TERMS & CONDITIONS
1. You must be of legal age to drive and produce a valid UK/Northern Ireland provisional Category B driving licence. If an older style paper licence is held, then you must also produce a valid passport as photographic identification.
For Pass Plus or refresher lessons a full valid licence must be produced, with identification if necessary, as above.
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 by law 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of any change of your ability or entitlement to have driving tuition, for example if your provisional licence has been revoked or for medical reasons such as epilepsy.
3. If you wish to cancel a lesson, a minimum of 48 hour’s notice must be given. Failure to give 48 hours notice will result in the lesson(s) having to be paid for in full without exception. Lessons can be cancelled by telephone or text message but must be acknowledged by your instructor.
4. If your instructor turns up on time at the pre-arranged pick up point and you do not show your instructor will wait for 10 minutes if there is no contact made between you, after 10 minutes they will leave and you will have to pay for the lesson in full without exception.
5. Your instructor will endeavour to arrive on time however sometimes due to unforeseen circumstances such as breakdown, accidents, and traffic hold ups etc lesson times may need to change or even be cancelled. If a lesson is cancelled by your Instructor, no fee will be charged.
6. Lessons must be paid for in advance or at the time of the lesson. Payment should be made by bank transfer or contactless in car payment. Cash and cheques are not accepted.
7. All Practical Driving tests taken with ELLIS Driving School will be conducted at York Driving Test Centre. If a pupil wishes to take a test at another location they must provide their own car and transport to the test centre and I will not be able to attend this with them.
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 and this lesson would have to be paid in full without exception. 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. Any prescribed medication that may affect your driving should be declared to the instructor and to the DVLA medical board.
9. 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. 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 tuition vehicle.
10. Any complaints must be made in writing to Ellis Driving School.
11. Ellis Driving School is registered at: 35 Danum Road, Fulford, York, YO10 4LD