Is it Difficult to Become a Driving Instructor?
The qualification process for becoming a driving instructor is ‘few fold’: The starting point is that you have to have a ‘reasonably’ clean driving licence. You must have 5 or fewer points on your driving licence. You have also got to pass through the Governments CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) checks. This is to ensure that you are a ‘fit and proper person’ – which is understandable, considering that you will be dealing 1 to 1 with pupils in your car. There is then a theory test (including hazard perception aspect) for driving instructors. This is, in many ways, similar to the theory test for learner drivers. The main differences are the length of the test (100 questions, as opposed to 50 for learners) and the subjects covered (as well as the same sort of questions as learner drivers, there are also other subjects such as teaching methods etc.). The hazard perception part is basically the same test as for learner drivers, but with a higher pass rate. The second part of the test for driv
