Update your approved driving instructor (ADI) registration
Use this service to:
- update your name or address on your approved driving instructor (ADI) registration
- agree to keep your professional skills up to date
- agree to the ADI code of practice
- publish your details on the find driving schools, lessons and instructors service
- view your standards check (previously called ‘check test’) history
This service is available from 6am to 11:30pm.
Before you start
You need your:
- online user ID from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
- password
Your user ID and password
You can find your user ID on letters you get from DVSA. It’s not the same as your ADI personal reference number.
Request your user ID from DVSA if you do not know what it is. You’ll need your driving licence number.
Rules for passwords
You cannot use any of your 5 previously used passwords.
Your password must be at least 9 characters long. It must include at least 3 of the following:
- uppercase characters, such as A B C
- lowercase characters, such as a b c
- numeric digits, such as 1 2 3
- special characters, such as £ % &
Help with updating your details
Email DVSA to get help updating your details online.
There’s a different process to update your Northern Ireland ADI registration.