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Originally Posted by jimboozer
Hey everyone,
I have done I.T for about 6 years and I am truely ****ed off with it. It bores me to tears helping people with their PC problems now and I am looking for a lifestyle change. How convenient ... a lifestyle forum !!!
Anyway I am looking into becoming a driving instructor - "no 9-5, become your own boss, work as much or as little as you want" blah blah blah - sounds pretty good until you find out it costs about £2500 to do the course!!! 
What I am worred about is being ripped off - with all that money, then not earning any back! (see MCSE) I contacted a few driving schools and if they sense a hint of interest in them they pursue you like a k9 on heat.
Also I reckon there is so many driving schools about now it look as if its becoming more saturated than the IT industry and I would be worried about not getting any pupils (see £ÃÆ ’‚£Ãà¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£). Does anyone have any experience of this industry ie. the pitfalls to avoid and whether it is actually worth that huge initial outlay?  |
I know 2 people that have been driving instructors, one a former work collegue who would gave up before he went bankrupt, and the other a friend from a club is also in financial difficulty and has been for a long time.
In their view it isn't easy to make a good living from being a driving instructor for a school of motoring company, the only people I know of that have been in the game long term, are the ones who are running their own company and have lots of work due to their good name.
Perhaps I have just met the few with a bad experience, but I have noticed how much these driving schools appear to be spending on recruitment campaigns recently. The adverts are run often on local radio around here, so I guess they must have a large turnover of employees.