Recommend A friend
This scheme is open to every body not just those currently learning to drive with Paul Harmes Driving School.
This referral scheme is open to Manual driving Lessons only and that start learning to drive with Paul Harmes Driving School.
£20 cash is the payment.
More than one referral can be used but not the same leaner.
The learner must complete 5 hours of tuition in a continuous time frame.
If the pupil stops before the 5 hours then no payment is made.
A pupil can only be referred once can only be entered once.
The person referring can refer other learners at any other time.
Payment will be made after those 5 hours have been completed.
£20 cash no alternatives given. This can not be used with any other schemes with PHDS
13 October 2013
This referral scheme is open to Manual driving Lessons only and that start learning to drive with Paul Harmes Driving School.
£20 cash is the payment.
More than one referral can be used but not the same leaner.
The learner must complete 5 hours of tuition in a continuous time frame.
If the pupil stops before the 5 hours then no payment is made.
A pupil can only be referred once can only be entered once.
The person referring can refer other learners at any other time.
Payment will be made after those 5 hours have been completed.
£20 cash no alternatives given. This can not be used with any other schemes with PHDS
13 October 2013
Paul's Promise
Free Theory and Hazards Training.
This is open to those learning with PHDS
This service is provide by Driving Test Success, this is a 3rd party company and is not connected to Paul Harmes Driving School.
The service provided is free to use for a 3 month period a invite to join will be sent via email the date starts from that point not when you log in
After that point its to the dissgression of PHDS if to renew with a new 3 month subscription if you have not yet taken your Theory Test.
The service is a online service, no download is required. A browser and Internet connection is needed. We cannot be held responsible for your items or internet connections.
Money Back Guarantee.
Open to those learning currently with PHDS
Payment is given back to the pupil for the current lesson only.
If after the first 30 minutes you decide for what ever reason your not happy tell me. A valid reason to be given, illness tiredness and general health or mental state to drive is not acceptable, this is your responsibility to be fit to drive not mine.
A refund will not be given for health reasons.
The time is from the agreed time of the start of the lesson, not when you get in the car.
We will swap seats drive you back to the pick up point and give you back the lesson payment.
This guarantee is on all lessons while learning to drive with PHDS and is not limited to the first one only.
Free Driving Test.
Open to those currently learning with PHDS
This is for non payment of the vehicle hire on test day only for a total duration of 3 hours.
Current driving test is £63 Weekdays £75 on Saturdays.
Cost to hire car for 3 hours is £90.
Learner must do a lesson every week.
Learners continue to do a lesson every week till test day.
Must not have a gap between lessons of more than 7 days.
The theory test must be complete and passed by week 6 in to the driving lessons
All learners must do 10 hours to qualify for this free Driving Test, and these need to be with PHDS
If all terms have been met the car hire is given free to you for a duration of 3 hours.
If you wish to have the car longer then payment for the additional time will be required.
If your test result is a fail. If you continue with the weekly lesson and qualified for the free Driving Test first time around you would get the car free the next time. Long as the terms are being met.
Practical Test Fee Refund.
This is open to those who are taking the practical driving test with PHDS
Pass the driving test first time no other times count must be the first physical test.
Have no faults recorded against your Test result sheet DL25.
Then a full refund of £63 or £75 will be given to you.
Free refresher Lessons After Passing.
This is given to those who have passed their practical driving test with PHDS
Free refresher lessons are given over the 2 year probation period of all new drivers gaining the new full licence
3 hours in year 1 and 3 hours in year 2. date of first year start on test day and year 2 ends on the 2 year anniversary.
Refresher lesson are any lesson that has been taught to you in helping you gain your Full Licence.
Can not be used for Pass Plus or Motorway lessons or any lesson that is not tested in the Car Licence catorgory B
Time and date is agreed.
Using your own vehicle we will go back and refresh on those lessons to the L Test.
If no vehicle is provide then the warranty become null in void and a charge will be made for the time used.
13 October 2013
This is open to those learning with PHDS
This service is provide by Driving Test Success, this is a 3rd party company and is not connected to Paul Harmes Driving School.
The service provided is free to use for a 3 month period a invite to join will be sent via email the date starts from that point not when you log in
After that point its to the dissgression of PHDS if to renew with a new 3 month subscription if you have not yet taken your Theory Test.
The service is a online service, no download is required. A browser and Internet connection is needed. We cannot be held responsible for your items or internet connections.
Money Back Guarantee.
Open to those learning currently with PHDS
Payment is given back to the pupil for the current lesson only.
If after the first 30 minutes you decide for what ever reason your not happy tell me. A valid reason to be given, illness tiredness and general health or mental state to drive is not acceptable, this is your responsibility to be fit to drive not mine.
A refund will not be given for health reasons.
The time is from the agreed time of the start of the lesson, not when you get in the car.
We will swap seats drive you back to the pick up point and give you back the lesson payment.
This guarantee is on all lessons while learning to drive with PHDS and is not limited to the first one only.
Free Driving Test.
