Cost of training

Cost of Training

LDC can offer you two driving instructor training course options standard and premium with an intensive add-on option. No matter which approach you choose you are guaranteed to receive top quality bespoke training from one of our specially trained LDC Approved Driving Instructor trainers combined with incredible open learning resources and support. LDC can offer training from over 60 locations around the UK including centrally here at our state-of-the-art training centre in Pontefract, West Yorkshire.

Typically an experienced instructor trainer would charge between £50 - £70 per hour on a pay as you go basis. If you purchased a 'teach yourself' online package for £500 and then add 44 hours with an ADI trainer at an average of £60 per hour the total cost would be £3,140. You can see why both of our training packages offer excellent value for money.

If the cost of a training course is under £2,000 you really need to investigate what you are getting for your money. Many courses available on the market priced below £2,000 include more zoom and VR training inevitably this makes the course cheaper - but this type of training can't replace good quality 1 - 1 personal training. Cheaper courses can also come with a lengthy, long term costly franchise/car hire contract or rely on a large proportion of students drop out at an early stage for these schools to make their money. Some courses have restrictive clauses, excessive written homework demands and unrealistic contractual deadlines which if not satisfied result in the removal of any "so-called" free face-to-face training. It is really that simple.

Each course incorporates open learning using our comprehensive open learning resources, free online iCourse, Apps, over 100 videos on are Youtube Channel, up to 70 hours of practical training (Premium course option) and up to 3 days of classroom/Zoom training (18 hours) when you decide to join us.

Option 1: Standard ADI Course £2,295

The Standard course includes:

• Personal LDC expert ADI trainer to guide you through the process from start to finish.
• Up to 50 hours of guided face-to-face practical training delivered in a flexible manner. Includes online foundation Zoom workshop training (6 hours).
• Comprehensive open learning course of materials and digital video resources.
• Access to our unique online ADI student learning Hub and Facebook community.
• Earn while you learn on a Trainee Licence after passing Part 2, ready for Part 3. The course covers all the training hours you need to be eligible for this licence.
• Alternatively remain in employment helping friends, family and others so you can still acquire the vital on-the-job practice ready for Part 3.
• Join our team as an independent LDC driving instructor subject to meeting certain LDC/DVSA professional standards.
• Flexible interest free “pay as you train” options to help spread out the cost of training (e.g. £895 followed by £140 per month for 10 months).

Plus FREE JOINING BENEFITS WITH OPTION 1 WORTH £1,000:

• FREE 1 month franchise fee
• FREE 3 day business start up course
• FREE Business start up materials plus....
• SAVE up to 22% on new car purchase
• SAVE on special discounted car rental deals

If you select option 1 and then join LDC you will receive the above additional FREE benefits worth £1,000. Full details upon application.

Option 2: Premium ADI Course £2,695

If you have no experience and want to be more certain of qualifying then option 2 may better serve your needs.

• Personal LDC expert ADI trainer to guide you through the process from start to finish.
• Up to 50 hours of guided face-to-face practical training delivered in a flexible manner. Includes online foundation Zoom workshop training (6 hours).
• Further 20 hours of training held in reserve - 5 hours provided per unsuccessful attempt at Part 2 or Part 3 - potentially £800 worth of extra training, if needed.
• Comprehensive open learning package of materials and digital video resources.
• Access to our unique online ADI student learning Hub and Facebook Community.
• Earn while you learn on a Trainee Licence after passing Part 2, ready for Part 3. The course covers all the training hours you need to be eligible for this licence.
• Alternatively remain in employment helping friends, family and others so you can still acquire the vital on-the-job practice ready for Part 3.
• Join our team as an independent LDC driving instructor subject to meeting certain professional standards and satisfying the DVSA’s legal requirements etc.
• Flexible interest free “pay as you train” options to help spread out the cost of training (£995 followed by £150 per month for 10 months is one example available).

Plus FREE JOINING BENEFITS WITH OPTION 2 WORTH £1,762

• FREE 3 months franchise fee
• FREE 3 day business start up course
• FREE 1 day Standard Check Course workshop to help your pass your first Standards Check after qualifying
• FREE Business start up materials plus....
• SAVE up to 22% on new car purchase
• SAVE on special discounted car rental deals

If you select course option 2 and join LDC you will receive the above additional FREE benefits worth £1,762 as well as being given priority access to our intensive training course add-on option below. Full details upon application.

Intensive Training Add-on Option

For those students who may prefer to do the training on a more intensive basis, away from home, LDC offer an intensive course add-on option at our state-of-the-art training centre in Pontefract, West Yorkshire. We are fortunate to have several ADI test centres nearby, thereby enabling the training to be combined with a test, potentially speeding up the qualification process.

Premium Plus course students are given priority should they wish to take up this option, in part or in full, as places are limited.

The key aspects of this option are:

• In order to start the intensive training you would have successfully passed the Part 1 exam and have completed the foundation online Zoom workshops.
• Up to 6 days of Part 2 and Part 3 training delivered over one or more weeks at the centre or more locally based.
• The remaining on-the-job practical Part 3 course hours are delivered as full days observing you teaching your own pupils locally.
• The training department will help to schedule the days of training and can provide advice on local accommodation.

Cheaper training courses

Any training course costing less than LDC is most likely to be

• designed to make it very difficult to complete the theory aspect of the course (forcing many to drop out early or simply lose any so-called free practical in-car training for parts 2 and 3) and/or
• they require you to commit to an expensive long term driving school franchise contract over 1, 2 or even 3 years with very limited car choice and harsh exit clauses or
• indeed, a combination of both of the above.

So you either pay a lot more in the longer run being tied-in to a long term franchise/car rental contract or you end up having so much unnecessary academic work to do to pass Part 1 that you give up or you end up missing contractual deadlines and thus lose any entitlement to "so-called" FREE practical in-car training for parts 2 and 3. This is how cheaper training is possible - you get what you pay for or rather you don't. This is why we believe LDC is the Smarter, Safer and most Cost Effective way to a new career as a driving instructor.

Beware, thousands each year end up wasting their money on courses to become driving instructors that seem 'to good to be true' from training providers that are only really interested in selling online digital courses that you will probably never complete or enable you to qualify or deliver the career they promised. Look past the marketing hype and the worthless guarantees. Please take the trouble to read and understand the T&Cs before you accept them.

DVSA cost of examinations, trainee licence and final registration

ADI examination fees are payable directly to the DVSA. Part 1 test fee is £81, Part 2 test fee is £111 and Part 3 test fee is £111. The cost of a DVSA Trainee Licence is £140 and once qualified there is an ADI registration fee of £300 (paid every 4 years).

Next step

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