The Chairman and Governing Committee of the ADINJC would like to wish all our members a very Happy Christmas and a healthy and busy New Year ????

We will be having some time off over the following periods – 23, 24, 25, 26 December, and 31 December and 1 January, but will get back to any enquiries as soon as possible and look forward to working with you again next year

 

The ADINJC is a national association run by ADIs on a not-for-profit basis.  We work tirelessly to inform, represent and support our members, and to promote the interests of our profession.

In our latest Despatch blog post, Bob Hannigan Head of National Standards and Accreditation, explains more about the text message research we’re trialling to help make sure learner drivers are prepared for taking their driving test.

This includes information on:
• why we’ve chosen to carry out this research
• what the messages will look like
• who will receive the messages

Read ‘DVSA text message trial to prepare learner drivers for taking their test’

 

The ADINJC is a national association run by ADIs on a not-for-profit basis.  We work tirelessly to inform, represent and support our members, and to promote the interests of our profession.

81% of new drivers better prepared for real life driving
Today (4 December 2018) marks 1 year since the driving test changed, to be more like real-life driving.

The changes included:

  • using a sat nav while driving
  • driving on a wider variety of roads.

New research into driving test changes

Research published today shows over 80% of newly qualified drivers said the test better prepared them for driving on Great Britain’s roads.

86% of candidates also said they used a sat nav at least some of the time after passing their test, saying practising with it was “more realistic and was a more likely scenario to encounter in the future”.

Read the full research impact summary