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The following Terms and Conditions represent the basis upon which driving lessons and courses are offered to you by

1 ROCK SOLID DRIVING SCHOOL and/or ACE-1-STOP Driving School

and MUST be accepted before undertaking any Instruction with either Driving School.

Please note the contract for service is between yourself and your

1 ROCK SOLID DRIVING SCHOOL and/or ACE-1-STOP Driving School Instructor.

1 ROCK SOLID DRIVING SCHOOL and/or ACE-1-STOP Driving School

operates their business which has been agreed to be bound by the following terms and conditions.

1 ROCK SOLID DRIVING SCHOOL and/or ACE-1-STOP Driving School

are bound by a Professional Code of Conduct.

Your Instructor will be courteous, polite, tidy and punctual.

He will be friendly, helpful and approachable.

He will behave in a Professional and ethical manner at all times.

He will promise to teach the Road Safety Authority (RSA) syllabus of training and to promote Safe Driving for Life.

Your tuition vehicle will be well maintained, road worthy and NCT checked if applicable.

It will be clean and tidy and is Professionally fitted with dual-controls as part of it's standard equipment.

The 1 ROCK SOLID DRIVING SCHOOL and/or ACE-1-STOP Driving School tuition vehicle is of course, taxed and insured for driving tuition.

Your Instructor does not smoke and will NOT allow smoking in the vehicle while giving tuition. It should be noted that if the pupil is undertaking a lesson in his/her own vehicle, that while nerves play a big part in learning to drive, smoking should strongly be avoided by the pupil during the course of his/her lesson for safety reasons, if not, for the health of the Instructor.

After all, you won't be allowed to smoke during your actual Driving Test.

Your Instructor will NOT use your lesson time for any other form of business, personal or otherwise.

As a minimum, your Instructor will be licensed by the

Road Safety Authority (RSA) to give driving tuition, and is a fully qualified

Approved Driving Instructor (ADI)

Various Driving Skills materials from books to DVDs are available to purchase from 

1 ROCK SOLID DRIVING SCHOOL and/or ACE-1-STOP Driving School

Please talk to your Instructor in reference to your needs.

The Instructor will discuss your personal development and easy ways of learning at the end of your first lesson.

All students must hold a current, valid Driving License (Learner Permit or Full), which must be produced on, or in advance, of their first lesson. Students MUST have their Learner Permit/Licence with them for every lesson they attend, otherwise the lesson will not be conducted and you will be sent home. We can all forget things now and again and if it happens once, then a verbal warning will be given as a reminder to bring it in the future and there will be no money penalty incurred or lessons written off. However, if it happens a 2nd or subsequent time, then that lesson, or lessons will be written off if already pre paid or else, if on a pay as you go basis will be paid for by the student to avoid any loss to the Driving School.

Important Note:-    Before you purchase any package of lessons from 1 ROCK SOLID DRIVING SCHOOL and/or ACE-1-STOP Driving School please be aware that there are strictly NO REFUNDS given on any of the block bookings or Special Offer packages, should the student change his/her mind midway through their training. 

• All block bookings of 12 EDT Lessons MUST be completed within one (1) year from original purchase date, otherwise that package/block booking will become VOID and will NOT be entertained any further. Any lessons outstanding that are NOT completed by the student after the one (1) year deadline, will be automatically uploaded by the Driving Instructor to the EDT Portal.

• If a block booking of 6 EDT Lessons is purchased, then they MUST be completed within 6 months from original purchase date or will become VOID and will NOT be entertained any further. Any lessons outstanding that are NOT completed by the student after the 6 months deadline, will be automatically uploaded by the Driving Instructor to the EDT Portal.

• If a block booking of 3 EDT Lessons is purchased, then they MUST be completed within 3 months from original purchase date or will become VOID and will NOT be entertained any further. Any lessons outstanding that are NOT completed by the student after the 3 months deadline, will be automatically uploaded by the Driving Instructor to the EDT Portal.

All Special Offer packages purchased MUST be completed within 6 months of original purchase date or will become VOID and will NOT be entertained any further.

Please note that any deposit or subsequent training fees or Driving Test fees paid, are not refundable in the event that you decide to cancel the training once the booking has been accepted by

1 ROCK SOLID DRIVING SCHOOL and/or ACE-1-STOP Driving School

At this point a binding agreement is made between yourself and

1 ROCK SOLID DRIVING SCHOOL and/or ACE-1-STOP Driving School

This does not in any way affect your statutory rights to be provided with the service you have bought (please refer to Term 11).

Provided the Instructor can easily obtain additional work for any lessons postponed, no penalty will be incurred by the student if more than 24 hours notice is given to either Driving School.

If lessons are cancelled giving less than 24 hours notice, then half of the full training fee for that period in question will be charged to the student regardless of excuse, including sickness and change to work or college schedules. 1 ROCK SOLID DRIVING SCHOOL and/or ACE-1-STOP Driving School can no longer, and will no longer tolerate any losses for appointments missed for any reason.

 During the COVID-19 pandemic, if a student becomes sick or unwell or begins showing signs of the virus, they MUST contact the relevant Driving School immediately by phone/text message. Our policy here at 1 ROCK SOLID DRIVING SCHOOL and/or ACE-1-STOP Driving School regardless of government rulings, is that the student must now remain away for a period of 7 days from the date of contacting either Driving School. If a student is genuine with their illness then this should not be an issue to them.

