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Buy multiple licences for Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) driving theory e-learning for all of the learner drivers you teach or drivers you employ.
You can sit in and observe a driving test if you're 16 or over, but you cannot take any part in the test and you must follow certain rules.
Check if you can become an approved driving instructor (ADI) and what you need to do to qualify.
Manage your official register of driving instructor training (ORDIT) details if you train instructors, and renew your certificate (badge) every 4 years.
Find driving instructors near you who are approved by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
International regulations and required documentation for hauliers transporting dangerous or hazardous goods by road or by vehicles on ships.
Get approved to carry out Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) part 3a (off-road exercises) tests and the rules you must follow.
When to book your car driving test, what to take with you, what happens during the test, major and minor faults, and what happens if your test is cancelled.
Guidance on inspections, meetings, office procedures, annual leave and correspondence.
Find out how prompt cards will be used to support you during your driving test if you’re deaf or have a hearing impairment, and download a copy of the cards.
Guidance for driving examiners carrying out the practical and extended driving tests for cars.
How to apply to appoint your own staff as delegated driving examiners to provide driving tests for your employees of your company, police service or fire and rescue service
How to set up and run a motorcycle approved training body (ATB) to provide compulsory basic training (CBT) and the direct access scheme (DAS) to learner riders
You need to record the number of hours you give lessons and are supervised as a trainee driving instructor if you're not taking extra training.
Learn to drive a car in the UK - get a provisional licence, take driving lessons, prepare for your theory test, book your practical test
When you can be suspended as a driving instructor and compensation you can claim if you are not removed from the register
The different grades that driving instructors have and what they mean.
Taking the approved driving instructor (ADI) part 1 test - what you need to bring and what happens during the test
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