I am going to use this blog to keep track of my journey to learn driving (Class 3 Manual) at Bukit Batok Driving Centre (BBDC). I am also going to use it to note down all the tips and advice given by the different instructors I encountered during the lessons. My motivation is to get a driving license as soon as possible. Not to buy a car yet - to me, car is a huge liability. Learning driving is just something I want to get it over and done with. I know I would need it sometime in the future and I wouldn’t want to end up needing to drive but having no license or starting to learn when I’m in my 50s. Why didn’t I learn when I was younger? No money and no time.
Why did I choose BBDC? I lead a busy life (and so do many of us in Singapore). I have work and family commitments. My work schedule is irregular as during peak periods I could be very involved and would travel to overseas rather often. So waiting for a few months to start my lesson is not favorable. I want to start my lesson immediately. In addition, I don’t have the time (and energy) to research on private instructors and check on their reviews. The more popular ones would most likely be fully engaged and the queue could be several months’ long. For school (at least for BBDC) I was told that if I want to start immediately, I can go for try-sell slots. These are lesson slots that are cancelled by other students which are released in the school’s website for others to take. So I took the advice. Most of my slots were try-sell. I was able to start immediately after enrolling and get the slots that I want most of the time. There is a disadvantage for going for try-sell as some of the instructors have pointed out. I will share more on this in my posts.
I hope this blog can provide useful information to those who are planning to learn driving from driving schools in Singapore. If you lead a busy life like me and intend to get a license, I hope this blog will motivate and encourage you to go for it!!
I hope this blog can provide useful information to those who are planning to learn driving from driving schools in Singapore. If you lead a busy life like me and intend to get a license, I hope this blog will motivate and encourage you to go for it!!
Disclaimer: This is a personal blog. The opinions expressed here represent my own and not of anyone else. It represents my own interpretation of what I (think) understood and may not be accurate and in line with what the other party meant to convey. In addition, the contents and interpretations may change during the course of time.
