Current Terms and Conditions.
For a copy of terms and conditions for courses booked on or before 17th April 2026. Please follow this link: Terms And Conditions Before 18th April 2026
Practical Test Information and Booking Options
Due to the May 12th change by the DVSA restricting driving test booking to the student alone
Our processes and website are continually being updated. If you come across anything outdate on our site, please let us know.
The Driving Test not being in place at the start of the course, or being outside the course week, is not a valid reason, to delay commencing the course.
Our courses will continue to operate under the following booking options:
1. Book a fixed course week
Complete the majority of your course hours first, with time held back for the practical test. The practical test will then be booked and may, where possible, be brought forward to an earlier date.
2. Book your course and schedule the course week once the practical test is booked
In this option, your course schedule will be arranged to lead up to your practical test date.
By ticking the checkbox on the booking form, you confirm that you understand these booking options and that your booking will remain under the option selected.
If you select ‘Pick a dedicated course’, you cannot change to the alternative option at a later date if you then decide to wait until a practical test has been booked. The course must proceeds on the week booked.
If you select ‘Schedule your course week once practical test is booked’, you must book your practical test within 48 hours. An instructor will then be arranged to align with your test date. Once both the practical test and instructor have been confirmed, the test date cannot be brought forward.
Relationship between the company, instructor and student
All courses booked with OneWeekDrivingCourse.co.uk are arranged on the basis that the contract for the delivery of the course and its hours is between the student named on the booking form and the instructor. The instructor is a self-employed franchisee of One Week Driving Course. Any dispute, claim or discussion regarding tuition, course hours, balance payments or related matters must therefore be taken up directly with the instructor.
OneWeekDrivingCourse.co.uk will provide both the student and the instructor with a “Record of Course Hours” form. This must be completed and initialled by both the instructor and the student, with a copy retained by each. Any discussion regarding course hours must be referred to the instructor using this form. OneWeekDrivingCourse.co.uk cannot enter into any discussion regarding course hours where this form has not been completed and retained.
Payments
Payments for courses are split into a deposit and a balance payment.
The deposit is retained by OneWeekDrivingCourse.co.uk for the services we provide, including arranging the course, booking the theory test, and assigning an instructor.
The balance payment belongs in full to the self-employed instructor delivering the training. Even where the balance is transferred through OneWeekDrivingCourse.co.uk, this is done solely as agent for the instructor. We do not retain or control these funds.
Any dispute regarding the balance payment, including early payment, cancellation or refund requests, must be taken up directly with the instructor. Once funds have been passed to the instructor, we are unable to intervene or recover them, as the contract for the delivery of training is between the student and the instructor.
If a student chooses to pay the instructor before the first day of the course, this falls outside our Terms and Conditions, which state that balance payments are to be collected at pick-up on the first day of the course.
Any private arrangements made between the student and the instructor after the original course must be dealt with directly between the student and the instructor and not through OneWeekDrivingCourse.co.uk.
The company cannot be held liable for any compensation claim by either the instructor or the student, nor can it be held responsible for any traffic law violation committed by either party.
Deposit payments include, where applicable, theory test fee, booking and administration fees and are inclusive of VAT.
Balance payments are made to the individual instructors carrying out the course and do not include VAT.
OneWeekDrivingCourse.co.uk acts as an agent.
Company and Instructor Responsibilities
It’s important to understand that OneWeekDrivingCourse.co.uk and the instructors we work with are separate entities. While we handle course arrangements and test bookings, the instructor is an independent professional responsible for training delivery and vehicle availability for the test. Any concerns regarding instructor availability or refusals should be addressed directly with the instructor. We are not a test booking service; We provide a full package that includes booking the theory test, and assigning an instructor. Once this is completed, our service is fulfilled. It is the student’s responsibility to follow our procedures. We do not alter our procedures to accommodate individual preferences.
Learning or Medical Conditions
Intensive courses are, by their nature, demanding. If you suffer from any condition, including but not limited to Asperger’s, dyslexia, dyspraxia, anxiety or depression, and you feel that the condition is relevant to your ability to undertake practical driving tuition, you should carefully consider whether an intensive course is suitable for your learning needs.
