ADI part 1: Driving test, disabilities and the law

1. Pass, because the overall score is above 85
2. Fail, because each category needs at least 20 out of 25 ✓
3. Pass, because only one category is low
4. Fail, because the overall pass mark is 90

Answer: Fail, because each category needs at least 20 out of 25. To pass you need at least 85 out of 100 overall and at least 20 out of 25 in each of the 4 categories. A high total can't make up for a weak category.

GOV.UK: ADI part 1 test

1. 57 minutes
2. 1 hour and 30 minutes ✓
3. 1 hour and 15 minutes
4. 1 hour and 55 minutes

Answer: 1 hour and 30 minutes. You have 1 hour and 30 minutes for 100 questions, with 25 in each of the 4 categories.

GOV.UK: ADI part 1 test

1. At least 57 out of 75 ✓
2. At least 44 out of 75
3. At least 50 out of 75
4. At least 67 out of 100

Answer: At least 57 out of 75. ADI candidates must score at least 57 out of 75 in hazard perception, which is higher than the 44 needed for the car theory test.

GOV.UK: ADI part 1 test

1. 6 months
2. 1 year
3. 4 years
4. 2 years ✓

Answer: 2 years. Your part 1 pass certificate number lasts 2 years. You must pass the other parts and qualify in that time.

GOV.UK: ADI part 1 test

1. 15, with no serious or dangerous faults
2. 10, with no serious or dangerous faults
3. 6, with no serious or dangerous faults ✓
4. 6, with no more than one serious fault

Answer: 6, with no serious or dangerous faults. You pass ADI part 2 with no more than 6 driving faults and no serious or dangerous faults. Learner drivers are allowed up to 15.

GOV.UK: ADI part 2 test

1. 20 metres
2. 20.5 metres
3. 30 metres
4. 27 metres ✓

Answer: 27 metres. ADI part 2 candidates must read a new-style plate from 27 metres (27.5 metres for an old-style plate). Learner drivers read from 20 metres.

GOV.UK: ADI part 2 test

1. They can book a fourth attempt straight away
2. They must retake and pass ADI part 1 again ✓
3. They must wait 6 months before another part 2 test
4. They can go straight on to ADI part 3

Answer: They must retake and pass ADI part 1 again. After 3 failed attempts at part 2 you must retake and pass part 1, and you can't retake part 1 until 2 years after you first passed it.

GOV.UK: ADI part 2 test

1. 3 months
2. 12 months
3. 6 months ✓
4. 2 years

Answer: 6 months. A trainee licence lasts 6 months. When it runs out you must stop being paid for lessons.

GOV.UK: Trainee driving instructor licence

1. At least 20 hours, all of it in a car
2. At least 10 hours, in any format
3. At least 40 hours, all in a classroom
4. At least 40 hours, including at least 10 hours in a car ✓

Answer: At least 40 hours, including at least 10 hours in a car. You need at least 40 hours of training in giving driving instruction from a qualified ADI, at least 10 of them in a car, recorded on the ADI 21T form.

GOV.UK: Trainee driving instructor licence

1. 10%
2. 25%
3. 50%
4. 20% ✓

Answer: 20%. Option 1 means being supervised for 20% of all lessons you give. Option 2 is at least 20 hours of extra training instead.

GOV.UK: Trainee driving instructor licence

1. On the offside of the rear window
2. On the nearside edge of the front windscreen ✓
3. On the dashboard, facing the pupil
4. On the pupil's side door window

Answer: On the nearside edge of the front windscreen. The trainee licence must be displayed on the nearside edge of the front windscreen while giving driving lessons.

GOV.UK: Trainee driving instructor licence

1. As a 'potential driving instructor (PDI)'
2. As a 'trainee driving instructor' ✓
3. As an 'approved driving instructor'
4. As a 'provisional instructor'

Answer: As a 'trainee driving instructor'. Trainees must describe themselves as a 'trainee driving instructor', not 'PDI', and give only their training establishment's contact details.

GOV.UK: Trainee driving instructor licence

1. 7 or less in the lesson planning category
2. Any single competency scored 0
3. 7 or less in the risk management category ✓
4. Less than 20 in teaching and learning strategies

Answer: 7 or less in the risk management category. You automatically fail if you score 7 or less in risk management, or if the examiner stops the lesson because of danger.

GOV.UK: ADI part 3 test

1. Grade B: allowed to join the ADI register ✓
2. Grade A: high standard of instruction
3. Fail: score too low
4. Grade C: further training needed

Answer: Grade B: allowed to join the ADI register. Scores of 31 to 42 are grade B and 43 to 51 are grade A. Both let you join the register; 0 to 30 is a fail.

GOV.UK: ADI part 3 test

1. 17, each scored from 0 to 3 ✓
2. 12, each scored from 0 to 5
3. 17, each scored pass or fail
4. 20, each scored from 1 to 4

Answer: 17, each scored from 0 to 3. There are 17 competencies in 3 categories: lesson planning, risk management and teaching and learning strategies. Each is scored 0 to 3.

GOV.UK: ADI part 3 test

1. 3 months
2. 6 months
3. 12 months ✓
4. 2 years

Answer: 12 months. Apply within 12 months of passing part 3, or you'll have to pass all 3 qualifying tests again.

GOV.UK: ADI part 3 test

1. Every year
2. Every 4 years ✓
3. Every 2 years
4. Every 10 years

Answer: Every 4 years. ADIs usually have a standards check every 4 years, but may be asked sooner based on their pupils' test results.

