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I want to be self-employed. Is a driving instructor a good job (UK)

I’m sick of corporate life. I’m 28f, no kids, I earn around £30k currently. Can anyone think of any reasons why I shouldn’t (or why you wouldn’t) become a driving instructor? I’ve spoken to a major national company and a small local company about the training. This would cost around £2-4k from what I’ve gathered so far (the national company seemed to be withholding information about further costs whilst the local company were very honest with their breakdown and explained that the national company make it sound cheaper so you sign up). I have savings to cover this and still have an emergency fund. I basically would like someone to be brutally honest with me and let me know if I am looking at this exit path from corporate life with rose tinted glasses and I think I can trust this community to do that! I love driving and have…


I’m sick of corporate life. I’m 28f, no kids, I earn around £30k currently. Can anyone think of any reasons why I shouldn’t (or why you wouldn’t) become a driving instructor?

I’ve spoken to a major national company and a small local company about the training. This would cost around £2-4k from what I’ve gathered so far (the national company seemed to be withholding information about further costs whilst the local company were very honest with their breakdown and explained that the national company make it sound cheaper so you sign up). I have savings to cover this and still have an emergency fund.

I basically would like someone to be brutally honest with me and let me know if I am looking at this exit path from corporate life with rose tinted glasses and I think I can trust this community to do that! I love driving and have worked in training environments before so this isn’t a completely new concept.

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