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MEMBERS NEWS Issue No: 162 - June 2020
Who’s zooming who?
Contents: Your ADINJC Governing Committee for 2020
3 From the Chair... a monthly report -
the latest from Lynne and ADINJC
7 Latest .GOV - PRESIDENT VICE-PRESIDENT VICE-PRESIDENT
keeping up to date Neil Peek - Suffolk John Ashton - Essex Nick Ibbott - London
8 Road Safety Information -
president@adinjc.org.uk john.fairway@btinternet.com nick.ibbott6@hotmail.co.uk
download the latest TSR publication
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
9 Latest news from DVSA -
links to latest news and more
CHAIRMAN DEPUTY CHAIRMAN GENERAL SECRETARY
11 Latest news from DfT - Lynne Barrie - Staffordshire Matt Stone - Northampton Sue Duncan - Plymouth
safer travel guidance for passengers chairman@adinjc.org.uk depchair@adinjc.org.uk secretary@adinjc.org.uk
12 ADI Adrian -
Adrian’s views on various motoring issues
14 Latest from NASP - TREASURER DEPUTY TREASURER LIAISON OFFICER
including links to recent information Peter Boxshall - Essex Chris Porter - Bedfordshire Clive Snook - Dorset
15 Keeping you all informed! -
boxshallpeter@hotmail.com admin@adinjc.org.uk liaisonofficer@adinjc.org.uk
what the NJC is doing
20 Who’s Zooming who? -
keeping everyone connected MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY HEAD OF TRAINING
21 Be prepared for a risky business -
James Quinn - Birmingham
membership@adinjc.org.uk
Lin Western - Essex
linwestern@aol.com
another John Farlam Masterclass
24 Saudi - Part 2 -
the next instalment from Kathy Haigh COMMITTEE MEMBERS
26 Coaches’ Corner -
the art of being yourself Leigh Brookes CHARITY LIAISON OFFICER Dan Hill
28 Members’ Corner -
Worcester
leighbrookes@outlook.com
Tina Cassady - Nottingham
fabdriving@gmail.com
Hampshire
daniel.hill@mydrivetime.co.uk
a chance to have your say
Members News: Stewart Lochrie Andrew Love Charles Moffat
Editor: Parv Walling Glasgow Kettering Northampton
parv@parv.co.uk stewart@caledonianldt.com info@luv2drv.co.uk charles@charlesmoffatconsultancy.co.uk
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Views expressed in this newsletter are the views George Simpson Parv Walling - Newsletter Editor
of the people who wrote the article and not
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ADI National Joint Council 2 Working ADIs, working for you.
From the Chair….. a monthly report organise and run a meeting for us! Charles who has been able to assist with making sense of the
Government guidelines and documents whilst still managing to help individual ADIs when they find
themselves in danger of being removed from the register and Chris who has spent many hours
on administration and liaising with members. Thank you to Stewart for being our ambassador
At this point in time: in Scotland and setting up meetings for our Scottish members and Dan who helps us all to
I am sure you have all been reading the NJC updates and newsflashes and will have seen the understand the NJC in a more business-like manner so that it can be efficient and resourceful.
letters we have been writing to Ministers and the DVSA during COVID-19. Indeed some examples James is always there for our group memberships and technical advice, Leigh assists with our
are included in this newsletter. Some are sent from NJC and some are written in collaboration with website and training and Tina who runs all our charity events. John helps us produce all the
our colleagues at NASP who we have been working with during this difficult time. This is the final equipment we need and tries to keep track of it all, especially after conferences and events! Nick
month I will be in the Chair at NASP before it hands over to another of the national associations as is still helping with DIPOD and is always around to attend meetings for NJC and George has joined
we share the work it involves for 6 months each in turn. I am sure from the NJC webinars (which us recently and been a fantastic help during COVID-19 with member queries. One last person (this
you can still view on our website) that you will understand my feelings and frustrations for the wasn’t in any order of priority!) who oversees the team and provides us with a wealth of wisdom
industry at this time. The industry is changing fast and we get updates on a daily basis sometimes, is Neil, our much valued President. Past GC members have also come back to help, our thanks to
so in the last few months I have written this column only to find myself re-writing it due to changes Annabel Wallis MBE who has helped us with articles on weight loss and fitness during all this time.
when it is about to go out. Instead of writing about coronavirus and the industry this month, I’ve Together with their partners and friends and all our sponsors we run the NJC for you.
decided to chat to you about the NJC and what we have been undertaking. Parv is doing a great job
Our current services from NJC to help you:
at updating us on industry issues in this newsletter as well so you are in good hands with updates!
So since COVID-19 began the team at NJC have been working hard on your behalf, these services
ADINJC it’s a learning curve: will be available whilst you need them during COVID-19:
As I write this I have to say that when coronavirus started I never realised the whole range of • Daily bulletins sent out via our newsflash system, these will continue for as long as we need to
issues it would present not just personally but for the NJC. Not just the worry of a pandemic and send them and as long as there is relevant information for you.
