General Terms and Conditions: Aras Driving School Utrecht - Aras Driving School

2. 2.1 To take driving lessons you must be 16.5 years old. The student must also always have identification with him during lessons;
2.2 The student is responsible for being ready for the driving lesson on time and at the agreed location. If the student is late, the instructor will always wait 10 minutes at the agreed location. If you are not there yet, the driving school has the right to charge 100% of the lesson;
2.3 The student may cancel or postpone a driving lesson. However, please report this 48 (must be 24) hours in advance, otherwise the driving school has the right to charge 100% of the lesson in connection with the reserved time;
2.4 The student will not be charged for a lesson canceled too late if there is an urgent reason. Urgent matters include: the death of a close family member, funeral and emergency admission to hospital. No urgent reason is, for example: illness, hospital admission where you know you will be admitted, but do not or forget to indicate this in advance, or holiday;
2.5 The student provides all necessary information about his/her medical and/or psychological condition, medication, alcohol and/or drug use truthfully to the driving school;
2.6 If the student omits anything from what is stated in 2.5, the driving school has the right to terminate the lessons (lesson agreement) immediately without any refund of tuition fees;
2.7 In the event of damage arising as a result of the situations mentioned in 2.5, the driving school has the right to recover this from the student.
2.8 Indien de cursist de lessen niet kan volgen door eigen toedoen (zoals bijvoorbeeld door een drukke lesagenda) heeft de rijschool het recht om de geplande/gehele lessen in rekening te brengen en is de rijschool niet verplicht om de lesgelden terug te betalen.

3. 3.1 Payments must be made for each lesson;
3.2 For payments for lesson packages, the payment terms must be paid no later than 2 weeks after the term date, otherwise the lessons will be stopped;
3.3 If the student does not pay on time, the driving school will use the following procedure:
- 3.3.1 If a payment arrears arises, you will initially receive a reminder invoice. However, if this is not complied with, you will receive a reminder 8 days after the reminder, in which reminder costs (minimum €10) will be charged. If possible, the student will be contacted by phone;
- 3.3.2 The driving school may charge interest on the amount due after 14 days have passed after the invoice date. This interest amounts to the statutory interest, increased by 2% on an annual basis.
3.4 If the student does not pay, the driving school will contact a collection agency. Then of course there will be additional costs that the student must bear himself;
3.5 If you have purchased a package and you obtain your driver's license while you have not yet fully used the package, you are entitled to a refund: the hours not driven will be credited at the package hour price.

4. 4.1 If the student does not appear or shows up late for the exam due to causes that can be attributed to the student, the student must bear the costs of a new application. The exam is cancelled;
4.2 If the driving test is canceled due to bad weather, for example due to icy or snow, the student does not have to pay for the new test himself. The driving school does then have the right to charge the student the costs of one driving lesson;

5. 5.1 The driving school has the right to terminate all forms of agreements if:
- 5.1.1 The Aras Driving School suspects that the student has deliberately provided no and/or incorrect information to the driving school;
- 5.1.2 The Aras Driving School suspects that the student is deliberately not cooperating with the progress of the lessons.

6. 6.1 The driving school can make additional agreements with the student if necessary. These will then be recorded in writing;
6.2 However, these general terms and conditions will apply to all our agreements.

7. 7.1 If the student has purchased a lesson package and is not yet ready for the practical exam at the end of the package, the student cannot yet use the exam. The student must then first take additional lessons until he/she is ready for the exam at the current individual hourly rate or the student can use the optional. plaster package;
7.2 The student is responsible for obtaining the theory certificate on time. Without a valid theory certificate, an Interim Test or driving (re)exam cannot be reserved or taken. The driving school is not responsible for the driving training taking longer and for any exceeding of the number of hours in the package (and the additional lesson hours that must be paid for).

8. 8.1 An exam guarantee means that if a student does not pass, he/she may take the exam a second time without paying the full amount for his/her re-exam. When using the exam guarantee, the student must have paid the amount of € 190 when purchasing the driving lesson package;
8.2 Aras Driving School only provides an exam guarantee if the student:
- 8.2.1 Is present at the indicated time;
- 8.2.2 Have completed the full course;
- 8.2.3 Give 100% effort;
- 8.2.4 To have paid the full amount of the training and the exam guarantee before the start of the training.
8.3 If the student does not meet one of the above points, no exam guarantee applies;
8.4 If the student participates in the training due to (repeated) misconduct or with a negative attitude, the instructor is authorized to refuse the student for further participation in the course. There will then be no refund on the lessons. The student will also be held accountable for his behavior;
8.5 If the result is positive, no refund will be made.

9. 9.1 If the student receives a fine during the driving lesson or driving test and/or causes damage to third parties, the following agreements apply:
- 9.1.1 The driving school cannot normally hold the student liable for fines and damage caused to third parties. The driving school bears the risk itself;
- 9.1.2 If the student deliberately misbehaves in the car to such an extent that a collision occurs despite the instructor's intervention, the student can be held liable;
- 9.1.3 It is strictly prohibited to be under the influence of alcohol and other substances that may affect driving skills during driving lessons. If it turns out after a collision that the student was under the influence, the student can be held liable;
- 9.1.4 It is also prohibited to take medications that could affect your driving skills during driving lessons. This is clearly stated on the packaging of the medicine. The student can also be held liable in the event of a collision. Always contact the driving school if you need to use such medications.
9.2 The driving school will ask the student whether he/she has been disqualified from driving. This may, for example, have been obtained if the student was drunk on a bicycle or moped and was taken to court. In such a case, the student is not allowed to drive a training car. If the student has not told the truth and still takes driving lessons, the student can be held liable for any (financial) consequences such as fines and/or damage caused to third parties.

10. 10.1 These general terms and conditions are exclusively governed by Dutch law;
10.2 Parent(s) and/or guardian(s) and the student agree to the agreement. If the student is a minor, the student is still liable for any costs incurred during the course.