Driving Instruction: Qualifications
Commons · Question 125481 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Alex Sobel
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has considered extending the validity period of theory test certificates for Approved Driving Instructor candidates whose certificates are at risk of expiring before they can sit the Part
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 20 Apr 2026
The two-year validity period of a theory test certificate, including for approved driving instructors (ADI), is set in legislation, and the Government has no current plans to lay further legislation to extend it. DVSA is recruiting additional examiners in...