Great Ways To Cut The Cost Of Learning To Drive Hunt

JBoy_4

I'm pretty sure this offer just covers your 1st six hours of lessons, It says so on the back of the vouchers I've seen.

Jeny108

Hi JBoy

I am slightly confused with these tesco deals!!
i have already started my driving lessons with bsm, could i still use the voucher to book lessons or does it have to be your first 6?
also can you use another voucher to book more lessons?

does anybody else know if the voucher comes in my name or could i order one for my boyfriend?

thanks

aav

So can any one recommend a driving instructor in Southampton. I am looking to start driving lessons soon. I have had no driving experence if that has any bearing.

JBoy_4

Cancel what I wrote in post #32, I have checked up today and it's good news. Apparently you can use as many Club Card vouchers as you wish, so yes, you can take all of your driving lessons with these vouchers if you have enough Club Card points. In answer to Jeny108, then yes, you can use the vouchers if you're currently having lessons with BSM at the moment and you can order them for your boyfirend.

Hope this helps.

Please remember though to read the instructions carefully. You have to send off your Club card vouchers and exchange them for driving lesson ones. If Club Card vouchers are presented direct to a BSM centre or instructor they cannot be accepted.

Savvy_Sue

kittiwoz wrote:

The other guy was actually a bit creepy. He'd lean across me to get to stuff in the pocket on the door. He never did anything overtly inappropriate and I didn't want to overreact but he made me feel a bit uncomfortable. I think that's another good reason to rely on personal recomendation or go for a female instructor. Lone teen girl in a car with a man driving round and parking up in little side streets is a situation open to abuse.

A friend changed driving instructor for similar reasons! The first chap actually said to her how much he enjoyed teaching young girls! :eek: I've fairly recently had a refresher lesson with my son's former DI, and he agreed that even if you THINK that, it's not a good idea to say so! And he said driving instructors are not police checked, which he thought was a shame, because they often have under 18s in the car, alone with them. So definitely go with someone you feel comfortable with!

Another thing to think about is WHERE to take your test. Years ago, I failed in London, and then re-took it in Durham, where I was studying. I don't know if there's a difference in the pass rate between big cities and small towns, but I still find it easier driving in the latter ... I realise you might not always have such an extreme choice, but do think about it!

borntoshop

Yay, I wonder how much in Tesco club card deals it would take me to pass.

Dormouse

The Tesco BSM deal is especially good for those of us living near/in London, where hourly rates are usually £25+.

I was initially planning to use up the 6 Tesco hours and then to change to a cheaper DI, but in the end found BSM so good that I'm sticking with them. :T I like the confidence of having a large organisation behind my driving lessons, in case anything went wrong (it hasn't ). For example, you can switch instructors if you don't like yours, and also they seem to operate to a very strict code of practice (no picking up other pupils, no answering phone calls during lessons and most certainly no creepiness towards women! :eek:)

One more thing I just wanted to point out is the 2-hour lessons. I agree they are probably quite good for beginners, but you've got to remember two hours is a long time and when it's very intense (especially in cities/biggish towns), you do come out completely drained - it might just be a bit too much. Therefore, I found that I get a lot more out of just an hour at a time, but it's horses for courses really. :cool:

Also, just wanted to add a word for poor newly qualified DIs. Everyone seems to think it's only established instructors that are great - hey, everyone's got to start somewhere! My DI is new, but that's not a problem at all. If anything, he's trying very hard to prove he's good enough - and he is. :T

toca78

Hi aav
I live in Southampton and started learning to drive last year in June but due to fincial reasons I had to stop, Anyway I can recommend Near-On-Driving ask for Neale, He is very good I'm a very nervous driver and he made me feel as if driving was second nature. Heres his website if I'm allowed to post it Near-on-driving He is based in weston.

angeltoad

I took advantage of a range of half price introductory lessons - the cheapest ones i could find, and realised how vital it is to road test the instructors and the car they provide. One taught me how to do things well but didn't explain much of the theory. Another quizzed me on details for so long at the beginning and end that the driving part was pretty miimal. Another was a good instructor but his car was a luxurious cushioned thing that made all teh actions feel wooly. It was a smooth ride, sure, but I wanted to be able to have seonsory feedback of how my actions made the car perfom, and the luxury element numbed all that. I finally settled on a guy with an average Nissan Sunny, which was easier to drive than the Rover, and I passed first time after 19 lessons. He was cheap too. My brother did 40 expensive lessons with BSM and failed twice before passing. I do not think that you get what you pay for - it is about how 2 individuals communicate with each other, and that is as unique as each of us. You have to find the right person who will expalin things in your terms and at your timing. And our physical differences will mean that some models of cars are easier to learn to drive in for us than others. I urge you to unashamedly tart your way around a number of instructors before you choose one. as for 2 hour lessons - in the beginnign i didn't have the nerve to last more tahn abotu 40 minutes because the stress built up. I can see that they might be useful, but make sure your nerves are ready for them!
Incidently, having just come back from south yorkshire, I saw a number of ads in the local papers for lessons at about 5 or 6 quid a pop. It might be worth a bit of tourism...

theowl_2

I have used 2 x BSM 6 lesson packs from Tesco clubcard, both for my wife, to answer previous questions. No problems.