£16,000 Guideline earnings for newly qualified approved driving instructor (ADI)
£23,000 Average earnings for an experienced ADI
£35,000 Potential earnings for a fully booked ADI
21 Minimum age for registering as a driving instructor with the Driving Standards Agency
12.5 Percentage of working driving instructors who are not fully qualified, according to a recent AA survey
28 Percentage pass rate for the ADI final exam
10 Percentage on ADI training who become driving instructors
50 Percentage of newly qualified ADIs who quit within 18 months
Percentage split 14% (7,000) of driving instructors are trainees, 79% (39,000) are approved instructors, and 7% (3,500) are advanced instructors
