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Find driving instructors near you who are approved by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
How to appeal to an independent tribunal if you disagree with a decision about your trainee licence or registration as a driving instructor.
Complain about an approved driving instructor (ADI) if you're not happy with their service or behaviour
Check if you can become an approved driving instructor (ADI) and what you need to do to qualify.
Get a criminal record check if you're applying to become an approved driving instructor (ADI)
Find training courses to qualify to become an approved driving instructor (ADI)
Train people to become driving instructors by joining the official register of driving instructor training (ORDIT) - including the assessments you have to pass.
Take voluntary continuing professional development (CPD) to keep your approved driving instructor (ADI) skills up to date.
Report someone who is not a qualified and registered driving instructor but is charging for driving lessons
Apply to start qualifying as an approved driving instructor (ADI) with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
Data and statistics about the number of theory tests and driving tests taken in Great Britain, pass rates, and the number of instructors.
Update your personal details on the approved driving instructor (ADI) register and publish your details for learner drivers to see.
Research carried out with approved driving instructors about how many pupils they're teaching, and their attitudes towards mock driving tests.
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.
When you have to take an ADI standards check (check test), what happens at the test and how your grade is decided.
Apply for a trainee driving instructor licence to help you prepare for the approved driving instructor (ADI) part 3 test
Taking the approved driving instructor (ADI) part 1 test - what you need to bring and what happens during the test
Appeal to an independent tribunal if you disagree with a decision about your approved driving instructor (ADI) registration
Register to teach Pass Plus, order refill packs and see when your pupil's certificate has been posted
Fees for taking the approved driving instructor (ADI) qualifying tests, and registering as an ADI with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
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