Questions / Schools and lessons
Answer first · reviewed August 2026
Can I change driving instructors or schools?
Usually yes, but contracts, unused lessons and course-record transfers vary. Safety, respect and communication are valid reasons to request a different instructor.
Make it practical
What to do
Write down the concern, ask the school how it will protect completed course credit and get any refund or transfer decision in writing.
Easy to miss
The common trap
Giving a new school your licence or booking information without understanding who controls existing appointments.
Turn knowledge into a habit
How to practise it
Ask the same written questions of two or three approved providers. Comparable answers reveal far more than a star score floating without context.
When a rule, road sign or examiner instruction conflicts with an internet tip, use the official rule and the safe decision. The internet has many talents; wearing a reflective examiner vest is not one of them.
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