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I have a question for all driving instructors.

  • 31-10-2009 3:36pm
    #1
    DrivingInfo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 368 ✭✭


    I have a question for all driving instructors

    Is it better to work for Yourself or a Brand?

    What is your opinion!


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  • #2
    RSA ADI MARK
    Closed Accounts Posts: 45 ✭RSA ADI MARK


    hi drivinginfo i like working for myself [no franchise] and i can pick my own car ,what about yourself,good post


  • #3
    DrivingInfo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 368 ✭✭DrivingInfo


    RSA ADI MARK wrote: »
    hi drivinginfo i like working for myself [no franchise] and i can pick my own car ,what about yourself,good post

    This is kind of a hard one because how in these very quite times can any driving instructor pay a franchise fee, but at the same time how can anyone survive on their own?

    I was talking to a tester yesterday and he told me people are not taking lessons anywhere in the country and the the fail rate has hit the roof.
    He passed 5 people over the week.:eek:


  • #4
    rsom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 127 ✭✭rsom


    I am happy working for myself, but am in the lucky position that I am not the main earner in our house. We would all be rather hungry if I was!


  • #5
    RSA ADI MARK
    Closed Accounts Posts: 45 ✭RSA ADI MARK


    to all adis,what do you think of log book the rsa are going to bring out [re learner permit holders]


  • #6
    Permabear
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  • #7
    Old Gill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 239 ✭✭Old Gill


    donegalfella wrote: »
    This post has been deleted.

    at any other time possibly they may have found other work but with no other jobs available and being self employed they cant get dole many will stay. Also i fear many are being fooled into parting with redundancy money on the promise of having work for franchises that doesnt materialise.

    Roughly how many lessons a week are instructors doing? Im probably just averaging around 20 now (was 30 last year). Plus late cancellations have went through the roof which i suspect is down the not having money alot of the time.


  • #8
    DrivingInfo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 368 ✭✭DrivingInfo


    donegalfella wrote: »
    This post has been deleted.

    I think the way it has always been is if you take on franchises and then give it up after paying for a year or two the franchiser would not care, because they will just get the next person who wants to try to make a living. I think it is the franchise which makes them vulnerable.
    =Old Gill
    Roughly how many lessons a week are instructors doing? Im probably just averaging around 20 now (was 30 last year). Plus late cancellations have went through the roof which i suspect is down the not having money alot of the time.

    In the Naas area about 10 - 15 and from contacting driving instructors all over Ireland it seems the same.


  • #9
    StraddleFor6
    Closed Accounts Posts: 421 ✭✭StraddleFor6


    I was considering getting into the driving instructor game. Would I be crazy to do it, at this time anyway?


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