Idea PlannerStarting driving lessons and vehicle services: what to find out
Questions to answer and numbers to collect before you put money in.
No earnings or costs are stated here, because they depend on your place and on you. This page lists what to find out.
Who might buy
Learners, people who need a driver or a cab at set times, small businesses needing delivery.
What you usually need to start
a suitable vehicle, insurance and permits as required, fuel and maintenance money, a phone. Get quotes for each before you decide.
Rules to ask about
Ask the authority about licences, permits, insurance and training rules for driving schools and commercial vehicles in your area. This site does not state the rules.
The main risks
Fuel and repairs eat income, and an accident or a missing permit can end the business.
A small first test
Work with a person who already does it for a few weeks, and track fuel, repairs and idle time carefully.
Numbers to collect from the test
Cost per kilometre, hours of paid work a day, idle time, repairs a month. Put them into the monthly profit worksheet and the start-up cost worksheet.
Also read questions to ask customers and how to find out what you need.
Keep going
This site states no profit figure, start-up cost, licence requirement or loan scheme: you type your own numbers, and the idea pages list questions to ask and things to measure. Interest rates in the worksheets are typed by you. It is not financial, tax or legal advice. Checked 14 November 2026.