What if I need to contact SmartDriving?

We believe we offer an outstanding product and we take the service we provide in delivering this product very seriously.
 
In the unlikely event that you are unhappy with any aspect of with your course, please follow our Customer Service Policy below:

SmartDriving Customer Service Policy

1. Email Us: This will give us the opportunity to address your concerns immediately. We will give you immediate notification of receipt.
 
For Customer Services: please email our Customer Services Team: Customer Services

For Training Support: please email our Training Support Team: Training Support

 
If we have not replied with notification of receipt within 12 hours, please email us again as emails do go astray, forwarding a copy of the previous email.

To allow us to fully investigate your email, We will formally reply within 28 days.

 

In all instances, you will be asked to consult the course Terms and Conditions so please ensure you keep a copy safe for your records.

Make a ‘Formal Complaint’

2. If you are still not satisfied, please formally write to us with a RECORDED delivery letter at:
 
SmartDriving Customer Services
Fusion Hive,
North Shore Road,
Stockton-on-Tees,
TS18 2NB
 
We will give you immediate notification of receipt and to allow us to fully investigate your email, we will formally reply within 28 days.
 
In all instances, you will be asked to consult the course Terms and Conditions so please ensure you keep a copy safe for your records.

SmartDriving Refund Policy

Once payment has been made, a Welcome Email will be sent to you within 24 hours. If you have not received it by this time, please contact us immediately. This email will include very explicit instructions for study and a set of course Terms and Conditions which outline your right to cancel.
 
If You are a consumer (i.e. You are not purchasing either wholly or in part for Your business or You are not a business) You have the right, in addition to Your other rights, to cancel this Agreement within 14 days starting the day after We send the ‘Welcome Email’ (subject header “Welcome to SmartDriving” to which this document was attached) without giving reason and receive a full refund of any payment You have made to Us. This is known as the ‘right to cancel’ period.
 
The ‘right-to-cancel’ information and rights to expressly acknowledge and request the start of the digital content sooner than the end of this ‘right to cancel’ period are provided and explained both in the terms online and in the ‘durable medium’ version sent attached to the ‘Welcome Email’ as described above.
 
To exercise Your ‘right to cancel’, You must inform Us of Your decision to cancel before the end of the ‘right to cancel’ period described above. We are required by the Regulations to ‘make available’ the following template form for you to use in this instance: Cancellation Form. You may use this template form however, You can also inform Us of Your decision to cancel by email or registered post before the end of the ‘right to cancel’ period described above.
 

You may start the course sooner than the end of the 14-day period by following the link in your welcome email and/or by signing and returning these terms. You will be asked to change the temporary password we have sent you to one more memorable to you. By doing so, you are informed herein and on the page, that you agree to these terms and conditions. Once You have agreed to these terms and conditions (either by signing and returning the durable medium version of the contract and/or agreeing to the terms online) You have expressly requested for us to supply the digital content and and acknowledge that you have waived Your right to cancel, and no refund is applicable.
 
A ‘durable medium’ copy of these Guarantees are downloadable here: Guarantees

If you are unsure about or would like to discuss anything in the Terms, please contact us immediately. See our Contact Us page.

SmartDriving Money Back Guarantees

Our course comes with 3 ‘Money Back Guarantees’. Full details and Terms that MUST be adhered to are outlined below. A ‘durable medium’ version can be downloaded here: Guarantee Terms

Qualification Money Back Guarantee

Our course comes with a Qualification Money Back Guarantee. This guarantee is designed to give you the confidence in our training and product.

 

If you are unsuccessful in the DVSA Qualification Process we will provide retraining as necessary to prepare you to reattempt the DVSA Qualification process at no extra cost and if you are still unsuccessful, we will refund your course fee.

 

This guarantee is subject to you meeting the following terms and conditions – That:

  • all payments are up to date and made promptly when due;
  • you complete iCoursePro as prescribed by us on both first and second cycles*;
  • you present all completed iCoursePro materials upon request;
  • if you take up a Trainee Licence any additional training necessary to meet the DVSA requirements is approved by us;
  • you MUST have completed the DVSA testing process once and be studying iCoursePro in your ‘second cycle’* having passed Part 1 again.
  • you have attended an assurance session** before your 2nd attempt at Part 2 or Part 3 of the second cycle, should you not pass on first attempt.
  • you MUST follow the trainer’s advice explicitly.

*(if required)Second Cycle refers restarting the DVSA process following 3 x test failures at Part 2 or Part 3. Please see DVSA regulations for further details.
** Assurance session will be with one of our Training Department heads and will be arranged if needed.
 

The Guarantee IS NOT in place to refund someone that simply wishes to end the course. Once the initial right to cancel period has expired, you are bound by the terms of the contract and no refund is available (except as described above).

Placement Money Back Guarantee

Our course comes with a ‘Placement Money Back Guarantee’. This guarantee is designed to give you the confidence of a guaranteed position with us upon qualification.
 
Once you have qualified and have your ADI Licence, we will arrange the set up of a franchised position with our Driving School or we will refund your training fee in full.
 
This guarantee is subject to you meeting the training terms above plus the following terms and conditions – That:

  • all payments are up to date and made promptly when due;
  • you complete iCoursePro as prescribed by us on both first and second cycles*;
  • you present all completed iCoursePro materials upon request;
  • you MUST be in possession of your ADI Licence;
  • you MUST NOT have worked on a Trainee Licence with another school without our explicit consent and any additional training necessary to meet the DVSA requirements is approved by us;

*(if required)Second Cycle refers to restarting the DVSA process following 3 x test failures at Part 2 or Part 3. Please see DVSA regulations for further details.

 

’30k pa Guarantee’ Terms and Conditions

Once you have qualified and have your ADI Licence, we will arrange the set-up of your position with our Driving School.
 
Should you earn (gross – ie before any deductions) less than £30,000, we will refund your training fees in full to help cover the difference for you.
 
This will be paid in full no more than 30 days after receipt of your tax submission.
 
This guarantee is subject to you meeting the following terms and conditions – That:

  • all terms in your iCourse Pro Training Agreement have been/were met in full;
  • all payments are/were up to date and made promptly when due;
  • you completed iCoursePro as prescribed by us on both first and second cycles;
  • you presented all completed iCoursePro materials upon request as per the iCourse Pro Training Agreement;
  • you join our Driving School on a ‘full time’ basis (40 hours expected) as an ADI;
  • you make yourself available to teach and do not refuse pupils referred to you;
  • you agree to and complete any and all promotional activity as required by the Driving School, including use of all marketing and promotional tools.
  • you agree to submit a copy of your first HMRC Self Assessment form (SA302) to us;
  • all terms in your Driving School Agreement have been/were met in full;

 

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These terms are all designed to help you succeed and ensure we all start out understanding what is required, but if you unsure about or would like to discuss anything in the Terms, please contact us immediately. See our Contact Us page for contact details.


If you are thinking of becoming a driving instructor then I can't rate SmartDriving highly enough.

The training system is excellent the virtual classrooms are enjoyable and very informative and Andrew and the team are always available to answer any queries, not matter how trivial.

Top Team who assisted me greatly in obtaining my ADI Licence.

Richard Hart

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