Hi there, I recently passed my driving test, and, on the day of my test, after I had passed, my instructor asked me if I wanted to do a pass plus.
Now, at the time he asked me I knew it cost a few hundred pounds so I just replied saying that I wasn't really sure. However he said that he had just signed up to a new scheme in which you do your pass plus, which costed £80, then through this Government run scheme, they would give you £70 back once you have completed the pass plus.
At the time my instructor made it clear that it would effectively cost £10 to get my pass plus and this would be done over 2 hours of driving lessons and would consist of going on the motoway and some country lanes.
Now, after hearing this I decided that I would do it. After speaking to m8s they said that they were sure that the pass plus was way more than 2 hours and consisted of other things such as night driving. I too thought this was right, however I thought that they must have changed it and now they offered different levels of the pass plus.
Anyway, on the day of my pass plus, my instructor turned up, I do the motoway and country driving, which I should ad, that I only drove about 10 minutes on the country and the rest on the motoway, also it was not the supposed 2 hours but instead 1 hour 40 minutes.
So, after ive done the driving I pull up to my house and he gives me a sheet that I have to sign. At the time I didnt really look at the sheet but he just explained to me that I had to sign here, here and here. He then turned the sheet over and on the back he had written that I had done 12 hours of driving ( even though I had only done 1 hour 40), also stating I had done town driving, night driving, motoway, country etc.
Overall he had made out I had done 2 hours driving for each section, in which there were 6 sections. Bearing in mind these lessons should have taken place AFTER I had passed my test, he tried to claim that I had done most of these in my driving lessons, which was before I had passed my test. Also he had written dates on the back for when I had done the supposed pass plus lessons, and these dates hadnt even come yet. At the time I didnt really know what to say so I just left it at that and went back indoors.
After looking at the sheet I decided that I didnt feel right signing the declaration stating that I had done 12 hours of driving. After speaking to my parents I got my Dad to ring my instructor up explaining that I didnt feel right sending the sheet off. They stated how they were saving me money by doing it, but still my Dad said that I wasnt sending the sheet off. Anyway the bloke said he would bring the cheque that I had given him of £80 back, and once this was done he wanted the sheet that had all his signitures on saying that I had had lessons which never happened.
He then rang back again saying that he would take me out for free to complete the rest of the pass plus lessons, however I declined as I obviously wouldnt feel comfortable doing it with him. Then after the phone call the headguy of the business rang and he also offered to take me out for free, but I again declined.
Then we never heard anything from them for ages, and now ive just looked at my online banking to find that hes cashed the cheque of £80.
Now, if he had told me the truth at the start then I obviously wouldnt have done the pass plus and would have not spent my £80.
Now, my Dad has made the decision of letting it go and just leaving it because he is worried about repercussions, and whether the £80 is worth the possibility of having the car smashed or even the house bricked etc.
Just wanted to know what you guys would do in this situation?
Please dont flame
Now, at the time he asked me I knew it cost a few hundred pounds so I just replied saying that I wasn't really sure. However he said that he had just signed up to a new scheme in which you do your pass plus, which costed £80, then through this Government run scheme, they would give you £70 back once you have completed the pass plus.
At the time my instructor made it clear that it would effectively cost £10 to get my pass plus and this would be done over 2 hours of driving lessons and would consist of going on the motoway and some country lanes.
Now, after hearing this I decided that I would do it. After speaking to m8s they said that they were sure that the pass plus was way more than 2 hours and consisted of other things such as night driving. I too thought this was right, however I thought that they must have changed it and now they offered different levels of the pass plus.
Anyway, on the day of my pass plus, my instructor turned up, I do the motoway and country driving, which I should ad, that I only drove about 10 minutes on the country and the rest on the motoway, also it was not the supposed 2 hours but instead 1 hour 40 minutes.
So, after ive done the driving I pull up to my house and he gives me a sheet that I have to sign. At the time I didnt really look at the sheet but he just explained to me that I had to sign here, here and here. He then turned the sheet over and on the back he had written that I had done 12 hours of driving ( even though I had only done 1 hour 40), also stating I had done town driving, night driving, motoway, country etc.
Overall he had made out I had done 2 hours driving for each section, in which there were 6 sections. Bearing in mind these lessons should have taken place AFTER I had passed my test, he tried to claim that I had done most of these in my driving lessons, which was before I had passed my test. Also he had written dates on the back for when I had done the supposed pass plus lessons, and these dates hadnt even come yet. At the time I didnt really know what to say so I just left it at that and went back indoors.
After looking at the sheet I decided that I didnt feel right signing the declaration stating that I had done 12 hours of driving. After speaking to my parents I got my Dad to ring my instructor up explaining that I didnt feel right sending the sheet off. They stated how they were saving me money by doing it, but still my Dad said that I wasnt sending the sheet off. Anyway the bloke said he would bring the cheque that I had given him of £80 back, and once this was done he wanted the sheet that had all his signitures on saying that I had had lessons which never happened.
He then rang back again saying that he would take me out for free to complete the rest of the pass plus lessons, however I declined as I obviously wouldnt feel comfortable doing it with him. Then after the phone call the headguy of the business rang and he also offered to take me out for free, but I again declined.
Then we never heard anything from them for ages, and now ive just looked at my online banking to find that hes cashed the cheque of £80.
Now, if he had told me the truth at the start then I obviously wouldnt have done the pass plus and would have not spent my £80.
Now, my Dad has made the decision of letting it go and just leaving it because he is worried about repercussions, and whether the £80 is worth the possibility of having the car smashed or even the house bricked etc.
Just wanted to know what you guys would do in this situation?
Please dont flame