how we would all cope but the frustrations of lockdown, not being able to see family and friends
• Our website is updated daily under the “latest news” section for you to see the main news
and work almost stopping overnight except for critical workers. When I think back to the start of
coming out. www.adinjc.org.uk
it all we have come a long way with learning to cope and support each other. As an industry that
is exactly what we need to do in my opinion, stay together and help each other not just think of • Our talk line has proved to be helping ADIs who need to do just that, talk! If you are lonely,
ourselves at a time like this. For the NJC the “normal” work that we did before coronavirus has isolated, stressed with worry or need advice we have a group of the committee and some
changed significantly, we have been busier than I have ever known it in 10 years in the Chair. It’s volunteer members who are helping to man the line. This talk line is available from 8am-
been challenging but actually quite exciting and very rewarding to help ADIs as much as we have 10pm. You can find the details of the numbers to ring at - www.adinjc.org.uk/blog/
been able to. Because most of the committee are working ADIs we would be out on the road
• Peter our treasurer is still also available to take calls on any issues with your membership or
training for a major part of the day but this lockdown time gives us opportunities to plan and
advice on 0800 8202 444
prepare for the future of the NJC and make changes to the way we work. We have held many of
our meetings by zoom and run our training in this way too, which has meant money saved on • Our newsletters come out monthly and we will consider more if we think it would be useful.
travelling and meeting room costs. It has given us time to reflect on how we can move forward
after COVID-19 is over. What we are missing as a committee is actually seeing each other in person • We have our regular presence on Facebook and social media channels
as we have worked together as a team for many years and it’s hard not to be able to see friends • Sue, our secretary has been kind enough to give her number as well whilst this crisis is
but we are based all over the country representing ADIs nationwide. It has been very disappointing ongoing she can be contacted on 07855 453414.
to have to cancel our three major conferences this year and the vast majority of our one day
training courses but in the light of the uncertainty of mixed gatherings it was the best decision to • The emails to use are: chairman@adinjc.org.uk or secretary@adinjc.org.uk
make and we will be back with them all next year ready to help you again. • There are past copies of newsletters to view on the NJC website with useful articles
Thank you for a great team of people: • We have also been including some “lighter” information on health advice and exercise and
The team we have currently at NJC work tirelessly on your behalf and during COVID 19 they coping strategies as we see this as important for us all.
deserve a special mention. At the weekly webinars we see the same small team but the committee • Our webinars are proving very popular and they take place on a Monday evening at 7.30pm
has 19 members and behind the scenes they all work hard to enable the NJC to run effectively. for 45 minutes. If we can’t answer your questions immediately we will get back to you.
So thanks must go to them all. I’m sure you know some of them more than others but together
they make a fantastic team. Sue with her brilliant organising and secretarial skills, Matt as a very • The training team run virtual classroom training for free for you to take part in on business
professional and supportive deputy chair, Lin as our Head of Training who has been flexible and advice and social media to date. Other topics will be added however it’s a good time to
knowledgeable enough to change the training to help ADIs and Peter who is always friendly on continue our CPD and keep busy and our minds learning.
the phone support line and as our busy treasurer. Parv who is constantly smiling and making • If you want to continue some online training from home remember we do have 4 courses
such an excellent job of running the monthly newsletter, Andrew who has been running all our available on the website on the training section which can be purchased for a small price and
technical support during COVID-19 and who never complains at how many times we ask him to then a CPD certificate of completion is sent out at the end of the course.
ADI National Joint Council 3 Working ADIs, working for you.
From the Chair….. a monthly report
A GUIDE TO ADINJC
Finally:
I want to thank you all as members for staying on board the association as members and helping
us by spreading and sharing the information about who we are and what we do. In the month of
May we have had 60 new individual members and during COVID-19 2 new group members: The
Driving Instructors Disability Group and Banbury Association of Driving Instructors. Welcome to
you all we look forward to working with you in the future. If any of you out there have read this
and would like to become a valuable part of the GC team please do write to us and let us know
at chairman@adinjc.org.uk we always need new help from willing ADIs who have some time to
spare. It’s a hard working, enthusiastic team here at NJC and if you have skills we could use then
just get in touch. Thank you to everyone who has taken time to write in to us letting us know you
appreciate all the hard work from the team during COVID-19.
Best wishes
Lynne Barrie - Chair
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enquiries@beis.gov.uk
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the Transport Secretary, you can view it here
12 May 2020
Dear Lynne,
www.adinjc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/15327-Reply-letter_-Dept-
Thank you for your letter of 9 April requesting help with driving instructors returning to
work. Thank you for raising this issue to my attention.
The Secretary of State is grateful to you for having taken the time to write. I have been
asked to respond on his behalf.
for-business.pdf
I am very sorry to hear of the difficulties that approved driving instructors are facing.
These times are unprecedented, and everyone is instructed to comply with the rules
issued by the Government in relation to coronavirus in order to protect both
themselves and others. On 11 May, the Prime Minister set out the UK Government’s
Covid Recovery Strategy. For reference, the latest guidance is available at
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19.
The Government will issue further guidance shortly on the approach that will be taken
to phasing, including which businesses could be covered in each phase and the
timeframes involved. Of course, the timing of businesses reopening will depend on the
latest assessment of the risk at that time because the risk of transmission is higher in
environments that are indoors, require more physical contact or encourage crowds. It
is the Government’s ambition to open as many businesses and public places as
possible over the coming months when the scientific advice provided allows us to.
We are working with industry, unions, local government, Public Health England, the
Health and Safety Executive to consider what might be needed to adapt workplaces,
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education settings, transport and public places in order to minimise the risk of
transmission as much as possible while accommodating a return to work at the
appropriate time – to make them safer places in the current climate.
