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[rockhopper]

Lynn paid for a course of lessons, i think it was £495 for however many lessons it took to get her to test standard. She did really well but unfortunatly failed her test on a simple bit of bad positioning. Anyhow she wants to have another go but the instructor is now asking for £40 an hour for further lessons.

Is this right? If it is then where is the incentive for the instructor to get the pupil through the test? If they fail then is £40 an hour till they pass. on top of what they have already paid.

I really got quite angry when she told me about it.

I'm sure i could teach her but i cant accompany her on the road cos i'm not an instructor, oh and we dont have a second bike!

[Robo]

Sound like a rip off to me,

I paid Shires in Leicester for a teach until you pass course, about £ 300 then, if you fail they only charge you for the retest fee and the hire of thier bike.

Teaching was free.

My wife, bless her , failed her CBT the first time with Shires and they got her through the second time without any additional costs

Rob

[kwikbitch]

Mmmm...Bit of a rip if you ask me...

Dave at Abbacorn in notts was a similar price and didn't guarantee a pass but...he wouldn't take you out on the road ulness you had done a few sundays on his 500s perfecting figure of 8s, U Turns etc...and that was free as long as you had booked a direct access.

If you failed he immediately put you back in for a re-test... you did the same thing. Back on a sunday...knocking about the yard and then out with the CBTers.
You then paid a £20 for extra "lessons" 1:1 -(accompanied rideouts) in the week..up to couple of hours a time before you went in for your test. I suppose you just paid for your petrol!