Privacy Policy

Charlie's School of Motoring provides the website to you on the basis of the following terms and conditions (“Terms and Conditions”). By accessing any page on this website, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. These Terms and Conditions may be updated by Charlie's School of Motoring from time to time by posting the updated Terms and Conditions without prior separate notification to you. You should check the Terms and Conditions each time you access the website  to check for updates.

Use this website and any support are provided to you at no charge and are for your personal and non-commercial use.  Any support provided to you is for information purposes only. Charlie's School of Motoring reserves the right to make changes to the Charlie's School of Motoring Website; or not reply to any queries; or not provide any support in connection with the Charlie's School of Motoring Website. Charlie's School of Motoring does not wish to receive confidential or proprietary information from you via the Charlie's School of Motoring Website. Subject t Charlie's School of Motoring obligation under the Privacy Policy please note that any information or material sent to Charlie's School of Motoring via the Charlie's School of Motoring Website will be deemed to be not confidential. By sending Charlie's School of Motoring any information or material, you grant Charlie's School of Motoring an unrestricted, irrevocable licence to use, reproduce, display, perform, modify, transmit and distribute that material or information, and you also agree that Charlie's School of Motoring is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques that you send us for any purpose. You undertake not to post to or send via this website any materials that are or could reasonably be construed as: (i) defamatory, libellous, obscene, offensive, abusive, liable to incite racial hatred, discriminatory or blasphemous; (ii) in breach of any obligation of confidence or privacy or any trade secret; (iii) infringing the proprietary rights of any third party or for which you have not obtained all necessary licences and/or approvals; or (iv) violating any other law. You also agree not to transmit to or send via the website any materials which could reasonably be held to constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise be contrary to the law of any country or other competent authority, or infringe the rights of any third party enforceable in any part of the world. Charlie's School of Motoring reserves the right to remove any materials from the website where it reasonably suspects that such material is prohibited by this Section 3 or is otherwise inappropriate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you acknowledge that Charlie's School of Motoring has no control over content on the website provided by other users neither does it purport to monitor the content of the website to ensure its accuracy, appropriateness or conformity with the principles outlined in these Terms and Conditions. You must not link to the Charlie's School of Motoring Website other websites which are indecent or inappropriate, and you must forthwith remove any link if Charlie's School of Motoring in its discretion so requests. You agree to indemnify Charlie's School of Motoring and Charlie's School of Motoring affiliates against any claim, demand, loss or damage suffered as a result of breach of this Section 3.

Disclaimer Charlie's School of Motoring hereby excludes all conditions, warranties, representations or other terms concerning the supply or purported supply of, failure to supply or delay in supplying any service in connection with the Charlie's School of Motoring Website or that the Charlie's School of Motoring Website is accurate, complete or up-to-date, which might but for this Section 4 have effect between Charlie's School of Motoring and you, or would otherwise be implied into or incorporated into these Terms and Conditions or any collateral contract, whether by statute, common law or otherwise. You understand and agree that you are using the Charlie's School of Motoring Website at your sole risk and that Charlie's School of Motoring does not warrant that the Charlie's School of Motoring Website will meet your requirements or that the Charlie's School of Motoring Website will be uninterrupted, error free or secure. Any content or services provided via the Charlie's School of Motoring Website or in connection with the Charlie's School of Motoring Website by Charlie's School of Motoring is done so on an “AS IS” and on an “AS AVAILABLE” basis and Charlie's School of Motoring makes no representations or endorsement of any kind, whether express or implied, with respect to the Charlie's School of Motoring Website for the content or services included in, or made available in connection with, this Charlie's School of Motoring Website. Charlie's School of Motoring reserves the right at its sole discretion, to amend or withdraw any content or services offered as part of the Charlie's School of Motoring Website.

Liability Charlie's School of Motoring , any other party (whether or not involved in creating, producing, maintaining or delivering this Charlie's School of Motoring Website), and any of Charlie's School of Motoring group companies and the officers, directors, employees, shareholders or agents of any of them, exclude all liability and responsibility for any amount or kind of loss or damage that may result to you or a third party, (including without limitation, any direct, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damages, or any loss of income, profits, goodwill, data, contracts, use of money, or loss or damages arising from or connected in any way to business interruption, and whether in tort (including without limitation negligence), contract or otherwise in connection with this Charlie's School of Motoring Website in any way or in connection with the use, inability to use or the results of use of this Charlie's School of Motoring Website, any websites linked to this Charlie's School of Motoring Website or the material on such websites, including but not limited to loss or damage due to viruses that may infect your computer equipment, software, data or other property on account of your access to, use of, or browsing this Charlie's School of Motoring Website or your downloading of any material from this  School of Motoring Website or any websites linked to this Charlie's School of Motoring Website. This shall not affect your statutory rights. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall exclude or limit Charlie's School of Motoring ‘s liability for (i) death or personal injury caused by its negligence; (ii) fraud; or (iii) any liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.

