Success Stories

Meet Tony
LDC Driving Instructor Tony

I had always planned to be a Driving Instructor when I retired. Before deciding to train with LDC I did a lot of homework on the different training providers and, indeed what they were doing for their pupils. I was warned off two of the major players by friends who had worked for them. I passed with a 5/6. Not bad for an old dog, learning new tricks. The job with LDC turned out to be what I expected and then some. For the first time in years I look forward to working.

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Meet Theo
LDC Driving Instructor Theo

Trying to find the most suitable driving instructor training company quickly developed into a minefield of people asking me to sign contracts and sign cheques. I'm glad that I chose LDC because I had excellent training through out my course. The exams were not easy but with encouragement, good training and course material, I was successful and passed all three parts on my first attempts.

LDC is a very professional company who I found very genuine in their quest in helping me qualify. I couldn't have done it without them.

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Meet Ros
LDC Driving Instructor Ros

From my initial contact with LDC everyone was friendly and appeared genuinely interested in my enquiries. The training resources and support were good, and the price competitive. I was able to progress at a pace comfortable for me, carrying on a part-time job, and so no feeling of pressure. Using the student's internet forum I was able to learn a lot from others, and realise that I was not alone in my highs and lows. Support and leads from LDC whilst on a trainee license, and the free additional training I received, gave me valuable experience and confidence to approach the final hurdle, the Part 3 test, feeling prepared for the antics of the examiner!

Having received LDC's support in training, I chose to stay with the franchise and having looked elsewhere and chatted to other instructors I appreciate that it is a very flexible arrangement for a reasonable monthly fee. I can do my own thing and generate my own pupils, but support is there when I need it. The pupils like the system of tuition with the books and DVDs, and I like to have my own choice of car but with the eye catching logos which get me noticed on the street. I can see that without LDC it could be very lonely out there!

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Past students who have qualified with LDC by area:

Students who have become driving instructors with LDC by postcode area:

AB : driving instructor training Aberdeen students successful in Aberdeen, Stonehaven, Peterhead, Fraserburgh, Buckie, Braemar, Ballater and Huntly.

AL : driving instructor training St Albans students successful in St Albans, Harpenden, Wheathampstead, Redbourn, Welwyn Garden City.

B : driving instructor training Birmingham students successful in Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield, West Bromwich, Halesowen, Solihull, Bromsgrove, Redditch.

BA : driving instructor training Bath students successful in Bath, Towerbridge, Frome, Shepton Mallet, Warminster, Glastonbury, Wincanton, Yeovil.

BB : driving instructor training Blackburn students successful in Blackburn, Barnoldswick, Clitheroe, Nelson, Burnley, Accrington, Rawtenstall.

BD : driving instructor training Bradford students successful in Bradford, Buckben, Settle, Skipton, Keighley, Shipley, Cleckheaton.

BH : driving instructor training Bournemouth students successful in Bournemouth, Verwood, Ringwood, Wimborne Manor, Ferndown, Poole, Wareham.

BL : driving instructor training Bolton students successful in Bolton, Ramsbottom, Bury, Horwich, Westhoughton.

BN : driving instructor training Brighton students successful in Brighton, Hursrpierpoint, Worthing, Eastbourne, Halisham, Littlehampton.

BR : driving instructor training Bromley students successful in Bromley, Chislehurst, Swanley, Orpington, Keston, Chelsfield.

BS : driving instructor training Bristol students successful in Bristol, Patchway, Chipping Sodbury, Kingswood, Cleveton, Weston Super Mare.

BT : driving instructor training Belfast students successful in Belfast, Londonderry, Omagh, Enniskillen, Downpatrick, Newry.

CA : driving instructor training Carlisle students successful in Carlisle, Workington, Penrith, Whitehaven, Brampton, Tebay.

CB : driving instructor training Cambridge students successful in Cambridge, Ely, Newmarket, Great Abington, Haverhill, Saffron Walden.

CF : driving instructor training Cardiff students successful in Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Maesteg, Pontypool, Caerphilly, Bridgend, Penarth.

CH : driving instructor training Chester students successful in Chester, Birkenhead, Bebington, Flint, Ellesmere Port, Mold.

CM : driving instructor training Chelmsford students successful in Chelmsford, Bishops Stortford, Harlow, Braintree, Witham, Billericay, Burnam on Crouch.

CO : driving instructor training Colchester students successful in Colchester, Sudbury, Halstead, Manningtree, Tiptree, Clacton on Sea.

