Driving instructor suspension: your rights
When you can be suspended
Your approved driving instructor (ADI) registration can be suspended if the ADI registrar thinks you pose a significant threat to public safety.
For example, if you:
- have been convicted of a sexual or violent offence
- are giving dangerous instruction that’s a major risk to the safety of your pupils and other road users
Telling you if you’re suspended
You’ll get a letter from the ADI registrar to tell you that your registration is suspended.
This will usually be at that same time that the registrar writes to tell you that they’re considering taking you off the register.
Challenging your suspension
You can use a judicial review to challenge the way in which the ADI registrar made the decision to suspend you.
The review only looks at whether the right procedures have been followed, rather than the decision itself. You can download the judicial review claim form and guidance notes.
You still have the right to appeal against the ADI registrar’s decision to remove you if you end up being taken off the register.