Where a condition may significantly affect your ability to complete an intensive course, we would recommend that you consider not taking an intensive course. Intensive courses are demanding by nature, and you run the risk of losing course hours and the practical test if you find the course too intensive or do not reach the required test standard. Our instructors are not expected to be specialists in tuition relating to these specific conditions.
Our instructors are not specially trained to teach students with special educational needs or medical conditions, and due to the intensive nature of these courses, extra time is not built into the course structure.
It is entirely the student’s responsibility to ensure that an intensive course is suitable for their individual circumstances. Instructors reserve a substantial amount of time in their diary for these courses and, if a student later finds the course too intensive or unsuitable for their needs, no refund will be offered, as that time cannot usually be replaced.
Likewise, if a student has any medical condition, including pregnancy, which may affect their ability to complete the required daily hours of the course, it is the student’s responsibility to ensure that they are physically able to do so before booking and commencing the course. No refund will be offered in these circumstances, as the instructor will already have reserved that time.
In either case, the instructor may, at their sole discretion, agree to reduce the number of hours completed each day. However, they are under no obligation to do so, and any unused hours will be forfeit.
It remains entirely the student’s responsibility to ensure that an intensive course is appropriate for any learning difficulty, medical condition, or other circumstance that may affect their ability to complete the course successfully.
Student responsibilities
It is the student’s responsibility to notify One Week Driving Course at the time of booking of the following:
- driving licence number
- theory test certificate number and date passed
- pickup address, if different from the home address
- any unavailable dates or times
- any special requirements
- any medical condition
- any condition which could affect the driving course
- any condition which could affect the practical test
- details of any tests already booked which may conflict with the course being booked
We are unable to specify male or female instructors due to our policy of non-discrimination. Requesting a specific gender of instructor is not a valid reason for a course not proceeding.
If you choose to commence your course in a manual car, you must complete the course in a manual car. You will not be permitted to change to an automatic vehicle once the course has commenced.
One Week Driving Course will not be held responsible if a student fails to provide relevant information which may affect the driving course or practical test. Any such information must be submitted directly to our office by email by the student. It is not the instructor’s responsibility to pass this information on.
Failure to provide your theory certificate number and date of passing, or to inform us that you have failed the theory test, or to respond to reminders, may result in delayed information on the practical test booking process. It is the student’s responsibility to provide the theory certificate number to us by email.
If you fail your theory test, or do not take it for any reason, you must attempt to book another theory test before your practical course. Please note that this will reduce the time available to secure a practical test and may mean that the test cannot take place on the final day of the course.
The practical course will still proceed, except for the final day, which may be held back until you have passed the theory test. This will be at the discretion of the instructor delivering the course.
If you do not proceed with the original course date, your deposit will be forfeit.
If the student cannot take their theory test because they do not hold the correct licence, the instructor reserves the right to proceed with the majority of the training and hold back some hours until the theory test has been taken and passed.
Any test changes must first be discussed with and approved by the instructor. If you fail to do so and this results in the instructor being unavailable, the course will proceed on the original booked dates. Failure to proceed with the course will result in the balance payment remaining due.
For Semi-Intensive courses, the theory test must be passed within four weeks of booking for the selected completion month to remain unchanged.
The student must hold a valid Category B provisional licence. If the student does not reach the required standard by the test date, the instructor may refuse use of the training car for the test, in which case the test fee will be lost. The instructor’s decision is final.
Eyesight
Your eyesight must meet the required standard. If you are unable to read a number plate from the required distance, the instructor may refuse to allow you to drive.
Whether any course hours for that week are forfeit in such circumstances will be at the instructor’s discretion, particularly where the instructor has reserved the time in their diary and the practical test fee may be lost due to late cancellation. This must be discussed directly with the instructor.
It is strongly recommended that you have your eyesight checked before beginning any course.
Additional Conditions
One Week Driving Course cannot be held responsible for bad weather causing cancellation of tests. We will try to assist with rearranging matters to suit both the student and the instructor, but delays may occur.
One Week Driving Course does not teach test routes or specific test areas. We teach students how to drive safely, recognise different situations, and deal with different types of junctions.
