| ADI Code of
Practice : Introduction An approved driving instructor who gives lessons in a motor car in return for payment must be on the Register of Approved Driving Instructors (ADI's). To gain entry to the register prospective instructors must pass a series of examinations administered by the Driving Standards Agency (DSA). People training to become ADI's who have part completed the examinations can obtain from the Agency a licence to acquire practical experience which is strictly limited to six months. Once fully qualified and on the register, ADI's are regularly tested by the DSA to check there continued ability to give instruction to the required standards. DSA and the driving instruction industry place great emphasis on professional standards and business ethics. The code of practice set out here has been agreed between the DSA and the main bodies representing ADI's ; it is a framework within which all instructors should operate. Personal Conduct The instructor will at all times behave in a professional
manner towards clients. Business dealings The instructor will safeguard and account for any monies
paid in advance by the client in respect of driving lessons, test fees or
for any other purpose and will make the details available on request. Legal indemnity of the school/instructor with full address and telephone
number at which the instructor or there representative can be contacted. The instructor should check a client's entitlement to drive the vehicle and there ability to read a number plate at the statutory distance on the first lesson. When presenting a client for the practical driving test the instructor should check that the client has all the necessary documentation to enable them to take the test and that the vehicle is roadworthy. Instructors will advise clients when to apply for the theory and practical driving tests, taking into account local waiting times and forecast of the clients' potential for achieving the driving test pass standard. The instructor will not cancel or rearrange the driving test without the clients agreement. In the event of the instructors decision to withhold the use of the school car for the driving test , sufficient notice should be given to the client to avoid the loss of the DSA test fee. The instructor should at all times, to the best of
his/her ability, endeavour to teach the client the correct driving skills
according to DSA's recommended syllabus. Conciliation Complaints by clients should be made in the first instance to the driving instructor/driving school/ contractor following the complaints procedure issued. Failing agreement or settlement of dispute, reference may be made to DSA's Registrar of Approved Driving Instructors who will consider the matter and advise accordingly Should the registrar not be able to settle the dispute he or she may set up a panel, with representatives from the ADI industry , to consider the matter further or advise that the matter should be referred to the courts or other statutory body to be determined. For further information or advice write to: The ADI Registrar Telephone No 0115 901 2500 |