GOV.UK: ADI standards check

1. They're given a trainee licence
2. They're removed from the ADI register ✓
3. They must take a further 20 hours of training
4. They're given an E grade and can carry on

Answer: They're removed from the ADI register. After 3 fails you're removed from the ADI register and must retake the ADI tests to rejoin.

GOV.UK: ADI standards check

1. A new Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check ✓
2. A medical report from your GP
3. A letter from a driving school owner
4. A Driver CPC qualification card

Answer: A new Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. You must get a new DBS check to start your application, even if you already have one. You renew it every 4 years with your registration.

GOV.UK: Become a car driving instructor

1. 6, with no serious or dangerous faults
2. 15, with no serious or dangerous faults ✓
3. 10, with no serious or dangerous faults
4. 15, with one serious fault

Answer: 15, with no serious or dangerous faults. Learners pass with no more than 15 driving faults and no serious or dangerous faults.

GOV.UK: Driving test

1. At least 3 working days away
2. At least 28 days away
3. At least 10 working days away ✓
4. The next day

Answer: At least 10 working days away. After failing, you must choose a new test date at least 10 working days away.

GOV.UK: Driving test

1. Only take the test with a DVSA interpreter
2. Ask the examiner to sit in the back
3. Skip the independent driving part
4. Bring a BSL interpreter aged at least 16, who can be you ✓

Answer: Bring a BSL interpreter aged at least 16, who can be you. Deaf candidates can bring a BSL interpreter aged at least 16, and their instructor can do this. The examiner also uses written notes and hand signals.

GOV.UK: Driving test

1. The check is done from a shorter distance
2. The examiner reads the plate to them first
3. They can write down the number plate instead of reading it aloud ✓
4. The eyesight check is skipped

Answer: They can write down the number plate instead of reading it aloud. Candidates with reading difficulties can write down the number plate instead of saying it out loud.

GOV.UK: Driving test

1. She can take it at any stage if she is able and willing to do an emergency stop ✓
2. She must postpone the test until after the birth
3. She needs a doctor's letter to take the test
4. She will not be asked to do any manoeuvres

Answer: She can take it at any stage if she is able and willing to do an emergency stop. You can take a driving test at any stage of pregnancy, but you must be able and willing to do an emergency stop.

GOV.UK: Driving test

1. She is over 18 and has held a full licence for 1 year
2. She is over 25 and has passed an advanced test
3. She is over 21 and has held any full licence for 2 years
4. She is over 21 and has held a full manual licence for 3 years ✓

Answer: She is over 21 and has held a full manual licence for 3 years. A supervisor must be over 21, be qualified to drive that type of vehicle and have held a full licence for 3 years.

GOV.UK: Driving lessons and learning to drive

1. With any supervisor who has held a licence for 3 years
2. Only after passing the theory test
3. Never, until they pass the practical test
4. With an ADI in a car fitted with dual controls ✓

Answer: With an ADI in a car fitted with dual controls. Learners can drive on motorways in England, Scotland and Wales only with an approved driving instructor in a dual-controlled car showing L or D plates.

Highway Code rule 253

1. 6 or more ✓
2. 3 or more
3. 9 or more
4. 12 or more

Answer: 6 or more. Your licence is cancelled if you get 6 or more points within 2 years of passing your test. You must then pass theory and practical tests again.

GOV.UK: Penalty points (endorsements)

1. 35 microgrammes per 100 millilitres of breath
2. 50 microgrammes per 100 millilitres of breath
3. 22 microgrammes per 100 millilitres of breath ✓
4. 80 microgrammes per 100 millilitres of breath

Answer: 22 microgrammes per 100 millilitres of breath. Scotland's limit is 22 microgrammes per 100 ml of breath (50 mg per 100 ml of blood). In England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is 35 (80 in blood).

GOV.UK: The drink drive limit

1. No, this is one of the legal exemptions ✓
2. Yes, there are no exemptions for supervisors
3. Only on roads over 30 mph
4. Only if the learner is under 18

Answer: No, this is one of the legal exemptions. Drivers who are reversing, and people supervising a learner who is reversing, do not need to wear a seat belt.

GOV.UK: Seat belts: the law

1. Tell only their insurer
2. Nothing, unless they have a seizure while driving
3. Tell DVSA when they book their test
4. Tell DVLA, as it is a notifiable condition ✓

Answer: Tell DVLA, as it is a notifiable condition. Notifiable conditions such as epilepsy must be reported to DVLA. Not doing so can lead to a fine of up to £1,000.

GOV.UK: Telling DVLA about a medical condition or disability

1. Either a manual or an automatic car ✓
2. A manual car only
3. An automatic car only
4. A dual-controlled manual car only

Answer: Either a manual or an automatic car. With a manual licence you can take the test in either type and train people in both. With an automatic licence you must use an automatic.

GOV.UK: ADI part 2 test

1. Get out and wait on the hard shoulder
2. Sound the horn until someone stops
3. Stay in the car with seat belt and hazard lights on, and call 999 ✓
4. Put a warning triangle behind the car

Answer: Stay in the car with seat belt and hazard lights on, and call 999. Disabled drivers who can't follow the usual advice should switch on hazard lights, stay in the vehicle with their seat belt on and call 999 for the police.

Highway Code rule 279