Terms & Conditions
1. Interpretation and application
1.1. In these terms and conditions (the “Conditions”) "I" “we”, “us” or “our” means PercePtion Driving Tuition.
1.2. “You” or “your” means you the customer.
1.3. You must read these Conditions in full as they set out the complete terms upon which We have agreed to provide and You have agreed to obtain driving lesson tuition from Us.
1.4. As your Driving Instructor I reserve the right to charge for any lessons affected by your failure to comply with any of these Conditions.
2. Driving Lesson Tuition with PercePtion Driving Tuition
2.1. PercePtion Driving Tuition offer driving lesson tuition with a PercePtion Driving Instructor (“your Driving Instructor”).
3. Lesson Tuition
3.1. Lesson Tuition is only available to persons who meet the following criteria:
3.1.1. Aged 17 or over (or aged 16 if in receipt of the higher rate element of the disability living allowance) and
3.1.2. Who hold a valid UK provisional driving licence (“Licence”) and
3.1.3. Who are legally entitled to drive in the UK.
3.2. Your responsibilities.
3.2.1. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have the appropriate Licence and the Licence must be presented to your Driving Instructor prior to the commencement of your tuition.
3.2.2. Your Instructor reserves the right to refuse to provide You with lesson tuition or to cancel any lessons you have agreed to or booked, without liability, if you fail to provide him/her with the Licence prior to your first lesson.
3.2.3. Your lesson tuition is governed by a contract between you and your Instructor. Accordingly, you and your Instructor are responsible for arranging the date, time, pick-up location and duration of your lessons.
3.2.4. You will treat your Instructor with respect and follow your Instructor’s reasonable instructions, particularly with regard to matters affecting your health and safety or the health and safety of others.
3.3. Your Driving Instructor’s responsibility.
3.3.1. Provide you with lesson tuition at the hourly rate communicated to you from time to time, the hourly rate may be subject to change, but 1 months’ notice will be provided prior to any price increase;
3.3.2. Recommend what are, in their opinion, the most appropriate training methods and aids to help you study for your theory and hazard perception test;
3.3.3. Design a course of lessons to match your specific driving and learning needs from your first lesson right through to your practical test;
3.3.4. Provide You with lessons which will last one hour or such other duration as you and your Instructor will agree in advance;
3.3.5. Provide a presentable, modern, properly maintained and dual controlled car for each lesson;
3.3.6. Recommend, where appropriate, advanced courses to help you develop your skills for; motorway driving, driving in extreme weather conditions and Pass Plus;
3.3.7. Give you relevant feedback during your lesson and record your development in your PercePtion “Progress Record” at the end of each lesson;
3.3.8. Monitor your progress, advise and recommend what is, in their opinion, the appropriate time to book your practical test and once it has been agreed between you both, apply for your practical driving test and where required, they will advise whether it should be subsequently rescheduled;
3.3.9. Provide training on a one-to-one basis with no other learner in the car;
3.3.10. Honour the full time booked for each lesson, which should include an introduction, practical training and a debrief at the end of your lesson.
3.3.11. At all times your instructor will conduct themselves in a professional manner including;
i. courteous and considerate to You
ii. avoiding physical contact except in an emergency
iii. not smoking during your lessons
iv. restricting mobile phone use to emergencies or for your benefit;
3.3.12. Reserve the right to cancel a lesson or finish a lesson early on grounds of road safety
3.3.13. Not discriminate against You and will always abide by the law;
3.3.14. Endeavour to be on time at the agreed pick-up point and be available for the full duration of the lesson booking, subject to any circumstances beyond their control;
3.3.15. Endeavour to give you two working days’ notice (excluding Bank Holidays) should a lesson need to be rescheduled;
3.3.16. Respond professionally to any worries or issues that you may have and try to resolve them to your satisfaction.
3.3.17. If your Driving Instructor is for whatever reason unable to comply with their obligations to you, your PercePtion Driving Tuition reserves the right to arrange for an alternative Driving Instructor to provide you with some or all of your driving tuition. If your Instructor is unable to arrange for an alternative Instructor to provide your lesson tuition, or in the event of a mechanical breakdown of the vehicle in which you have been learning to drive, or for any other reason, the Instructor reserves the right to rearrange your lessons for a time convenient to both you and the Instructor.
