Statistical data set: Driving instructor statistics (INS)

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) suspended non-testing duties for its staff who are qualified to conduct driving tests, from October 2023 to March 2024, in order to maximise the number of examiners available to conduct practical car tests, and to further reduce driving test waiting times. This has resulted in a reduction in the number of Compulsory Basic Training (CBT) instructor standards checks conducted in recent quarters.

Numbers of approved driving instructors (INS01)

INS0101: Approved driving instructor (ADI) register statistics, Great Britain (ODS, 49.2 KB)

INS0102: Grades of Approved Driving Instructors (ADI) as recorded in their most recent standards check, Great Britain (ODS, 38.4 KB)

INS0103: Trainee Licence Holders and Approved Driving Instructors (ADI) by postcode area, Great Britain (ODS, 481 KB)

Compulsory training statistics (INS05)

INS0501: Approved Training Body (ATB) Statutory Register, Great Britain (ODS, 20 KB)

INS0502: Compulsory basic training (CBT) instructor standards checks, quarterly: Great Britain (ODS, 9.35 KB)

INS0503: Compulsory basic training (CBT) statistics, quarterly, Great Britain (ODS, 11.1 KB)

The content and the processes used for gathering the Incident Statistics set of data (compulsory basic training and direct access scheme) are currently under review, therefore there will be no update of this data for the foreseeable future. Any freedom of information requests concerning this data set should be emailed to the DVSA.

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Published 28 June 2018 Last updated 19 June 2024 + show all updates 19 June 2024 Data tables updated and text amended for the latest release for April 2023 to March 2024.

13 March 2024 Data tables updated for the October to December 2023 report.

6 December 2023 Data tables updated for the July to September 2023 quarterly release.

14 September 2023 Data tables updated for the April to June 2023 quarterly release.

12 July 2023 Data tables updated for the April 2022 to March 2023 report.

15 March 2023 Data tables on approved instructors and compulsory basic training updated for October to December 2022.

26 January 2023 Data tables on approved instructors and compulsory basic training updated for July to September 2022.

9 November 2022 Data tables on approved instructors and compulsory basic training updated for April to June 2022.

11 August 2022 Data tables on approved instructors and compulsory basic training updated for January to March 2022.

31 March 2022 Data tables on approved instructors and compulsory basic training updated for October to December 2021.

8 December 2021 Data tables on approved instructors and compulsory basic training updated for July to September 2021.

23 September 2021 Data tables on approved instructors and compulsory basic training updated for April to June 2021.

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