Availability of courses and instructors shown on the website is intended as a guide only. We reserve the right to offer alternative dates and instructors.
Our instructors may be based in a different area from the student.
Any toll charges or congestion charges must be paid by the student directly to the instructor in cash. The current London congestion charge stated on the website may be subject to change.
One Week Driving Course reserves the right to refuse a course booking for any reason.
Semi-Intensive Courses
All policies applicable to our Intensive Courses also apply to Semi-Intensive Courses, except where specifically stated otherwise below.
Course Schedule
The lesson schedule will depend on both the student’s and the instructor’s availability. Any stated completion timeframe is an estimate only and may vary.
The instructor will normally make contact during the second week after booking to arrange a suitable lesson schedule.
A strict 48-hour cancellation policy applies to all scheduled lessons. Any lesson cancelled with less than 48 hours’ notice will be charged or deducted from the course hours.
Theory Test
If the student fails the theory test, it must be rebooked as soon as possible. This may affect the overall duration of the course.
The theory test must be passed within four weeks of booking for the selected completion month to remain unchanged.
Practical Test
Once the theory test has been passed, the student must provide us with the theory certificate number and book the practical test in accordance with current DVSA rules.
The practical test should normally be booked to align with the estimated course completion month where possible.
If the student does not attend the scheduled practical test, postpones it, or rearranges it in a way that disrupts the agreed lesson schedule, short notice cancellation charges may apply or hours forfeit.
All other practical test terms and conditions continue to apply.
Important Notes
Semi-Intensive Courses are designed around gradual progress over time. Students are responsible for making themselves available for lessons and tests within reasonable timescales.
Delays caused by lack of availability, failure to pass the theory test, cancelled lessons, postponed tests, or failure to provide required information may extend the overall course duration.
Gift Vouchers
Gift Vouchers must be redeemed within 12 months of the original purchase date.
Once this date has passed the voucher will be forfeit.
Prices at the time of redemption will be in force.
Privacy Policy
We do not store credit card details nor do we share customer details with any 3rd parties.
We ask successful pupils for a photograph/video review when they have passed their test. By agreeing to this, you are allowing us to use the photograph/video in our testimonials review section and elsewhere as promotional material. Instructors, sending in photographs or videos are also agreeing to this use.
| 1.1 | We reserve the right to change these terms and conditions at any time. Any such changes will take effect when posted on this website and it is your responsibility to read the terms and conditions on each occasion you use this website and your continued use of the website shall signify your acceptance to be bound by the latest terms and conditions. |
| 1.2 | If you are not the pupil, you confirm that you have authority to bind any business on whose behalf you use this website. |
| 1.3 | All courses must be booked online via our website and a non refundable deposit payment must be made at the time of booking to secure the booking. All course arrangements are confirmed by email, sent to the email address you used to register. It is your responsibility to check your emails. If after booking you have received no emails within 48hrs you must contact us. All Courses must be completed within 6 calendar months from the original commencement date. (If any part of the course has been carried over) If this 6 calendar month period is exceeded all fees are forfeit and no further tests will be booked. All tuition hours will also be forfeit. |
| 1.4 | Your theory test will be booked at least 21 days prior to the course start date. One theory test is included with your course. Any additional theory test bookings must be arranged and paid for by the student via the DVSA website. Please note: if a second theory test cannot be taken in time, you will be unable to book your practical test until the theory test is passed. If you already have a theory test booked at the time of course registration, we will contact you to request the details. Once confirmed, we will automatically refund the theory test fee included in your original booking. |
| 1.5 | The pupil will be permitted to use the training car for their driving test providing the pupil has reached a safe standard of driving. Whilst every effort is made to get the pupil to test level, and to take the practical test, if it is considered by the instructor that the pupil could be a danger to themselves, the DSA examiner or to the general public, then for safety reasons, he/she will not be allowed to use the training car for the test and will be advised accordingly. The test fee will be forfeit if it is within the 10 working days notice required by the DVSA to alter/cancel a test. The hours allocated for the test, are to be completed in this instance. One Week Driving Course cannot be held responsible if your course is affected in the following circumstances:- The DVSA canceling a driving test due to : Unavailable Examiner, Examiners taking strike action. In this circumstance , the course goes ahead saving time for the re-arranged practical test. Bad weather, failing light etc. Any Unforeseen mechanical failure. Any accident while on a lesson or test. Force Majeure In the unfortunate event of an instructor passing away during a course, any monies paid to the instructor beforehand, would have to be recovered from the instructors estate. |
