Instructor Training Costs
ADI Training Package
A minimum of 50 hours of 1-2-1 training with one of our ADI trainers as well as online access to Go-Green training videos and work books..
£2250.00
Finance is available subject to status
Instructor Training Options
Pay-as-you-go
Training will be with a local trainer and charged at £50 per hour
The advantage of a local trainer is that they will be helping you train and find suitable areas
where you live and plan to teach learners in the future
Pay-as-you-go training does not include any of the necessary training or reading materials and
these will need to be purchased separately.
The benefit of pay-as-you-go training is there are no big up front financial outlays. You can also start and start training as and when you like or as funds become available.
Our trainers and driving school use the Go Green driving instructor training books and online
resources. To use this comprehensive training tool, books and online training videos including
live zooms. You’re looking at a purchase price of £478 for a lifetime of use, or a monthly
subscription fee of £30. Both payable to Go Green directly
Other reading material we would recommend helping you qualify:
Driving Essential Skills
The driving instructor’s handbook
Practical teaching skills
Know your traffic signs
Highway Code book
Look who’s is in the driving seat
Our Pre-Packed Package options
Again, your training will be with a local trainer. The advantage of a local trainer is that they will be helping you train and find suitable areas where you live and plan to teach learners in the future
All payments will be made directly to the driving school which gives you some extra security and a line of additional support.
All our training packages include up to 10 hours of training before Part 1 & 2
The minimum of 40 hours of training before Part 3 and more if required.
Our trainers and driving school use the Go Green driving instructor training books and online resources.
To use this comprehensive training tool, books and online training videos including live zooms. You’re looking at a purchase price of £478 for a lifetime of use. This is included in our training packages.
This full package price is just £2250
Driving School Franchise and Sponsorship
While you are a trainee driving instructor, we will cover the cost of your first trainee driving licence (Required to teach real pupils before you pass your Part 3). Value £140
We will also include the additional 20 hours of training required with your trainee licence to prepare you for your Part 3 and this will take place with one of our instructor trainers. Value £1000
Any additional hours after this or a second trainee licence will be chargeable.
Through the driving school franchise, we will supply you with enough work to not only cover your overheads but to also receive a good weekly income.
Unlike other driving schools if you are low
on work then we will work with you to help.
This can include the lowering of your weekly franchise fee or the complete stop of the weekly fee until such a time you have been given enough work.
Please note as part of your franchise we are also able to provide you with a dual control car and insurance for an additional weekly fee, this part of the franchise will still be payable and is
beyond our control. But if you ever had genuine difficulties, we would be willing to do all we can to help you.
Car lease with us also includes a dual control back up vehicle in the case of breakdowns or accidents. We aim to get the replacement vehicle to you the same day where possible.
You will also be given use of the Total Drive diary system that allows our office-based team to help you manage your diary, accept payments from customers and keep you fully booked with new customers.
Training on how to make the most of and give you control of the diary will also
be included. A Lesson Plan and Diagram Book to help you with both your training but also your learner drivers.
Access for your pupils to theory test pro.
FBTC Accountancy free for the first year when your part of our driving school.
Free driving test sourcing and booking for your pupils.
The weekly fee for this franchise while a PDI will be £95 not including a dual control car and insurance. The minimum term for this franchise is just 4 weeks.
Franchise Once a qualified ADI
Upon qualification, we will pay for your Green Driving instructor badge (Value £300) that allows you to teach for reward. (Minimum 4-month term required)
You will continue to get all the same benefits you got while a PDI, but your weekly franchise fee
will reduce to £85 per week. (Car Lease Costs will remain the same)
As part of your ongoing franchise, we will cover the cost of additional training if required with one of our trainers to help keep your skills up to date and prepare you for your standards check.
This can be one to one training or your trainer sitting in observing your lesson with a pupil.
This is limited to 4 hours a year and any additional training will be payable at the standard pay as you go hourly rate of £50
Earn back a £1000 of your training fee’s when you stay with the driving school for a minimum of 18 months after qualifying as an ADI.
Dual Control Car Lease with Insurance
Please talk to our team about this cost and availability
Driving Instructor Training
Commonly asked questions about training
What you need to do to qualify
You need to be aged 21+
Have held a full driving licence for at least 3 years
You must not have been banned (disqualified) from driving in the last 4 years
Any driving bans, more than 5 points on your licence or other criminal convictions can affect your application.
You must undergo a full DBS before you will be allowed on the registar of approved driving instructors.
What exams do i have to pass to be a driving instructor?
There are 3 exams in order to qualify as an Approved Driving Instructor.
Part 1. Theory test - Unlimited attempts
Part 2. Driving ability - 3 attempts
Part 3. Instructional ability - 3 attempts
How long will my training take?
The time it takes for you to qualify will vary depending on several things, your own availability, the availability of our ADI Trainers and of course the Qualifiying exams.
In total we expect most people to require around 50 hours of 1-2-1 training with one of our ADI Trainers
This usually takes anything from 3 - 9 months but you have up to 2 years from passing the Part 1 to complete the training.
What training material will I use?
If you are going for one of our training package then you will be using the Go Green Driving Instructor Training training books and online training videos created by Lou and Blaine Walsh and these are included in the price of our training packages.
What is the trainee licence?
Once you have passed your Part 2 Driving Ability exam and you have completed 40 hours of Part 3 training with an ADI you will be allowed to apply for a Trainee Driving Instructor Licence.
The Trainee Driving Instructor Licence allows you to gain experience of teaching real pupils and being paid to cover your costs.
You do not need to go down this route and you can go directly to the Part 3 exam if you wish to do so. The Trainee Licence should also not be seen as a way to earn a living and be treated as a way to train real pupils and gain experience.
To be on a Trainee Licence you will also need to sponsorship of a qualified ADI - We can help you with this.
The Trainee Licence is £140 and last for 6 months or until you have taken all 3 attempts at the Part 3 exam
You will also be required to complete and additional 20 hours of training before taking your Part 3 - These hours require additional payments, unless you are franchised with his driving school.
When do I start earning as a driving instructor?
As a PDI you can start delivering driving lessons and be paid for your time and expenses once you have passed the Part 2 exam and completed a minimum of 40 hours of training with an ADI.
You will also require a Pink Badge, (Trainee Licence)
How much are the qualifying exams?
Part 1 Theory test £81
Part 2 Driving ability £111
Part 3 Instructional ability £111
Once I qualify, how do I get work?
It can be a scary thought starting a new job or career and wondering if it will be a succesful move, but this is where our driving school franchise partnership comes in. For a small weekly fee, our office based team will take care of all your advertising along with making sure you remain busy, and will support you at every step of your new career.
Please ask our team for more details about our franchise partnership.
What are the Franchise Partnership options?
2nd2None Driving School has been succesfully trading first as a sole trader and then as a limited company since early 2009 and we as a business now cover large areas of the Southwest with our strongest presence in Bristol, North Dorset and Exeter but have driving instructors almost everywhere inbetween.
Our head office and where all our calls and bookings are managed is based in North Dorset and from here we are able to make sure everyone is kept busy with plenty of work.
When is comes to being part of the team, we have several options for you to consider,
Weekly basic franchise
PDI - £95 per week - this includes your additional 20 hours needed to meet the trainee licence conditions.
ADI - £85 per week - 2 franchise free weeks per year.
Franchise with a dual controlled car
PDI - Price on request
ADI - Price on request
Intensive Course Instructors
ADIs Only - £0 per week, ask us for more details