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The Driving Instructors Scottish Council is a body of representatives of most of the Approved Driving Instructors associations in Scotland, thus giving a voice to almost two thirds of the country's Instructors. It has consultative status with the Driving Standards Agency and is in regular and frequent contact with it's officials, therefore being able to instantly liaise on any subject connected with road safety and the well being of instructors.

The Council has representation in Parliament in the person of Alasdair Morgan MP. who is willing to raise matters in the House when appropriate.

The council are at present campaigning on a subject that is close to the heart of all Driving Instructors, namely The Register of Approved Driving Instructors. This subject will be discussed at the Council's forthcoming conference to be held in Perth.

Continuous Professional Development

With this in mind we have developed a programme, which will include talks at meetings, starting with check-test preparation, and going on to cover other aspects of giving instruction. We have engaged the services of Aeneas MacRitchie who offers instructor re-training. Members are able to contact him for individual in-car consultation between seminars. We also want to see the scope of the development programme widened to include topics such as fleet driver training, legal aspects and business management and the Cardington Advanced driving test.

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Our Mission

The DRIVING INSTRUCTOR SCOTTISH COUNCIL (DISC) is a council representing driving instructors throughout Scotland who have debated the issue of control of the Driving Instructor (DI) industry at considerable length. We come to only one conclusion. Under the control the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) has of our profession with the divisive and fragmented consultative procedures that exist, our profession is going downhill fast. The DI industry must take control of the register and run it’s own affairs.

 


The link below is a must!

DSA guide to assessment/marking

 

WARNING- No Smoking
The No Smoking legislation applies to vehicles used for driving tuition even
when there are no pupils in the car for example when travelling between
pupils.
Instructors are required by law to display specified no smoking signs in the
vehicle. It is hoped to have details of the signage requirements soon".
 

Bob Jarvis, ADI Registrar
It has now been confirmed that Bob Jarvis, ADI Registrar, will be moving to
a new role as head of Customer Relations at DSA and his place as Registrar
will be taken by Charles Morton who has been the Area manager of the
Midlands and Eastern area. He will take up his new post on 1st June

 

Dates of forthcoming meetings for 2008

  • Conference 21 September - 

  • AGM 2nd November


2008 Conference;

September 21st. 0900 - 1700
Venue;

The Lovat Hotel, Perth
Tickets £26.
Guest speaker Trevor Wedge - Chief Driving Examiner and Director of Safe
Driving

09.00

John Miller Chairman

09.10

Honorary President

Alasdair Morgan MSP

09.30

Trevor Wedge (Chief Driving Examiner & Director of Safe Driving)

10.30

Break

10.45

Question & Answer Session

11.15

Aeneas MacRitchie (Driving Instructors Scottish Council )

12.00

Dave Parkin and Neil Besson (A2om)

12.30

Lunch

13.45

Resume

15.00

Break

17.00

Close

 

Continuous Driver Development

Claims Form for Cancelled Tests

 

Conference report 2007

Recall on the Vauxhall Corsa

New car safety questions for 2008

 

Conference Resolutions for 2008

John Lamarra, 5 North Lodge Avenue, Motherwell. ML1 2RP 

— 01698 268711 —

johnlamarra@d-i-s-c.org.uk

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