LDC History
In 1991, Learner Driving Centres (LDC) was acquired by Teaching Driving Limited (TDL). LDC at this time operated in a very similar manner to BSM with high street shops, and charged a very high weekly fee to its instructors, making it difficult for them to earn a reasonable income. Consequently, keeping instructors was very difficult and for each new instructor gained the business would often lose an existing one. This approach was seriously flawed and TDL went about developing a whole new driving school package for its instructors that put them in control and enabled them to earn significantly more than with any other driving school or indeed when operating on their own. The approach LDC developed was quite extraordinary and unique at the time. It is only recently that the other two major driving schools in the UK have taken note and adopted one or two of the ideas we pioneered.
This innovative driving school package for instructors along with the unique LD tuition system and state-of-the-art training resources for learner drivers, have helped to make LDC one of the most successful driving schools in the UK today. The other major ingredient to our success is, of course, our highly motivated and skilled driving instructors, the majority of whom trained and qualified with us.
Naturally, it has taken a considerable investment in time and money to achieve this but it has been extremely rewarding, with LDC recently becoming the third largest national driving school in the UK. Nobody has invested more and nobody can match our record, both in terms of successfully getting people qualified as driving instructors or in ensuring they have a secure income thereafter.