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learner driver advice - instructor qualification

In order to legally accept payment in exchange for driving tuition an instructor MUST hold (and display in the tuition vehicle) a valid licence issued by the Driving Standards Agency (DSA).


This licence can be either a 'Trainee Licence' which is pink in colour with a triangle shape on the front.

Or a 'Full licence' which is green with an octagon in place of the triangle denoting that the holder has become a fully qualified 'Approved Driving instructor'.

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A qualified 'Approved Driving instructor' has had to pass three tests with the Driving Standards Agency:

  • 1 - a high pass mark theory test
  • 2 - a strict advanced driving test
  • 3 - a test of instructional ability
    And the trainee has passed the first two.

    • driving instructors are regularly check tested by the dsa
    make sure you see their licence on display before paying for tuition

    Qualified instructors are check tested on a regular basis by the DSA (Driving Standards Agency) under a rather strange marking system, that runs from a Grade 1 to a Grade 6 with Grade 6 being the highest and Grade 4 being the lowest acceptable grade (or the lowest pass mark if you like).

    If an ADI (Approved Driving instructor) fails a check test and he/she does not manage a Grade 4 in the 2nd or 3rd test he/she is then removed from the DSA Register of Approved Driving Instructors, losing his/her instructor qualification and is no longer able to legally give tuition for money or money's worth. I'm currently a Grade 5 ADI and happy to show my potential clients any check test reports.

    There ARE people out there who, despite not having even gone through the instructor qualification process, or having been disqualified, operate as fully qualified instructors! So DO make sure you see the a valid licence on display. As a learner driver it is very important that you know this.

    learn more about the check test grades and what to do if you do come across an illegal instructor



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    @ safemotoring.co.uk

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