Driving Test Swap Apps – The New Normal?

Test Swap Apps Are Popping Up Everywhere… Let’s Just Pause a Second

There’s a wave of driving test swap apps popping up now, promising to “help” learners find earlier tests or swap bookings.

And look, we get it!

The system’s a mess, learners are stuck waiting and Instructors are firefighting.… Read full article

MenB Health Alert: What ADIs Need to Know (Without the Noise)

Some of you will have seen the recent health alert around MenB. This is currently regional and isolated.

The DITC was born at a time when people needed a clear, calm voice and struggled to find one. This feels like one of those moments again.… Read full article

New Road Safety Strategy: what’s been announced, what’s being consulted on, and why it matters to ADIs

The Department for Transport has announced a new road safety strategy, described as the first in more than a decade, with a target to reduce deaths and serious injuries on Britain’s roads by 65% by 2035 (and 70% for children under 16).

National Audit Office (NAO) Report December 2025

The NAO’s own report – not a headline grab, but a forensic look at how the practical test system has been run since the pandemic – lays bare some stark realities. It confirms that waiting times remain painfully long and that the DVSA’s actions haven’t delivered the turnaround the government repeatedly promised.… Read full article

Beverley Warmington – New DVSA CEO Announced

We’re pleased to welcome Beverley Warmington as the new Chief Executive of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). Beverley steps into the role at a pivotal moment, with a clear focus on tackling the driving test backlog and improving how learners access and complete their tests.  … Read full article

Perimenopause and Driving Instructors

Perimenopause – Definition

At first glance, this didn’t seem an appropriate topic for two middle-aged guys (Chris Bensted & Ian Brett) to champion. Like our LGBTQ+ Advocacy, we hesitated as outsiders, to the point that we missed Menopause Awareness Day. Only to be followed by two unprompted calls in a week from female ADIs asking if it was this affecting their lessons and how they could better cope.… Read full article

Does an International licence holder lose the ability to drive unaccompanied once they get a UK provisional driving licence?

The Driving Instructor and Trainers Collective (DITC) got contacted about this very thing. A driver had been stopped and allegedly charged for driving without insurance and driving unaccompanied, plus an impound charge, while inside of his first 12 months in the country.… Read full article

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