Further, in response to COVID-19, the Government announced there would be support
for small businesses, and businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors. This
support will take the form of two grant funding schemes in Financial Year 2020-2021,
Lynne also wrote to Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland: Insurance Insurance
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the profession as a whole having 39,000 government licensed individuals. Many of our members live and
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Latest .GOV - England Latest .GOV information - Wales
Meetings held 1st & 2nd October 2018
As I’m writing up the June newsletter, I see the latest headline for England is ‘Coronavirus: Growing www.gov.wales
calls for government to scrap 2m rule’:
www.gov.wales/unlocking-our-society-and-economy-wales-roadmap-published
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53003046
www.gov.wales/publications
Lockdown update: All you need to know about new measures
www.bbc.co.uk/news/explainers-52530518 www.phw.nhs.wales
Keep up with the very latest developments via www.gov.uk Political and Business news links:
www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/coronavirus-covid-19-uk-government-response www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/driving-instructors-feel-abandoned-confused-18349076
Sign up to get e-mails when information changes on GOV.UK about Coronavirus (COVID-19) www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/official-guidance-whether-learner-drivers-18352146
www.gov.uk/email/subscriptions/new?topic_id=coronavirus-covid-19-uk-government-response
www.bbc.co.uk/news/wales/wales_politics
There might be 40-60 changes per week and you can choose how often you want to receive
e-mails. www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/c52ew8q50z2t/wales-business
Plus our thanks to Wyn Owen for the following:
Watch updates via No 10 youtube channel
www.youtube.com/user/Number10gov/videos Hi all,
I came across this yesterday, which is an excerpt from a “question the first minister” type of session. I
More on the all important ‘R’ rate (rate of infection) think this is the clearest advice I have heard yet!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNzefPdItBw http://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10157176609422478&id=727017477
Best regards, Wyn :-)
Why are rules different in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland?
Decisions on easing lockdown in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are the responsibility of
each national government. Wales and Scotland do not want households to travel more than five Latest .GOV information - Scotland
miles if possible, but 11 Conservative MPs have questioned the Wales decision.
www.gov.scot
The Northern Ireland Executive has confirmed that hotels and tourist accommodation can reopen
on 20 July. www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-framework-decision-making-scotlands-route-map-
through-out-crisis/
With this in mind and as you’ll be aware since the last newsletter, it’s now abundantly clear that
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is lifting England out of ‘lockdown’ at a much faster pace than our www.publichealthscotland.scot
more cautious counterparts in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. To ensure we reach our Political and business news links:
members across the various parts of the country and with devolved governments making their
own decisions with the best interests in mind for their countries, we want to ensure we keep you www.gov.scot/publications/
as fully informed as we possibly can. I’m including the following information and hope it helps
but please bear in mind, the news is changing so rapidly and what you read here could well have www.bbc.co.uk/news/scotland/scotland_politics
changed already by the time this is published! Please do ensure to back up any information you
read (and not just here!) with your own careful and considered research!
Latest .GOV information - N.Ireland
www.nidirect.gov.uk
www.publichealth.hscni.net
www.bbc.co.uk/news/northern_ireland
www.bbc.co.uk/news/northern_ireland/northern_ireland_politics
ADI National Joint Council 7 Working ADIs, working for you.
Road Safety Information Graham Feest ADINJC
We then have the added issue as to whether such a screen would enable you to perform your role
effectively as in the early stages of a pupil learning to drive having to grab the steering wheel to steer
Road Safety Advisor
someone back on course is not an infrequent act which you have to perform and it would seem to me
that a screen would severely delay your ability to respond if required.
I would hate to think that if there was a very serious crash in which your pupil was killed and it was
Traffic Safety Roads For the latest Road Safety
Information click on the
determined that you had placed an obstacle in the way that prevented an action which could have
avoided such an outcome whether you could be prosecuted for Manslaughter?
Published monthly by image to download the
latest copy of Finally, I get why people think that it is a bit of added protection but the potential dangers are in my
The Graham Feest Consultancy
‘Traffic - Safety - Roads’. opinion far greater and everything about it from a Risk Assessment and Management point of view says
incorporating the UK Road Safety Network
NO.
Items this month include: • Scottish put money into infrastructure
• Travelling around with CV19 in mind changes Graham has also kindly agreed for us to include the e-mail below including link which he sent to
• Fall in diesel cars all registered members of the UK Road Safety Network on 2nd June:
• CV19 traffic volumes and its impact on road crashes
• The most “Dangerous Roads” in Great Britain • The Tom Harrington papers
• New interim Chief Executive for IAM RoadSmart • Riders concerned about the behaviour of How do we rapidly prepare our roads for the forthcoming mobility revolution?
drivers To Registered Members of the UK Road Safety Network
• Vehicle licensing statistics 2019
• Toolkit for vulnerable road users Dear All
• Have lockdown breeches been years in the making?
• Persuading people to buy electric There are many online free discussions and webinars taking place at this time but I wanted to send you this
• Organ donation and road crashes
link to a very informative and relevant discussion webinar hosted by Dan Campsall from Agilysis with PACTS
Executive Director David Davies and PACTS, Edmund King from the AA, Duncan Dollimore Cycling UK, Steve
Latest pertinent article from Graham Feest on our predicament as an industry: Proctor TMS and Robert Weetman Living Streets which fit in very well with the concept of Traffic Safety Roads.
