Driving Instructor Trevor Binns

Has anyone had Trevor Binns as a driving instructor before?

Yes, he cancelled loads and we only had a couple lessons. think lots of the reasons were fake

Is he an Approved/Potential Driving instructor? If not then he's breaking the law by offering lessons for payment.

I don’t know TBF. He never even showed up which means I never got under the hands of his wheels.

Has anyone had Trevor Binns as a driving instructor before?

I had him recently.
I paid for a block of 10 lessons for £320 .
First lesson he cut short to an hour after saying it would be 2 hours.
He then cancelled 7 times in a row after my first lesson with various different reasons like a puncture, smashed window, illness etc.
When asking him for a refund he left me on read and didn't reply.
He worked for AB driving school when I met him but he left and apparently owes them a lot of money too.

He sent a photo to prove his car was in the garage in June, and then sent the same identical photo in September, probably forgetting I'd seen it before. That's when I knew he was ********ting. After cancelling 22 lessons...

I had been taking lessons with Trevor, but he became increasingly unreliable. He frequently canceled at the last minute, rescheduled multiple times, and even failed to show up without warning. The list of excuses include
• Taking his daughter to a GP appointment
• His daughter’s dance competition
• An oil leak
• A garage break-in
• A power outage that “reset his alarm”
• Twice claiming to have gastroenteritis This made my learning process incredibly frustrating.
When I eventually decided to stop lessons and requested a refund for the outstanding balance, he gave me endless excuses. First, he claimed he was having issues and needed to adjust his account and couldn’t pay me back right away. Then, he said his laptop needed repairs and that he needed more time. On other occasions, he promised to send the money “by the end of the week,” but nothing ever materialized.
It has now been two weeks since I first asked for my refund, and he is completely ignoring my messages. At this point, I feel like I have no choice but to escalate the matter.

Please escalate the matter if you can!! I can't help but feel like he'e been openly scamming learners for months, probably years.
I ditched him with 2 lessons to spare and didn't even bother chasing the money because I didn't trust I'd get it back- but he does deserve hell just for how difficult he made learning to drive for us.

I had him recently.
I paid for a block of 10 lessons for £320 .
First lesson he cut short to an hour after saying it would be 2 hours.
He then cancelled 7 times in a row after my first lesson with various different reasons like a puncture, smashed window, illness etc.
When asking him for a refund he left me on read and didn't reply.
He worked for AB driving school when I met him but he left and apparently owes them a lot of money too.

You’ve had the same experience as me , so I strongly advise you to contact the DVSA and the ombudsmen immediately to report him. This is clearly a pattern, not just a one-off issue. I’ve already told him that if he doesn’t return my money by tonight, I’ll be reporting him myself.
I also think you should seriously consider taking legal action if he refuses to pay you back. The more formal complaints he receives, the more likely it is that something will be done. We can’t allow him to continue taking advantage of students like this.

I had been taking lessons with Trevor, but he became increasingly unreliable. He frequently canceled at the last minute, rescheduled multiple times, and even failed to show up without warning. The list of excuses include
• Taking his daughter to a GP appointment
• His daughter’s dance competition
• An oil leak
• A garage break-in
• A power outage that “reset his alarm”
• Twice claiming to have gastroenteritis This made my learning process incredibly frustrating.
When I eventually decided to stop lessons and requested a refund for the outstanding balance, he gave me endless excuses. First, he claimed he was having issues and needed to adjust his account and couldn’t pay me back right away. Then, he said his laptop needed repairs and that he needed more time. On other occasions, he promised to send the money “by the end of the week,” but nothing ever materialized.
It has now been two weeks since I first asked for my refund, and he is completely ignoring my messages. At this point, I feel like I have no choice but to escalate the matter.

I’m really sorry to hear that. He is absolutely lying about his accountant—he told me his laptop needed repairing, and since then, it’s been nothing but excuse after excuse. Please contact the DVSA! Enough is enough—don’t let him get away with this any longer.
How the hell can he afford an accountant when he can’t even afford to give us our money back? It’s obvious—he’s scamming us! The audacity makes me sick. Please, I beg you, report him. He’s only ruining his own reputation, and the more people who take action, the less chance he’ll have to continue ripping off other students.
We worked too damn hard for this money—he does not deserve to walk away with it!

I’m really sorry to hear that. He is absolutely lying about his accountant—he told me his laptop needed repairing, and since then, it’s been nothing but excuse after excuse. Please contact the DVSA! Enough is enough—don’t let him get away with this any longer.
How the hell can he afford an accountant when he can’t even afford to give us our money back? It’s obvious—he’s scamming us! The audacity makes me sick. Please, I beg you, report him. He’s only ruining his own reputation, and the more people who take action, the less chance he’ll have to continue ripping off other students.
We worked too damn hard for this money—he does not deserve to walk away with it!

I just wrote an email to the DVSA - in regards to ombudsmen idk which sector to contact in regards to it.
if you want i can send you the excuses he gave me to see if they match up.

Also now im thinking about it, it doesnt make sense because he told me to send the money to his personal account rather than a business one so how would he be paying tax on that?