Went to BBDC to enrol for driving lesson. Before I went there, I was planning to take up as private student.
Update: I came across this page that shows the passing rates of different schools and private lessons. Not trying to form an opinion here but the statistics should give you an idea of how others fare and perhaps spur you a bit to be more diligent.
But after talking to one of the instructors at the helpdesk, I was being convinced to take up the school. I must admit that he was quite a good salesperson being able to convince people like me. One reason that convinced me was that for school, I can start learning immediately. The instructor showed me how to get cancelled/try-sell practical lesson from the BBDC portal. These are the lessons that students cancel last minute (less than 2 days) and will be posted in the portal for others to take up. If someone take up your cancelled lesson, you’ll get refunded. Otherwise, either you make time for it or it will just be cancelled without refund. The instructor told me that if I am lucky, I can even start going for practical lesson tomorrow! This is a very important point to me given that I have a busy work schedule and I am not always around in Singapore. I have to be able to go for lesson on short notice and I don’t want to drag the whole course for too long. The common story that I heard is that it takes an average of 2-3 months waiting time before you can start lesson for both private and school. With this try/sell concept, I don’t have to wait anymore.
Update: I came across this page that shows the passing rates of different schools and private lessons. Not trying to form an opinion here but the statistics should give you an idea of how others fare and perhaps spur you a bit to be more diligent.
But after talking to one of the instructors at the helpdesk, I was being convinced to take up the school. I must admit that he was quite a good salesperson being able to convince people like me. One reason that convinced me was that for school, I can start learning immediately. The instructor showed me how to get cancelled/try-sell practical lesson from the BBDC portal. These are the lessons that students cancel last minute (less than 2 days) and will be posted in the portal for others to take up. If someone take up your cancelled lesson, you’ll get refunded. Otherwise, either you make time for it or it will just be cancelled without refund. The instructor told me that if I am lucky, I can even start going for practical lesson tomorrow! This is a very important point to me given that I have a busy work schedule and I am not always around in Singapore. I have to be able to go for lesson on short notice and I don’t want to drag the whole course for too long. The common story that I heard is that it takes an average of 2-3 months waiting time before you can start lesson for both private and school. With this try/sell concept, I don’t have to wait anymore.
Expenditure
Online Enrolment Fee with ACCOUNT $96.30Online Facilities Fee with ACCOUNT $1.00
PDL (Provisional Driving License) $25.00
Total cost so far: $122.30
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