Open to those currently learning with PHDS
This is for non payment of the vehicle hire on test day only for a total duration of 3 hours.
Current driving test is £63 Weekdays £75 on Saturdays.
Cost to hire car for 3 hours is £90.
Learner must do a lesson every week.
Learners continue to do a lesson every week till test day.
Must not have a gap between lessons of more than 7 days.
The theory test must be complete and passed by week 6 in to the driving lessons
All learners must do 10 hours to qualify for this free Driving Test, and these need to be with PHDS
If all terms have been met the car hire is given free to you for a duration of 3 hours.
If you wish to have the car longer then payment for the additional time will be required.
If your test result is a fail. If you continue with the weekly lesson and qualified for the free Driving Test first time around you would get the car free the next time. Long as the terms are being met.
Practical Test Fee Refund.
This is open to those who are taking the practical driving test with PHDS
Pass the driving test first time no other times count must be the first physical test.
Have no faults recorded against your Test result sheet DL25.
Then a full refund of £63 or £75 will be given to you.
Free refresher Lessons After Passing.
This is given to those who have passed their practical driving test with PHDS
Free refresher lessons are given over the 2 year probation period of all new drivers gaining the new full licence
3 hours in year 1 and 3 hours in year 2. date of first year start on test day and year 2 ends on the 2 year anniversary.
Refresher lesson are any lesson that has been taught to you in helping you gain your Full Licence.
Can not be used for Pass Plus or Motorway lessons or any lesson that is not tested in the Car Licence catorgory B
Time and date is agreed.
Using your own vehicle we will go back and refresh on those lessons to the L Test.
If no vehicle is provide then the warranty become null in void and a charge will be made for the time used.
13 October 2013
Gift Vouchers
A gift voucher may be purchased for any value or for a set number of lessons.
Please talk to Paul about your request in more detail.
The voucher must be paid for before the voucher is given out and via a bank transfer only.
Vouchers run all year long, however we do have seasonal vouchers as well.
If you have a special message you would like in the card please tell me.
The voucher has no resale value and is only worth the agreed sum to the person named on the voucher only.
On the first lesson involving the voucher i will request the voucher back.
The date for vouchers are for 6 months only.
No refunds wil be given for late use of the voucher or stopping of lessons.
Apple wont give you money back just because you have swapped to a Samsung phone.
March 2018
Please talk to Paul about your request in more detail.
The voucher must be paid for before the voucher is given out and via a bank transfer only.
Vouchers run all year long, however we do have seasonal vouchers as well.
If you have a special message you would like in the card please tell me.
The voucher has no resale value and is only worth the agreed sum to the person named on the voucher only.
On the first lesson involving the voucher i will request the voucher back.
The date for vouchers are for 6 months only.
No refunds wil be given for late use of the voucher or stopping of lessons.
Apple wont give you money back just because you have swapped to a Samsung phone.
March 2018
General Terms and Conditions
TERMS OF BUSINESS
Name…………………………………………………………………………………… Date 27/06/2020
- Lesson Appointment Card
- A lesson appointment card should be issued either before, or on the first lesson. Clients are advised to carry the card so that at the end of a lesson the next appointment/s can be entered. Alternatively a computer based booking system will be used and this will be explained fully to the client.
- Driving Licence
- Clients MUST personally ensure that they are the holders of a valid, current driving licence - which must be produced at the first lesson, and will be regularly checked by their driving instructor. The picture on photo card licences expire after ten years, your photo card licence must be up to date.
- Clients MUST inform their driving instructor if they receive any endorsements on their licence during the time they are receiving tuition. Including any short period disqualifications (SPD).
- Clients MUST inform their driving instructor of any special needs or medical conditions they have that might affect their ability to drive.
- Client Wellbeing
- In the interest of comfort and safety, clients are advised to wear suitable footwear and comfortable clothing which does not restrict movement, please ask your instructor for any advice you may require.
- Tuition Fees
- Tuition fees are as stated in the fees section of these terms of business and may be payable in advance. All accounts must be cleared before taking the official practical driving test.
- Postponement of a Lesson by the Driving School/Driving Instructor
- If by reason of a vehicle failure or other emergency a lesson has to be postponed at short notice, an alternative appointment will be made with mutual consent. If the postponement is a driving test, the school/instructor will be responsible for the test fee if it cannot be cancelled within the required time (see paragraph 7), regardless of the client’s continuation of lessons with the school/instructor. Clients will appreciate that it may not always be possible to notify cancellation if a breakdown occurs on the way to a lesson.
- Driving tests take priority over lessons, therefore, pre-booked lessons may have to be cancelled or postponed if the school/instructor receives short notice of a driving test appointment.
- Except as provided for in a) above, the school will give notice of rearrangement or postponement of a lesson within the same time limit as the school/instructor imposes upon a client postponing or cancelling a lesson.
- If circumstances arise that a change of instructor becomes necessary, the client shall have the right to decline and discontinue lessons with the school/instructor.