The webinar ‘How do we prepare urban roads for the forthcoming mobility revolution’ is well worth the time to
A word of caution: listen to and I would be interested in any comments you might wish to make about the issues and points raised
which I can perhaps use in my newsletter. The link is as follows:
There are a great number of driver trainers working on the expectation that on 4th July they will be able to
start providing driving lessons which is based on the fact that if everything goes as we wish this will be the www.agilysis.co.uk/portfolio-item/how-do-we-rapidly-prepare-our-urban-roads-for-the-forthcoming-
date when a number of other industries will be able to start up in a controlled manner. However those mobility-revolution/
people in industries where close proximity working is essential are not actually mentioned specifically in Stay Safe - Graham
the road map and so I would treat this date at this stage with an added word of caution until we know a
lot more and I would anticipate that Government are having considerable difficulties in providing a safe Finally
answer to our working practice safety and that of any pupils. This does mean that we need to be patient. Graham passed on this quote from the World Health Organisation on Asymptomatic CV19 – ‘World Health
There has been a great deal of communication with various Government bodies about our circumstances Organisation officials have cast doubt on the assumption that the spread of coronavirus is being driven by
and we will not be alone. asymptomatic transmission. Evidence from earlier outbreaks of the virus suggested that people who had
no symptoms or had yet to develop them were an important source of infection to others. But the WHO
Screens has now said that while Covid-19 can be passed on that way, it is not the main method of transmission.
I am however concerned about the idea which is going around about trainers putting up a “make shift Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, head of the organisation’s diseases and zoonosis unit, said at yesterday’s press
screen” between the front seats. I had this matter discussed at the National Road Safety Committee this conference: ‘From the data we have, it still seems to be rare that an asymptomatic person actually
last week, a committee which I chair, and the idea was not supported. Furthermore our representative transmits onward to a secondary individual. It’s very rare.’
from the MIB was clear that it was something which they would not support although I have to admit As ever, our grateful thanks to Graham for his additional contributions to the newsletter this month and
there does seem to be a difference of opinion currently around the insurance industry. You also have to particularly for giving permission to share them with members and beyond.
remember that any such a modification would need to be reported to the insurance company and whilst
they may give the go ahead from their point of view ensuring it is fixed properly and its safety would
become your responsibility. We must also remember that such an attachment could well contravene the
Construction and Use Regulations.
There are concerns however about how such a barrier can be fixed securely so that it does not move
or collapse at any time falling across the driver and/or the instructor and in the event of the car braking
harshly or a rear end shunt which is not untypical for driver trainers to experience it does not contribute
to injury. In addition such a screen could affect and distort the view of the pupil when looking to the left
of what they are actually seeing. It will also add yet another item within the car which will need sanitising
between pupils.
ADI National Joint Council 8 Working ADIs, working for you.
Latest news from DVSA The following is from an email to the parent of a candidate who had written to DVSA because they
had seen ADIs out teaching:
“Currently driving instructors should only be teaching critical workers who have applied for an
emergency driving test. We are keeping this under review and will provide further information as soon as
As I’m sure you’ll be aware by now, Lynne our Chair has also been chairing NASP since January’20.
we can. Private practice should only be considered if learners are preparing for an essential driving test
On July 1st, the baton passes to Carly Brookfield CEO, DIA. Think you’d agree, these past 6 months
and the person who will supervise you has been living in the same household. Any practice should be in
have been an extremely provocative time for us as people and as an industry. We’re nearly there!
addition to previous training with a professional instructor. You should also check that the car is safe to
You’ll find the latest updates regarding DVSA via www.n-a-s-p.co.uk There is also a ‘latest’ section
drive and that appropriate insurance is in place.”
from NASP in this newsletter.)
15th June 2020 - All Theory Tests rescheduled
Sound bites from DVSA on BBC Breakfast 15th May ’20:
All theory tests in England, Scotland and Wales from 22 June up to and including 3 July have been
rescheduled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. We will update you with a start date for
theory testing as soon as we are able.
What DVSA are doing
We are emailing anyone with a test booked from 22 June up to and including 3 July to let them
know it has been rescheduled.
If you’ve booked a test for your pupils
“Well done to the 2 ADIs who put across the frustrations we are all feeling at the moment clearly and
calmly on the BBC Breakfast programme this morning. We await clear messages for the industry from If you have booked a test for any of your pupils during these dates, you will need to contact them
the DVSA regarding driving lessons. Messages that are desperately needed at this time.” to let them know that their test has been rescheduled.
Lynne Barrie ADINJC Chair
You can do this on GOV.UK. You will need your driving licence number to do this. You’ll get another
Latest online updates email from Pearson Vue. You do not need to pay again to do this.
14.5.20 - Update to SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) for critical worker tests Emergency theory tests
Please note that in line with published government guidance we are updating our Standard
An emergency theory testing service will still be available to those who have a critical need to take
Operating Procedure for Critical Worker Tests to include information about face coverings. The
a test, such as NHS and social care workers. Please do not call our customer service centre as they
following extract will be included and circulated to our Driving Examiners:
will not be able to help. Stay up to date on the latest information on GOV.UK.
Face coverings
We will be monitoring the situation and we will let you know if we need to cancel any more tests.
In addition to the above PPE requirements, examiners may choose to wear their own face
covering. Wearing a face covering is optional and is not required by law, including in the workplace.
If you choose to wear one, it is important to use face coverings properly and wash your hands
I wrote to you on 22 April 2020 to set out the steps that the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
(DVSA) has taken to help slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), and what support the
government has put in place for you.
I now want to update you on the planning we’re doing to help return to life that is as close to
before putting them on and taking them off. Care must be taken to ensure that any additional Letter from Gareth Llewellyn, CEO DVSA to all ADIs
normal as possible, as quickly and fairly as possible, in a way that avoids a second peak of
infections.