Trademark You must not display or use in any manner Charlie's  School of Motoring or Irish School of Motoring trademarks or logos without Irish School of Motoring prior written permission.

Governing Law These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with Irish law. Disputes arising in connection with these Terms and Conditions shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Irish courts.

About your Instructor

The contract for driving tuition is solely between you and your Instructor. You and your Instructor are responsible for agreeing all matters relating to the timing , location and duration of individual  lessons.

Your Instructor is an Approved Driving Instructor (ADI), and is governed within the Industry by the Road 

Safety Authority - Each Instructor has to pass his/ her own Check test every two year. This ensures that every ADI gives the high level of Instruction and carries out their duties  in a professional and caring manner. Essential Driver Training (EDT) logbboks are completed by your instructor after each lesson and must be uploaded onto RSA website by your Instructor.

It is your responsibility to keep Logbook in safe place and present  it to your Instructor at start of each lesson. You must notify your Instructor of any matters that affect your ability or entitlement to have driving tuition e.g. loss of learner permit or on medical reasons.

DRIVING LESSONS  ( on the road tuition).

Driving Lessons are only available to persons who meet the following criteria

1. Aged 17 or over
2. Who hold a valid Irish Learner Permit
3. Who are legally entitled to drive in the Republic of Ireland.

Your responsibilities 

1. if you take on the road lessons it is your responsibility to ensure that you have the appropriate Licence and this License must be presented to your Instructor prior to commencement of your tuition
2. Your Instructor reserves the right to refuse to provide you with tuition or to cancel any lessons you have booked,without liability,if you fail to provide him with the license prior to your first lesson.
3. Your on the road tuition is governed by a contract between you and your Instructor. Accordingly ,you and your Instructor are responsible for arranging the date, time, pick up location and duration of your lessons.
4. You will treat your Instructor with respect and to follow your Instructors reasonable instructions, particularly with regard to matters affecting your health and safety.

Your Instructors Responsibilities – Your Instructor will

1. Provide you with driving Tuition at the hourly rate published on this web site
2.  Design a course of lessons to match your specific Driving and learning needs.
3.  Provide you with on road Driving Lessons which will last for duration agreed at start
4.   Provide a presentable, modern, properly maintained and dual controlled car
5. Recommend where appropriate advanced driving courses to develop your skills

For example , motorway driving , echo driving and driving in extreme weather

1. Give you relevant feedback during your lessons and record and upload your logbook lessons
2. Provide training on a one – to – One basis with no other learner in the car.
3. At all times co duct themselves in a professional manner including

• Being courteous and considerate to you
• Avoiding physical contact except in an emergency 
• Not Smoking  as its prohibited and illegal
• Restricting mobile phone use except in an emergency or for your benefit.

1. Reserve the right to cancel a lesson or to finish a lesson on grounds of road safety
2. Not discriminate against you and always abide by the law.
3. Endeavour to be on time at the agreed pick up point
4. Endeavour to give you 48 hours notice should a lesson need to be re scheduled
5. Respond professionally to any of your worries or issues and to resolve them to your satisfaction.

Lessons cancellation policy

1. If you wish to cancel or re arrange a driving lesson  you must give your Instructor at least 48  hours minimum notice . Otherwise you will be liable for 100% of the lesson fee.
2. Where you have pre paid for any lesson but fail to attend or provide minimum notice (48 hours) , it will be counted as lesson taken for the purposes of the lesson cancellation policy and you will be charged fir the lesson fee.
3. You will not be able to sell or transfer any driving lessons which you have pre paid for to any third party without obtaining our prior consent.

Price Changes

We reserve the right to change the price of all our learner products/ lessons ( including special  offers).

Payment

Payment for lessons / gift vouchers can be made by the following means

1. Payment by cash directly to your Instructor
2. Payment via cheque made payable to Charlie Hurley School of Motoring.
3. Payment via banking on line .

Data Protection Notice

Any personal data you provide will be held securely  and in accordance with the Data Protection Act

Charlie’s school of motoring reserves the right to amend or withdraw any content or services offered on charlieschoolofmotoring.com