- Postponement or Cancellation of Lessons by Clients
- At least...(24 hours) 1clear working days notice of postponement or cancellation of a lesson is required. Please note that Sundays and public holidays are not counted as working days. Late cancellations will be charged for as specified in the fees section.
- Notice to the school/instructor (in writing, by telephone, e-mail or by text) shall be deemed to have been served on the day that the communication is received at the school/instructor’s premises, where it will be timed and recorded.
- Postponement or Cancellation of a Test (Theory or Practical)
- The attention of clients is drawn to the fact that a statutory period of notice is required under government regulations for the cancellation or postponement of a test.
- If possible, the client will be advised in good time of the advisability of cancelling their test. The school/instructor cannot be responsible for the loss of the test fee if the client fails to immediately notify the test booking office. The address and telephone number is given on the test appointment document.
- THE SCHOOL/INSTRUCTOR CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY POSTPONEMENT OR CANCELLATION OF A TEST BY THE TESTING AUTHORITY - AT WHATEVER NOTICE.
- Clients should note that where lessons or tuition vehicle hire are cancelled at short notice, because of a cancellation by the testing authority, fees are still payable. It may be possible for clients to claim lost fees from the testing authority and your instructor will be able to advise you how to do this.
- School/Instructor Guarantee
- The school/instructor guarantees that only legally authorised instructors will give tuition.
- Instructors’ official authorising documents will be displayed on the windscreen of the car, and may be inspected freely at any time.
- Clients may be accompanied on their lesson by senior examiner, whose job is to ensure that the tuition given meets the required standard. This is a legal requirement and is in the public interest.
- If an authorised trainee instructor is used, a client may expect a senior instructor present during some of the lessons.
- The Driving Test
- The school/instructor reserves the right to withhold the use of the training vehicle for the test or a lesson, if in the opinion of the instructor the client is:
- Not at driving test pass standard.
- Medically unfit (including eyesight).
- Under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
- Is not properly licensed to drive.
- Consistently fails to keep, or is late for appointments.
- Falls into arrears over payment.
- If, for any other reason, the instructor considers the client will be unsafe to handle a motor vehicle.
- Clients may be accompanied on their test by a senior examiner, whose job is to ensure that official standards of testing are observed by examiners. This is a legal requirement and is in the public interest.
- You are reminded that when you attend for your theory or practical test, you MUST take the required documents with you; your instructor will advise you. Failure to comply with this regulation may result in your test being cancelled; you will forfeit your test fee and have to apply for a new test date and pay the fee again.
- In the event of the test appointment being sent to the client, they are required to notify the school/instructor as soon as possible, of the date and time of the test and show the confirmation to their instructor on their next lesson. The school/instructor cannot accept any responsibility for booking an incorrect time or date for a test unless the appointment confirmation is produced. If the appointment is sent to the school/instructor, then an undertaking is given, to show the client the confirmation on their next lesson or notify them as soon as possible.
- Clients should notify the instructor/school immediately if the testing authority contact them to alter the date or time of a practical test, if the client fails to do this, the instructor/school shall have no liability for any fees lost.
- Lessons in Own Car
- Lessons may be given in a client’s own car if the instructor is willing to do so, on condition that it is clearly understood:
- The car is fully insured for teaching for reward - and this must be confirmed, in writing, by the vehicle underwriters.
- The instructor is covered by such insurance to drive the car - to be confirmed as above.
- The instructor can in no way be held liable for any damage or accident. While the instructor will make every effort to prevent the client having an accident, or damaging the car, it will be realised that their control is very limited. If clients wish to have lessons in their own car then a second rear view mirror must be provided for the instructor. In view of the extra responsibility entailed, there will normally be no reduction in lesson charges.
- Lessons may be given in a client’s own car if the instructor is willing to do so, on condition that it is clearly understood:
- Insurance
- School cars are fully insured for tuition and driving tests, the insurer’s name is: Waveney Insurance (The certificate of insurance is available for inspection)
- No liability of any kind can be accepted by the school/instructor for the loss of, or damage to any property belonging to, or in the possession of the client.
- Legal Liability
- Clients should be aware that their instructors primary objective is to promote road safety, and in doing so, he/she will have to issue instructions which clients must be prepared to carry out without undue argument.
- The instructor will make every effort to train you to the highest standard, but can in no way be held liable for any errors you commit whilst driving and not accompanied by your instructor either before or after a test pass.
- During an official driving test the client is in charge of the vehicle and is liable for any fines or charges levied as a result of any motoring offence committed.
- Complaints
- If you are unhappy with any aspect of your tuition you should notify the school/instructor without delay, and not later than seven days from the date on which the cause of the complaint arose. Every effort will be made by the school/instructor to satisfactorily deal with the complaint, these “Terms of Business” and the “Code of Practice for Approved Driving Instructors” forming the basis for negotiations.
- Should any dispute be unresolved mutually, then the client has the right to refer the matter to the Motor Schools Association of Great Britain Ltd, 101 Wellington Road North, Stockport, Cheshire SK4 2LP
Name…………………………………………………………………………………… Date 27/06/2020