What to take to your test
You must bring your UK driving licence a suitable car a pupil. You should also bring a log of the training you've been doing to qualify as an approved driving instructor(ADI).
Rules for the car you use
Your car must be taxed and insured for a driving test (check with your insurance company) be roadworthy, have a current MOT (if its over 3 years old).
It must be a saloon, hatchback or estate car in good working condition - you can't use a convertible. It must have full size seats and have no warning lights showing, for example, the airbag warning light. It must have no tyre damage and the legal tread depth on each tyre - you cant have a space saver spare tyre fitted. It must be smoke-free - this means you can't smoke in it just before or during the test. It must be able to reach at least 62mph and have a mph speedometer. It have 4 wheels and a maximum authorised mass (MAM) of no more than 3,500 kg The MAM is the limit on how much the car can weigh when it is loaded. It'll be in the cars handbook
Your test will be cancelled and you'll have to pay again if your car doesn't meet the rules.
Things that must be fitted
The car must have L-plates on the front and the rear if your pupil is a learner working rear seat belts
Dashcams and other cameras
You can use a camera fitted for insurance purposes, as long as it faces outside the car and doesn't film the inside doesn't record audio from inside the car
Manual and automatic cars
If you have a manual licence, you can take the test in either a manual or automatic car. You'll be able to train people in both types of car when you've qualified. If you have an automatic licence, you must take your test in an automatic car. You'll only be able to train people in an automatic car when you've qualified.
What happens during the test
A Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency examiner will watch you give a client- centred driving lesson lasting about an hour to one of your pupils. The examiner will look for evidence that you meet the national standard for driver and rider training.
Your pupil
Your pupil can be a learner or a full licence holder. They cant be an approved driving instructor(ADI) or someone else who is preparing to take the ADI part 3 test.. You can take your trainer or mentor with you, but they cant take part in the lesson.
What you'll be marked on
You'll be marked on 17 areas of competence that are grouped into 3 categories, lesson planning, risk management and teaching and learning strategies.
The 17 areas of competence are listed in the ADI part 3 report form, which the examiner will fill in at the end of your test. You'll get a score from 0 to 3 for each of the 17 competences, which are added up to out if you've passed the test, and what your grade will be.
Your test result
After you give the lesson, the examiner will discuss your performance and give you your result. You'll get your grade, along with your completed approved driving instructor (ADI) part 3 test report form.
Total Grade Description
score
0-30 Fail Your performance is unsatisfactory, and you wont join the ADI register
31-42 Grade B You'll be allowed to join the ADI register
43-51 Grade A You have shown a high standard of instruction and can join the ADI register