Joining A Driving Instructor Franchise Could Be Better For You Than Starting Solo

As more and more people encourage their children and partners to learn to drive, there will always be a need for driving instructors. Although competition for students is very fierce, by having a good reputation, it will help you earn more money. Setting up your own driving school can be hard work and for those who find it hard why not become part of a well established franchise instead. The most well known driving schools at the moment are Red, BSM and AA. By joining their ever expanding driving school, you can save yourself a lot of hassle.

How to become a part of a driving instructor franchise?

Firstly you will need to be an Approved Driving Instructor holding an ADI certificate. Then check locally to see if there are any franchise. If you can't find anything, then the national ones are Red, BSM and AA. They have special incentives all throughout the year so watch out for money saving deals.

Advantages of driving instructor franchise

• Some franchises give you a car and replace it every year
• Free work mobile
• Free advertising
• They will tell you of any local people who would like lessons and can book them in for you via online diary booking
• Free stationary including appointment cards
• You can also get free training to keep your skills up to date
• Free customer service support
• Free software to set up franchise and work from home, no need to be office based
• Free indemnity insurance
• Choice of which areas to cover and when to work
• Potential to lease a car for the duration of teaching instead of using your own car

All franchises work differently but they all have very good incentives. Driving instructor franchise is flexible and less demanding than an office job. The more you work the more money you get. Remember that if you do join a franchise, you need to read all the small print to find out whether they give you things like a vehicle and when you choose to leave whether you will be asked to give it back. You will also need to pay them an average of £75-£190 a week for them to provide this service to you. You can leave most franchises within a minimum of four weeks whilst others will require up to 3 months notice if you intend to leave.

What they don't tell you about driving instructor franchise

• If they provide you with a car you will need to pay the petrol and insurance costs yourself
• In most cases you can only earn up to £600 a week minus petrol and other associated expenses
• To become and ADI it costs a minimum of £3,000
• If you or the franchise cancels the contract you may be forced to pay out thousands
• The drop out rate and failure rate to become a driving instructor is very high
• Some franchise insist on regular reports by going to the local office base
• It's very boring sitting in a car all day!

Becoming a driving instructor can enable you to fit your job around your family and other commitments and by going for a franchise instead of starting your own can save you a lot of money in the beginning as well as get you up and running quicker.