The plan to rebuild: the UK government’s
items worn do not interfere with the control of the test. Examiners need to be aware that there is
COVID-19 recovery strategy
(Every ADI should have received the communication from DVSA on 15th
On 11 May 2020, the government published its COVID-19 recovery strategy which:
• sets out the progress the UK has made to date in tackling the coronavirus outbreak
the potential for glasses fogging up when worn with a face covering. Candidates are not required
• explains the plans for moving to the next phase of the response to the virus
June - if you didn’t, please check your spam folders and make sure DVSA
Our priority remains to protect the public and save lives. That’s why any easing of measures must
meet the government’s 5 tests.
These are:
to wear face coverings, tests should still be conducted under these circumstances.
1. Protect the NHS’s ability to cope.
have your current email address, and update it with DVSA if not.)
2. A sustained and consistent fall in the daily death rates from COVID-19.
3. Reliable data showing that the rate of infection is decreasing to manageable levels across the
board.
4. Be confident that the range of operational challenges, including testing capacity and PPE, are
You can also read/download a PDF version of it here.
in hand, with supply able to meet future demand.
Where a candidate turns up for test wearing a face covering/mask, where necessary examiners
5. Be confident that any adjustments to the current measures will not risk a second peak of
infections that overwhelms the NHS.
Driving instruction and driving tests
should ask the candidate to temporarily remove their face covering/mask so their identity
Other than emergency training and tests for critical workers, driving instruction and driving tests
have not yet been able to restart because the risk of transmission of the virus in vehicles is higher.
can be confirmed. Where candidates present for test wearing glasses and a face covering/
In his statement on 10 June, the Prime Minister reiterated that the government will remain
cautious and measure the effect of the changes it makes. The Prime Minister explained this
means moving slower than we’d have liked in some areas.
Driving instruction and tests will only restart when the government is confident that the assessment
mask, examiners are to make them aware of the increased possibility of glasses/eye protection
of risk warrants it, subject to the 5 tests and further detailed scientific advice.
In the meantime, I want to re-emphasise that you should continue to limit driving lessons to critical
workers who are preparing for an emergency driving test.
fogging up. Where issues arise with this on test, examiners should offer advice and guidance
to help resolve the problem. If the issues continue to interfere with the safety of the test the
examiner should terminate/stop the test on safety grounds. Please note the new SOP is effective
immediately, thus from now some of your critical worker candidates may arrive for test to find
their examiner wearing a face covering, likewise candidates are welcome to wear a face covering.
Please note face coverings are not mandatory; as per government guidance they are optional for
both examiner and candidate.
www.gov.uk/government/organisations/driver-and-vehicle-standards-agency
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Latest news from DVLA
Meetings held 1st & 2nd October 2018
Drivers granted 7 month photocard licence extension
The extension applies to drivers with a photocard driving licence due to expire between 1 February
and 31 August 2020.
www.gov.uk/government/news/drivers-granted-7-month-photocard-licence-extension
DVLA Coronavirus (COVID-19) update
Please use our online services, which are all currently available. Please do not send in any paper
applications until further notice.
www.gov.uk/guidance/dvla-coronavirus-covid-19-update
Latest from Road Safety GB
PACTS casts doubt over benefits of e-scooters
www.roadsafetygb.org.uk/news/pacts-casts-doubt-over-benefits-of-e-scooters/
Support grows as Government urged to back use of motorcycles
www.roadsafetygb.org.uk/news/support-grows-as-government-urged-to-back-use-of-motorcycles/
Leeds to pilot first ‘School Street’ schemes
www.roadsafetygb.org.uk/news/leeds-to-pilot-first-school-street-schemes/
PTW industry ‘doing it for itself’
www.roadsafetygb.org.uk/news/ptw-industry-doing-it-for-itself/
Take Extra Care: free animations for road safety teams
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Coronavirus (COVID-19): safer travel guidance for passengers
Walking, cycling, and travelling in vehicles or on public transport during the coronavirus outbreak.
www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-safer-travel-guidance-for-passengers
Face coverings to become mandatory on public transport
From 15 June, face coverings will be required while using public transport in England.
www.gov.uk/government/news/face-coverings-to-become-mandatory-on-public-transport
Coronavirus (COVID-19): transport and travel guidance
Information for people using transport or working in the transport sector during the coronavirus
outbreak.
www.gov.uk/government/collections/coronavirus-covid-19-transport-and-travel-guidance
New powers for councils to keep cyclists safe
Local authorities will be given new tools to support cyclists to create a greener and more resilient
transport network.
www.gov.uk/government/news/new-powers-for-councils-to-keep-cyclists-safe
NDORS
Classroom courses run on behalf of NDORS (the National Driver Offender Retraining Scheme)
– Speed Awareness, Motorway, Safe & Considerate Driving – have now been further suspended
until 3 August. Online delivery of courses will therefore continue for the interim. Ruth Purdie,
CEO of UKROEd said “public safety remains our top priority, and we will not proceed with any
reinstatement of physical courses until the government have declared that the UK is at Level 2 on
the COVID Alert Level scale”.
LESS TIME ON ADMIN
Can’t seem to avoid talking about C-19
Thanks to James Quinn, GC Member and Membership Secretary who sent the following link and
MORE TIME TEACHING
subsequent analysis:
https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-male-security-guards-chefs-and-taxi-drivers-among-those-
most-likely-to-die-with-covid-19-says-ons-11986382
‘Seems to show that people driving a vehicle when they come into contact with the public are at even
higher risk than front line health workers like doctors and nurses. The mortality rates of taxi drivers,
chauffeurs and bus drivers is high, and there is an obvious comparison of the risk posed to ADIs. High
risk taxi/bus drivers/security etc and mortality rates of older men - we fit that bracket too as ADIs
predominantly older males.’
