£16 lesson! If it is too good to be true, maybe it isn't

Someone recently rang my driving school receptionist looking for £16 driving lessons in. Now I know the credit crunch affects instructors, but I can't imagine any qualified instructor will be covering their costs let alone earn a living by offering such cheap prices for driving tuition in the heart of London.

I know there are many driving school offering these low prices, which makes me wonder if they are operating illegally, are ripping off the learners by offering sub-standard tuition, using various time wasting techniques to reduce the actual car driving time or maybe they aren't even instructors at all!

There is a saying that if it is too good to be true, maybe it isn't. As a learner driver looking for £16 driving instructor lessons, have you ever wondered why they are offering lessons up to £10 cheaper than other ADIs? While there are various factors that could affect the price of services offered in different parts of London, surely there can't be that large a difference in costs incurred to run a driving school business?

Just a word of warning, you get what you pay for, but do you think it is worth being caught driving without insurance, a dangerous un-roadworthy car or even being involved in a life changing accident just because you where trying to saving a few pounds by taking £16 driving lessons.