Statistical data set

Driving instructor and motorcycle instructor register data

Numbers of approved driving instructors (ADIs) and motorcycle instructors, number of compulsory basic training (CBT) certificates and sites.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Published: 1 January 2025
• Last updated: 14 August 2025 — See all updates

Approved driving instructors (ADIs)

These data tables are updated quarterly. They were last updated on 14 August 2025 with data to March 2025.

Table reference	File name
INS0101	ADI register statistics: Great Britain (ODS, 52.9 KB)
INS0102	Grades of ADIs as recorded in their most recent standards check: Great Britain (ODS, 40.3 KB)
INS0103	Trainee driving instructor licence holders and ADIs by postcode area: Great Britain (ODS, 513 KB)

Motorcycle instructors and training

These data tables are updated quarterly. They were last updated on 14 August 2025 with data to March 2025.

Table reference	File name
INS0201	Motorcycle approved training body (ATB) statutory register: Great Britain (ODS, 20.8 KB)
INS0202	Compulsory basic training (CBT) instructor standards checks, quarterly: Great Britain (ODS, 9.28 KB)
INS0203	Compulsory basic training (CBT) statistics, quarterly: Great Britain (ODS, 11.2 KB)

Changes to how this data is published

This data is now all published by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). Before 2025, data for Great Britain overall was published by the Department for Transport (DfT).

You can view archived versions of the data as it was published by DfT in the National Archives.

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Published 1 January 2025

Last updated 14 August 2025 + show all updates

1. 14 August 2025

   Updated data for approved driving instructors (ADIs) (tables INS0101, INS0102, INS0103), and motorcycle instructors and training (tables INS0201, INS0202, INS0203).

2. 1 January 2025

   First published.