Guidance and regulation

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.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Updated: 1 November 2022

You can use the driving test marking sheet (DL25) if you're a driving instructor carrying out a mock driving test.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Updated: 21 June 2022

What you must be able to do and what you must know and understand to provide training to drivers and riders.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Updated: 20 November 2020

• National standard for driver and rider training

  Introduction This national standard sets out the skills, knowledge and…

You can appeal to a court about your driving test if your examiner did not follow the law, but your test result cannot be changed.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Updated: 21 November 2022

The skills, knowledge and understanding you need to be a safe and responsible driver of a car or van (category B vehicle).

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Updated: 30 March 2010

Your responsibilities as an approved driving instructor (ADI) teaching people to drive a car, your suitability for the job, and how to qualify.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Updated: 20 July 2023

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.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Updated: 22 June 2022

The guidance driving examiners follow when they carry out driving tests in Great Britain. It's sometimes known as the 'DT1'.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Updated: 21 November 2022

The guidance driving examiners follow when they carry out driving instructor tests and checks in Great Britain. It's sometimes known as the 'ADI 1'.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Updated: 12 March 2024

The report form used to mark your approved driving instructor (ADI) part 3 test, which assesses your ability to teach pupils.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Updated: 30 November 2022

As a driving instructor, you can ask for a report that shows a summary of the faults your pupils made during car driving tests in the last 12 months. 

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Updated: 10 July 2023

What's required of moped and motorcycle trainers and learner riders during compulsory basic training (CBT).

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Updated: 1 December 2016

Train people to become driving instructors by joining the official register of driving instructor training (ORDIT) - including the assessments you have to pass.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Updated: 29 November 2023

How approved driving instructors should behave in their personal conduct and business dealings, including advertising their services and settling disputes.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Updated: 22 November 2019

How to create a Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) email alerts account and update your subscription preferences.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Updated: 5 March 2018

Guide to using online service to apply for and manage your approved driving instructor (ADI) registration.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Updated: 21 November 2022

The programme of training for new driving examiners and the periodic training that all driving examiners have to do.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Updated: 4 October 2013

How to get permission to carry out Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) part 4 tests and the rules you must follow.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Updated: 7 November 2023

Apply for and use a Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) pre-funded account to pay for Driver CPC and driving test services.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Updated: 9 October 2023

Get approved to carry out Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) part 3a (off-road exercises) tests and the rules you must follow.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Updated: 12 November 2021