David Barter Driving School, Chester, UK. Drive your Potential

I'm a member of the Approved Driving Instructors National Joint Council (ADINJC) and I align with their terms and conditions along with the ADI code of practice. 

Please read and acknowledge your agreement with my terms and conditions. Acknowledgement by a text message, or email from you is required before lessons commence.

Driving Lessons are for 2 hours. However, the duration may vary from time to time. I will give at least 7 days notice of any change.

Messages, by phone or otherwise are not read, or responded to outside of normal business hours.

All lessons must be paid for at least 48 hours in advance.

When lessons are not paid for in advance, then a cancellation occurs without prior advanced payment, or due notice you will be charged the full amount.

Driving lesson collection, or drop-off locations outside of a 10 mile radius of CH3 5XD will incur a surcharge of GBP 25p per mile, per lesson.

Driving Tests or tuition outside of my published opening hours is not normally provided. Please see my opening hours and I do not provide service for the driving test at weekends.

Cancellation of learner driver lessons with less than 48 hours notice will incur the normal driver lesson charge per lesson.

Any prior discount agreement will be withdrawn.

With regard to any agreement for discount of a course of prepaid lessons (when applicable), should you terminate the agreement before completing the full course of pre-agreed hours, you will incur the full fees for the amount to date, without any discount.

You will be afforded politeness and respect. Lessons are formal and follow DVSA guidelines. The standards of behaviour in an office, workplace and education establishment environment are expected and adhered to.

Bullying, aggressive or disrespectful behaviour towards anyone will not be tolerated. In light of such behaviour training will cease and any further arrangements or agreements may be drawn to be a close.

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The Driving Test.

During your driving test the standard must be consistently safe and competent throughout.

Please read the following link provided by the DVSA closely. It directly affects your practical driving test opportunities:

https://readytopass.campaign.gov.uk/?utm_source=govuk&utm_medium=inline-link&utm_campaign=top-10-failures&utm_content=cta

A candidate should only be presented for test when the ADI is satisfied they can drive independently, in a range of weather, light and road conditions, safely.

It is very important that you are fully prepared to take your test.

• I decline acceptance of new customers for the Practical Driving Test booked at short notice who have been receiving driving lessons from another driving instructor.
• I will not accept a candidate who is simultaneously receiving driving lessons from another driving instructor.*
• Should you miss more than two weeks’ lessons in a row, your space may be re-allocated to another learner driver. 
• If you wish to take your practical driving test through my driving school, I request that you have a minimum of 5 regular lessons within five weeks, before your test. 
• I reserve the right to decide when you possess the level of road sense, practical knowledge and driving skills necessary to safely be a candidate in the practical driving test.
• You are independently responsible for your own driving test experience, including the result.
• The tuition vehicle that is used for driving lessons is (via AA Driving School), my own personal property and is essential in my day to day business. It is very important that due care be afforded to this vital asset. 
• I ask that you participate in a two hour summative assessment for your driving test at least a fortnight beforehand during which you’ll be evaluated.
• In the light of any summative or formative evaluation, or in the course of coaching, at any point (due to risk of harm to you or any other person or property), including on the day of your driving test, I may decline the use of my tuition vehicle for your driving test. 
• You may lose your DVSA test fee if I tell you that you are not ready for your test and I am under no obligation to take you to your test. In such circumstances I will advise you of the next steps necessary to become test ready.
• A written paper record of your progress, including the number of lessons provided is maintained. You may take this away with you at any time. You’ll be kept aware of your progress and your training requirements, to help you achieve your learner driver goals.
• Test bookings will not be accepted without proof of the booking, e.g. a screen shot or a copy of the booking.
• Test bookings outside the published opening hours of David Barter Driving School will incur an extra normal hour’s lesson fee.
• Test bookings are a minimum of a 2.5-hour lesson.
• To summarise, I want you to pass first time, safely and enjoy the great day that you achieve this. I also wish to consider, as any parent does … would I trust you to drive my car, unsupervised and alone, or with your friends or relatives? If not, unfortunately, I couldn’t trust you in the driving test to be safe throughout. Therefore, in such circumstances, I would not allow you to go through your driving test in my vehicle, until you have had sufficient practice to become ready for your driving test.

I will not book your Theory Test, or Practical Driving Test.

For DVSA driving test enquiries and booking support:

email: customerservices@dvsa.gov.uk.

Telephone: 0300 200 1122

Monday to Friday, 8am - 4pm.

* ‘Driving Instructor’ includes professional training by an approved driving instructor, (green certificate) and a trainee licence holder (pink certificate).

We encourage private driving practice, e.g. with a parent, or responsible adult to help you achieve your learning goals.