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ADI Adrian Car Test Waiting Times... be full of pedestrians and cyclists. “If I’m being honest there shouldn’t be any green lights at all,”
said Brian Deegan, a consultant design engineer who is advising councils on traffic management in
the age of the coronavirus. “The aim is to show motorists that this isn’t just a road to drive down,
you should expect to find people in the middle of the street.” Some of the ideas for a new urban
landscape have already been tested in Britain, with others borrowed from Holland, Denmark,
America and elsewhere. Not the least of the complications is that a lot of people remain fearful of
Well I’m still in self-isolation here at chez Adrian, but I will try to keep the pandemic stories to a
public transport, whether or not all passengers wear masks. Many of the proposed solutions spell
minimum. Having said that, the first one is from our regional daily, the Western Morning News of
misery for the driver who prefers his or her own car to buses and trains. Like me, for example.
May 19th. It confirms something that I have suspected from my own reading of the papers recently.
Namely that the lockdown has led to a rise in dangerous driving. The Devon and Cornwall Police
There was a story in the Mirror of June 9th which I have not come across elsewhere. It said that
force has issued a plea to all road users, saying that a “minority of drivers” took advantage of much
drivers will be given up to £6,000 to swap petrol or diesel cars for electric models, under plans being
emptier roads during lockdown to drive at excessive speeds – and that “despite reduced traffic levels,
considered by Boris the buffoon. The move is designed to boost UK electric car building and a motor
Devon and Cornwall continued to experience killed and serious injury collisions during lockdown”.
industry devastated by the coronavirus lockdown. It comes ahead of a speech the PM is said to have
And as I write this nearly a month later, DevonLive (an online news feed) is reporting that officers
pencilled in for July 6th, in which he will set out plans to relaunch the economy and get Britain on its
have been called to two separate crashes in North Devon. A driver allegedly under the influence of
feet. Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to make a statement on the economy soon afterwards. By
alcohol and a second driver allegedly under the influence of drugs fled the scenes of the crashes,
persuading motorists to switch to electric, the Government hopes to stimulate new car sales which
police have said. Good grief!
are down almost 90%. Ministers are committed to banning the sale of all new petrol, diesel and
hybrid cars by 2035. Hmnn… I shall buy my last petrol car in 2034!
And there was a piece in the Mirror of June 8th entitled ‘Plain clothes bike cops spy on bad drivers’. It
said that plain-clothes officers on bicycles are carrying cameras to catch unsuspecting motorists who
You may remember that I told you, last month, about the car registration TOO 510W that was up for
drive dangerously. Police are using the devices mounted on their bikes to target “blackspots” for bad
auction. Well, thanks to the Mirror of June 2nd, I can tell you that the Too Slow plate sold for more
driving. Footage is then uploaded to a secure site. There, it is checked to see if the driving warrants a
than £13,000. Online auctioneers Collecting Cars believed it would appeal as a tongue-in-cheek buy
prosecution or a “warning” letter to the motorist. Road safety officer Damien Devanny, of Avon and
for fast car owners. It was first registered in 1980 to a Lamborghini Countach owned by famous kit-
Somerset Police, said the scheme aimed to “sow the seeds of doubt” in drivers’ minds so they take
car maker Tim Dutton-Wooley. Ed Callow, of Collecting Cars, said: “There is always a market for any
greater care when overtaking cyclists. He said: “It could be a police officer; it might not be. Or it might
plate that spells out something that is clear for all to see. In a lot of cases, these plates have to be
a member of the public with a camera. We are open and transparent about it, and share on social
spaced illegally to make them work but this doesn’t take much working out.”
media, so we can change behaviour.” Well, I think it is a very good idea, but civil liberty campaigners
say it raises privacy concerns. They would do, wouldn’t they?
Well, as well as being a number plate nut, have I told you that I am also mad on Ford Capris? It was
launched in January 1969, when I was at college at Plymouth Tech, as ‘the car you always promised
There was a story in the Mail of June 3rd which described how a driver escaped alive when he and
yourself’ and it was seven years later that I finally fulfilled that promise. I purchased a lime green Mk
his self-driving Tesla failed to spot an overturned lorry on a motorway as they approached at 68mph.
II 2-litre S (RRK 474R) and that was the car in which I got my first (of two) speeding tickets! Since then,
The Model 3 was filmed ploughing into the roof of a truck blocking two lanes. The driver is said
I have rented dozens and briefly owned a white Mk III 2-Litre Laser about ten years back. So, you
to have been using the Auto-pilot feature controlling steering, speed, and brakes. CCTV showed it
won’t be surprised to learn that I had mixed feelings when I read, in the Mirror of May 19th, that one
stopping automatically at the last second, its tyres trailing smoke. The driver reportedly believed it
of the last eight original Ford Capris is being auctioned for an estimated £22,000. The first-generation
would detect the truck and stop. Police said: “He was surprised the car did not.” No one is thought to
1600 GT XLR was made in January 1969 – the very month that Ford launched the cult car. The two-
have been hurt in the crash in Taiwan on Sunday May 31st’ One thing is for sure – you’ll never get me
door model was extensively restored in 2018 at a cost of £20,000. Its revamp took hundreds of hours,
in one of them there things.
with particular attention paid to bodywork, chassis, engine and electrics. As a result, the 51-year-old
car, which is blue with a black bonnet and dark leather interior passed its MOT with no advisories. As
And there was a piece in the Sunday Times of June 7th entitled ‘Pavements aren’t big enough for all of
Andy Stowe, of East Bristol Auctions (the firm selling the car on-line) says: “This isn’t just any Capri –
us, so cities must change’. It went on to say that at the heart of the unfolding debate about Britain’s
it’s a part of our motoring heritage.” I know exactly what Mr Stowe means.
once crowded urban centres lies a pedestrian problem. Most of our pavements are not wide enough.
