Driving Standards Agency's Blog, page 9

Consultation outcome: Effectiveness of Driver CPC: call for evidence

Updated: Published the report on the call to evidence and the government's response to the European Commission.

The Driving Standards Agency wants evidence about the effectiveness of Driver CPC so that the UK government can respond to an assessment being run by the European Commission.

The European Commission has asked for feedback about:

the general relevance, effectiveness and impact of Driver CPC

the scope of the requirements and exemptions
the structure and content of the training, including the subjects covered

Guidance: National standard for driver and rider training

Updated: Added a webpage version of the 'National standard for driver and rider training'.

The standard is for people who provide training to drivers of cars, light vans, and mopeds and motorcycles.

It tells you what you must be able to do to provide training.

You can get email alerts when changes are made to the standard.

Contact the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) if you have:

questions about the standard
ideas about how it could be improved
evidence to make the standard stronger



DSA national standards

Email
national.standards@dsa.gsi.gov.uk

Phone
0115 936 6283

Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

Collection: Moped and motorcycle training guidance

Updated: Added 'The routes to your motorcycle licence' to the document collection.

You must be an approved training body (ATB) with the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) to provide:

compulsory basic training (CBT) for learner motorcyclists
direct access scheme (DAS) training to riders learning to ride a large motorcycle

CBT and DAS training must be given by instructors certified by DSA working for your ATB.

The sites you use to provide training from must also be approved by DSA.

Read a quick guide about how to set up and run an ATB.

Collection: Drink-drive rehabilitation scheme

Updated: Added the 'Take a drink-drive rehabilitation course' detailed guide to the collection.

The DDRS can offer people a drink-drive course if they’re convicted of:

driving or being in charge of a motor vehicle with excess alcohol in their breath, blood or urine
failing to provide a specimen

The course aims to change their behaviour to prevent further offending, which will improve road safety.

You can find your nearest courses online.

Consultation outcome: Motorcycle, lorry and bus driving licences and driving test rules

Updated: Published the response to consultation report.

This consultation affects driver and rider trainers and people taking a motorcycle, lorry or bus test.

It asks for your views on changes to driver licensing and the vehicles that can be used to take a driving test.

Minimum standards for vehicles used for current driving tests were first set by European driver licensing legislation in 2000. Manufacturers are phasing out production of the types of vehicles that were commonly used then and producing safer, more energy efficient vehicles.

The minimum standards that are currently set in regulations for driving test vehicles need to change to allow these newer vehicles to be used for driving tests.

Benefits include being able to buy potentially cheaper, more readily available vehicles to be used for driving and riding tests.

Collection: Despatch ezine for road safety professionals

Updated: Added information about the review of the Despatch ezine.

DSA is reviewing the Despatch ezine to make the articles of more interest to driver and rider trainers and to make it easier for you to leave feedback on each article.

No further issues will be published in 2013. In the meantime, all news that driver and rider trainers need will be published on the GOV.UK website and sent out by DSA Direct email alerts.

You can sign up to email alerts to stay up to date with what’s happening with the Despatch ezine.

Older issues of Despatch are available in the National Archives for 2011, 2010, 2009 and 2008.

Form: ADI standards check form: example

Updated: Updated the assessment form to the latest version.

The ADI standards check will replace the ADI check test in April 2014.

This is an example of the new form that will be used by driving examiners to assesses how well ADIs meet the ‘National standard for driver and rider training’.

Consultation outcome: Modernising driver training

Updated: Published the interim response to consultation and the public feedback.

The Driving Standards Agency (DSA) and Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) merged on 1 April 2014 to form the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

DSA wants to know whether you think it should:

replace the 3 qualifying tests to become an approved driving instructor (ADI) with a vocational qualification
improve the current tests
replace the trainee licence with a requirement for trainee instructors to be accompanied by ADIs when providing paid instruction

DSA also wants to know what you think about:

introducing fines (called ‘civil sanctions’) that the ADI Registrar could charge an ADI if they didn’t follow a condition of their approval
changing the registration fees ADIs pay so that they pay for the standards check separately when they book it
changing the grading structure for ADIs

what information about ADIs it would be useful and fair for DSA to make available to the public
More information


National standard for driver and rider training
National standard for developed driving competence
Driver Training National Occupational Standard
Equality impact assessment: ADI qualification
Equality impact assessments: ADI standards checks
ADI Registrar webchat (9 July 2013): questions and answers

Collection: DSA annual reports and accounts

Updated: Added 'Driving Standards Agency annual report and accounts 2012 to 2013' to the document collection.

Annual reports and accounts review the agency’s activities over the course of the year, providing highlights of key projects and the progress that has been made in meeting the agency’s objectives.

Guidance: Driving Standards Agency privacy policy

Updated: Added information about how DSA uses cookies.

DSA, as an executive agency of the Department for Transport, is a data controller as defined by the Data Protection Act 1998.