The following publications should be purchased except for the ADI 1 information pack which can be requested FOC from DVA Belfast telephone 02890681831
A good store to visit is TSO (formally Her
Majesty's Stationery Office) 16 Arthur Street
Belfast telephone 02890238451
Driving the Essential Skills, formally the Official Driving Manual
The Highway Code
Know your Traffic Signs
The Official Driving Test
The Driving Instructors Handbook
Instructional Techniques and Practice
Booklet ADI 1***
Form DL1 (gives details of driving license requirements)
Form DL9a Driving test report***
Form DL3 Driving test application***
Certificate DL8 (driving test pass certificate)***
*** Denotes those items included in the Driver and Vehicle Agency ADI information pack.
All these publications need to be studied otherwise you will not be fully prepared for the part I exam.
The Test
Two part test taken on a touch screen computer at the same venue used by learner drivers for the theory test. The first part of the test is a theory test consisting of 100 multiple choice questions. Each question has 4 possible answers, only 1 is correct. Candidates have 90 minutes to complete the ADI Theory Test. The 100 questions have been banded into four main areas:
Road Procedure
Traffic Signs and Signals, Car Control, Pedestrians, Mechanical Knowledge
Driving Test, Disabilities, Law
Publications, Instructional Techniques
The overall pass mark for the test is 85%. To do so you must also get at least 20 out of 25 in each band. Therefore a score of 25, 25, 25 and 19 would give you 94% but would not be a pass. Good preparation and study is the key to passing this test.
The Hazard Perception Test
The test is the same format taken by learner drivers. It consists of 14 video clips; the 14 clips will contain 15 developing hazards. As the potential hazard develops into one requiring you to change speed or direction, you will have a time window in which to react by clicking the mouse. For each hazard you can score a maximum 5 points going down to zero. The highest possible score is 75 for the test. The pass mark for a trainee instructor taking this part is 57.
Note:
Both parts of the test must be passed at the same time.
It is recommended that you purchase the DSA Official Theory CDROM & Hazard Perception DVD twin pack available from TSO.
This will assist you preparing for both parts of the Test.
We can supply a bank of questions which you can also study.
