Number of potential driving instructors in the UK

Becoming a driving instructor can be a lucrative career for some, we've converted some accessible data into a friendly to read format to see how many people are trying to become a driving instructor in the UK. The data is from the Driving Instructor Statisticsdataset provided by the UK Government

Looking at the annual data, there has been a trend of more first time applicants trying to become an ADI. Which counter to our article on the number of driving instructors in the UK which showed that there was a decline in active driving instructors over time.

A quick note on the headings given on the information shown below.

• Total Number Of Applications

This is the amount applications made to become a PDI (Potential Driving Instructor)

• Refused Applications

This is the amount of applications refused by the DVSA.

• Trainee Licences Issued

The number of licences issued to a PDI (Potential Driving Instructor).

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Potential Driving Instructor Numbers Breakdown By Year

Year	Total Number Of Applications	Refused Applications	Trainee Licenses Issued
2011/12	4985	281	3050
2012/13	5142	245	1674
2013/14	5455	339	1449
2014/15	6150	640	1274
2015/16	6790	961	1313
2016/17	7430	1121	2285
2017/18	7635	1253	3440
2018/19 YTD	3663	606	2014

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Potential Driving Instructor Numbers Breakdown By Month

Month	Total Number Of Applications	Refused Applications	Trainee Licenses Issued
April 2011	367	9	378
May 2011	537	35	289
June 2011	347	23	323
July 2011	328	28	263
August 2011	462	19	294
September 2011	476	28	296
October 2011	437	30	256
November 2011	454	29	182
December 2011	291	10	151
January 2012	425	21	230
February 2012	403	21	166
March 2012	458	28	222
April 2012	398	19	171
May 2012	467	31	219
June 2012	360	16	126
July 2012	423	23	163
August 2012	374	14	180
September 2012	446	23	135
October 2012	481	17	104
November 2012	451	22	122
December 2012	292	14	89
January 2013	492	24	163
February 2013	479	23	95
March 2013	479	19	107
April 2013	491	24	110
May 2013	467	31	176
June 2013	428	29	120
July 2013	455	22	137
August 2013	455	15	120
September 2013	414	19	126
October 2013	578	27	159
November 2013	410	29	99
December 2013	305	16	63
January 2014	478	53	119
February 2014	472	38	117
March 2014	502	36	103
April 2014	450	33	132
May 2014	488	29	132
June 2014	476	46	81
July 2014	471	40	103
August 2014	385	13	125
September 2014	568	45	116
October 2014	528	50	124
November 2014	542	61	103
December 2014	410	66	56
January 2015	600	86	108
February 2015	566	84	94
March 2015	666	87	100
April 2015	591	82	89
May 2015	598	75	76
June 2015	575	104	101
July 2015	568	69	99
August 2015	565	60	80
September 2015	636	83	113
October 2015	655	98	123
November 2015	586	69	101
December 2015	423	59	74
January 2016	528	99	149
February 2016	512	90	156
March 2016	553	73	152
April 2016	595	91	159
May 2016	625	93	181
June 2016	525	56	199
July 2016	605	91	100
August 2016	570	71	114
September 2016	612	83	233
October 2016	630	93	190
November 2016	661	103	222
December 2016	507	71	166
January 2017	635	124	272
February 2017	677	110	210
March 2017	788	135	239
April 2017	664	95	198
May 2017	745	128	269
June 2017	778	120	264
July 2017	608	91	273
August 2017	607	104	247
September 2017	580	92	295
October 2017	633	88	325
November 2017	620	128	319
December 2017	417	57	202
January 2018	679	115	363
February 2018	683	109	341
March 2018	621	126	344
April 2018	570	76	302
May 2018	694	133	351
June 2018	628	93	295
July 2018	622	113	323
August 2018	590	90	371
September 2018	559	101	372

This is part of our series to make data more visible. Want to know any more stats or figures? We'd be happy to look into it for you, get in touch through our contact page