CR : driving instructor training Croydon students successful in Croydon, Shirley, New Addington, Chipstead, Warlington, Caterham.

CT : driving instructor training Canterbury students successful in Canterbury, Margate, Whitstable, Ramsgate, Folkestone, Herne Bay, Dover.

CV : driving instructor training Coventry students successful in Coventry, Nuneaton, Rugby, Royal Leamington Spa, Warwick, Stratford upon Avon.

CW : driving instructor training Crewe students successful in Crewe, Northwich, Winsford, Torporley, Sandbach, Congleton, Nantwich.

DA : driving instructor training Dartford students successful in Dartford, Bexleyheath, Northfleet, Gravesend, Eynsford, Meopham.

DD : driving instructor training Dundee students successful in Dundee, Carnoustie, Arbroath, Forfar, Kirriemuir, Montrose, The Drums, Inverberve.

DE : driving instructor training Derby students successful in Derby, Bakewell, Matlock, Wirksworth, Ashbourne, Ilkeston, Burton on Trent, Swadlincote.

DG : driving instructor training Dumfries students successful in Dumfries, Dalbeattie, Stranraer, New Galloway, Thornhill, Moffat, Langholm.

DH : driving instructor training Durham students successful in Durham, Consett, Blanchland, Lanchester, Bowburn, Stanley, Chester le Street.

DL : driving instructor training Darlington students successful in Darlington, Spennymoor, Grassholme, Bishop Auckland, Hawes, Northallerton.

DN : driving instructor training Doncaster students successful in Doncaster, Scunthorpe, Barton-upon-Humber, Goole, Grimsby, Retford, Gainsborough.

DT : driving instructor training Dorchester students successful in Dorchester, Sherborne, Blandford, Beaminster, Bridport, Weymouth, Lyme Regis.

DY : driving instructor training Dudley students successful in Dudley, Stourbridge, Kidderminster, Cleobury, Bewdley, Sourport on Severn.

E : driving instructor training East London students successful in Chingford, Waltham Forest, Hackney, Newham, Millwall.

EC : driving instructor training East Central London students successful in Finsbury, Clerkenwell, St Lukes, St Pauls.

EH : driving instructor training Edinburgh students successful in Edinburgh, Linlithgow, Livingston, Peebles, Musselburgh, Dunbar.

EN : driving instructor training Enfield students successful in Enfield, Potters Bar, Barnet, Cheshnut, Waltham Abbey.

EX : driving instructor training Exeter students successful in Exeter, Barnstable, Bideford, Holsworthy, Okehampton, Credition, Exmouth.

FK : driving instructor training Falkirk students successful in Falkirk, Stirling, Kippen, Alloa, Dunblane, Callander.

FY : driving instructor training Blackpool students successful in Blackpool, Fleetwood, Cleveleys, Lytham, St Annes.

G : driving instructor training Glasgow students successful in Glasgow, East Kilbride, Clydebank, Dumbarton, Cumbernauld, Helensburgh, Kilcreggan.

GL : driving instructor training Gloucester students successful in Gloucester, Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham, Cinderford, Cirencester, Stroud, Dursley.

GU : driving instructor training Guildford students successful in Guildford, Farnborough, Woking, Aldershot, Farnham, Godalming, Haslemere.

HA : driving instructor training Harrow students successful in Harrow, Pinner, Stanmore, Greenhill, Ruislip, Wembley.

HD : driving instructor training Huddersfield students successful in Huddersfield, Brighouse, Marsden, Honley, Maltham, Holmfirth, Denby Dale.

HG : driving instructor training Harrogate students successful in Harrogate, Masham, Lofthouse, Ripon, Glasshouses, Knaresborough, Fewston.

HP : driving instructor training Hempstead students successful in Hemel Hempstead, Aylesbury, Berkhamsted, Chesham, Amersham, High Wycombe.

HR : driving instructor training Hereford students successful in Hereford, Leominster, Kington, Hay on Wye, Peterchurch, Ledbury, Ross on Wye.

HU : driving instructor training Hull students successful in Hull, Hornsea, Withernsea, Newport, Beverley.

HX : driving instructor training Halifax students successful in Halifax, Mytholm, Illingworth, Hipper-holme, Sewerby Bridge, Elland, Ripponden.

IG : driving instructor training Ilford students successful in Ilford, Loughton, Chigwell, Woodford, Barking.

IP : driving instructor training Ipswich students successful in Ipswich, Thetford, Diss, Southend, Bury St Edmunds, Stowmarket, Saxmundham, Felixstow.

