Pros and cons of using a private driving instructor when learning to drive
If you have been considering hiring a private driving instructor to help you learn how to drive, there are pros and cons to doing so.
Read on to find out what they are, as considering all of them will help you make the right choice for your needs.
Cons of hiring a private driving instructor — One of the cons related to hiring a private driving instructor to teach you how to drive can be that each lesson is more expensive than it would be through a driving school. This means the cost of learning to drive could be more than you expected to pay.
Another con is that a private driving instructor only has himself to teach all of his students. This may mean you may have to wait to be able to begin taking lessons until one of his students has passed their driving test.
Overall, however, there are very few cons to hiring a private driving instructor over using a driving school, and a lot more pros to doing so.
Pros of hiring a private driving instructor — One of the biggest pros is that you get tailored, personalized instruction that you will not usually get from a driving school. By doing this, a private driving instructor is able to concentrate on your weaknesses, rather than following a prescribed syllabus, thus making you a better driver overall.
Another pro is that, even though it may seem as though it is more expensive to hire a private driving instructor, you will usually need less lessons. This is because a private instructor zeroes in on the things you need to learn and does not bother with the things you do not. This is unlike a driving school, where they will stick to a syllabus. A syllabus that means you will waste time on learning things you do not need.
It is also generally easier to schedule lessons that fit into your schedule with a private driving instructor. Unlike a driving school, a private instructor does not usually have set lesson times, so that means you can often learn in the evening or on weekends.
Self-employed, private driving instructors tend to care more about their students as well. That is because they have often gone into this line of work as a vocation, and so love what they do.
Choose to learn with a private school, however, and you are often nothing more than a number with an instructor that is just teaching you so he gets paid.
Should you choose a school or a private driving instructor? — Unless you are short of cash, and trying to go the cheapest route possible, it is almost always better to hire a private instructor instead.
If you do, you will usually learn faster, you will enjoy your lessons more and you will be taught how to drive depending on your weaknesses. The latter alone will ensure you come out of the experience a much better driver than when you started, and a safer one on the road.
