Providing online support for driving instructors during the Covid-19 pandemic
A new online e-learning course that deals with impairment by alcohol and drugs is now available for ADIs to complete in their own time.
Mandatory MOT testing restarts on 1 August
A new online e-learning course that deals with impairment by alcohol and drugs is now available for ADIs to complete in their own time.
New e-learning course deals with alcohol and drug impairment
A new online e-learning course that deals with impairment by alcohol and drugs is now available for ADIs to complete in their own time.
Emergency services issue alcohol and drug warning
With pubs, bars and restaurants able to open from 4 July, Cheshire’s emergency services are urging motorists not to get behind the wheel after drinking alcohol or taking drugs
Look out for electric scooters!
Driving instructors operating in some of the region’s bigger towns and cities could find themselves coming across electric scooters on the road for the first time in the coming weeks.
Government gives green light for driving lessons to resume
Having been suspended since March, the resumption of driving lessons on 4 July will have come as welcome news to ADIs across the country
Engage Approved Driving Instructors: This month’s meeting will be online!
Driving instructors who are members of the Engage scheme are being invited to join an online meeting later this month
Driving Tests and the Covid-19 / Coronavirus pandemic
What should a learner driver do if their theory or practical test has been cancelled because of the Covid-19?
Driving Instructors: Step up and support the Take Extra Care Coronavirus campaign
Driving instructors are being encouraged to support a nationwide campaign which asks all road users to help reduce the strain on the emergency services during the coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus: vehicle owners granted MOT exemption
The Government has reiterated the importance of keeping vehicles in a roadworthy condition, after granting owners a six-month exemption from MOT testing
Learner drivers urged to get ‘essential’ night-time driving experience
Learner drivers are being encouraged to take lessons in the dark, in a bid to cut the ‘high proportion’ of night-time collisions involving young drivers
Driving instructors: Have your say on emerging road safety issues
Driving instructors from across Wirral, Merseyside and Cheshire are being encouraged to complete a new survey on emerging road safety issues
The cost of using your mobile phone while driving
Did you know that as a new driver using your phone while driving can cost you your licence? Read our guide on the cost and dangers of using your phone when behind the wheel
Engage Driving Instructor Seminar 2020 proves a huge success
More than 80 driver instructors from across Merseyside and Cheshire attended the Engage Driving Instructor Seminar 2020
Seatbelts: Are you wearing yours?
The humble seatbelt. It may seem like a simple piece of technology but when it comes to safety it is one of the most important parts of your car.
THINK! ‘Party Car’ highlights distraction dangers to learner drivers
Three new THINK! ‘Party Car’ films show how distracting certain behaviours – which may seem minor – can be to a driver.
Educating learner drivers on smart motorways
The safety record of smart motorways has come under increased scrutiny in recent weeks - so it’s perhaps even more important for learner drivers to understand how they operate.
Research project to evaluate pre-driver education
All ADIs understand the importance of providing road safety education to learner and pre drivers - but what is the best way to do this?
Instructors encouraged to play their part in mobile phone campaign
Local police forces will be undertaking enforcement next month to educate drivers on the dangers of using a mobile phone at the wheel
The latest on Graduated Driver Licensing
Road safety organisations have long lobbied for graduated driver licensing (GDL) to be introduced in England.
Driving instructors needed for research project
ADIs in Merseyside and Cheshire are being asked to recruit students for a national research project
Two-day ADI Client Centred Learning Course
A Two-Day Course to provide ADIs with deep understanding of client-centred learning
Driver fatigue: why does driving make you tired and how to avoid it
We all know that drunk drivers, drug drivers and drivers distracted by their phones are a major danger. But we often overlook one of the biggest killers… fatigue.
Karen’s Story: The Pain Of Losing My Only Child
Four years ago this Christmas, 19-year-old Elizabeth Buckley lost her life after a first date ended in tragedy.
engage driving to feature on ITV news
Andy Bonner and the Granada Reports team have been over to the Wirral to find out about the engage driving scheme
Life without Adam. Yvonne’s story
Yvonne lost her son to a road collision that could have been avoided. She tells her story here.
Make your Project EDWARD pledge
Tomorrow (Thursday September 26, 2019) is European Day Without A Road Accident. Are you ready to make your pledge?
What’s it like being an engage driving instructor?
Driving instructor Jane Rooney tells us how joining the engage driving scheme has helped her and her pupils
Quick guide to changing a flat tyre
Knowing how to change a flat tyre is an essential skill for any driver as you may get stranded with your phone battery on zero. Here's our quick guide.
The SIX things you should ask before choosing your driving instructor
When you are searching for a driving instructor there are a few key things you need to know. You are going to be spending a lot of time with this person over the next few months or even a year so…
Driving instructors keep learning with engage too
Driving instructors tell how they keep learning too by volunteering to become part of the Engage scheme