £500
with a company named https://www.learnerdriving.com

LB1985

Mine (last year) were £22 per hour, or block bookings of 10 for £200.