IV : driving instructor training Inverness students successful in Inverness, Arscaig, Ullapool, Dornock, Lossiemouth, Invergordon, Dingwall, Carnach.

KA : driving instructor training Kilmarnock students successful in Kilmarnock, Stevenston, Prestwick, Cumnock, Mansfield, Dalmellington, Girvan.

KT : driving instructor training Kingston students successful in Kingston Upon Thames, Chertsey, Walton upon Thames, Eshert, Epsom, Leatherhead, East Horsley.

KW : driving instructor training Kirkwall students successful in Kirkwall, Syre, Thurso, Halkirk, Wick, Achentoul.

KY : driving instructor training Kirkcaldy students successful in Kirkcaldy, Dunfermline, Elie, Glenrothes, Kinross, Newburgh, St Andrews.

L : driving instructor training Liverpool students successful in Liverpool, Formby, Ormskirk, Kirkby, Prescot, Bootle, Harewood.

LA : driving instructor training Lancaster students successful in Lancaster, Windermere, Kendal, Kirkby Lonsdale, Mellom, Barrow in Furness, Morecambe.

LD : driving instructor training Llandrindod students successful in Llandrindod Wells, Rhayader, Knighton, Presteigne, Llanwrtyd Wells, Brecon.

LE : driving instructor training Leicester students successful in Leicester, Loughborough, Melton Mowbray, Coalville, Oakham, Market Harborough.

LL : driving instructor training Llandudno students successful in Llandudno, Mold, Amlwch, Llangefni, Bangor, Rhyl, Llanrwst, Pwllheli, Bala, Wrexham, Barmouth.

LN : driving instructor training Lincoln students successful in Lincoln, Mablethorpe, Lincoln, Horncastle, Woodhall Spa, Navenby.

LS : driving instructor training Leeds students successful in Leeds, Ilkley, Otley, Wetherby, Tadcaster, Pudsey, Morley, Sherburn in Elmet.

LU : driving instructor training Luton students successful in Luton, Leighton Buzzard, Houghton Regis, Eaton Bray, Dunstable, Caddington.

M : driving instructor training Manchester students successful in Manchester, Middleton, Prestwich, Worsley, Droylsden, Stretford, Sale.

ME : driving instructor training Medway students successful in Maidstone, Strood, Chatham, Gillingham, Sittingbourne.

MK : driving instructor training Milton Keynes students successful in Bedford, Kempson, Buckingham, Bletchley, Flitwick.

ML : driving instructor training Motherwell students successful in Motherwell, Airdrie, Coatbridge, Bellshell, Hamilton, Wishaw, Carluke, Lesmahagow.

N : driving instructor training North London students successful in London, Totteridge, Wood Green, Edmonton, Finchley, Tottenham, Islington.

NE : driving instructor training Newcastle students successful in Newcastle, Belford, Kielder, Ashington, Knowsgate, Whitley Bay, Hexham.

NG : driving instructor training Nottingham students successful in Nottingham, Tuxford, Mansfield, Newark on Trent, Hucknall, Sleaford, Grantham.

NN : driving instructor training Northampton students successful in Northampton, Corby, Kettering, Wellingborough, Rushden, Daventry, Brackley.

NP : driving instructor training Newport students successful in Newport, Abergavenny, Ebbw Vale, Abertillery, Pontypool, Cwmbran, Monmouth, Chepstow.

NR : driving instructor training Norwich students successful in Norwich, Fakeham, Aylsham, East Dereham,Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft.

NW : driving instructor training North West London students successful in London, Hendon, Hampstead, Harlesdon, Regents Park.

OL : driving instructor training Oldham students successful in Oldham, Todmorden, Littleborough, Rochdale, Heywood.

OX : driving instructor training Oxford students successful in Oxford, Abingdon, Banbury, Chipping Norton, Bicester, Witney, Didcot.

PA : driving instructor training Paisley students successful in Paisley, Black Mount, Oban, Inverlocky, Inveraray, Duncoon, Bridgend, Greenock, Port Glasgow, Inverkip.

PE : driving instructor training Peterborough students successful in Peterborough, Skegness, Boston, Spalding, Stamford, Kings Lynn, Wisbech, Huntingdon.

PH : driving instructor training Perth students successful in Perth, Montrose, Rattray, Arbroath, Dundee, Auchterarder.

PL : driving instructor training Plymouth students successful in Plymouth, Wadebridge, Bodmin, Launceston, Liskeard, Tavistock, St Austell.

