Terms & Conditions Comfort Driving
School / Motorcycle School Galway for Driving
Lessons / Driving Instructors
1. The following terms and conditions represent
the basis upon which training is offered by
Comfort Driving / Motorcycle School. The provision of
training is subject to the acceptance of these
terms and conditions.
2. You must hold a current, valid driving
license, learner permit / provisional, full or
international, and produce it on (or in advance
of) your first training session. You must be fit
to drive with regard to legal and medical
requirements.
3. Tuition fees are normally payable in advance.
Payment can be made by cash or cheque. Any
cheques offered for payment that are
subsequently refused by the bank will be subject
to an administration charge of 15.00 Euros.
4. Your instructor will do everything possible
to ensure that your lessons start and finish on
time, but reserves the right to cancel, postpone
or change lesson lengths and start/finish times
under certain circumstances (e.g., dangerous
weather / traffic conditions). In the event of
postponement fees paid in advance will be
carried forward.
5. The instructor reserves the right to cancel a
lesson at short notice if it is suspected that
the pupil may be unfit due to the effects of
alcohol, drugs (prescribed or otherwise) or any
other condition that would cause his/her driving
to be dangerous or illegal. In such
circumstances the lesson fee will be payable.
Pupils must advise their instructor of any
medication or prescription drugs they are taking
that may affect their ability to drive safely
before taking any lesson booked.
6. The instructor will check a client’s
entitlement to drive the vehicle and their
ability to read a number plate at the statutory
distance of 20.5 metres with the use of glasses
or contact lenses if appropriate for legal
purposes.
7. The instructor will make every effort to
train you to the highest standard but can in no
way be held liable for any errors you commit
whilst driving and unaccompanied by your
instructor before, during or after a test pass.
8. If a pupil is required to wear glasses or
contact lenses whilst driving and he/she fails
to wear them on a driving lesson, then the
lesson will be cancelled with full charge to the
pupil.
9. The pupil will give the Instructor a minimum
of 24 hours notice to cancel or change a lesson
for no charge to occur, otherwise the lesson fee
will be payable. If you fail to turn up for an
appointment (Your instructor will wait at the
agreed pickup point for 10 minutes only) and no
cancellation notice was provided by you to the
Instructor before the start of the lesson then
the full charge of the lesson will be payable.
If any lessons paid for in advance or with
vouchers are cancelled with short notice, then
the full amount of a lesson will be charged.
10. At the instructor’s discretion, any pupil
who cancels lessons on three or more consecutive
occasions may lose any future allocated time
slots. This does not apply to any pre-arranged
holiday cancellations or postponements.
11. The Instructor may refuse to carry on giving
a pupil driving lessons if the
Instructor is not satisfied with a pupil’s
conduct such as abusive language, aggressive behaviour towards the instructor and other road
users or lack of commitment throughout the
lessons.
12. All sessions will start and finish at the
same location unless alternative arrangements
are made in advance. The instructor will
determine a location for practical lessons which
ensures both the pupil’s and public safety.
13. Training vehicles provided by the school are
taxed, insured for the purposes of driving
tuition, fully roadworthy and fitted with dual
controls. Pupils who require tuition in their
own vehicle must have adequate insurance from their
motor insurer that the car is covered for
lessons when being supervised by a professional
instructor in return for payment; the car must
also be taxed and hold a current NCT certificate
where appropriate.
14. Your instructor cannot be held responsible
for test appointments cancelled by the RSA due
to sickness, staff shortages or
other reasons. Such cancellations are beyond the
control of your instructor and therefore the
lesson fee and 'use of car' fee for the booked
period will be charged. Your instructor will
advise about claiming compensation from the RSA.
15. If a pupil has entered for a driving test
and does not keep up to date with their lessons
prior to the test, or if in the opinion of the
Instructor the pupil is not safe to proceed with
the test, the Instructor reserves the right to
refuse the use of the tuition vehicle for the
driving test. In which case the Instructor will
not be liable for any loss of test fees.
16. Lessons / Gift Vouchers are non-transferable
and not redeemable for cash refund and can only
be used by the pupil booked on the driving
lesson. All driving lessons and Gift vouchers
purchased must be taken within 12 months from
date of purchase. Otherwise, after 12 months
there will be no refund on any remaining unused
driving lessons.
17. Any personal details you give us will be
held and processed in accordance with our
privacy policy.
18. Your instructor agrees to abide by the
conditions of the Professional Code of Conduct
set by the Road Safety Authority of Ireland. In the unlikely event of complaint or dispute
the guidelines of the Code of Conduct will be
adhered to.
19. These conditions do not affect any
protection a student has under consumer
legislation.
20. Comfort Driving / Motorcycle School reserves the right to
change this website or alter any of the terms
and conditions without prior notice, but will endeavour to inform pupils of any changes as
soon as possible.