If you require lessons, please do not ring & leave a voice message, just text your full name, town where you live and where/who you got my details from to the above number and I will call you back as soon as I am free!
I do not do intensive courses!
The Recession
Every week there are instructors struggling because of the recession and every week there are instructors out there that are reducing the cost of their lessons to combat this. But there are loads instructors who have plenty of business and have kept their lesson prices the same despite the recession!
In theory, an instructor's lesson price should have risen due to the increase in fuel costs. Lowering their prices isn't economic sense. Prices go up not down. So you have to ask why have these instructors had to reduce their prices recently - be it by a couple of pounds or by a dramatic amount - and why are these instructors are not getting the business that the instructors, who haven't had to lower their prices, are getting?
The truth is that some instructors are being caught out by the current economic downturn because they do not have the marketing and sales skills to compete without lowering their prices.
Or it is because those instructors don't have the skills full stop?
Think about it!!
Remember that last cheap pair of shoes you bought? That 'naff' mobile phone you used to have or kept breaking? The catalogue games console with 150 games on it that you plugs into your TV!
How many of your friends have gone for the cheaper lesson price and/or have changed instructors for one reason or another? Having ended up paying more than expected!
There are numerous goods that you are willing to pay the extra for to have a certain quality or standard, be it clothes from a certain store, a specific make of car or a particular mobile phone, mp3 player or game console. You should want those standards when choosing an instructor too!
When you are looking for an instructor ask yourself why they have a cheaper lesson price than the average price for the area (£20.00 for this area). A good instructor doesn't have to go into 'price wars' and compete for business by lowering their lesson price, their block booking prices or their Pass Plus price within the recession, as they have a diary full of people with no qualms paying their current price. Seriously though, no instructor in their right mind would lower their prices if they had a 100% full diary and plenty of business paying the average/higher price, despite what they say and their reasoning behind it! It's simply a case of supply and demand! If there is no demand then.....well you can work the rest out! Ask yourself why they haven't got a full diary!
Hooter's has not had to compete for business or go into 'price wars', despite the recession and/or other instructors undercutting my prices!
Look at it this way - do you want Aldi or Marks and Spencers?
At the end of the day you get what you pay for!
An instructor from a local school who offers 5 lessons for £50, was over heard stating the following:-
'I make 'em do a minimum of 5 tests, to get my moneys worth'
'Selecting the appropriate driving school from the vast array of schools that exist is not an exact science. One rule however always stands out - personal recommendation. Did a particular driving school work for a friend? Were they happy with the service and lessons the driving school provided? If so, at the very least, it's a tick in the driving schools favour.
The prices for lessons charged by most driving schools don't seem to differ very much. Expect to pay around £21 for a one hour driving lesson. If the price is considerably cheaper than this then make sure you ask whether or not the driving instructor giving the driving lesson is fully qualified. They may not be hence the low price. Also don't be fooled by cheap driving lessons. Some driving schools may offer incredibly cheap introduction offers such as ten driving lessons for £50. These prices don't always add up. Remember cheap in, expensive out. They pull you in with a cheap deal but then you find yourself advised to have more driving lessons at the standard rate and taking more tests than you actually need'
(source:driving-test-success.com)
HOOTER'S LESSON PRICES
prices are subject to change without prior notice1ST HOUR FREE!
PAY AS YOU GO LESSONS 1 Hour £20.50 1 Hour and a half £30.75 2 Hours £41.00 10 HOUR BLOCK PAYMENT (Paid for in full and upfront) 10 Hours £195.00 Which equates to 1 Hour £19.50 1 Hour and a half £29.25 2 Hours £39.00 25 HOUR BLOCK PAYMENT (paid for in full and upfront) 25 Hours £462.50 Which equates to 1 Hour £18.50 1 Hour and a half £27.75 2 Hours £37.00
Once credit is exhausted, future block payments will be as prices listed above.
For block payments made before this date at the previous rates,
lessons will remain at that rate until the block payment is exhausted.
PASS PLUS
Pass Plus consists of 6 extra modules taken after passing your practical test. They include:
* Urban Driving
* All weather Driving
* Night Driving
* Rural Road Driving
* Dual Carriageways
* Motorways
Pass Plus can be taken in one day or over two or three days, subject to your and the instructors availability. There is no exam at the end of it.
Co-operative Insurance - Direct Line - Zurich - Norwich Union - Privilege - Provident Insurance - Royal & Sun Alliance - Tesco Motor Insurance - Swinton - Quinn Direct Insurance Services - Endsleigh
Pass Plus is FREE for Hooter's Driving School pupils only
(terms & conditions apply)
If a pupil has passed with another school or passed using another vehicle other than the Hooter's car, Pass Plus is £150.00.
TEST FEES
For any tests booked on or after March 30, 2009 the following fees apply:-
The Theory Test fee for learner drivers - £31.00 The Practical Weekday Test fee for learner drivers - £62.00
The Practical Weekend/Evening Test fee for learner drivers - £75.00 (Practical Test fee does not include the 2 hour charge for the hour lesson prior to test and the use of the Hooter's vehicle on the test day) OPTIONS
If you do not live in the Middlesbrough area, due to the territories that test routes cover in relation to where you reside, I am no longer able to incorporate these routes AND do manoeuvres in an hour's lesson. By the time we get there its's time to come back again. The routes go as far across as Greystones roundabout towards Redcar!! A one hour lesson every week is not feasible, unless you live or are prepared to get picked up and dropped off in Middlesbrough.
I understand that not everyone can afford hour and a half lessons , which is fine, so I have arranged some alternative lesson schedules. As long as you understand that if you only do one hour lesson a week your progress will be a lot slower than someone who does more. Please do not expect to pass sooner rather than later.
Option 1
Option 2
1 x one & a half hour lesson per week.Option 3
(which MUST include at least 1 x one & a half hour lesson)
Option 4
2 x one hour lessons per week (if you live in the Middlesbrough area only)
Option 5
Start with 1 x one hour lesson per week then change to another option a couple months into your driving, or as soon as you can afford more (so we can get onto the Middlesbrough test routes)