Scuba Zone, London.

Discussion in 'New to Scuba Diving' started by J.Deathe, Sep 5, 2011.

  1. J.Deathe Member

    Has anyone any experience doing their PADI dry suit training through the above mentioned center.

    I'm curious as to why the course through them is £99 when most other centers in London seem to charge £149.
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    PeteStewart Never wrong, but not always right

    Location:
    Peterborough
    Never used them, but £99 seems a reasonable fee. Its only 2 dives + cert fee
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    Zubar UKDivers Sponsor

    Location:
    London
    Bear in mind you will also need to pay £9 entry fee at Wrays. Maybe the others include it? Oh and £3 for a cheese burger ;)

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  2. J.Deathe Member

    That's fine but if you add on the entry fee and assume the others already include it in the price that's still by maths £41 cheaper, which is a reasonable difference.
  3. j_b Active Member

    Location:
    Hastings
    I only paid about £100 for mine, however my local PADI "club" would've charged me a lot more.
  4. Doomanic Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Tauchen macht frei
    Does it include kit hire?
    I paid £90 for mine, but kit hire was extra so I waited until they had a free kit weekend.:p
  5. J.Deathe Member

    Includes kit hire, the only thing it doesn't include is the £9 entry to Wraysbury as Zubar points out.
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    bottlefish Super dooper member

    Location:
    London
    I'm sure they will be just fine. The dry suit speciality isn't a difficult one to teach (or learn) ;)
  6. snowman Member

    Location:
    Fleet, Hampshire
    I know you say it includes everything, but does it include certification? I've noticed a lot of overseas dive centres seem to add this on to the cost of courses...

    It's probably just down to competition and what their costs/profit margins are though....

    M
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    Jellybeanz Fully paid up member of Team Idjit

    Location:
    Derby
    The place I trained with does it for £75 then if you need to hire a dry suit they charge an extra £30
  7. aquanaut Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Grimsby
    What's included. Do they include everything in that, maybe the 149 includes entry to dive sites Ect. Worth making the Inquiry.
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    Zubar UKDivers Sponsor

    Location:
    London
    It includes everything other than entry to wrays. As you know did my ds course with them. You may be asked to contribute a few quid for petrol if you need a lift but can usually fit you in their pickup.

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  8. angryjonny Active Member

    Mine was £50 on top of the OW course, including kit hire, done on the same weekend. Does that mean I win?
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    Zubar UKDivers Sponsor

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    Yes, pour yourself a beer, sit back and bask in your smugness! :)
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    PeteStewart Never wrong, but not always right

    Location:
    Peterborough
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    Zubar UKDivers Sponsor

    Location:
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    I can send you a manual if you want to do the above. It was included by SZ. I think it's even Stevens now!

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