
Join the UK's leading cost saving community for the driving instructor industry and save on a huge range of products and services including fuel, cars, tyres, accounting and Ideas4ADIs own products to name but a few. adindi.co.uk is the first of its kind in the UK, run by people from within the driver training industry who together have accumulated over 70 years of experience and care about the welfare of ADIs across the country.

The ADI National Joint Council is the association for associations to join, so that members of a local group can get the benefits a national organisation has to offer. Since the new committee took over, two years ago, many new groups have joined the ADINJC in its aim to unite the industry giving it a stronger voice. The ADINJC annual conference is the largest in the country and is held each year in October. For more information on the work of the ADINJC and membership details click on the link.

Arrive Alive is the DSA’s award winning Road Safety Programme, dedicated to influencing young peoples’ attitudes towards learning to drive, the driving test and the longer term skill of safe driving for life. Here you will find information on the Arrive Alive Programme, Pass Plus and the Driver’s Record.

Brake, the road safety charity’s website is full of useful information about news and events which you can get involved in. If you haven’t yet signed up to Brake’s Buddy Driving Instructor scheme then click on the link to find out more.

The UK’s leading supplier of cars to Driving Instructors and driving Schools. Everything you need to know about leased vehicles and contract hire deals and more can be found in this site. All the leading makes and models, with contracts to suit all.

A popular
forum which is free to join and caters for ADIs, PDIs, instructor & fleet trainers and learners. It also provides information and resources for anyone interested in driver training.

Everything you ever wanted to know about driver and vehicle licensing in one site! Actually it is a very useful resource centre for PDIs and instructor trainers, with some valuable downloadable forms and publications.

Lynne Barrie, a former teacher and author of the excellent Pass Part 3 and Check Test Success books, is one of the most qualified ADIs in the industry and one of only ten in the country holding a Masters Degree (MA) in Driver Training. For information on training and her own publications click on the link.

Lots of useful information including a Driver Trainers section which covers motorcycle, fleet and LGV as well as car instructors. Everything from registration to on-line test booking.

Pass Your Test Online is a brilliant resource for both learner drivers and their instructors. ADIs can earn commission through recommending their pupils and create a profile to help generate pupils. For a small registration fee, which you can easily earn back, you have a whole host of invaluable information and resources. From Show Me, Tell Me to 3D Practical Tutorials it’s all here. Set your pupils home study and keep track of their theory and hazard perception progress. Highly recommended.

This website has been designed to educate drivers on the important subject of Drinking & Driving. As you work through this short interactive programme it looks at EU statistics and EU Drink Drive limits. It examines the effects of Drinking and Driving on you physically, explains the consequences this action may have and how to calculate units of alcohol and the time it will take for your body to process them.
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The industry’s leading independent magazine for ADIs, PDIs and Road Safety Professionals. With regular columns on Better Business, Better Training, Fleet Training and Instructor Training as well as the latest industry news, features, DSA speak, Association news and an Auto Express supplement. Get a 25% discount* on a year’s subscription by calling 01273 547914

The ADI Federation offers a unique and very individual support, help and advice service to its members. The Federation work in close harmony with the DSA to help overcome issues, concerns and problems relating to the everyday working environment of the ADI. A non-profit making limited company who delivers Fleet Driver Training and CPD courses. Click on the link for information on how to join and more.

Barry Grainger Ltd are specialists when it comes driving school insurance and can offer instant online quotations for Driving instructor insurance including both ADI Insurance & PDI Insurnace. Policies also include a dual control replacement vehicle in the event of a non fault accident. To find out more simply click on the link.

A very useful site for information on transport statistics, road safety information and the latest consultation papers affecting our industry.

An excellent site for up-to-date information on the effects and consequences of drug-driving. There are audio and video clips which deliver the message with some force and a game which simulates the possible effects drugs can have on your control of a vehicle.

Driving Standards Agency website where you can keep yourself up-to-date with the latest news and information including consultations and events. You can also sign up for ‘My DSA’ a collection of services aimed at DSA business customers, including approved driving instructors (ADIs), motorcycle training providers (ATB), driver training bodies, Road Safety institutes and other DSA stakeholders.

The European Road Safety Charter is much more than a policy document, it is an invitation by the European Commission to take concrete actions, assess results and further heighten awareness about the need to reduce road accident fatalities. To view Ideas4ADIs’ commitment to the ERS Charter visit the ‘About Us’ page. For more information on how you could make your commitment to Road Safety count click on the link.

The Motor Schools Association is the senior national association for ADI's. First established in 1935, MSA is a non-profit making association, without shareholders, wholly owned by and run entirely for the benefit of its members. Full membership is reserved for Approved Driving Instructors, however, trainees, potential driving instructors (PDIs), driving school proprietors and other interested parties may also join but are not allowed a vote. PDIs are welcomed into MSA membership and on qualification are converted to full members at no extra charge. With regional centres of activity throughout the country, it is perfectly placed to give real support, advice, information & services to its members and the general public.

The official Pass Plus website, containing full details on the Pass Plus syllabus. A list of current supportive insurers is provided so that you or your pupils can check what discount they’d be eligible for and a useful list of councils who are sponsoring the scheme.
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