A New Way of Learning to Drive

Online, November 23, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Learnerclub was launched in Grantham in 2009 and is the first scheme of its kind in the UK. Advanced Driving Instructor Robert Lukies, Learnerclub's owner had the idea of hiring out dual controlled cars, like those used by driving instructors, to parents, so that they could supervise their children's driving practice. This reduces the number of driving lessons needed.

The cost of insurance is also reduced as Learnerclub's dual controlled cars are all fully insured, meaning that parents no longer have to pay to insure the family car, which is often very expensive.

Lastly, hiring a dual controlled car from Learnerclub can also help cut the stress for both learner driver and parent as the learner can practise driving safe in the knowledge that an experienced driver has joint control of the car, and the parent does not have to worry about damage to the family car, or the car being too powerful for the learner.

Before being able to supervise a learner driver, parents must complete a two-hour induction course with a Learnerclub instructor. This is to show that they have the necessary knowledge of essential driving skills and to learn how to operate the dual controls.

Robert Lukies explains the thinking behind his business: "The majority of people who want to learn to drive use a qualified driving instructor and on average will need between 40-50 hours of tuition, as well as 15-20 hours of practice with a parent or friend. One hour of driving tuition can cost up to £25, and the cost of (...) insurance can be anything from £500-£1000. This makes the cost of learning to drive in excess of £1500 (...).

"A large proportion of driving lessons are sent practising car control skills (...) Much of this practice could be safely conducted by a parent or friend who has held a full licence for three years."

Robert is so confident of his students' first time pass success that he guarantees that Learnerclub will pay for any other driving test attempts.

After a successful start in Grantham, Learnerclub's cars are now available for hire in Nottingham. The first of the fleet of dual controlled cars can be found in the car park of Morrison's in Gamston. More cars are to follow over the next few months.

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For more information about this press release, contact Helen Laird at [email protected], or on 0115 853 2885.