Trends Are Changing

For the first time in over seven years of my being a driving school instructor, a potential learner driver client asked to see my green ADI registration badge to confirm that I was a legally operating driving school owner. This was a good thing, but as I said, it is not a regular thing. People are either more interested in getting cheap driving lessons and don't really care who is teaching them, or just take the words of the instructor as being true without checking the green ADI badge which should always be displayed on the windscreen by the instructor when giving paid tuition to any member of the public.

The ADI registration badge has the following information about the person giving the learner tuition, so it is a good idea you check this and avoid getting ripped of by an illegal instructor.

The full name of the instructor, the ADI number, whether they are fully qualified (green coloured badge) or a Trainee (pink/red), the photo of the individual named and the date of issue of the registration badge and expiry date.
The document is the only assurance a learner driver has that whoever is teaching them has gone through the proper training and is operating according to the standards of the DSA and thus will be giving them good quality instruction. There are 2 things that determine if one continues to remain on the the register, the green badge renewal which costs £300 and your passing the DSA instructor check tests.

No matter how cheap your driving lessons are, or what you have agreed to pay your instructor for every hour of tuition, if it involves renumeration in cash or kind, it is illegal for that person to do it unless they are on the ADI register, and display the certificate to prove. Why not check your driving instructor's green registration badge today.