Guides for driving instructors
Qualifying, what to charge, what you can earn, getting pupils and keeping the diary full, written from what instructors and learners do on Servicedrome.
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Choosing a Dual-Control Car as a Driving Instructor
Automatic or manual, lease or buy, hybrid or electric, and what the car's insurance group does to your costs, with what instructors on Servicedrome drive.
4 November 2026
Driving Instructor Insurance: Cost and What It Must Cover
What a dual-control policy has to include, what pushes the premium from £1,200 towards £2,000, PDI and part-time cover, and what to ask before you buy.
4 November 2026
Driving Instructor Tax and Expenses: What You Can Claim
Self Assessment for a self-employed ADI: what counts as an expense, the car (mileage rate or actual costs), payments on account, and what records to keep.
4 November 2026
Becoming a Driving Instructor: Real Cost and Timeline in 2026
The three ADI tests, the trainee licence, what training costs, how long it takes, and what nobody tells you about the first six months of finding pupils.
3 November 2026
Driving Instructor Cancellation Policy: A 48-Hour Template
A cancellation policy for driving instructors that learners accept: the 48-hour norm, a tiered fee, block bookings, no-shows, and the wording to copy.
3 November 2026
What to Charge per Hour as a Driving Instructor in 2026
What UK driving instructors charge, what learners say they will pay, and how to set an hourly rate that fills the diary without giving lessons away.
3 November 2026
How Much Do Driving Instructors Earn in the UK? The Full Sum
Lesson rate times hours, minus the car, insurance, fuel, tax and the cost of finding pupils. A worked 2026 sum for full-time and part-time instructors.
3 November 2026
Driving Instructor Franchise or Independent: What a Pupil Really Costs
A franchise fee, a lead marketplace and pay per hire, costed side by side for a UK driving instructor, with the numbers Servicedrome charges in 2026.
2 November 2026
How to Get Pupils as a Newly Qualified Driving Instructor
Where a new ADI's first pupils come from, what learners are asking for right now, and how to turn 70 free credits into your first students on Servicedrome.
2 November 2026