Plan B - Driving instruction.

[nomadd]

Like that maths student who got a Desmond(2-2) from Oxford in maths then ended up as a waiter in pizza hut?

Minimal educational requirement before Pizza Hut will let you loose with one of their calculators.

Mech.Eng. for a stapler.

[vetran]

Mate of mine did this did 20 -60 hours a week (depends on demand and price) paid ~£200-300 /week for car & Franchise lives in council accomodation. some weeks he is doing well but the hours are unsociable and he always looks stressed after some lessons. some cash in hand but you won't get rich.

frankly you are better off being an accountant for one man bands.

[vetran]

Just remembered.

4 kids.

Wizard's sleeve.

depends if that is where you pop your table leg.

[MyUserName]

My brother did some training to become diplomatic security on ships around Somalia etc to protect against piracy. The money was very good and you could pick and chose which contracts you took and when.

He paid for the training, passed it (did a couple of decades in the army so it was pretty easy for him) but does not seem to have heard anything since :-(

I am hoping that this was not a scam or anything.

[KentPhilip]

My brother did some training to become diplomatic security on ships around Somalia etc to protect against piracy. The money was very good and you could pick and chose which contracts you took and when.

He paid for the training, passed it (did a couple of decades in the army so it was pretty easy for him) but does not seem to have heard anything since :-(

I am hoping that this was not a scam or anything.

Let me guess, the training was offered by - the pirates?

[MyUserName]

Let me guess, the training was offered by - the pirates?

LOL - better that than some cowboys.

[amoeba]

Back onto the original subject...

I used to work for The AA Driving School. As has previously been said, the money is not great. You can probably crack 40k a year if you work 7 days a week, but its mostly unsociable hours. If you're well educated, I wouldn't recommend it - much easier ways to make a living out there.

Interesting story* - whilst I was at The AA, they had to fire an instructor after he was caught picking up a prostitute in his AA car

* mildly

[lukemg]

Watchout for scams, word is that the main revenue comes from fresh people paying for the training and then coughing for a franchise and finding far from the expected numbers wanting to learn, people cutting each others throats with free lessons and discounts etc
Neighbour at old house had good rep and loads of experience but has sacked it to drive a bus, says the steady revenue lets him at least sleep...
No moat, no scaleability, no repeat business beyond the test.
For that and many reasons I am out.