Daffyd’s Driving school Driving School Terms & Conditions
1. You must be of legal age to drive and produce a valid UK/Northern Ireland provisional Category B driving licence. If
a photo card licence is held, then both card and counterpart must be produced. If an older paper licence is held, then
you must also produce a valid passport as photographic identification.
You must meet the minimum eye test requirements, which means you must be able to read a standard UK approved
number plate at a minimum distance of 20.5 metres (67 feet). If you need to wear glasses or contact lenses in order
to meet this requirement then you must wear them whenever you drive.
2. You must notify your instructor of any change of your ability or entitlement to have driving tuition, for example if
your provisional licence has been revoked or for medical reasons.
3. If you wish to cancel a lesson, a minimum of 36 hours’ notice must be given ahead of the planned lesson start
time. Failure to give 36 hours’ notice will the result in the lesson(s) having to be paid for. Lessons can be cancelled by
telephone or text message but must be acknowledged by your instructor. All late cancelled lessons will be charged
for at the full rate per hour (this also applies to any introductory offers).
4. If your instructor arrives on time at the pre-arranged pick-up point and you do not show your instructor will wait a
minimum of 10 minutes. After this time, if there is no contact from you, they will leave, and you will have to pay for
the lesson.
5. Your instructor will endeavour to arrive on time however, due to unforeseen circumstances such as breakdown,
accidents, traffic hold ups etc, lesson times may need to change or even be cancelled. If cancelled by your instructor
no fee will be charged.
6. Lessons must be paid for in advance of the lesson by cash, Credit/Debit Card (fee applies) or by electronic transfer.
Cheques are not accepted. Electronic Payments must be cleared prior to the scheduled lesson.
6.1 Intensive Courses should be booked with a 50% Deposit paid directly to the instructor upon booking
6.2 Balance to be paid upon commencement of the intensive course
6.3 Daffyds driving school can’t take responsibility for the amendment of Practical Driving Tests 6.4 All Payments
relating to intensive courses are non-refundable.
6.5 In the event of any refunds made, these will be subject to an Administration Fee of £20
7. Any discounted special offers are non-refundable from the point of purchase and all lessons should be used prior
to the expiry date given for the lessons at the time of the promotion (including any introductory offers). Failure to
use all booked time within the validity period will render the lesson purchased void. Validity Period on all Pre-Paid
lessons is 6 months from date of receipt.
7.1 Introductory Offers are only valid for New Pupils to Daffyd’s Driving School who are New Learners with no
experience.
8. You must not be under the influence of drugs/alcohol during the training. In the event of there being any signs of
drugs/alcohol misuse, your instructor will withhold the use of the training vehicle for use of tuition or driving test
until you are in a legal and fit state to drive. Any prescribed medication that may affect your driving should be
declared to the instructor and to the DVSA medical board.
9. Should you fail to reach a satisfactory standard of driving and are likely to be a danger to other road users or are in
an unfit condition through substance or alcohol abuse as described above, the ADI has a responsibility to the DVSA
examiners not to allow the use of the training vehicle for the purpose of the driving test. This is in the interest of the
pupil, the examiner and other road users and is a precautionary safety measure. Driver Vehicle Standards Agency
guidelines do not allow for a pupil to take a practical test just for the experience.
10. No responsibility can be taken for tests cancelled by the DVSA for whatever reason. Lessons will have to be paid
for but can be claimed back from the DVSA in line with their 'Out of Pocket' expenses policy. Please see the Practical
Driving Test booking website for full details. The instructor cannot be responsible if you fail because of the eyesight
test. Your instructor will be responsible if the test is cancelled due to the condition of the vehicle.