Working Week Days, Hours & Prices
Monday 13 July 2020 16.40
The COVID-19 outbreak has forced all businesses to re-evaluate working practices, services and their general duty of care to their customers.
The Driving Instruction industry is no different and is, in fact, subject to even more stringent attention than most others.
As we, thankfully, seem to be approaching a return to lessons, probably from Monday 10th August 2020, I have had to completely rethink how you and I go about delivering a safe environment for your lesons.
Some of the areas I have had to consider are:
- Number of customers seen each day, or each week
- PPE that may be required
- Length of lesson
- Time required between lessons for ventilation & sanitising
- How the new environment will impact my home life
After much consideration I have decided to implement several major changes to my diary, lessons and pricing.
The new working week shall now run from Sunday to Thursday with a mixture of 90 minute and 60 minute lessons. There will no longer be any evening lessons as when I go home in the evening new protocols will mean an immediate shower and change of clothing (as key workers do at the end of their shifts).
So, the new working week shall be:
- Sunday - 90 Minute Lessons - £40 each @ 09.00, 11.00, 13.30 & 15.30
- As I shall no longer be doing evening lessons Sunday shall be reserved for pupils who can't manage daytime Monday to Thursday
- Monday to Wednesday - 90 Minute Lessons - £40 each @ 09.00, 11.00, 13.30 & 15.30
- My recent query showed that most, but not all, pupils would prefer a longer lesson. It is not really practical to have a 2 Hour lesson, so hopefully this will be a suitable compromise
- Thursday - 60 Minute Lessons - £27 each @ 09.00, 10.30, 12.00, 14.00, 15.30 & 17.00
- Not all pupils wanted a longer lesson so Thursday will allow those pupils the chance to have the normal time period
I know that this will not suit everyone but there are far too many new considerations. I shall begin taking bookings with the tentative start date of Monday 10th August.
I hope you can all appreciate the need for these changes.
