CHECK ELIGIBILITY

To check if you’re eligible to become a driving instructor, you must satisfy the following criteria:

  • You must not have been registered as a Driving Instructor in Northern Ireland or another EU Country.

  • You must be over 21 years of age.

  • You must have held a full car driving licence in the category that you wish to teach, i.e. manual or automatic, for at least 3 years.

  • You must not have been banned (disqualified) from driving in the last 4 years.

  • You must be a ‘Fit and Proper’ person. More details shown on Gov UK Website.

If you can satisfy these requirements, you can start applying to become an Approved Driving Instructor (ADI).

Next step: Application for Disclosure Barring Service (DBS / CRB)

You must apply for a criminal record check if you’re applying to be a driving instructor for the first time.

You cannot use one you may already have, a new one will be required.

Before you start, for the Online Disclosures Service, you’ll need to use the:

  • Organisation PIN: 105205

  • Secret word: axis

  • Organisation name: DVSA – PDI (PO)

Now head to https://www.gov.uk/criminal-record-check-become-driving-instructor?step-by-step-nav=80bd32e4-9708-4214-bc0f-50358223bb09 to start your application.

Proof of your identity

When you have finished the online application, you must give proof of your identity.

You can do this at a Post Office offering the ‘CRB and ID verification service’.

You’ll need to take a printed page from your online application with barcodes on it and 3 original forms of ID (not copies). These can be:

  • Your passport

  • Your driving licence

  • A utility bill that’s less than 3 months old

  • A bank statement that’s less than 3 months old

There is a charge for this service, currently £8.22