| 1.6 | If the pupil is found to be under the Influence of Alcohol, Drugs or anything which could affect your driving, the pupil would not be allowed to drive for that day losing any fees for that days training or test fees if on test day. The instructors decision on this is final. If you are on a ultimate package course you will have to pay for the next driving test & lessons for that day. Note – If a second incident occurs then the course will be terminated with loss of all course fees. If you decide not to attend a driving test for any reason you will be liable for the next test fee. If the pupil falls ill within the 10 working day test cancellation notice period, the test fee will be forfeit and the pupil will have to pay for any subsequent test. Due to the nature of intensive courses, if the pupil falls ill, during the course, any remaining days may be forfeit if the pupil is unable to continue. (this subject to the discretion of the instructor, whose decision in these instances is final). The Semi-intensive format, there is a strict 48hr cancellation period on all scheduled lessons. Any lesson cancelled with less than 48hrs will be charged/deducted from the hours. If you choose to take a course whilst pregnant, the above paragraph also applies. If you were to find the course too tiring, or have any pregnancy related issues, you may well forfeit any course hours. (Again at the discretion of the instructor who has possibly cleared a week of their diary for the course. The instructors decision is final). |
| 1.7 | Where the instructor may arrive late for a lesson due to circumstances beyond his/her control, the instructor will make efforts to extend the ‘finish’ time of the lesson by the same amount of time or add the time on to the following session. If the instructor decides to terminate the course, any discussion regarding refund of the course hours and any deposit payment made, would need to be taken up with the instructor. If the student has paid in full – we transfer the balance part of the payment to the instructor on the first day of the course. Any dispute over the balance part of any payment, would need to be taken up directly with the instructor. OneWeekDrivingCourse.co.uk will not be held responsible for this portion of the payment. |
| 1.8 | Where the pupil fails to attend a pre-arranged course time, the instructor will wait a maximum of 30 minutes before leaving. This will be then classed as a no show for which the pupil will be liable for a no show fee which is equal to that days lesson price. |
| 1.9 | All ‘One Week Driving Course’ instructors are Fully Qualified DVSA Approved Driving Instructors (DSA ADI), who have been CRB checked. |
| 1.10 | ‘One Week Driving Course Driving School may substitute another instructor and change course dates if unforeseen circumstances arise. |
| 1.11 | All One Week Driving Course. vehicles are a non smoking environment. |
| 1.12 | The cost of the use of the training car for the driving test period is the same as the cost of a lesson, if a lesson is booked prior to the test on the same day this will be the equivalent cost of a two lesson period. |
| 1.13 | Abusive language or threatening behavior to any One Week Driving Course Driving Instructor, office staff, DSA Examiner or the general public while on a driving lesson, driving test, or via a phone call will not be tolerated. Any such action may result in your course being terminated resulting in the loss of course fee. |
2. Booking process | ||
| 2.1 | All bookings made either via the website or by phone indicate acceptance of these terms and conditions. |
| 2.2 | The ‘confirmation’ stage sets out the final details of your booking. A booking is not seen as confirmed until you have received the relevant confirmations. We will send to you a booking confirmation email detailing the course you have chosen. It is your responsibility to check your emails regularly for confirmation details and tests. |
| 2.3 | Acceptance of your booking and the completion of the contract between you and One Week Driving Course will take place only if you have completed all relevant sections on the booking form correctly and you have made the correct payment for the course you have chosen. |
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3. Payment | ||
| 3.1 | You must pay the relevant non refundable deposit for the course you are booking now and the balance payment either in cash on the first day of the course, or phone to make a card payment no later than 4 days before commencement of your course. If the deposit payment is not paid within 72hrs of registering on the site we will delete your booking and it must thereafter be reentered for the dates available at the time of rebooking. |