PO : driving instructor training Portsmouth students successful in Portsmouth, Waterlooville, Fareham, Havant, Bognor Regis, Gosport, Ryde, Newport, Sandown.

PR : driving instructor training Preston students successful in Preston, Garstang, Longridge, Leyland, Chorley, Southport.

RG : driving instructor training Reading students successful in Reading, Newbury, Thatcham, Wokingham, Bracknell, Hook, Basingstoke.

RH : driving instructor training Redhill students successful in Redhill, Dorking, Crawley, East Grinstead, Horsham, Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill.

RM : driving instructor training Romford students successful in Romford, Havering, Dagenham, South Ockendon, Grays, Tilbury.

S : driving instructor training Sheffield students successful in Sheffield, Barnsley, Chapeltown, Rotherham, Worksop, Dronfield, Chesterfield.

SA : driving instructor training Swansea students successful in Swansea, Lampeter, Fishguard, Llandovery, Haverfordwest, Camarthen, Llanelli.

SE : driving instructor training South East London students successful in London, Bermondsey, Greenwich, Kidbrooke, Crystal Palace, Mottingham.

SG : driving instructor training Stevenage students successful in Stevenage, Biggleswade, Letchworth, Hitchin, Buntingford, Herford.

SK : driving instructor training Stockport students successful in Stockport, Glossop, Hazel Grove, Whaley Bridge, Macclesfield, Buxton.

SL : driving instructor training Slough students successful in Slough, Marlow, Iver Heath, Maidenhead, Windsor, Sunninghill.

SM : driving instructor training Sutton students successful in Sutton, Morden, The Wrythe, Banstead.

SN : driving instructor training Swindon students successful in Swindon, Chippenham, Calne, Marlborough, Devizes, Pewsey.

SO : driving instructor training Southampton students successful in Southampton, Winchester, New Alresford, Eastleigh, Totton, Lymington, Locks Heath.

SP : driving instructor training Salisbury students successful in Salisbury, Andove, Amesbury, Tisbury, Shaftesbury, Whiteparish.

SR : driving instructor training Sunderland students successful in Sunderland, Silksworth, Seaham, Peterlee.

SS : driving instructor training Southend On Sea students successful in Southend-on-Sea, Wickford, Rayleigh, Rochford, Basildon, Canvey Island.

ST : driving instructor training Stoke on Trent students successful in Stoke-on-Trent, Cheadle, Kidsgrove, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stone, Uttoxeter, Stafford.

SW : driving instructor training South West London students successful in London, Brompton, Battersea, Wandsworth, Wimbledon, Lambeth.

SY : driving instructor training Shrewsbury students successful in Shrewsbury, Whitchurch, Oswestry, Welshpool, Montgomery, Newton, Aberystwyth, Ludlow.

TA : driving instructor training Taunton students successful in Taunton, Minehead, Wiveliscombe, Bridgwater, Crewkerne, Chard.

TD : driving instructor training Galashiels students successful in Galashiels, Harwick, Selkirl, Kelso, Launder, Eyemouth, Berwick upon Tweed.

TF : driving instructor training Telford students successful in Telford, Market Drayton, Tibberton, Newport, Wellington, Brockton.

TN : driving instructor training Tonbridge students successful in Tonbridge, Sevenoaks, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Ashford, Crowborough, Hastings, Bexhill.

TQ : driving instructor training Torquay students successful in Torquay, Newton Abbot, Buckfastleigh, Totnes, Brixham, Kingsbridge, Salcombe.

TR : driving instructor training Truro students successful in Truro, Newquay, Camborne, Falmouth, St Ives, Penzance.

TS : driving instructor training Cleveland students successful in Cleveland, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool, Fishburn, Stockton-on-Tees, Redcar, Stokesley.

TW : driving instructor training Twickenham students successful in Twickenham, Heathrow, Hounslow, Staines, Egham, Sunbury.

UB : driving instructor training Southall students successful in Southall, Denham, Uxbridge, Hillingdon, Harmondsworth.

W : driving instructor training West London students successful in London, Hyde Park, Chiswick, Fulham, Chelsea.

WA : driving instructor training Warrington students successful in Warrington, St Helens, Widnes, Frodsham, Newton le Willows, Altrincham, Knutsford.

WC : driving instructor training London students successful in London, St Pancras, Bloomsbury, Holborn, Strand.

WD : driving instructor training Watford students successful in Watford, Sarratt, Abbots Langley, Borehamwood, Bushey, Rickmansworth.

