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Who can teach you to drive, practising with friends and family, driving lessons, insurance, using L and P plates.
You can apply for a provisional driving licence when you’re 15 years and 9…
Anyone you pay to teach you to drive must be either: a qualified and…
You can practise driving with family or friends. Anyone you practise your…
You must put an L plate on the front and back of your vehicle so they can…
Train people to become driving instructors by joining the official register of driving instructor training (ORDIT) - including the assessments you have to pass.
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.
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.
Become an instructor, book and manage tests, manage your ADI registration
How approved driving instructors should behave in their personal conduct and business dealings, including advertising their services and settling disputes.
How to run and manage a Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) periodic training course.
When you have to take an ADI standards check (check test), what happens at the test and how your grade is decided.
If you’re a driving instructor, use this form to assess and record your pupils’ progress learning the skills they need to drive a car safely.
Data about the number of theory tests and driving tests taken in Great Britain, pass rates, and the number of instructors.
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