Reasons for Choosing Archer’s
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| Cheap Driving School (Under $500) | Archer’s Semi-Private Lessons | Archer’s Private Lessons | Notes | |
| Alberta Transportation Approved | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Certified Instructor | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Are students required to pick up and/or drop off other students | Yes | Yes | No* | *Private lessons, students are instructed individually for the whole lesson. Students WILL NOT pick up or drop off other students. |
| Do the instructors take breaks during lessons on the student time | Yes | No | No | At Archer’s, a 15 minute breaks for instructors and Students times are included. If an instructor needs to go to the washroom (emergency!) the time taken will be added to the end of the lesson or to the next lesson. |
| How long does a student have to take all their lessons | Usually 6 months, extra charges to keep file open longer | 2 Years | 2 Years | At Archer’s we keep all our student files for 2 years. |
| Is English the primary spoken language of the instructors | Yes | Yes | Both Dom and Jennifer are certified French/English bilingual with the Government Of Canada | |
| Do the training cars meet minimum Alberta Transportation Standards? | Yes | Exceeds Standards | Exceeds Standards | Archer’s Car are outfitted with extra mirrors, instructor accelerators and winter tires |
| Cost for Insurance Reduction Certificate Course (10 Hours min) | Starts between $450-495 May or may not include GST | Starts at $526 GST not Included | Starts at $619 GST not Included | |
| Method of payments | Mostly cash or cheque | See Note | We accept debit/credit cards, E-Transfer, PayPal, cash and cheques | |
| Payment Plans | Not likely | Yes | Yes | Students can either, Pay in full, pay half at 1st lesson or pay-as-they-go. |
| Online Classroom or In-Person offered | Some offer either or both | Both | ||
| Pick up and Drop off included | Most but with some restrictions | Yes | Yes | Archer’s Private lessons areas include all of Edmonton and St-Albert. Students maybe picked up and or dropped off at different address (ex: picked up at school/work , dropped off at home and vice versa). Value lessons areas are for St-Albert and north of the river in Edmonton |
| Can the students switch or select instructors | Difficult to do | Yes | Yes | With Archer’s Regular, students can select their instructors for their lessons |
| Do the students book their own lessons | No | Yes | Yes | With Archer’s, students are given access to our booking software and can select their lessons times and instructors. |
| Manual Transmission Available | Not likely | No | Yes |