As the news has covered at length we are in the grips of a cost of living crisis which is gripping the nation. In April many of the costs on which the lesson price is based will be increasing which has prompted a review of lesson pricing.
Currently I offer a lesson price of £56.25 per 90 minute lesson, with instructor training matching that lesson price. I also offer a discount of around 7% for block bookings of five lessons at £262.50. However, the costs of living are going up; my fixed term energy tariff expires in March and the price for the times I charge my car are set to double.
I understand that I am not the only one facing a cost increase and I’ve tried as hard as I can to minimise the impact since I left Pass N Go Driving School. I feel it’s unfair to preserve a discount for those who can afford to buy lessons in bulk while putting the price up for those who are buying week by week because they can’t afford to buy a pack.
My price was set to be below the local average when I left the national school which I’ve tried to maintain. As such I’ve done research in to the published local prices which average around £39-£42 per hour for automatic in Sheffield.
New Prices from 1st April 2023.
As a result on the 1st of April this year prices for driving lessons will increase as follows:
Service
Driving Lesson – 1.5 Hour
Driving Lesson – 7.5h Block
Instructor Training – Hour
Instructor Training – Pack
Pink Licence Training
Old Price
£56.25 (£37.50 per hour)
£262.50 (£52.50/lesson)
£37.50 per hour
£1,850.00
£30.00 per hour
New Price
£57.50 (£38.33 per hour)
£273.00 (£54.60/lesson)
£39.00 per hour
£1890.00
£32.00
Purchases made before the price rise comes into force will be at the old price and will be protected.
Kind regards,
Nick Smith