4. Lesson Cancellation Policy
4.1. You must give your Instructor at least two working days’ (48 hours) notice (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays) (the “Minimum Notice”) if you wish to cancel or rearrange a driving lesson, otherwise you will be liable to pay for 100% of the lesson fee.
4.2. Where you have pre-paid for any lesson but fail to attend or provide the Minimum Notice to cancel or rearrange the lesson, it will be counted as a lesson taken for the purposes of the lesson cancellation policy and you will be liable for the lesson fee.
4.3. You will not be able to sell or transfer any driving lessons which you have pre-paid for to any third party, without obtaining our prior written consent.
5. Insurance
5.1. Your Instructor will carry the appropriate motor insurance and be able to provide such documentation, should You be involved in an accident, whilst under the supervision of your Instructor.
6. Price Changes
6.1. PercePtion Driving Tuition reserves the right to change the price of all our learner driver products including all Lessons, at any time.
7. Non-Block Booked Tuition
7.1. The price of lessons that have not been pre-paid may be changed at any time. You will receive prior notice of any price increases.
8. Block Booked Tuition
8.1. The cost of Block Booked tuition is based on the lesson price in force at the time that the booking is made and will be honoured for a period of 6 months from the date of the booking. We reserve the right to increase the price of any unused tuition time.
9. Special Offers & Freedom Offers
9.1. We also reserve the right to introduce (and to withdraw) offers from time to time in respect of driving tuition or any other products that we may decide.
9.2. Such offers will not affect the price of Block Bookings unless it is expressly stated within the offer.
9.3. These terms and conditions shall apply to the special offers, in each of the particular ‘terms of the offer’, which shall be published on the Website www.PercePtionDriving.co.uk
10. Payment
10.1. You must pay for your product(s), good(s) or lesson(s) in advance using the following methods:
10.1.1. payment via credit or debit card in car at the beginning of your lesson
10.1.2. payment via credit or debit card, or bank transfer prior to your lesson
10.1.5. payment via cash made directly to your PercePtion Instructor
11. Acknowledgement
11.1. You acknowledge that it is your responsibility to ask for and to obtain appropriate receipts or other proofs, in relation to all payments you make to your Instructor.
11.2. We do not accept responsibility or liability for any payments however made, being lost, delayed, misappropriated, rejected, tampered with, being short of the required amount or any overpayment on your part. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have sufficient funds to make all payments to us and to ensure that you have paid us the correct amount.
12. Refund Policy
12.1. Lesson Tuition
12.1.1. You are entitled to cancel your lesson tuition up to 7 days following the date of commitment (“Booking Date”) or otherwise in accordance with the Distance Selling Regulations 2000 (the “Regulations”). If You have not taken any lesson(s) within the first 7 days of the Booking Date You will be entitled to a full refund of any amounts paid, subject to deduction of the Refund Charge (clause 13.1.4)
12.1.2. If You have taken lesson(s) within the first 7 days, and You wish to cancel You will not be eligible for a refund on any lessons taken.
12.1.3. No refund is payable where a period of 6 months has lapsed since your last lesson unless previously agreed in writing.
12.1.4. If You are entitled to any refund, You will be required to pay an administration charge of £30 to process the refund (the “Refund Charge”). The Refund Charge will be deducted from each refund that is paid back to You.
12.1.5. Where it is possible to do so, and We agree to refund You any amounts, We will do so using the same method You used when You made the payment. If for any reason We are unable to refund You using the same method with which You paid, We reserve the right to refund You by any other method We deem appropriate.
12.1.6. We may request additional information from You to confirm your identity in order to comply with the Money Laundering Regulations 2007; We will also use this information to ensure adherence to Our Merchant Operating Instructions for card collection facilities.
