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The approved driving instructor (ADI) standards check assesses your ability to teach pupils.

You鈥檒l get a letter from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) when you need to book your ADI standards check.

You have to take a standards check even if you do not have a car or are not working as an ADI.

You can only take standards checks in English or Welsh.

When you鈥檒l be asked to have a standards check

You usually have an ADI standards check every 4 years.

You might be asked to book a standards check based on your pupils鈥� driving test results.

You鈥檒l get a letter from DVSA when you need to book your approved driving instructor (ADI) standards check.

You can book a standards check online. It does not cost anything.

You鈥檒l need your:

• driving licence number
• ADI personal reference number

Get help to book

Contact DVSA if you need help booking your standards check.

What happens next

A DVSA examiner will call to ask if you want to schedule a 30-minute phone call before your standards check.

During the 30-minute call, the examiner will talk to you about:

• how your pupils perform when they take driving tests
• where you can get support or find more information
• what will happen when you take your standards check

Change your test time or check the details

Contact DVSA if you cannot go to your standards check.

You can also ask DVSA to confirm any test details.

You must take:

• your approved driving instructor (ADI) registration certificate
• a pupil
• a car that meets the requirements

Your pupil

Your pupil can be a:

• partly trained learner
• fully trained learner
• full licence holder

If you bring a partly trained learner, they should be able to drive for 40 minutes without frequently stopping.

Car requirements

The car you use for your standards check must:

• be roadworthy, safe and reliable - this means it鈥檚 less than 3 years old or has a valid MOT certificate
• have working rear seat belts
• be fitted with L plates (or D plates in Wales) if your pupil is a learner

You cannot use:

• a soft-top convertible
• a car with a 2+2 seating arrangement rather than full-size rear seats

Your standards check will be cancelled if your car does not meet the requirements. Another appointment will be booked for you.

Cleaning your car

You should tidy your car before your test. This includes removing any rubbish or unnecessary items from the dashboard, footwells, door pockets, cup holders and seats.

Bad weather

You should call the standards check bookings team as soon as you can on the day of your standards check if there鈥檚 bad weather. Ask to speak to the ADI examiner.

If nobody answers the phone, and the conditions in your area are not looking too bad, it鈥檚 likely that the examiners are:

• checking the local roads to see if driving tests can go ahead
• taking driving tests because the conditions are suitable

However, this is not a guarantee that your standards check will go ahead.

You should tell the standards check bookings team if your check is cancelled - they鈥檒l make a new appointment.

A Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) examiner will watch you giving a to one of your pupils for about 45 minutes.

At the start of the lesson, discuss the goals for the lesson and risk management with your pupil. This should take no more than 3 minutes.

Your pupil must drive for about 40 minutes of the lesson.

You cannot spend the whole lesson teaching a manoeuvre, but you can include a short recap of one you鈥檝e taught in a previous lesson.

If you need to give your pupil immediate feedback, you are allowed to stop safely during the lesson.

At the end of the lesson, you should give your pupil about 3 minutes to reflect on their performance.

The examiner will look for evidence that you meet the national standards for driver and rider training.

What you鈥檒l be marked on

You鈥檒l be marked on 17 areas of competence that are grouped into 3 categories:

• lesson planning
• risk management
• teaching and learning skills

The 17 areas of competence are listed in the ADI standards check report form, which the examiner will fill in during your check.

You鈥檒l get a score from 0 to 3 for each of the 17 competencies, which are added up to work out your grade.

After you give the lesson, the examiner will discuss your performance and give you your grade. This will take about 15 minutes.

After you give the lesson, the examiner will discuss your performance and give you your result.

You鈥檒l get your grade and completed ADI standards check report by email at the end of the test.

You鈥檒l automatically fail if:

• you get a score of 7 or less in the 鈥榬isk management鈥� category
• the examiner stops the lesson because you鈥檝e put yourself or someone else in danger

If you fail the standards check

You鈥檒l have up to 2 more attempts to pass the standards check.

If you fail 3 times:

• you鈥檒l be removed from the approved driving instructors (ADI) register
• you鈥檒l have to retake the ADI tests to join the ADI register again

Complain about your ADI standards check

You can check if your examiner followed the regulations by reading the guidance on making an appeal to a court about your driving test.

If you can prove that your driving examiner did not follow the regulations, you can complain to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)

If DVSA agrees with your complaint, you may be able to take another standards check. Your original result cannot be changed.

It is free to complain to the DVSA.

If DVSA does not agree with your complaint you may be able to appeal to a court instead.聽

Appeal against your ADI standards check

You can make an appeal to a court if you can prove that the driving examiner did not follow the law when they carried out your ADI standards check.

Old ADI check test grades will apply until you take your first standards check.

If you got a grade 2 or 3 in your last ADI check test, you鈥檒l have 2 attempts to pass the new ADI standards check.

Old 鈥�ADI check test鈥� grades

Educational check test grade

Educational (E) grades will not be given to newly qualified instructors in the new standard checks.