LEARN TO DRIVE
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There is no guarantee that you'll receive a proper, structured lesson. Parking lots are red flags!

Their instructors conduct lessons their own way and there may not be a structured lesson plan to follow. Be especially careful when the entire lesson is taught in a parking lot, since you can't learn all the skills necessary to safely drive a manual car from just a parking lot. We've had numerous customers who took lessons with these companies, were taught the wrong techniques, and at the end couldn't correctly drive a manual transmission car. They ended up coming to us for a proper lesson.

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You're fully liable in case of an accident.

There's a reason why these other companies require you to provide your own insurance and/or use your own car. Their insurance won't cover an accident or a collision with others; therefore, you're financially on the hook even if the accident is not your fault. If you're asked to provide insurance for your lesson, consider it a huge red flag.

 

There is no guarantee that their instructors are background checked.

The hiring model these companies follow puts revenue ahead of safety, and they hire just about anyone to provide lessons to you. When you book with them you won't know who your instructor will be, and you cannot be assured that your instructor doesn't have a questionable background.

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These companies don't have maintenance requirements for the vehicle used during the lesson.

These companies don't have quality standards for the instructor's vehicle, and they don't ensure that the vehicle used for the lesson is safe. Customers who tried these other companies told us about their instructors smoking in the training vehicle, the vehicle not having functioning seat belts, etc. You deserve better.

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SHIFTR is different. With us you'll have a safe and relaxed experience.

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• We provide professional training to our instructors with the goal of giving you a structured educational experience so that you can be confident your time and effort are well spent. SHIFTR's highly rated reviews on Google highlight the unique approach we've developed to help you learn this skill.

• We conduct our lessons on quiet open roads to ensure that you properly learn ALL the skills. Unlike these other companies, we won't keep you stuck in a parking lot for your lesson.

• SHIFTR provides automobile insurance for the lesson, which means that your lesson is fully insured to provide a safe learning environment. We'll never ask you for your own insurance.

• Our instructors are background checked, which gives you peace of mind knowing that you're spending time with a person who has a clean background.

• We have standards for our instructor vehicles. We personally inspect them before they're used to conduct lessons, which means they must be maintained to provide the best learning environment.

 

Our goal is to give you the tools to ask the right questions so that you can make an informed decision. Stay safe out there!