WF : driving instructor training Wakefield students successful in Wakefield, Pontefract, Castleford, Batley, Dewsbury, Osset, Knottingley, Hemsworth.

WN : driving instructor training Wigan students successful in Wigan, Standish, Skelmersdale, Orrell, Hindley, Leigh.

WR : driving instructor training Worcester students successful in Worcester, St Michaels, Droitwich, Great Malvern, Pershore, Evesham.

WS : driving instructor training Walsall students successful in Walsall, Rugeley, Cannock, Burntwood Green, Lichfield, Brownhills, Aldridge.

WV : driving instructor training Wolverhampton students successful in Wolverhampton, Codsall, Okley, Ebbington, Wombourne, Bridgnorth, Highley.

YO : driving instructor training York students successful in York, Scarborough, Whitby, Pickering, Thirsk, Malton, Bridlington, Selby.

Become a driving instructor with LDC

Driving instructor training from LDC
Be your own boss, work the hours you choose and feel a great sense of achievement as each of your pupils pass the driving test. Few jobs offer such flexibility, earnings potential or job satisfaction. Although everyone who undertakes driving instructor training with LDC is guaranteed a job opportunity with us it is not compulsory for them to join. If you want to find out why the LDC driving instructor training course offers the best chance of passing the qualifying exam first time and why no one can offer you better job prospects once qualified please read on.

Become a driving instructor

LDC Driving Instructor TrainingNationwide driving instructor training
LDC have over 40 ORDIT qualified trainers providing driving instructor training from over 50 locations strategically placed around the UK covering most test centres where the exam to become a driving instructor is carried out.

Many of our local trainers also offer optional classroom sessions. To provide driving instructor training we use a open learning course backed up by central and local support using highly modern media together with expertly delivered in-car structured training. Each trainee is allocated a personal trainer as well as being fully supported by our dedicated driving instructor training team at head office and each will follow a training plan specific to their needs - not a "one size fits all" approach.

We passed with LDC... so can you

Driving Instructor Course Students

For details of student experiences please select the button on the left entitled "Success stories".

The skills you need to become a driving instructor
If you are good with people, have held a full UK or EEA driving licence for a minimum of three and a half years (with no more than 5 points and no bans) and take a pride in your driving this may be the right job for you. The driving instructor exam you need to pass is very practical and what theory there is involves you taking a simple multiple choice test. No writing skills are needed but you will need to be able to read.

About the qualifying exam
ADI and Trainee BadgesBefore you can operate as a driving instructor in the UK you have to pass the DSA Approved Driving Instructor (ADI) qualifying exam and be accepted onto the ADI Register. The exam is made up of three parts; a theory and driving test similar to the current tests for learner drivers, and a practical test of your ability to instruct where the examiner expects you to give them a driving lesson as he or she plays the role of a learner driver. Once you have passed the first two parts (i.e. theory and driving) and receive a minimum of 40 hours of Part 3 training from a sponsoring driving school such as LDC you can potentially start to earn money as a trainee on a Trainee Licence. Please also note the sponsorship and minimum training is a legal requirement to be eligible for a Trainee Licence.

Disabled candidates: The DSA are keen to support those with various disabilities and allow various adaptations to be fitted to the vehicle provided such adaptations still allow a pupil to operate the car normally. However, if the adaptions require the candidate to operate an automatic car the candidate would be restricted to only giving driving tuition in an automatic vehicle once they qualified and must obtain an Emergency Control Certificate prior to starting the training. Please note not every driving school supports the trainee licence scheme, for example, this option is not available with the AA driving school. Also be aware that some schools charge a much higher weekly franchise if you join them on a trainee licence. This is not the case with LDC Driving School Websites.

Candidates from ethnic minorities: The DSA are also keen to encourage candidates from ethnic minority groups where English may not be their first language. The way the exam operates is also designed to make this possible but you must be able to read and speak English to a reasonable level to complete your study with LDC.

Learner Driving Centres Head OfficeWhat you need to consider
Before you decide to invest time and money on a driving instructor training course you need to ask yourself what is uniquely special about the driving school to ensure you will have sufficient work to earn a decent living once you become a driving instructor. After all there is little point in starting the driving instructor training if the driving school cannot truly provide the job prospects it claims. Not all driving schools are successful and several would fail if it wasn't for the driving instructor training courses they sell.

You also need to be sure that the driving instructor training being offered will give you the best possible chance of passing the exam first time, within a reasonable timeframe and at a reasonable cost.

Finally you need to be sure that the job is right for you and you are able to put in the time and the effort to successfully undertake the necessary driving instructor training.