# Read a driving school listing

Learn what a driving school listing on this site shows, where each detail comes from, what an empty field means and what a listing does not prove.

- Level: Foundations
- Length: 35 minutes
- Exam questions: 9, pass mark 80%, up to 3 attempts
- Certificate: valid for 12 months

## What you will learn

- Name the details a listing takes from OpenStreetMap and the details it does not have.
- Explain when a lesson price appears on a listing and what an empty field means.
- Use the filters and know why a filter can leave out a school.
- Tell a paid badge or label apart from a licence or an approval.

## Lessons

1. [What a listing shows and where it comes from](https://drivingschools.fyi/academy/driving-school-listing-basics/what-a-listing-shows.md) (10 minutes)
2. [Prices, empty fields and filters](https://drivingschools.fyi/academy/driving-school-listing-basics/prices-and-empty-fields.md) (12 minutes)
3. [Labels, categories and what a listing does not prove](https://drivingschools.fyi/academy/driving-school-listing-basics/labels-and-limits.md) (13 minutes)

## Questions

### Does this course teach me to drive?

No. It teaches you how to read a driving school listing and what to check with the school. Driving lessons come from a driving school or instructor.

### Is a school on this site approved to teach?

A listing does not show that. It shows mapped details from open map data. Check the licence or approval with the official source where you live. The Practitioner course shows how.

### What does the certificate show?

It is a certificate of completion from this site. It records that you passed this exam. It is not a driving licence, a permit or an instructor qualification.

Also on the [web page](https://drivingschools.fyi/academy/driving-school-listing-basics).