If you're a driving instructor, how much do you earn?

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Thinking of becoming a driving instructor. I know the training costs a few thousand pounds but once I've got all that how much could I earn say working part time for around 20 hours a week?

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Figure out what the local rate charges are per hour.

Deduct time spent going between appointments - so you can’t book up back-to-back.

Figure out costs - petrol, insurance, adaptions to your car, safety features etc and what is deductible.

Think about advertising and whether you’ll be part of a franchise or independent.

Also think about working hours - greatest demand is from 17 year olds usually, so still at college. They want lessons 4pm onwards.

Or working people e.g. Saturdays and evenings.

Will this fit in with your life?

The ones I know aren't rich. The 20 hours has to be when people want to drive

I don’t think it would be financially great if it’s only 29 hours and you’re the sole earner in the family.

If however it’s a second income within the family then it might be ok.

20 not 29

Hi. Yes. It would be a second income just as an extra not something we would be depending on to pay bills etc.

So even so are you saying it's not really that worth it? I do currently already work part time earning £21 k pro rata. Would it not be worth it?

You have to rent a car from a driving firm, unless you get a second hand dual controlled car. Then you have petrol on top of it all, wear and tear and more frequent servicing.
And if your vehicle is off road, you can't earn!
You'd earn more cleaning houses to be honest!

Hi this is something I've looked into recently as well. I spoke to LDC along with a few other companies and they seem like a good course to go on - cheaper than AA and BSM. They send out a pack of prices of how much it would cost to set up and run (car, petrol, franchise cost, insurers etc.) and they (in theory) get you bookings through their call system. I called them direct and spoke to a really nice guy there - just bare in mind they are selling to you so like anywhere will glam it up to make it more appealing.

I don't think you would earn mega bucks, 20k full time maybe. You can earn more "apparently" if your female (think young females who are worried being in a car alone with a stranger - so more business coming your way over a male is what I was told but who knows if that's a myth to get me to buy into it) and you can earn more if you work evenings/weekends.

HTH

Oh ok. I think you lot have sort of put me off. I think sticking to my very convenient and lovely job that I'm in now is probably the best option.

I had a vision of being a driving instructor to be really flexible and for around the kids and flexible. I guess I need to be flexible with the customers.

One of my DP’s colleagues does it PT. He finishes work at 5pm then will dash off to take someone for a lesson 6-8pm through the week. Weekends he sometimes works all day Saturday and Sunday to fit everyone in.

He basically works all week long. I’d hate it if my DP did it. He’s only doing it to afford private school fees for his three DC.

My cousin spent a fortune training and buying a new car and made barely enough to get by in and had three jobs at one point.

One thing that was hard was people all wanted early or late appointments and he'd end up trying to find other work that fitted in the gaps when he was quiet which was impossible sometimes.

feelingsinister yes. The training costs a few thousand pounds and then id have to buy a newish car and get the dual controls installed and so that's a good few thousand pounds without even stating the job. I guess by working part time it would take a long time to get all that back as well.