The Yorkshire-headquartered business says it prides itself on providing the highest quality driving instruction, employing only fully qualified instructors, providing regular training and setting clear rules on the fees and standards franchisees must offer to students. To help maintain this quality, franchisees hire their car from Bill Plant and this is replaced with a new model each year.

Bill Plant, owner and founder of Bill Plant Ltd, said that the Audi A3 and Q3’s premium positioning and safety features played a key role in its decision to use them for the fleet. 

He commented: ‘We are delighted to have secured the finance to refresh the fleet. As one of only two major driving schools offering only fully qualified instructors, we are very focused towards offering a top quality service and providing high-end, new cars with all the latest safety features is a very important part of that.’ 

Alastair Morris, relationship director for Santander Corporate & Commercial, said: ‘We are thrilled to be supporting Bill Plant. It is an innovative business with a unique model and a strong focus on providing quality for students. We are looking forward to working with the business in the future and helping them achieve their ambition to become the largest driving school in the UK.’