In all other situations, including work/college or school related last minute changes, or if a student does not turn up for their appointment on the day of their lesson, and he/she is already pre paid for all their lessons, then that particular lesson or lessons will be written off if they are EDT Lessons and the student will re commence his/her training on the lesson or lessons after the one they have missed unless the missed fee is paid. 

A SumUp payment request will be sent via text message to the student for full payment if they are doing their lessons on a Pay As You Go basis, requesting payment for the missed lesson/s. If the payment request is not received by us within 24 hours of sending it by text, then no further lessons will be conducted with that particular student and the student is now free to go elsewhere for instruction, and cannot return to 1 ROCK SOLID DRIVING SCHOOL and/or ACE-1-STOP Driving School unless the no show payment is paid in full.

1 ROCK SOLID DRIVING SCHOOL and/or ACE-1-STOP Driving School reserves the right to postpone/cancel lessons if it feels that the weather or road conditions are unsuitable or dangerous and/or in the COVID-19 period, the number of cases begins to rise pending a sudden wave of the virus.

• a) Bookings

Driving Tests can be booked by you or your Instructor on your behalf. Driving Test bookings always take priority over other lessons. Therefore, your lesson may be postponed to allow for someone else’s Driving Test and vice-versa.

Changes to lesson bookings as a result of this will be notified immediately.

Driving Test appointments MUST be notified to

1 ROCK SOLID DRIVING SCHOOL and/or ACE-1-STOP Driving School as soon as they are known, otherwise we cannot guarantee to provide you with the School vehicle on the day of your test.

• b) Use Of The Driving School Vehicle For The Driving Test

Normally you will conduct your Driving Test in the

1 ROCK SOLID DRIVING SCHOOL and/or ACE-1-STOP Driving School tuition vehicle. The Car Hire + Pre-Lesson fee is applicable here unless otherwise stated. If you wish, you may of course take the Driving Test in your own vehicle, but the responsibility of having your own vehicle road worthy, taxed, insured and test ready relies solely with you.

In the interests of customer and public safety, the Instructor reserves the right to withhold the use of the Driving School car for the Driving Test if, in his professional opinion, the students driving is not up to Driving Test standards or is actually/potentially dangerous, which may result in danger to the general public or damage been caused to the Driving School Tuition Vehicle.

• c) Test Cancellation

If you decide to let 1 ROCK SOLID DRIVING SCHOOL and/or ACE-1-STOP Driving School book your Driving Test for you, then you agree that

1 ROCK SOLID DRIVING SCHOOL and/or ACE-1-STOP Driving School cannot be held responsible for any postponement or cancellation of tests authorised by the

Road Safety Authority (RSA)

In their own interests learners are advised to be punctual for their lesson appointments.

The 1 ROCK SOLID DRIVING SCHOOL and/or ACE-1-STOP Driving School Instructor will normally wait for a maximum of 15 minutes before the lesson would be abandoned and the lesson fee forfeited or become due for payment.

A reciprocal waiting time may become necessary if the

1 ROCK SOLID DRIVING SCHOOL and/or ACE-1-STOP Driving School Instructor is delayed due to unforeseen circumstances.

Any lesson time lost as a result of this would be made up by the Instructor either at the end of the normal lesson time if possible or at a later date. Any such shortfall will be recorded on the appointment record card and initialled by the

1 ROCK SOLID DRIVING SCHOOL and/or ACE-1-STOP Driving School Instructor.

In the interests of comfort and safety, learners are advised to wear suitable footwear and clothing which does not restrict movement. Learners must also take note of any medication they are taking that may affect their ability to drive safely and advise the Instructor accordingly before taking any lesson booked.

In the unlikely event of a complaint all efforts must be made to resolve the problem directly with the

1 ROCK SOLID DRIVING SCHOOL and/or ACE-1-STOP Driving School Instructor.

However, please do not let a problem linger, and we will make every effort to resolve your complaint.

Nothing in these Terms and Conditions will reduce your statutory rights relating to goods or services provided.

If you have any doubts about your statutory rights please contact your local Citizen's Advice Bureau.

To begin driving all you need to do is Contact Us to arrange your first lesson. Home visits to talk about learning to drive are no problem. It is no problem whatsoever on lesson days for

1 ROCK SOLID DRIVING SCHOOL and/or ACE-1-STOP Driving School to meet you at your home, school or place of work.

Your driving lesson time is for you only, so rest assured there will never be any other pupil sharing on your lessons.

On your first lesson you will be collected and your Instructor will have a brief chat at the roadside before moving off.

The most important thing is that everything will be done at your pace, as 

1 ROCK SOLID DRIVING SCHOOL and/or ACE-1-STOP Driving School appreciates that everybody progresses at a different rate.

From time to time 1 ROCK SOLID DRIVING SCHOOL and/or ACE-1-STOP Driving School will advertise Special Offers. You can check these out anytime by clicki​ng here.

The 2 Hour Special Introductory Offer advertised for first time drivers would normally entail the Cock Pit Drill and a Full Controls Lesson finishing off with Basic Moving Off & Stopping.