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Find driving instructors near you who are approved by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)

Who can teach you to drive, practising with friends and family, driving lessons, insurance, using L and P plates.

• Overview

  You can apply for a provisional driving licence when you’re 15 years and 9…

• Taking driving lessons

  Anyone you pay to teach you to drive must be either: a qualified and…

• Practising with family or friends

  You can practise driving with family or friends. Anyone you practise your…

• Using 'L' and 'P' plates

  You must put an L plate on the front and back of your vehicle so they can…

Learn to drive a car in the UK - get a provisional licence, take driving lessons, prepare for your theory test, book your practical test

Find training courses to qualify to become an approved driving instructor (ADI)

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 become an approved driving instructor (ADI) and what you need to do to qualify.

You must become an approved driving instructor (ADI) if you want to charge people for lessons. You can do this as part of a driving school or by setting up your own business.

Report someone who is not a qualified and registered driving instructor but is charging for driving lessons

Data about the number of theory tests and driving tests taken in Great Britain, pass rates, and the number of instructors.

• Updated: 1 January 2025

Find driving lessons, book and manage theory and driving tests, tests for different vehicles

• Updated: 1 April 2024