What is a Driving School

If you've ever wondered what the difference between local driving schools and the big national driving schools such as Red, well this page tries to explain the differences and give you a small insight to what is a driving school. Ellison's Driving School is the No1 driving school in Somerset.

What is a Driving School?

A driving school is either a singular person or a group of people who are qualified to give paid tuition and have been given this right by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency. If a driving school is operated by one person, then this is called a sole-trader and runs their own business by themselves and works independently from anybody else.

If there are more than one driving instructor or more than one driving school car out on the road giving paid tuition, then this is generally a team of instructors either working in partnership or for an organisation. Driving Instructors who work for an organisation are commonly known as franchisee's.

A franchisee driving instructor will generally pay the franchiser a fee for the use of their company name, logo, supply of pupils and any other materials set out in their contract.

Driving schools offering driving lessons will vary in size, it could be one driving school car and one driving instructor or it could be a big national company such as Red. Then there are variations of this where there is a team of local driving instructors covering a town or maybe a county. In general, you will probably see more advertising from national companies such as Red. This is because local driving schools may have already built up a good reputation and have good customer reviews so therefore people are more inclined to go with local instructors, especially if they've been recommended.

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Most driving schools will be able to offer you the same services such as driving lessons, pass plus, refresher lessons and intensive courses. Some will also be able to offer your FREE Theory training too and may also have resources that you can use such as DVD's, books or even Apps. When making a genereal enquiry to a driving school for driving lessons it may be worth asking what resources they use to assist with your learning. It's also worth asking if your driving instructor will only pick you up and drop you off at home or do they give you an option to be able to do a pick up from your place of work, college or university.

Our team of Driving Instrucotrs are friendly, patient and very reliable. We are the No1 driving school in Somerset and we have an amazing reputation and excellent customer reviews to support this. If you're looking to take driving lessons in Somerset then get in touch to see when you can start. You can also find on this website information about how driving instructors go about delivering driving lessons and just exactly what is a driving instructor..

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One of the main things that people should look for when choosing a driving school is that their instructors should be encouraging and very positive. Sometimes, when starting driving lessons with a new instructor it can be a daunting experience, however, we can assure you quality of service.

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Hannah Deason-Barrow
I always thought learning to drive would be very difficult but my instructor Steve made things very simple and easy to understand. I would recommend everyone who wants driving lessons in Taunton to take driving lessons with Ellisons School of Motoring. Thank you so much Steve. I am now a confident and safe driver.
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Jordan Eick
I was recommended to Ellison's Driving School in Somerset by a friend. My friend was always telling me how he loved his driving lessons and kept going on about it. So, I thought I would give Ellison's a call to start taking driving lessons in Bridgwater and I soon realised that my friend was right.
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Sandra Didzgalvyte
If you're looking for a driving school in Wellington then make sure you give Ellison's School of Motoring a call. I was nervous at first but my instructor was amazing. I had heard of Ellison's and that they were good and I soon realised for myself that they very good, in fact, not just good, but bloody brilliant - Thank you Ellison's.
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