Are Local Driving Instructors Better Than National Driving Schools?

The two contrasting impressions that can come to mind when the subject of comparing ‘Independent’ vs. ‘National’ driving schools are that the first will provide the more ‘personal’ service, caring for your specific needs and requirements, while the second will provide a more professional driving lessons service, potentially with newer vehicles.

The reality of the matter is that national driving schools will simply be using self employed, local driving instructors who are paying the driving school a franchise fee.

These franchises will generally provide driving instructors with a vehicle, some advertising, sometimes pupils, etc. Assuming that the instructor that you learn to drive with is fully qualified instructor (not all national schools exclusively use full qualified trainers) there should be little difference in the abilities of the individual trainer. (more…)