I Spend £12948 Per Year To Be A Driving Instructor

As we know driving instructors are in high demand at the moment and there massive focus on how much they earn and very little information on how much it actually costs to run a driving school. So lets explore my weekly, monthly and yearly expenses as a driving instructor.

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0:00 Intro
1:40 Must Have Expenses
7:55 Semi Optional Expenses
10:35 Long Term Expenses or Safety Net

Any questions feel free in the comments below.

[Workshop]

Would have been nice to see a total breakdown including overall income and average lessons per day/month to make some comparisons. Love the videos though, keep them coming. I will be taking my part 1 soonest. Regards

[DJBoombastic]

Eye opener for sure. Been thinking about doing my training fir a career change 😱😱

[gurusapprentice]

Great video i'm currently on a pink licence and just about to have 1st attempt at the part 3 Having bought a vehicle for training funnily enough a peugeot 208 petrol had to replace the clutch prior to starting lessons as it was shot, and even with the new clutch bite point is horrific for learners! So going on a pdi lease but even with all the overheads which ok are deductible I see all the money coming in but not able to realistically justify a wage lol. As it's all there to pay everything i;ve been paying out to set up.

[sianturner]

Thanks for the useful video. I'm considering a move from teaching (after 15 years) to being a driving instructor. It's hard to get my head around the expenses part of the job and how much of a loss I'd need to take from my job to do this. I'm used to working long hours in a tiring job so I'm not worried about that bit but this video hits the nail on the head with what has to be paid for. I'd love to know the earnings that these expenses are against. Thanks for the video!

[RAM-szuq]

Very informative, thank you. I'm considering doing this part time around my current work to start out so some of these numbers are interesting as they would be viable for both full and part time.

[jadelouisetidman]

Brilliant and helpful breakdown Josh, Thanks. You’re doing a lot more for people than you know!

[tlimbu]

Very interesting and well presented. Thank you for taking your time to make the video. I am thinking of becoming ADI too and video like this are really helpful to us.

[jonsutyautomotiverepair]

Good video - thanks for your input, helping me decide weather this would be a good
Career change for me

[Mark-qcts]

Hi Josh, great video, thank you. What is the name of the driving instructor APP that you use?

[alandavies]

Hi…I’ve just stumbled accidentally on this channel as I’m considering a career change. A quick question please…where are you based ? as a shot in the video looks very similar to where I live…if you’d rather not say it’s fine…great video and very informative…cheers.

[deegeedee]

Hi Josh. Great video, thank you. I'm only at the research stage but would love to do this. My mind gets away from me all the time and I've been looking at cars to lease for it, can I ask you, what is your annual mileage on your agreement, or even what mileage do you do each year being an instructor? Cheers!

[martynlewis]

There is a new app in the works for driving instructors and learner drivers. It will change the way the industry works. Nuff said!

[johntyxeros]

what kind of used car do you recommend for a new instructor and why?
what fuel and what size car (because it will be also my daily familly car)?

[samboswell]

Love your videos mate, very to the point and informative. keep up the good work.

Do you think there’s enough demand for teaching students in an auto. As there are people out there that will only want to drive an auto. I’m seriously considering pursuing this career as I’ve had enough of the office life. Appreciate any advice Thanks

[tonyaiello]

Hi Josh. Video is great. You said in the video you have a better way on the purchase of the car. Can you show me the link to this video please. Also did you get your Peugeot standard then get the dual control fitted afterwards?
Thanks!

[andrewmiddleton]

Then you’re got your income tax on top, however what about the benefit of offset some of these expenses against your tax bill at the end of the year? What does that look like. Good informative video and delivery by the way.

[matthewwalters]

Great video, I’m thinking of training as a driving instructor. So based on a 40 hour week your clearing about 37?

[richardw]

Could you do an update on the costs for 2023?

[andris]

I was think about becoming driving instructor because I teach my friend and they passed straight away. I liked teaching them but I masted to that for free But know after this video I don't think when I can do that . There must be millionar for got this job

[sinamKhattak]

What was the exact name of the driving instructor app you referred to please, Josh?....I'm in need of an