One of the things that I miss about the AA driving school franchise is that the tuition car is totally worry free and all I need to put into it is petrol, everything else is taken care (of course that hefty weekly fee covers it), tyres, car scratches, dents, breakdown and servicing (if required).
Being an independent driving instructor means you have to be even more vigillant to avoid unnecessary additional costs caused by learner drivers hitting the kerb and damaging tyres, punctures, scratches or dents to car, especially if you are leasing the driving school car.
Having said all that, this is not enough reason for me to ever consider taking out a franchise with AA driving school again.
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Ex AA instructor in court over franchise promises.
Ex AA Instructor in Court in Franchise battle
An ex AA driving instructor is challenging the AA driving school in court over it's driving school franchise on the grounds of fraudulent misrepresentation and damages, the main problem being that they take on more instructors than they are able to support with pupil supplies!
Anyone who has been in this business will know that any franchise is out there to make money for the owners, and the cause of the franchisee is secondary.
I left the AA for the very fact that they couldn't supply me with enough learner drivers in London in 2007, despite the fact that I had to pay them almost £200 a week, on top of which there was the £30 a pupil introduction charge.
While I do sympathise with this ex-AA driving instructor, I would not have taken the bold step he took based just on the words of a salesperson sitting in a Bristol based call centre who was concerned about meeting their monthly target.
I wish him all the best with the case that begins on the 6th of April 2010.
Details of the claim can be found here
Anyone who has been in this business will know that any franchise is out there to make money for the owners, and the cause of the franchisee is secondary.
I left the AA for the very fact that they couldn't supply me with enough learner drivers in London in 2007, despite the fact that I had to pay them almost £200 a week, on top of which there was the £30 a pupil introduction charge.
While I do sympathise with this ex-AA driving instructor, I would not have taken the bold step he took based just on the words of a salesperson sitting in a Bristol based call centre who was concerned about meeting their monthly target.
I wish him all the best with the case that begins on the 6th of April 2010.
Details of the claim can be found here
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