The current demands of social distancing can only rarely accommodate snaking queues of shoppers
There was a story in the Mail of June 6th, with the intriguing headline ‘007’s car (not that one) could
keeping two metres away from each other outside supermarkets and pharmacies, while passing
save your teenager money’. It said that anyone who has a youngster hoping to buy a first car, could
walkers struggle to find space without stepping into busy roads. The problem may soon get worse as
do worse than steer them towards the Ford Ka. It may not be glamorous – despite once being
restaurants and cafes reopen with permission to put tables and chairs outside to reduce crowding
featured in one of Daniel Craig’s James Bond films – but it will save you money. Research shows that
indoors. A race to find practical solutions has begun and among countless proposals for a new urban
it is the cheapest car to insure for young driver, costing an average of £633. In an analysis of seven
landscape is a radical rethink of the traffic light. The urban traffic lights of the future will have no
million inquiries made to MoneySuperMarket in the past year, it came top of the league for drivers
green signal, one study suggests, only red and flashing amber: a warning that the road ahead may
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aged between 17 and 19. The Ka was first made in 1996 and sold more than 200,000 in Europe at
its peak. It was footballer Wayne Rooney’s first car and in 2008 appeared in the 007 movie Quantum
of Solace, driven by Bond Girl Camille, played by Olga Kurylenko. The study found that there was a
£1,000 difference in the top ten cheapest cars for fully comprehensive insurance for young drivers.
Bottom of the list was the VW Golf at £1,656. Well there we all are then.
My last story from the Mail of June 9th had the equally intriguing headline ‘Live and Let Drive’. It told
how Desmond Small, 60, an Aston Martin dealer is building 25 new DB5s – 57 years after the car
was first produced. The new DB5s are all replicas of James Bond’s amazing car. Or almost. While the
car comes with a four-litre engine, smoke emitters, oil slick sprayers, bullet-proof windscreens and
007’s preferred ‘Silver Birch’ paint job, it does not boast every Bond gadget. Sadly, Health and Safety
concerns did for the ejector seats and nail spreaders. And the machine guns, while impressive when
they pop out and make loud firing noises and emit alarming flashes of light, are strictly bullet-
free. According to Paul Spires, head of Aston Martin Works, it would have been too hard to justify Public Liability Driving Tuition
working guns. “That would not have been compliant with a very great number of laws and/or safety
Why is Public Liability cover so important?
regulations!” he told the New York Times last month. A far bigger snag, however, is that the new car
is uninsurable to drive on public roads because it does not have ‘type approval’. While the original Because we all make mistakes in life, including in our business operations as a driving instructor.
cars are legal, despite having no air bags or seat belts (to this day), they were ‘road legal’ when built Quite simply, if a member of the public (or any other third party) is injured or suffers damage to
in the Sixties, so they still are. Because the new vehicles have been built to the original specification their property, arising out of the conduct of your business as a driving instructor, you could be held
responsible.
at a time when regulations are stricter, they are not. It hasn’t stopped every one of the £3.3million
cars being snapped up before they were even finished, presumably by buyers who want to preserve The ADINJC Public Liability insurance, is designed to provide protection from claims against you by third parties
them in aspic. Good grief! who may have suffered personal injury or damage to their property, during contact with your driving school. Most
motor policies provide you with a compulsory £20 Million Public Liability cover for accidents and injuries that occur
as a consequence of having an accident. The ADINJC believes it’s important to ensure you also have sufficient
And finally,
cover away from the vehicle, and have therefore arranged for its paid up members to benefit from £10 Million
Once again, I couldn’t decide which was the better of two jokes this month, so here’s both: Public Liability cover away from the vehicle. The policy also has a low policy excess of just £500 for each and every
What do you call an arrogant criminal going down the stairs? A condescending con descending. claim. The ADINJC policy provides £10 Million cover for each and every claim during the life of the policy.
I accused my friend of pouring glue on my weapons… He denied it, but I’m sticking to my guns. A range of claims can arise. These can extend from accidents at your own business premises, to incidents that
occur whilst providing advice or tuition whilst working away from your vehicle.
Til next time
Adrian
Increasingly, it is a requirement of many customers, principals, and clients (particularly local authorities and
government agencies), that you be asked to present proof of Public Liability insurance before they will work with
you, or allow you to work on their property or premises.
Compensation arising from Public Liability claims can be substantial, and may include loss of earnings, future loss
of earnings and damages awarded to the claimant. In addition, considerable legal costs in defending the claim can
be incurred, and the claimants’ legal costs may also be awarded against you if you are found to be at fault.
All would be covered under a comprehensive Public Liability policy
Claims for trips, slips and falls are the most common, but there are other events that can lead to a claim against
you. The following are examples of potential claims that can give rise to public liability claims against your driving
school:
• you open your door for a pupil who you inadvertently trip over, causing an injury;
• you spill a hot drink in a classroom and a pupil slips over on this, causing an injury;
• a pupil falls over some cones you have positioned to practice parking, causing an injury;
• you knock over a valuable antique whilst waiting for a pupil at their home;
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National Associations Strategic Partnership
communicating directly and regularly with its fee paying customer in such times of upheaval for an entire
industry.
