October 26th, 2009 Administrator
Txt-Drive, a driving school in Bedford, is cheaper than national driving schools Bill Plant and RED in recent price comparisons.
Bill Plant gave the following prices :
- £20.95 per hour (First 5 hours for £56.00)
- £160.75 for 10 hours [Promotional Price] (inc. ‘first 5 hours for £56.00′)
- £209.50 for 10 hours [Normal Price] (AFTER/EXCLUDING the ‘first 5 hours for £56.00′)
- £370.25 for 20 hours [Promotional Price] (inc. ‘first 5 hours for £56.00′)
- £419 for 20 hours [Normal Price] (AFTER/EXCLUDING the ‘first 5 hours for £56.00′)
RED gave the following prices :
- £24.50 per hour (First 2 hours for the price of 1)
- £198 for 10 hours* [Promotional Price] (inc. ‘first 2 hours for the price of 1′)
- £220.50 for 10 hours* [Normal Price] (AFTER/EXCLUDING the ‘first 2 hours for the price of ‘1)
- £418.5 for 20 hours* [Promotional Price] (inc. ‘first 2 hours for the price of 1′)
- £441 for 20 hours *[Normal Price] (AFTER/EXCLUDING the ‘first 2 hours for the price of ‘1)
* RED driving instructors will offer at least 10% off block bookings of 10 hours or more. Above prices have been calculated with 10% discount.
Above prices were obtained via phone from Bill Plant on 20/10/09 & RED on 23/10/09.
If you take the national average figures released by the DSA, it takes someone 45 hours of driving lessons plus 22 hours of private practise (therefore 67 hours in total). With regard to these national average figures, learning to drive with Txt-Drive could save you over £105 compared to Bill Plant and over £200 compared to RED.
Taking 67 hours of driving lessons with Bedford driving school Txt-Drive would cost just £1246!!
To book driving lessons with a Txt-Drive driving instructor please call : 0800 8600 983 (FREEPHONE).
Txt-Drive driving instructors in Bedford use the new BMW Mini One which is fitted with He-Man dual controls.
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October 18th, 2009 Administrator
Recent price comparisons have revealed that the Bedford driving school Txt-Drive is cheaper than the national driving schools BSM and AA.
The BSM website advertises prices as for the MK41 postcode :
- £25.75 per hour
- £231.75 for 10 hours
- £437.75 for 20 hours
The AA website advertises prices as :
- £24 per hour (average)
- £220 for 10 hours
- £440 for 20 hours
Txt-Drive prices (all inc. student discount) [www.txt-drive.co.uk] :
- £24 per hour
- £195 for 10 hours
- £380 for 20 hours
Prices were obtained from the BSM website and the AA website on 18/10/09.
Txt-Drive is up to £60 CHEAPER than the AA when booking 20 hours of driving lessons.
Txt-Drive is up to £57.75 CHEAPER than BSM when booking 20 hours of driving lessons.
If you take the national average figures released by the DSA, it takes someone 45 hours of driving lessons plus 22 hours of private practise (therefore 67 hours in total). With regard to these national average figures, learning to drive with Txt-Drive could save you over £175 compared to BSM and over £185 compared to the AA!!
Txt-Drive also use FULLY QUALIFIED driving instructors (ADIs) unlike some national driving schools. If a driving instructor displays a ‘pink’ license in the car, they are NOT yet fully qualified. This could mean that they have not yet even taken a test to assess their driving instruction. If you want a FULLY QUALIFIED driving instructor in Bedford – look for a ‘green’ license/badge in the instructor’s car.
If you want cheap driving lessons in Bedford please call (FREEPHONE) 0800 8600 983 to book driving lessons in Bedford.
You can request a call back by texting DRIVE to 80039. (Charged at your standard text rate).
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October 15th, 2009 Administrator
An electric Mini that will run for as little as 1p a mile hit the streets yesterday – with batteries included.
A trial fleet of pollution-free Mini Es was launched as the car-maker also announced a deal for public electricity charging points with Marks & Spencer.
The plug-in Mini can manage up to 150 miles on an off-peak £1.50 battery charge, giving drivers an astonishing 1p-a-mile motoring.
Twenty guinea-pig drivers in the South East will use the cars for six months on a £330-a-month leasing deal, with home chargers installed in their garages.
Each must commit to doing at least 300 miles driving a month and have their motoring and charging habits monitored.
Smart meters will also track charging and usage patterns to help power firms and Mini plan for the future.
Twenty more will run on the car fleets of Oxford city and Oxfordshire county councils.
Each car can fully charge in around four and a half hours for as little as £1.50 if juiced up overnight at off-peak rates, or £4 at peak time.
On a full charge it has a range of around 100 miles, but that can increase to 150 in ideal conditions.
Yet few are prepared for the blistering performance – like a supercharged but silent electric go-kart – that sees the electric Mini sprint from 0 to 62mph in just 8.5 seconds.
There are only two pedals – the accelerator and the brake – and just one continuously variable gear.
Only the slight whirr of the electric motor gives away the game that this is no ordinary Mini.
