TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Terms and Conditions.   

Corona virus rules (03.12.2021)

Rules have been laid out from the government and the DVSA, so until further notice every student will need to wear a face covering (or mask) and show a covid-19 flow test at the beginning of every driving lesson.

No mask and no flow test will result in no lesson but the driving lesson fee will still need to be paid.



*01. Our 3 hour beginners course cannot be taken in conjunction with any other offers being advertised and only used once. This offer only applies to new drivers (no driving history with any instructor or family member) wishing to book their first initial 3 hour beginners course (manual/automatic). Our 3 hour offer will be taken as 2 x 1.5hr  lesson.  
You may then go on to buy more lessons from our Block Bookings or simply pay by our hourly rates. 
**02. Our  Promotional10 hour beginners course cannot be taken in conjunction with any other offers being advertised and only used once. This offer only applies to new clients (no driving history with any instructor or family member) wishing to book their first initial 10 hour beginners course (manual/automatic). Our 10 hour offer is 5x 2hr lessons. 
You may then go on to buy more lessons from our Block Bookings or simply pay by our hourly rates. 
(Please note this offer is not always advertised).  
 ***03. Our 1.5 hour driving assessment offer only applies to new clients wishing to 1st Choice who have already had driving history (5 hours + or had previous road experience or held licences from outside the UK). Please note this offer cannot be taken in conjunction with any other offer currently being advertised. You may then go on to buy more lessons from either the 5, 10, 20 hour Block Booking or simply pay by our hourly rates. 
04. Our 5, 10 hour block bookings can be blocked booked as many times as is needed to pass your practical test. The block bookings is here to save you money. These courses can be taken in 1hour, 1.5 hour and 2 hour lessons at a time. If you wish to increase the intensity of the course you may do so simply speak to your instructor. 
Cancellation of a students booked driving lesson.
Unless 24 hours notice is given a booked driving lessons must be paid for as the lesson slot could have been available for another pupil. 
However if you and your instructor can rearrange the lesson for a different day/time in the same week a fee will not be charged.
Please remember the time you booked could have been given to a student wanting more lessons.
No show of a booked driving lesson.
In the event of a student does not show up for the lesson,the instructor will wait for 15 minutes before leaving, while waiting the instructor will call and even text you. After this time a photo will be taken of the place that was agreed to be picked up and sent to the student for proof. The lesson will then be presumed cancelled and you the student must pay for the lesson (in the case of a block booking the time will be deducted from the amount of hours left in the block).

Please remember the time you booked could have been given to a student wanting more lessons.

Proof of a provisional driving Licences.
You must hold a current, valid driving license, provisional, full or international, and produce it on your first driving lesson. You must also be able to read a number plate from 20,5 meters. If you require spectacles/contact lenses to drive you must bring these to every lesson, if you do not bring them and the lesson cannot commence you will still be charged for the lesson booking time.
Fitness to Drive.
You must be fit to drive with regard to legal and medical requirements. If your instructor feels you are unfit to drive due to alcohol or drugs the lesson will be immediately terminated and you will still be charged for the lesson booking time. 
Instructor’s Cancellations.
Your driving instructors will give the same period for cancellation of diving lesson booked as a students. However if he/she needs to cancel due to i.e. vehicle issues, bad weather or government issues he/she can cancel at any time and reschedule your lesson in that same week or as soon as possible. A mutual date/time must be agreed by both instructor and pupil on phone and text, then lesson will go ahead at the next arranged lesson, usually the following week.
Instructor’s Safety.
Instructor can at any time cancel driving lessons if he/she feels threatened in any way. The lesson will still have to be paid for in full if the lesson has commenced.
Responsibility.
We cannot be held responsible for driving tests postponed by the DVSA (Driving Vehicles Standards Agency). If your test is cancelled on the day by the DVSA due to bad weather, sickness or staff shortages the DVSA will re-book your test free of charge.  However you will still have to pay for your instructors two hours fee that is always paid for on a driving test. This time can be claimed back from the DVSA for sickness and staff shortages but not for weather issues.
Tuition Vehicle.
We reserve the right to withdraw our instructor's or tuition vehicle for any tests without notice if a pupil books a without the instructor’s agreement. 
We also reserve the right to with draw our tuition vehicle if a student dose not keep up with his/her drivin lessons a month before their driving test.
We also reserve the right to with draw our tuition vehicle if a student not at the correct standard to be safe on the road to pass a driving test. 
The instructors can tell the student to cancel a test 4 days before their test if the instructor feel in his/her opinion student is not up to test standard.
All students will need his/hers instructors ADI badge number before booking a test. 
Cancellation of a beginner’s course or pre-paid block booking.
Any cancellation of 3 hours beginners course,1.5 hour assessment or a block bookings will result in the loss of any money given to your instructor unless the terms and condition has been met. All the hours you have taken (including any lessons cancelled last minute or missed), added up and you will be charged at the appropriate current full hourly rate. The refund will be the remaining figure (i.e. 10 hour booking paid for but only 5 hours taken. Example of calculation 5 hours x £25 = £125, you paid £240 for the block minus the £125 = £115) Therefore your final refund will be £115.

If you stop your lessons and do not ask for your block booking money back within 3 weeks you will loose your fee. All our instructors are very busy and con not keep a slot available till you decide to restart.
Refunds. 
All refunds are the sole responsibility of your instructor as he/she have received all monies and is a franchisee of 1st Choice Driving School not an employee.
Personal Property.
1st Choice Driving School or the schools instructors accept no liability for any students personal property that is left in the tuition vehicle. However we will endeavour to return any items found at the earliest opportunity. 
Tuition Vehicles.
The schools cars are fully insured for the purpose of driving lesson, driving test, pass plus course, part 2 & 3 training. They are taxed, have a current MOT (if older than 3 years) and fitted with dual controls. 
Driving lessons can be conducted in the pupils own car if required, although the learner must be of a particular level of driving experience and the car must be fully insured, taxed and if appropriate have a valid MOT. These documents will be required to be shown to the driving instructor before the lesson commences.
Pass Plus Course.
You will covers 6 modules that will take a minimum of 6 hours, this is usually taken in 1 day. However if the course cannot be completed in a day we will rollover the amount of time needed to complete the course to another day with no extra cost.
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