We have done our utmost to work proactively with DVSA during COVID-1 to help manage communications
and we do also appreciate it is frustrating for DVSA themselves having to wait lengthy times for
National Associations Strategic Partnership (Comprising ADINJC, DIA and MSA)
communications to be signed off by stakeholders. However if we do not receive timely, relevant and
You should all be receiving the latest ADINJC and NASP newsflashes from our very own beyond accurate information we can’t help our profession at a time they need us most.
superhuman Secretary/Caped Crusader Sue! If in doubt, you’ll find links below for all ongoing NASP
developments. The majority of ADIs will listen to DVSA but they have not been given sufficient information and guidance
and are currently feeling abandoned by the agency to whom they and their pupils pay a fee.
The following letter has been sent from NASP to Baroness Vere who is Parliamentary Under Secretary The major downside of the lack of clear messaging, and the immediate concern, is that (as of today)
of State in the Department for Transport and to Senior DVSA personnel. guidance is still not available as to when practical testing will resume and trainers are still unclear whether
they should resume training. As the gap rapidly closes between rescheduled driving test dates, starting
Dear Baroness Vere from as early as the 17th June and now, we have a split community of ADIs. Some of whom are resuming
work now to ready their pupils for these dates (despite DVSA official tweets saying only key worker training
I am writing to you on behalf of NASP (National Associations Strategic Partnership) National Associations Strategic Partnership
should be occurring at this time) and those sat at home, respecting DVSA advice, but worrying their pupil
who between us represent around three quarters of the actual working driving
may be facing going to test without adequate preparation and after months off the road.
instructors (ADIs) in the UK: this includes driver training across learners, vocational and rider training.
NASP are also a Tier 1 Stakeholder with DVSA and we also have representation on the DfT Road Safety This lack of clear communication and guidance is harming ADIs, the industry, pupils and DVSA’s reputation
Delivery Group. ,and is likely to cause further risk as we face a number of trainers resuming training now without proper
guidance, and on the flipside, trainers who are respecting what they perceive to be the guidance around
We write at this time to express our disappointment and disillusionment with DVSA communications
respecting social distancing, not sharing vehicles with those outside their household etc., but equally
during COVID-19. Throughout this crisis there has been an inconsistency and lack of timely
running the risk of not being able to adequately prepare pupils if tests resume shortly and with little notice.
communication from DVSA, leading to confusion and frustration for us and our working members.
Yours faithfully
There have been very few communications and updates given to fee paying licence holders directly
throughout. When we have requested updates we can share with members, we have been given Lynne Barrie MA, ADINJC Chair, current NASP Chair
assurances that we will get information imminently, only to receive no publishable update at all, or have Carly Brookfield, DIA CEO
to wait up to a fortnight for a communication to be sent out.
Peter Harvey MBE, MSA GB Chair 1.6.2020
A recent example of the poor communication we have experienced was around theory testing and when
it would resume. On Friday 29th having had, no firm update on when theory tests would resume in our
weekly hour long Stakeholder video conference meeting, a release was then sent by DVSA directly at 9.12
pm in the evening stating when tests would resume in Scotland and Wales but cancelling tests on June 1st ADINJC received the following comments from various trainers (which we’ve anonymised) in response
in England - but with no clear details of what was happening for tests after this date. to the letter from NASP:
This one communication alone left trainers and their pupils incredibly confused and upset, as ‘Great letter summing up our concerns. Thank you.’
associations we were able to offer no further advice (as we had been informed at the same time as they
and we had no access to further advice over the weekend ) and even at the time of writing, there is still ‘Good afternoon, This letter reflects exactly how I am feeling. Thank you for doing this.’
scant advice on this subject.
‘Thank you very much of all your initiative and support- the letter says it all. You are a hero in my eyes as
Sadly as NASP and Tier 1 stakeholders it seems we are more likely to find out information from DVSA
well. Thank you very much’
Twitter feeds or through ADIs who contact the Agency Helpline – and even then these sources of
information appear to contradict each other, and the advice we have been given in our stakeholder ‘Fantastic letter. I may add I have received nothing from the CEO of the DVSA since this all happened :-)’
updates.
When COVID-19 began we urged the DVSA CEO to write to all ADIs. Whilst acknowledging this letter did go ‘Great letter, fingers crossed she kicks some ar$e :-)’
finally out, and was reassuring to licence holders, it took 4 weeks from request to delivery – in the midst of
a crisis of this nature, impacting your customers’ lives and livelihoods to such a degree, such a timeline for
‘A a good, forthright and honest letter. Shame it has to come to this.’
communications is unacceptable.
‘Thanks Sue, this is so frustrating the lack of communication from the DVSA but you guys have been
Another point of frustration is that often in the meetings we attend with DVSA, the information we are fantastic.’
given is given in strictest confidence and is unusable in terms of dissemination to our members. We
should be working on each meeting to have one item at least to be able to update members with , even ‘This is very good, thank you but worth mentioning that I currently have a test for a Deaf client booked for
if that update is a ‘what are we doing to manage this crisis’ type update. We are also frequently told 15th June and still no update!’
that NASP is the main communication channel for DVSA to the ADI community but as we only represent
a portion of the community, we have urged DVSA to communicate more frequently directly with ‘Thank you very much for this letter. I am hopeful it will bring some clarity. Regards.’
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