Is It Time To Get A New Driving Instructor?

You're still stuck driving the same route and you haven't learned anything new in weeks. You have questions but your instructor never seems to have the (right) answers.

You don't take notes after each lesson, so you're not really sure what you've covered and what you haven't. You say you rely on your memory, but the truth is you keep forgetting what you've been taught.

Your instructor is habitually late, and they don't bother to make up for the lost time. They still collect the same amount of money at the end of the lesson.

You're the one who's habitually late. You don't mean to — it just happens. You keep having to repeat the same lame excuses and wasting valuable instruction time.

You feel like you've been doing lessons with your instructor for an unusually long time. You consistently show up at least once a week for classes, but everyone else seems to get their license before you.

You're not consistent. You skip lessons and don't put in the practice hours required to become a safe, confident driver. You don't make the most of your lessons but you expect miracles to happen!

Your instructor crushes you every time you make a mistake. They make sarcastic comments, roll their eyes, sigh, or do anything else to make you feel bad.

You're too sensitive. Your instructor might only be trying to help, but you take it personally and start to get defensive. Every correction makes you feel frustrated and defeated. Secretly, you'd prefer if your instructor didn't make any comments at all.

Your instructor makes inappropriate comments, stares too long at you while driving, or touches you in a way that makes you feel uneasy. They give you the heeby-jeebies, and you dread getting into their car.

You feel completely comfortable with your driving instructor. There are never any weird vibes.

You feel like your instructor is taking advantage of you and charging too much. You're worried you have to stop because you can't afford any more lessons.

You don't consider driving an investment, so you don't bother to save for it. Everything else comes first, whether it's food, clothes, or going out. When it's time for lessons, you barely have enough. Sometimes you borrow, and sometimes you skip lessons until the next time you come across some moolah.