The Code of Practice Compliance Pack
Everything the new DVSA Driving Instructor Code of Practice expects you to have in place, ready to fill in with your own details.
Why it matters
The Code is becoming mandatory
DVSA published the new Driving Instructor Code of Practice in September 2026. It becomes mandatory from a date still to be confirmed, and every ADI and trainee will have to declare they've read it and will follow it when they register, renew or apply for a trainee licence.
That means having the paperwork to back it up: written terms for every pupil before their first lesson, a complaints procedure and log, a safeguarding policy, a privacy notice, written consent before you post any pass photo, and a record of your own badge, insurance, MOT and licence checks.
Most instructors we speak to can tick two or three of those. Our Compliance Pack ticks the rest.
Solo ADI Pack
£25, one-off payment
For ADIs who teach on their own.
- Pupil terms of business
- Complaints procedure and complaints log
- Safeguarding policy
- Privacy notice
- Photo and video consent form, with a QR code sheet, register and printable log
- Compliance tracker for your badge, insurance, MOT, licence checks and training, with warnings before anything's due
- A log of your 7-day reports to DVSA
School Pack
£65, one-off payment
For driving schools, and for ADIs who train PDIs, sponsor a trainee or have other instructors working with them.
Everything in the Solo pack, plus:
- Business tracker, with a 7-day DVSA log for your whole team
- Instructor compliance tracker covering licences, cars, fees, free weeks, PDIs and training hours
- Instructor onboarding procedure and operating procedures
- Instructor declaration and 6-monthly review record
- Privacy notice for instructors and PDIs
- PDI welcome pack
- Photo consent system where each instructor only sees their own pupils
Ready to use, not just templates
- Editable Word and Excel files. Add your own details and you're done
- Setup videos showing each file being filled in
- A step-by-step user guide
- A filled-in sample pack, so you can see what finished looks like
- Free updates when DVSA confirms the start date or changes the Code
Most instructors have their documents done in an hour or two.
Questions
Which pack do I need?
Solo if you teach on your own. School if you run a school, train PDIs, sponsor a trainee or have other instructors working with you.
I'm a trainee on a trainee licence. Which pack do I need?
Your pupils are taught under your sponsoring school, so they should get the school's terms and documents. Check with your school first. The Solo pack is still useful for tracking your dates and your reports to DVSA. If your school doesn't have these documents, the School pack is the right one for them.
DVSA hasn't confirmed the start date. Should I wait?
You don't need to. When DVSA confirms the date or changes the Code, you'll get the updated pack free.
Is it a subscription?
No. It's a one-off payment, and you keep access.
I'm with a franchise. Do I still need it?
The Solo pack covers your own duties under the Code. If your franchise already gives you some of these documents, use theirs and fill the gaps with ours.
What if I take on an instructor or a PDI later?
You can move up to the School pack and only pay the difference.
These are templates, not legal advice. Read the full Code of Practice on GOV.UK, as you'll be declaring that you have.