M&S announced it was to fit ‘top-up’ electric charging points for the cars at more than a dozen of its out of town sites in the South East.
The launch came as the Government’s Climate Change Committee said more must be done to promote-electric cars and cut pollution.
It said there must be a fleet of 1.7million electric cars on roads, with sufficient on-street charging points to keep them charged.
Based on the current Mini hatchback, the downside of the two-door Mini E is the loss of the two rear seats to make way for the massive lithium ion battery, plus the tiny boot which is just about big enough for two lap-top cases.
The batteries are based on technologies-proven in power units for mobiles and portable computers.
Mini is owned by Germany’s BMW. Production of the 40 electric cars for the UK trial is taking place at the company’s factories in Oxford and Munich.
Partners in the trials include Scottish and Southern Energy, which will be installing the 40 private and more than 100 public charging points required for the test cars.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1219971/Causing-whirr-penny-mile-Mini-plug-charge.html#ixzz0U1mrXeNI
Txt-Drive do not use the Electric BMW Mini but do use the BMW Mini One car for driving lessons in Bedford. To book cheap driving lessons in Bedford with a driving instructor please call Txt-Drive : 0800 8600 983 (FREEPHONE).
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October 15th, 2009 Administrator
New (mini) Mini is big news for Britain after BMW gives all-clear for two new models to be made at Oxford plant.
- New BMW Mini Coupe
It’s even smaller than the standard Mini model.
But this Mini Coupé is about to give the British motor industry a massive boost.
The new car, and a second as yet undesigned model, will be built at the Mini plant in Cowley, Oxford.
It will provide welcome relief to an industry battered by plunging sales during the recession.
At present, the Mini Coupé, which will be officially unveiled by owner BMW at the Frankfurt Motor Show later this month, is just a concept.
But both it and the second new model will eventually go into full production at Cowley.
A more rakish version of the
standard Mini, with a dramatically lowered roof and aggressive styling, the Coupé boasts a 208-horsepower engine and promises an exciting drive.
It was partly designed to mark the 50th birthday celebrations of the original Mini, which was first produced by the British Motor Corporation in 1959.
The announcement that it will be built in Cowley was hailed as ‘very good news’ by Business Secretary Lord Mandelson.
He said: ‘It is a demonstration of BMW’s long-term commitment to the UK as it celebrates its 50th birthday this year.
‘British drivers have had a long love affair with the Mini and I’m sure that this will continue for many years to come.”
BMW said the move would mean more jobs and investment at the Oxford plant.
It currently employs 3,500 and makes around 200,000 cars a year.
Cowley is one of Britain’s largest factories, employing around 3,700 workers. It currently builds three versions of the Mini, which is owned by German giant BMW.
BMW’s chief executive Norbert Reithofer said that the development would bring both jobs and investment to the plant, which already produces over 200,000 cars a year.
Graham Biggs, the BMW UK head of corporate communications, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: ‘When two new models are brought to our factory, that’s always a significant thing.
‘What it talks about is investment in the UK and expansion of BMW’s UK manufacturing base.
‘More widely, it is good news for the British auto industry and British manufacturing in general.
‘We are seeing some signs of improved demand, particularly for Minis, all over the world. We are pretty much at capacity at the Oxford plant at the moment.’
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/motoring/article-1210911/Mini-jobs-boost-BMW-gives-clear-new-models-Oxford-plant.html#ixzz0U1k21FUn
Txt-Drive driving instructors in Bedford use the BMW Mini One to give driving lessons in. If you want to learn to drive in a BMW Mini in Bedford call Txt-Drive on 0800 8600 983 (FREEPHONE) to book driving lessons in Bedford.
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October 13th, 2009 Administrator
Tuesday 13th October saw Victoria, from Bedford, pass her driving test in Bedford after having driving lessons with Txt-Drive driving school.
Victoria, a Sharnbrook Upper School pupil, passed her driving test in Bedford on her first attempt. She made just 10 minor faults during the driving test. She was asked to do the ‘turn in the road’ and the ‘reverse bay park’ manoeuvres.
Victoria had just 16 driving lessons (32 hours) in Bedford with Txt-Drive before she passed her driving test – well BELOW the national average of 43 hours of driving lessons!!
She said :
‘I want to thank Chris (from Txt-Drive) for his help. He was very understanding & I always felt calm on my driving lessons. He had good ways of teaching & helping me to understand, using the picture cards. I’m so happy I passed my driving test FIRST TIME and I learnt much faster than I thought I would! I will definitely recommend you to all my friends & family – well anybody!! Thanks again. Tic’
If you want to book driving lessons in Bedford & try to pass your driving test first time – please call : 0800 8600 983 (FREEPHONE) for more details. Txt-Drive a Bedford driving school offer cheap driving lessons in Bedford. All Txt-Drive driving instructors are FULLY qualified to give paid instruction to the public. All driving instructors at Txt-Drive hold a valid ‘green licence’ – meaning they are qualified ADIs. Txt-Drive driving school in Bedford do NOT use ‘pink licence’ instructors (called PDIs) that are not qualified. You can visit the Txt-Drive website for more information about Bedford driving instructors & Bedford driving lessons.
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