About the job opportunity
LDC instructors who do a normal working week (i.e. 40 lessons per week) and take the average time off for holidays can potentially earn between £20,000 and £40,000 per annum after meeting all business and car expenses, depending upon the level of support they need, the local lesson rate, the demand for lessons at that rate and the type of training being provided. See "Potential Earnings" section for precise details. Of course, if you work longer hours your rewards can be substantially higher.
Whilst pay is very important, the biggest reward comes from knowing that what you are doing is more than just a job - you are doing something that helps enrich people’s lives and adds to their safety and security.
| Gill Chrisholm | Peter Hutchinson | Marie Haddon |
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| "The training was very thorough and completely enjoyable, with a superb system of training, with lots of back up … after just a year I can honestly say I can't think of a better way to earn my living." | "For me the deal clincher was the chance to join the amazing driving school franchise. I run my own business whilst having the considerable support of a nationwide company with a family business feeling." | "I was allocated my very own tutor whose help was fantastic and he helped me to continue all the way through. I can now say with great pride that I am qualified and the rewards are fantastic." |
The LDC job franchise - How we work together
We provide you with the means to earn money directly from your pupils and you in turn pay us. This method of operating is often referred to as a job franchise. All the other major driving schools in the UK operate in this manner (e.g. BSM, the AA etc.). Typically a large weekly fee of between £200 and £300 per week is paid for the provision of a car and pupils. As you will appreciate this type of set up can potentially leave you out of pocket if insufficient work is provided. It also means the driving schools interests are really at odds with the instructors interests, as they will always want to put more cars into an area even if it means the work is spread out too thinly. However, this doesn't happen with LDC because of the innovative way in which we work with our instructors.
We only charge a small weekly fee of £40 with all other services being optional. This ensures you only pay for what you need and that charges for optional services have to be very competitive to keep your custom. One of our main sources of income is generated through the provision of pupils. In short, we obtain a commission based on the pupil fees we collect on your behalf. Thus you cannot be out of pocket because at the same time we request our commission we provide you with the pupil fees for the work done. Our interests are perfectly aligned with your interests and not at odds as with the high fixed fee franchises described above. Take a look at the testimonial by Shaun Shepherd to better understand this point. Whether you are a trainee driving instructor or fully qualified, the franchise fee with LDC is the same. Beware some driving schools such as Red driving school charge up to an extra £100 per week if you are a trainee.
We also provide you with the means and know-how to generate your own pupils. In this regard we are quite unique. No charges are made for pupils that are self-generated. Therefore, the more pupils you obtain for yourself, the more you earn and the less you pay to us. Within just a few months the majority of our instructors are able to self-generate a large proportion of their own pupils from referrals alone thus avoiding pupil commission charges. This is one of the reasons why we can offer such an incredible value-for-money franchise package and why very few instructors’ leave once joined.
With regards to the car, you can either rent or buy a driving school car from us at a subsidised rate (up to 30% discount), or use your own car (if suitable) - the choice is yours. Thus you can be assured of keeping your car costs to a minimum. Also unique to LDC is the option to choose the type of car you want to drive. Any car that you do obtain will have your own contact details incorporated into the standard LDC car livery to help you generate even more of your own pupils and thus reduce your costs still further. No wonder we can claim to offer the highest earnings potential of any driving school franchise.
A real part time job opportunity
Because of the very low fixed weekly franchise fee and the flexible car options, LDC offers one of the very few driving school franchises that is truly affordable by those who wish to work on a part-time basis. This is ideal for those who only wish to semi-retire and earn an income to supplement their pension. It is also ideal for those who want to operate as a driving instructor while carrying on another job either on a permanent basis if practical or temporarily until they are confident that they want to operate as an LDC driving instructor full time.
Become a local LDC driving school owner
It is important to us that you see this as your business within the area that you operate. If you need someone to manage you and tell you what to do we would strongly suggest you consider the other higher fixed fee driving school franchises, as these are more likely to better suit you. We are looking for people who want to run their own LDC driving school business and maximise their income.
Most driving school franchises want their instructors to be totally dependent upon them so they can charge them high franchise/ car rental fees and make it difficult for them to leave. Such driving instructors earn very little after the school gets its cut. LDC on the other hand does the exact opposite and relies on offering good value for money to keep your custom. Low fees and good value for money service have enabled LDC to grow by keeping more of the people we train rather than by selling thousands of driving instructor training courses and accepting the vast majority will leave shortly after joining. This is another reason why LDC is so different - we recognise the importance of keeping good instructors to grow the reputation of the brand.
With LDC you can not only earn more than with any other driving school franchise, you can also earn more than if you were operating the business totally on your own.