WELCOME to the Gravesham Association of Driving Instructors official website.

Information, Representation and Services to driving instructors, driving schools and help to the public throughout Gravesend and the surrounding areas of Kent.

The association's principal aims, are to keep members informed of any matters of interest to them, to represent the views of members to Gravesham Council, its departments and agencies, to provide services that will be of benefit to members and to set standards of professional and ethical behaviour for driving instructors.

A driving instructors job is to teach people to drive safely and to prepare them for their driving test.
The instructor introduces the pupil to the controls and the basics of driving, but the rest of the lessons are usually held on the road with the learner driving the car and carrying out manoeuvres. Before the lesson, the instructor plans a route. During the lesson, the instructor monitors the learner, the road and other vehicles very carefully.
They teach general road craft, including knowledge of the Highway Code to a very high standard required by the Driving Standards Agency.

The Driving Standards Agency (DSA) is now cracking down on bogus driving instructors who flout the law by illegally teaching learner drivers.

Only those people who have qualified to become approved driving instructors and whose name appears on DSA’s official register are legally able to give car driving lessons to the public for money; or moneys worth.

The ADI Registrar, Charles Morton said; “Illegal instructors are a danger to the public as they have not been assessed by us to ensure that they are able to provide driving instruction to the required standard. And they will not hold the correct insurance, so will not be covered in the event of an accident.

“It’s very simple to check that your driving instructor is qualified. Check that they display an in date pink (trainee) or green (fully qualified) certificate in their windscreen during lessons and that the photo id is the person teaching you. Using an illegal instructor could cost you more time and money and mean that you are not as safe on the road as you might be. ”

The head of the DSA Fraud and Integrity team, Andy Rice, said; “We investigate all reported cases of suspected illegal instruction and we work very closely with the Police and criminal justice agencies to identify offenders and prosecute”.

If you have any doubts about whether your driving instructor is teaching you legally call DSA on 0115 901 2618 or contact us through our contact page.