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Find driving instructors near you who are approved by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
Who can teach you to drive, practising with friends and family, driving lessons, insurance, using L and P plates.
You can apply for a provisional driving licence when you’re 15 years and 9…
Anyone you pay to teach you to drive must be either: a qualified and…
You can practise driving with family or friends. Anyone you practise your…
You must put an L plate on the front and back of your vehicle so they can…
You must become an approved driving instructor (ADI) if you want to charge people for lessons. You can do this as part of a driving school or by setting up your own business.
Learn to drive a car in the UK - get a provisional licence, take driving lessons, prepare for your theory test, book your practical test
If you’re a driving instructor, use this form to assess and record your pupils’ progress learning the skills they need to drive a car safely.
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.
Find training courses to qualify to become an approved driving instructor (ADI)
How you can train to drive a heavy goods vehicle (HGV): Skills Bootcamps, apprenticeships, vocational courses and driving schools.
The eyesight rules to pass your driving test and for whenever you're driving.
Check if you can supervise friends or family learning to drive a car, what the rules are, how to prepare the car, and how to plan your practice sessions.
Research about learning to drive and driving tests.
Research carried out with approved driving instructors about how many pupils they're teaching, and their attitudes towards mock driving tests.
What driving instructors should do to carry out realistic mock driving tests, including what needs to be in the test, assessing faults and recording the result.
Complain about an approved driving instructor (ADI) if you're not happy with their service or behaviour
How to get and use a trainee driving instructor licence to help you qualify as an approved driving instructor (ADI)
Report someone who is not a qualified and registered driving instructor but is charging for driving lessons
Keep a record of the driving practice you do with family or friends when you're learning to drive a car so you can show your driving instructor.
Pass Plus is a practical course to improve your driving skills - once completed you may get a discount on your car insurance
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