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No Deposit on Website Booking

Friday, June 19th, 2009
Sorry, not a Tuition Car

Sorry, not a Tuition Car

We have had our direct booking website running for a couple of months now and it has been very successful. Now we have taken away the lesson deposit required to book a lesson.

We are running this as a trial and if it works well we will keep the no deposit booking. So get along to thebrightredl.com and book your driving lessons today.

Do You Like Our New Poster?

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

Here is a new design of poster we are going to put up in various places around Portsmouth. Do you like it? Do you have a space for it on a notice board? 

 

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Our New Poster

 

 

Thanks for looking

Colin

Easy Driving Lesson Booking

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
Post Code Search on Website

Post Code Search on Website

In this blog I take the opportunity to show how easy it is to book your first driving lesson using The Bright Red L website. Selecting a driving school to learn with used to be a time consuming task phoning schools and eventually phoning your choice of school back and booking your first lesson. It is easier now with a Google search giving you a list of schools to call but you probably still get a lot of answer machines and bewildering pricing to sort out. Our web site is designed to make the whole process easier.

A simple post code search from our web site presents you with a list of lessons. By entering your post code in the search boxes and clicking “Search For Lessons” you are presented with a list of lessons available from our Instructors. There is a picture of the Instructor, some information about them and the car they use and simple lesson pricing. Next to this is the list of lessons with the button to book the lesson.

List of Lessons

List of Lessons

Choosing a lesson date and time brings up the next screen where you enter details about yourself, your pick up address, any previous experience and contact details. All of this information is passed to your Instructor so you can leave detailed notes about what you have done so far, or just let us know you are a complete beginner.

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Enter Your Details

Clicking the “Confirm Booking” button takes you to the screen below. Here are the terms and conditions of your booking and the button to continue and pay your deposit.

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Terms and Conditions

We ask for a £10 deposit for your lesson which is refunded on the lesson. Payment is securely taken using PayPal. You can use a Debit Card, Credit Card or even your PayPal account if you have one.

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PayPal Payment Selection

To pay by Credit or Debit Card simply click on the word “continue” above the card symbols. To use PayPal log into your account using the box on the right. You will then be presented with a screen to enter your card details as below. The details you provided as a pick up address are inserted into the form.

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Payment Screen

Once you have completed the transaction we will send you confirmation e-mail and text messages. Then you will see your chosen Instructor at the date and time booked. The whole process is designed to make it easy to arrange your first lesson by spending a few minutes at your computer not hours on the phone.

Test Fees Increase

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

For learners booking their tests from today the fees are increasing, you can find details here.

Car tests are increasing from £30.00 to £31.00 for the theory test and practical tests from £56.50 to £62.00.

Pupil Thank You

Monday, March 23rd, 2009

Here is an excerpt from an e-mail we recieved at The Bright Red L recently. We would like to thank Clare for her kind words.

” I just thought I’d drop you a line to say thank you again for all your help. I was amazed at how quickly I was able to drive (and pass first time!). I really enjoyed the structured lessons which meant that I was able to build on my skills each lesson with a clear focus towards the target of passing my test and being a safe and confident driver.
 
You were very supportive and calm, especially on the morning of my test when nerves had finally got to me! Thanks for running through everything one more time, my mind had of course gone blank. If you ever need a personal recommendation, I’d be happy to provide one.
 
With very best wishes and big thanks once more!
 
Clare”