It seems, from asking around, that driving instructors have little or no interest in the future of driving instruction despite it being their livelihood. The feedback so far has been, they will do what they want anyway, it doesn't matter what we want or say, to, it won't actually happen.
If that really is true why are some fighting so hard to get ADI's to sit up and listen. Probably because there is a huge percentage that honestly have no idea about any political change or requirement, that have no contact with other instructors nor read the poor excuse for a newsletter, Despatch, so few in fact that having asked some instructors if they are going to respond to the consultation which has an unusually short time span, have replied, what consultation what is it about.
Surely, bearing in mind this is an important issue, the DSA/VOSA/Government should make sure this receives media coverage, why is it such a closed shop? Where are the posters at the test centre spelling out the importance of this? It's bordering on neglectful.
I'm a little shocked that the associations are not rallying the instructors, after all most have a database of ADI's, running an association is not just about how popular you are, or recruiting new members, it's about being seen to mean the essence behind the organisation, to want to change the future of driving instruction for the better. Curtailing to political pressure is not the way forward at all.
If, as with most consultations, 1% respond, then the powers that be should contact all ADI's just as they would for a check test and ask for their opinions, the only reason this is not happening is because it costs money, the DSA have not reached their £2m surplus target, yet the instructor is paying their money for a green licence which should also see some kind of responsibility towards the client, information.
The claim is that stake holders have been extensively consulted but they are not the ones that will be affected in the long term.
Some proposals are excellent, green badge requirements for everything driving related, about time too, a formal qualification not from the DSA but regulated by OFQAL is good news too, and probably most likely as the DSA are on the way out, their future has been described by the DFT as uncertain.
The bad bits, out weigh the good, and really does need some level of, stand up and be counted, or rue the day it was ignored and left to someone else to sort out.
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