SetH
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Thinking of a career change to get out of the mudane geeky world that is IT.
Anyone here a driving instructor or training to be one?
Any info on training/courses best schools etc appreciated 
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gianluigi
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Registered: 9th Mar 05
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk
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17 year old girls 
there are loads of test you need to pass i think, but worth it as it must be a good earner.
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
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Hours can be a bit unsociable.
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1 SCR
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Registered: 18th Apr 06
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DIY, can choose the hours you want then
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dna23
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http://www.theaa.com/drivingschool/instructor_home.html
or
http://www.theinstructorcollege.co.uk/
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Kathryn W
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If you become a test person, dont fail someone for going around a corner in 2nd instead of first, cos your driver wont be happy 
I think it's quite a good career!
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Ry_B
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
Hours can be a bit unsociable.
Yea they are, was speaking to my instructor (seems ages ago now  ) when I was still learning about 6 months back, she worked around the pupil, meaning some days she worked from 8-8 and on weekends too.
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Lynny
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quote:
Originally posted by Ry_B
quote:
Originally posted by Ian
Hours can be a bit unsociable.
Yea they are, was speaking to my instructor (seems ages ago now ) when I was still learning about 6 months back, she worked around the pupil, meaning some days she worked from 8-8 and on weekends too.
 pmsl you're still only 17
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Dean_W
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When you are making £20 per hour, who gives a shoot.
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Tommy
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Im also in IT and was thinking about becoming an instructor.
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Brett
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On the instructor college advert it says "earn up to £30k a year" - s'not that great 
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Kathryn W
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Yeah but you can choose whatever hours and days you want to work, my driving instructor works 9-5...
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Brett
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You'd also end up hating driving.
I used to do delivery driving and I was sick of driving and used to get so pissed off 
I love driving too much to make a rash choice like becomming an instructor.
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Shelly
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Surely you'd set your own hours of work
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
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If you want to earn the money that they quote you need to be prepared to work evenings and weekends. You can decide to work one day a week, but you won't gross 30k.
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Ry_B
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quote:
Originally posted by lynny_sxi
quote:
Originally posted by Ry_B
quote:
Originally posted by Ian
Hours can be a bit unsociable.
Yea they are, was speaking to my instructor (seems ages ago now ) when I was still learning about 6 months back, she worked around the pupil, meaning some days she worked from 8-8 and on weekends too.
pmsl you're still only 17
Eh, what's me being 17 got to do with anything 
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Ian
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Its not ages ago...
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Ry_B
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6 months driving seems a long time when most your mates can't even drive yet
Lynny have you forgot what it was like to be 17? 
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mwg
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You'd have to have the patience of a saint aswell
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Robin
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aren't there conditions on wether you can be an insturcter or not? like the amount of minors you got on your own test, or the amount of times it took for you to pass?
or am i making that up?
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Carl
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i've heard you have to do alot of hours to earn anything desent. yeah it might be 20 quid an hour but then you have to take out insurance (bet thats not cheap) running cost of the car, petrol money etc.
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Tommy
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quote:
Originally posted by robmarriott
aren't there conditions on wether you can be an insturcter or not? like the amount of minors you got on your own test, or the amount of times it took for you to pass?
or am i making that up?
Pretty sure your making it up
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Robin
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thought so 
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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You need to pass tests of course, but your own regular driving test isn't taken in to account.
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--Dave--
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I was going to look into this. How much are the courses?
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