Written Question: Driving Instructors

Lord Moylan: To ask His Majesty's Government how many approved driving instructors were on the official register in each month since July 2024.

Minister of State, Department for Transport (Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, CBE):

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) publishes driving instructor and motorcycle instructor register data online.

The below table shows the number of approved driving instructors (ADI) on the official register in each month since July 2024. Please note, DVSA can currently only publish data up to September 2025.

Date	Number of ADIs on register
July 2024	41,207
August 2024	41,366
September 2024	41,453
October 2024	41,615
November 2024	41,832
December 2024	41,900
January 2025	42,146
February 2025	42,330
March 2025	42,401
April 2025	42,513
May 2025	42,825
June 2025	42,881
July 2025	43,020
August 2025	43,559
September 2025	43,334