Check what you are buying !
The biggest problem for a newcomer to flying is that there are a lot of ways to charge resulting in some who quote a price per hour for flying without VAT, landing fees, instructor, pre & post flight briefings........ And the list goes on !
Cabair were the masters of this art.
What you need is places with an ethical charging policy and high trainning standards while I am no expert in the establishments in your area I think that Manchester flight training are worth looking at.