| 3.2 | Any remaining balance must be paid to your Instructor in CASH ONLY on the first day of your Driving Course. If you wish to pay the balance payment by card payment previous to this, ( minimum 4 working days preivous ) we apply a 3% Admin handling fee. |
| 3.3 | Booking of tests : – Theory test: We book one theory test. This will be booked within 72 hours of making your booking. We aim for the theory test to be around 3 weeks after your booking has been made. Practical Test: It is up to the student to book the practical test. As per the DVSA ruling, only the student is able to book the practical test. |
| 3.4 | The price you pay is the course price displayed on this website at the time we receive your booking apart from the following exception: |
4. Cancellations, Rearrangements & Refunds | ||
| 4.1 | Deposits are non-refundable. (Once the booking process commences, the student receives access to instructor contact details and vice versa) When an Intensive Driving Course is booked and OneWeekDrivingCourse.co.uk Driving School has not received written cancellation either by post or confirmed email at least 14 days prior to the course start date then the balance payment of the course will still be owed to your Instructor who with our assistance will take appropriate action needed to collect this amount. Cancellation requests can only be addressed via email from the student to the office, any other form of cancellation will not be accepted. If a course is cancelled, but the student requests to keep the practical test in place, then a charge of the practical test plus admin charge will be made – at present totalling £135 A minimum of 6 weeks notice must be given for us to consider change of course week once booked. If we are unable to allocate an instructor to your course, bookings made five weeks or more in advance will be aimed to be notified via email with a minimum of one month’s notice where possible. We accept short-notice course bookings made within five weeks of the course start date; for these bookings to proceed, the theory test must be passed prior to the course week. If you have booked your theory test independently and it is not passed within the required timeframe, your course week will be changed. Should you choose to cancel instead, a £50 administration fee will be deducted from any refund. Once a booking has been placed, we will hold the booking for seven days while awaiting instructor confirmation. If confirmation is not received within this time, we will contact you to discuss either rescheduling the course or issuing a refund. If we do not receive any reply from the student, regarding rescheduling of their course within 6 months from the date we email, then the course will be considered forfeit. |
| 4.3 | If the Pupil chooses a course unsuitable for their level of experience and/or chooses to end the course before all hours are completed then One Week Driving Course Driving School will not be held responsible for this decision and any monies paid will be lost. |
| 4.4 | For any course rescheduling requests due to medical reasons, we will require a doctors sick note. |
| 4.5 | Refunds of balance payment, (if paid in full at time of booking) will only be considered if put in writing and One Week Driving Course driving school receives this by letter or confirmed delivery email 28 days before your course start date. An Administration charge of £50 will be applied to any refund. One Week Driving Course.co.uk New Hill Farm Off Market St Shawforth Rochdale OL12 8XD email : bookings@OneWeekDrivingCourse.co.uk |
5. Customer Services / Complaints / Grievance Procedure | ||
| 5.1 | All instructions must be sent via email; we do not accept instructions over the phone. Any complaints must be put in writing and received either by post or confirmed email no later than 7 days after the course end date. Complaints will not be dealt with by telephone. Write to:- First Floor 101 Dale St Milnrow, Rochdale OL16 3NW email: bookings@OneWeekDrivingCourse.co.uk If you are not happy with any response from either the instructor or ourselves you can further your complaint by using the information contained in the link below. |
Force Majeure
In the event of a “Force Majeure ” ie including but not limited to :-
war, riots, fire, flood, hurricane, typhoon, earthquake, lightning, explosion, strikes, lockouts, slowdowns, prolonged shortage of energy supplies, quarantine restrictions, pandemics and acts of state or governmental action prohibiting or impeding any party from performing its respective obligations under the contract, OneWeekDrivingCourse.co.uk, shall not be liable for any delay or failure to perform any of its obligations if the delay or failure results from events or circumstances outside its reasonable control. No additional costs can be claimed for, i.e. – but not limited to – travelling, accommodation or loss of earnings. OneWeekDrivingCourse.co.uk will reschedule the course to a suitable date.
All courses will in effect have a credit note
which is valid for 12 months from the original course date.
If any item of these terms and conditions is found to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of law of competent jurisdiction, such a finding shall not affect the other provisions of these terms and all items unaffected by such a finding shall remain in full force and effect.
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