If I could give 0 stars I would. Purchased 10 hours lessons in December for my partner with Karen Sharpe based in BS32. I paid her £400 up front to get him on the books and priority for booking in lessons in the new year. In the new year an attempt was made to book in for lessons, only to be told by Karen that she’s put him on the books from March. This is not what was agreed and what was said. I was told the sooner I pay the sooner lessons will be booked in. We waited till Mid March and had heard nothing for booking in lessons. A message was sent to Karen who said she had broken her toe and couldn’t do lessons. This is understandable but no update or communication was provided for this. We asked to be booked in with her Husband who is also an instructor. She never got back to us about this. We then seen her a few days later taking a lesson in our road!! Karen was also advertising spaces for lessons in March and April yet we still weren’t booked in after paying back in December!! I messaged Karen asking for a refund. She repeatedly gave me excuses and then said it would take a month to get a refund. She eventually processed this 3 days later after me trying to get a refund. It has been a month + 6 days and I have still not received my £400 refund!!! The AA customer service is useless. They no longer have a phone line for customer service. They advise you to use the online chat service during 9am-5pm. I tried that at 2pm in the afternoon and i had an automated response to say they were closed and to try again during work hours. I was trying in their working hours and no one was there. Shocking!!! I am so close to reporting to the Bank as a scam/fraud. The AA are all about taking your money and not giving you any services for it. Trying to get your money back is merely impossible which is why I am going to have to go through the bank to get it back. Do not bother using The AA. My partner was hoping to be driving by now but he has been let down. His career has been jeopardised due to this. Just terrible.