Payment for lesson must he made, in full, before the lesson commences. A returnable deposit of £20.00 will be taken in advance. Pupils must give 48 hours notice if they need to cancel a lesson, otherwise full payment will be required for the cancellation. The payment for the hire of the car for the purpose of a driving test must be made at least 1 week prior to the test date.

Appointment cards must be brought to every lesson, so that appointments can he confirmed in writing. Whilst every effort will be made to keep the appointment, the school reserves the right to cancel lessons at short notice. This may be due to unforeseen circumstances such as; mechanical breakdown, adverse weather/traffic conditions or instructor illness. If pupils do not arrive at the agreed pick up point within 15 minutes of the appointment time, the instructor will assume they are not attending.

Full payment for the abandoned lesson will be required. If pick up point is subject to a parking restriction, the pupil must arrive at feast five minutes before appointment time. All times given for lessons are approximate, but instructors will try to be as punctual as possible, subject to traffic conditions. The instructor shall have the right to substitute a driving instructor for the purpose of giving all or any of the lessons if the instructor is not available for any reason whatsoever. Driving test appointments will be given priority over any other booked appointments. The driving school reserves the right to withhold the use of any school car, for the purpose of a driving test if, in our opinion, the pupil is not up to the required standard. The school reserves the right to discontinue at any time without any explanation. It is hereby expressly agreed that this agreement is made solely between the instructor and the pupil and that no contractual relationship between Toucan Driving School and the pupil.

Accordingly, the pupil acknowledges that Toucan Driving School has no liability to the pupil in respect of any injury, loss or damage arising from the use of the tuition vehicle or from the acts of omissions of the instructor or any other Toucan Driving School instructors. Payment in respect of the current or next booking may be made to the instructors’ agent, Toucan Driving School. Where payments are made direct to the instructor, Toucan Driving School does not accept any responsibility whatsoever for any acts, default or failure on the part of the instructor to carry out their obligations