Criminal record check to become a driving instructor

Apply for a criminal record check to become an approved driving instructor (ADI)

    Get a criminal record check if you’re applying to become an approved driving instructor
    (ADI) for the first time. You can’t use this service if you’re already an ADI wanting to renew your registration.

    The Driving Standards Agency (DSA) and Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) have merged to form the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

    You should only apply for your criminal record check if you’ve been told to by the become a driving instructor tool or the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

    You’ll need:

    • the organisation PIN of ‘105205’
    • the ‘secret word’ which is ‘axis’
    • the organisation name of ‘DSA – PDI (PO)’

    Proving your identity

    When you’ve finished the online application, you must give proof of your identity. You can do this using either the Post Office ID checking service or by sending documents to TMG CRB by post using the address below.

    Post Office ID checking service

    To use the Post Office ID checking service, download the checking form and take it, with the right documents, to your local Post Office offering the ‘CRB & ID verification service’.

    The service costs £7.15.

    Download ‘Post Office Identity Document Checking Service’ form (PDF, 370KB)

    Postal check

    To use the postal check service, you’ll have to send your original ID documents and a pre-paid special delivery envelope to TMG CRB by special delivery.

    The total cost is £11.80.

    DVSA Online CRB Team
    TMG CRB
    1 Wilford Business Park
    Ruddington Lane
    Nottingham
    NG11 7EP

    There’s a different process to get your criminal record check if you’re applying to become an ADI in Northern Ireland.