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Instructor Hub

Everything to help you qualify and become a genuinely good instructor - the three ADI tests and DVSA links, staying registered, the earnings picture, and the craft of teaching and coaching.

Qualifying as an ADI

ADI tests & official links

The three DVSA instructor tests, the register, the trainee licence and DBS.

Running your business

Instructor insurance brokers

A reference directory of specialist ADI/PDI insurance brokers.

Earnings & costs

What you can earn and the real costs, with the calculator.

Staying at your best

The standards check

The check every ADI takes to stay on the register, and how it's scored.

Teaching & coaching

Becoming a better teacher, not just a qualified one - the ideas and links.

Staying on the ADI register

The 4-year renewal, the DBS timing trap, your badge, and the fit-and-proper rules.

Teaching the rules of the road

Our learner rules pages, reframed as lesson material - when to pull each one out and how.

CPD & the ORDIT register

The 7-hours-a-year CPD commitment, what counts, and the route to training instructors.

Official links

Become a driving instructor (gov.uk)ADI Part 1 test ADI Part 2 test ADI Part 3 test Trainee (PDI) licence rules The standards check Renew your registration ADI fees CPD for instructors The ORDIT register Your ADI test-data report ADI code of practice Earnings calculator (TOFU)

Our Guides

Honest, in-depth reads from our blog.

How to become an instructor ADI Part 3 explained Franchise vs independent What instructors earn Instructor insurance explained

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