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Driving Instructor Earnings

As a general rule, there’s no reason why you can’t earn more than £40,000 a year with driveJohnson’s.

Since Covid-19, the cost of driving lessons has increased as a result of demand and inflation. We have instructors who earn £60,000+ per year doing it full-time.

Your earning potential will vary on the following factors:

• How many hours you decide to work a week
• The areas you are teaching in
• Consistency of driving lessons a week
• The amount of time you give yourself between each lesson
• The start and finish time
• If you sign up to franchise that’s £800-£1000 a month then these figures aren’t possible
• At driveJohnson’s it’s all about keeping your overheads low
• Try to focus on net profit not gross profit. Most companies charging an expensive driving school franchise will focus on gross as it looks better
• If you’re a driving instructor who wants to work part time (25 hours a week or less) then you will struggle to make a good income with most of our national competitors who command a franchise in the region of £800-£1000. You would be better off owning your own dual controlled car if possible or taking out a low mileage dual control lease.

ADI Earnings Breakdown

Driving Instructor in Milton Keynes

Breakdown of earnings (51-hour week)

INS

4 hours @ £33 starter offer = £132
47 Hours @ £35 = £1645

Total = £1777

OUTS

Car (owns his car outright) but let’s say he leases the vehicle @ £90 per week (going rate)
Fuel for 51 hours = £3 per hour x 51 = £153
Insurance = £10 per week
Repairs = covered in lease deal
Franchise = £73.50 (Our highest rate, lower rates available depending on your location and circumstances)
Other = £25

Take Home (weekly): £1425.50
Take Home (yearly with 4 weeks off holiday): £68,424

Driving Instructor in St Albans

Breakdown of earnings (35-hour week)

INS

2 Hours @ £32 starter offer = £62
33 Hours @ £35 standard rate = £1,155
Total = £1217.00

OUTS

Car – owns the car outright £7,000 Vauxhall Corsa – 2 years old. £7,000 loan paid off over 3 years equals approx. £50.00 a week based on 3.3% APR (Typical Tesco/Sainsbury’s loan). After 3 years, the car will be worth in the region £2,500 as it would have around 80,000-100,000 miles on it. Based on the car being sold for £2,500, your monthly payments on the car would be around £30-a-week.

Fuel for 35 hours = £3 per hour x 35 = £105
Insurance = £10 per week
Repairs = Put aside £15 a week and this will give you £780 a year on repairs which should be more than enough. Your first two years in a relatively new car should be problem free.
Franchise = £58.00 (Average franchise rate for this amount of teaching hours)
Other = £25

Total outgoings a week = £243

Take Home (weekly): £974
Take home (yearly with 4 weeks off holiday): £46,752

The beauty about being your own boss is you can work when you want. We have over 450 instructors and each instructor has their own diary and chooses when they want to work. Every instructor has differing circumstances, some of no dependents and they are very money driven so they work 50 hours a week and some instructors have children, so can only work between school hours.

Other instructors try to get a balance of both worlds by working around 35-40 hours a week, which still allows time for the family by getting home at 6pm and allowing 2 days off still.

Whatever your requirements, driveJohnson’s driving instructor franchise will still mean you can make money.

Our franchise model gives you the peace of mind of mind we will never have too many instructors in your area. If we do miscalculate or become too greedy then you have just 4 weeks notice to leave which is better than most of our national competitors who have all sorts of hidden small print in their long contracts which normally equates to a minimum term of 24 months.

If you are someone that only wants to work 25-35 hours a week then you may struggle to make profit by joining other national companies charging in the region of £230-£250 a week franchise.

You may see some lower enticement offers which include the car, just be sure to read the small print as this price normal goes up later. Just be sure to read the small print and crunch the maths on the worst case scenario your franchise is raised within 6 months of starting.

If you want to work 45-55 hours a week with us then you can and you will see an even tidier net profit. In certain areas like Oxford and Newbury we charge £35+ an hour. Driving instructors in Newbury could expect to earn £10,000 more per year. You may talk to instructors while enquiring about becoming a driving instructor and they may laugh or say these figures are not possible. At driveJohnson’s, they are – we can show you over 400 instructor diaries that are busy.

What does a 35-hour working week calendar look like?

What does a 25-hour working week calendar look like?

What does a 51-hour working week calendar look like?

A few reasons why you might not earn more than £35,000 per year

• You don’t do more than 25 hours a week.
• You don’t manage your diary well.
• You leave large gaps between lessons. We usually recommend 20-30 minutes.
• You cancel on your pupils, therefore, when they cancel on you at short notice it’s a bit cheeky to charge.
• You buy an unreliable car and it’s off the road too much.
• You take out a car lease costing you £150 plus a week.
• You cover too many areas and spend too much time commuting between pupils lessons.
• You don’t do double lessons, 2 hours together or 1.5 hour lessons
• YOU JOIN THE WRONG DRIVING SCHOOL and then realise later they are not good for the work and it’s too late, you have signed your life away.

You are your own boss; like any self-employed start-up business, you will need some initiative, passion and drive to make this a success. You will receive all the help you need from our office managers and Anthony Johnson, the owner. If you join driveJohnson’s, don’t be afraid to ask for help – if you succeed then driveJohnson’s succeed too!

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How much do driving instructors earn? was last modified: June 29th, 2024 by driveJohnsons