Driving Instructor Terms & Conditions

These Driving Instructor Terms of Business are designed for fully independent self-employed driving instructors running their own driving tuition business.

They are intended for use where the pupil contracts directly with the instructor, not with a driving school.

This template should not be used where the instructor provides tuition on behalf of a driving school, whether as a franchisee, employee, or freelancer engaged by the school. In those cases, the contract is with the school and the appropriate document is Driving School Terms of Business.

When to Use These Driving Instructor Terms

This template is suitable where an independent instructor offers driving lessons directly to pupils as a consumer-facing service.

It assumes that lessons are generally booked and paid for in advance, often in blocks. References to a pupil being charged for a lesson are therefore intended to cover deductions from prepaid lessons where applicable.

Consumer Contracts and Cancellation Rights

These terms should be used only where the pupil is a consumer within the meaning of the Consumer Rights Act 2015.

They are suitable for on-premises, off-premises, and distance contracts under the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013. The Regulations require certain information to be given before the pupil books a first lesson and, for off-premises and distance contracts, also give the pupil cancellation rights reflected in the terms.

This template has been updated to take full account of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 and the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013.

Flexible Options for Independent Instructors

The template includes optional provisions to reflect different ways in which an independent instructor may operate.

• Lessons can, where required, be taken in the pupil’s own car
• Responsibility for booking driving tests can be allocated to the appropriate party

Key Areas Covered

The terms cover the main practical and legal issues arising in driving tuition arrangements, including lesson booking and cancellation, lesson length and location, fees and payment, instructor and pupil obligations, vehicles and insurance, driving tests, cancellation and termination, liability, complaints, data protection, and governing law and jurisdiction.

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