12.1.7. Refunds may take up to 28 working days to reach You or your account.
12.2. Tuition Vehicle and Practical Driving Test:
12.2.1. Your driving instructor reserves the right to withhold the use of the driving instruction tuition vehicle for the candidate practical test if they consider that the You are not at test standard. Please be aware that you’re driving instructor has a full diary of students and therefore you should always consult with your driving instructor before booking your practical driving test s/he will only be glad to advise you of their free times, if you fail to consult with your driving instructor they will not guarantee availability.
12.2.2. It is Your responsibility to take the required documentation to their practical driving test, we will not be held responsible if your test is cancelled due to missing documentation.
12.2.3. While every effort is made to maintain the vehicle of instruction to a high standard we will NOT be responsible for any mechanical or electrical faults that may happen before or during your practical driving test such as but not limited to BLOWN Reverse light bulb etc… You’re driving instructor will not be held responsible if your test is cancelled due to such events.
13. Limitation of Liability
13.1. Neither We have, or shall have any liability to you in relation to any injury, loss or damage arising from the use of the tuition vehicle or from the facts or omissions of your Instructor.
13.2. We will not in any event be liable for any losses relating to any business interests that you may have including but not limited to loss of profits, business, loss of opportunity or any business interruptions or delays that you may incur. This does not apply to any claim you may have for personal injury or death and nothing in these Conditions will affect your statutory rights.
13.3. We do not guarantee to provide or procure the provision of any of the services referred to in these Conditions if We are prevented from doing so in circumstances beyond our reasonable control, including without limitations, the activities of civil government authorities, third party industrial disputes, internal industrial disputes where we have taken reasonable steps to prevent the effects of such action on any of the services set out in these Conditions but have been unable to do so; acts of God, or severe weather conditions. We reserve the right to make reasonable changes to the services referred to in these Conditions and to these Conditions for any reason we deem necessary.
13.4. Where we do make any such changes, We will give You reasonable notice of the changes. If as a direct result of such changes the services we provide to you are substantially varied to your detriment, and where we are satisfied of the same, You may cancel your agreement with us by giving not less than 30 days’ notice in writing to Our address below.
13.5. Any refunds that you may be entitled to will be dealt with in accordance with Our Refund Policy set out above. If any provision of these Conditions is found by any court, tribunal or administrative body of competent jurisdiction to be wholly or partly illegal, invalid, void, voidable, unenforceable or unreasonable it shall to the extent of such illegality, invalidity, voidness, voidability, unenforceability or unreasonableness, be deemed severable and the remaining provisions of these Conditions shall continue in full force and effect..
13.6. Informing You about Products and Services. If You decide You do not wish to receive such information, please inform Us, but be aware that this will prevent You from receiving Our special offers and/or promotions.
14. Data Protection
14.1. For the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998, the data controller in relation to the information you supply is Michele Windsor, Perception Driving tuition, 07944 253928.
14.2. We keep various pieces of information about you on file. This information will be used in the business of providing your training. We will not share that information with any third party, sell it or publicise it (either in the press, through advertising or on social media) without your permission. Any written information will be completely wiped from our files within 6 months of your last training session. We may use the information You provide for administration, marketing, and customer services. When you give us information about another person, You confirm that they have authorised you to act for them, to consent to the processing and use of their personal data in the manner described in this notice and to receive on their behalf any data protection notice.
14.3. The car is fitted with a data recorder, front and rear in-car cctv recording system; normal procedure is for the recordings to be automatically overwritten in the following days. Recordings made are for insurance and evaluation purposes and will not be used on social media or shared with another person without your consent.
14.4. You have the right to ask for a copy of your information (for which we will charge a reasonable fee to cover administration costs) and to correct any inaccuracies contained therein.
DECLARATION
Nothing in these terms and conditions will reduce the statutory rights of the Customer relating to faulty or misdescribed goods or services provided. The Instructor has a statutory obligation to provide goods and services fit for the purpose for which they were purchased and as described. If the Customer has any doubts about their statutory rights, they should contact their local Trading Standards Department or Citizen's Advice Bureau.
