Redundancy and the need for change and an argument that there will not be enough driving instructors around in the future, if the current trend of learning to drive continues even with the current finacial crisis, has resulted in a huge increase of schools offering driving intructor courses. In order to deliver a professional image, it is usual for such schools to choose contract hire, to finance the running of what can be a substantial amount of vehicles. In the long run contract hire can work out more expensive, but the fact that new cars car be aquired quickly and the fleet of cars are renewed every 3 years, makes contract hire an atractive option for driving instructor schools.
Clearway offers driving instructor training in Cleveland, it has arround 20 cars all on contract hire, which means the brand is effectivly presented and any student passing his exams wishing ton stay with Clearway as an instuctor can get the same car on contract hire in the same colour and use the signage of the cars, without the need for buying. This is a way of getting students to business in the quickest possible time and so maximise the profits of a new business in it’s initial years.
The car of choice for the Clearway group is currently the Citroen c3, branded in blue. These C3’s are all purchased using contract hire and are fully mantained to ensure the business keeps going in times of servicing or breakdown.