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September 2018 – The BLR!

  September’s ADI Support and Development Webinar from SmartDriving in association with ADI NJC is:       In this month’s ‘Focus on ADIs’ webinar, we talk to Lou Walsh about the ‘The Big Learner Relay’ for Children in Need. …

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GDPR Webinar

  August’s ADI Support and Development Webinar from SmartDriving in association with ADI NJC is: GDPR – Debunking the myths.   Due to popular demand, SmartDriving’s John Farlam and Adam Bragg discuss the GDPR with the ADI NJC to make …

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SmartDriving at the Driving Instructor Show 2018

  Driving Instructor Show 2018   Feeling very proud to help an inspiring guy fulfil his dream of becoming an ADI.   This is Eddie Ruskin.   Eddie won our training course yesterday at the ‘Driving Instructor Show by posting …

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Pink Kittens – It only takes a second to change lives for ever

Think!, the government’s road safety campaign, has launched a new ad to drive home how much is missed by people when they’re looking at their phones whilst driving and how just a few seconds can change – and ruin – …

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Learners on a Motorway

  Learner drivers will be allowed to take motorway driving lessons with an approved driving instructor in a car with dual controls from 2018.   Allowing learner drivers to have lessons on motorways will help to make sure more drivers …

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New Driving Test – Important Information for you.

  Information to Driving Instructors   The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (The DVSA) – ie the body that will test you on your driving test – have today emailed Driving Instructors with advice on what your Examiner will say …

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SmartDriving Launch Standards Check Course

    SmartDriving Standards Check Success   Leading driving instructor services company SmartDriving have recently launched a ground-breaking Standards Check programme to help instructors to both prepare for the DVSA check and to boost their training skills generally.     …

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SmartDriving sponsor ADI NJC

  SmartDriving are happy to announce that we will be joining the sponsors of The Approved Driving Instructors National Joint Council – ADINJC from July 2017.   The ADINJC announced:   “SmartDriving – new sponsors!   The ADINJC is delighted …

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Changes to the Driving Test – CONFIRMED

    Following trials with 4500 learners at 32 test centres the new-style test has now been given the go-ahead, including the use of a sat-nav.   The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has confirmed that the driving test …

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The end for the driver training industry as we know it?

    DVSA Changes could mean road safety risks and threaten driver training standards and jobs     Last week a DVSA press release informed the industry that the ADI qualifying process will change from October 2nd 2017. You can …

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