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Apply to take the assessment so you can provide motorcycle compulsory basic training (CBT) to motorcyclists.
Take the voluntary Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) special test if you’re an approved driving instructor or a fully qualified motorcycle instructor.
When you have to take an ADI standards check (check test), what happens at the test and how your grade is decided.
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.
How to appeal to an independent tribunal if you disagree with a decision about your trainee licence or registration as a driving instructor.
Find out if you can become a motorcycle instructor and what you need to do to qualify
Get a criminal record check if you're applying to become an approved driving instructor (ADI)
The different types of instructor authorisation, what it means to be a fit and proper person, Disclosure and Barring Service checks, instructor certificates and monitoring your instructors.
How to get and use a trainee driving instructor licence to help you qualify as an approved driving instructor (ADI)
Fees for taking the approved driving instructor (ADI) qualifying tests, and registering as an ADI with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
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.
How examiners inspect organisations to join the official register of driving instructor training (ORDIT).
Taking the approved driving instructor (ADI) part 1 test - what you need to bring and what happens during the test
Update your approved driving instructor (ADI) registration, display your ADI badge or replace a lost or stolen badge, stop being an ADI, and report cautions or convictions
Who can teach you to drive, practising with friends and family, driving lessons, insurance, using L and P plates.
Taking the approved driving instructor (ADI) part 3 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
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